Although Uefa continue to insist that the Euro 2016 finals will be played out in public, Martin O’Neill says that he and the Irish squad will be ready to comply with any security restrictions at the tournament in light of the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.

Richard Dunne is hoping the luck of the Irish can help give Giovanni Trapattoni's team an edge over their Euro 2012 rivals.

Dimitar Berbatov’s position at Tottenham looks increasingly untenable after he asked to be given the chance to “follow my dream”.

Assets linked to top war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic have been frozen.

UEFA president Lennart Johansson has furiously denied making claims which would influence the voting for the European Championships in 2008.