Robbie Keane is no stranger to headlines, but edging namesake Roy off the back pages yesterday stands up there with the most remarkable of his achievements given he was performing against a side like Gibraltar.

On Irish Derby day at the Curragh, Saturday, June 28, Aidan O’Brien had just trained his third winner of the afternoon, Giovanni Boldini, in a Listed race.

Liam Brady has warned that the lack of young football talent coming through from Ireland is "scary".

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Noel King believes Ireland should work on adopting a more modern, European style of football but any progress in that direction, he suggests, will take time on the training pitch as well as patience in the stands.

Ireland caretaker manager Noel King has revealed he hoped to name Stephen Ireland in his first squad but, having established contact with the player, says he fully understands his reasons for postponing a return to international duty.

Stephen Ireland wants to wait until a permanent manager of Ireland is appointed before making a decision about a return to international duty.

If Dublin win, Gavin’s spirit for adventure will be a cause for celebration.

FAI chief executive John Delaney has heaped praise on Martin O’Neill as both a man and a manager, but stopped short of confirming his candidacy for the Ireland job.

Martin O’Neill remains the clear leader in the Irish managerial succession stakes as the field narrowed yesterday with two predicted runners and riders eliminating themselves from the race while the favourite announced that he was ready for a return to management.

Former Ireland manager Brian Kerr believes Roy Keane has strong credentials to become Giovanni Trapattoni’s successor.

Liam Mackey bids fond farewell to the man behind the manager.

In contrast to his swish unveiling at a packed RDS five years ago, Giovanni Trapattoni discovered his fate in a subdued airport lounge yesterday morning.

Mick McCarthy could be invited back for a second spell as Republic of Ireland manager after Giovanni Trapattoni’s reign ended with World Cup disappointment.

Former Republic of Ireland striker Niall Quinn has said that the Irish team suffers from a dearth of new talent.

The FAI have confirmed the departure of Giovanni Trapattoni from the Republic of Ireland job.

Giovanni Trapattoni brushed aside speculation surrounding his future as he prepared for a potentially pivotal game in his reign as Republic of Ireland manager.

Giovanni Trapattoni has accepted his reign as Republic of Ireland boss will end after the current World Cup campaign – regardless of whether they qualify or not.

Marco Tardelli has insisted Giovanni Trapattoni would happily extend his stay as Republic of Ireland boss if given the opportunity.

Having seen his side create a number of clear-cut chances against Wales only to draw a frustrating blank on Wednesday night, Giovanni Trapattoni was almost channelling Ray Parker Jr yesterday: If there’s something weird and it don’t look good, who ya gonna call? Goalbuster.

At the risk of sounding like Jamie Redknapp, you can literally read James McClean like a book.

Ashley Cole and the overinflated importance of the captain’s armband may have dominated Roy Hodgson’s pre-match press conference ahead of tonight’s friendly with Ireland, but the England manager did have enough time to praise his ‘outstanding’ opposite number Giovanni Trapattoni.

Marco Tardelli has responded to Kevin Doyle’s disappointment at being notified of his axing from the Irish squad by text, saying that it’s normal for the team management to contact the players in this way.

Chris Hughton, Mick McCarthy and Owen Coyle — these are Liam Brady’s preferred candidates for the job of succeeding Giovanni Trapattoni as Ireland manager.

With Giovanni Trapattoni having previously been warned by the FAI that he needed to put a stop to his media outbursts about Ireland players, apparent evidence of fresh tension between the association and the manager has surfaced in the wake of Stephen Kelly’s stinging response to the Italian’s claim that the player had issued a ‘play me or I go’ ultimatum.

Darron Gibson has turned down a late request to join the Irish squad for tomorrow’s match against Poland after David Meyler’s withdrawal with a knee injury left Giovanni Trapattoni short of midfield options.

Darron Gibson could return to the Republic of Ireland squad for next month's crucial World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Austria.

Sister Romilde Trapattoni, the sister of Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni, will be laid to rest in Milan today.

Giovanni Trapattoni's press conference set for this afternoon has been cancelled due to the death of his sister.

Frank Lampard returned to captain Chelsea as David Luiz reverted to centre-back for today’s Club World Cup final against Corinthians.

When Marco Tardelli was asked yesterday if he’d be glad to see the back of 2012, there was nothing lost in translationabout the assistant manager’s emphatic reply.

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) chief executive John Delaney has held a "constructive" meeting with Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni today.

Giovanni Trapattoni has yet another cause for concern ahead of tomorrow night’s World Cup qualifier against Germany — and this time it’s Ireland’s record goalscorer and captain Robbie Keane who is the centre of a significant injury scare.

Marco Tardelli insists Giovanni Trapattoni has not lost any of his desire to lead the Republic of Ireland despite the criticism that came his way following the country’s dreadful Euro 2012 campaign.

Republic of Ireland assistant manager Marco Tardelli thinks Damien Duff could come out of retirement for the country’s World Cup qualifying campaign.

Giovanni Trapattoni will meet with Richard Dunne in Birmingham today as he seeks to clarify the defender’s international future.

Damien Duff is to retire from international football.

Most parents would recoil in horror at the thoughts of backpacking by train with two toddlers in tow but Rory Fitzgerald found it a cheap and fun way to see Europe.

Shay Given will not add to his 125 caps after announcing his retirement from international football ahead of the Republic of Ireland's friendly with Serbia tomorrow.

Shay Given has described his decision to retire as Ireland’s goalkeeper as “an extremely difficult one to make”.

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has announced his retirement from international football after over 16 years of service.

Ex-Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy says Giovanni Trapattoni is right to be giving youth its fling in Belgrade next month.

Not for the first time in his career, Damien Duff has feinted to go one way and then gone the other.

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