Forget Paris, get packed for Warsaw

IN Dublin Castle on Thursday for the launch of the city as the European Capital Of Sport for 2010, Marco Tardelli was invited to turn his thoughts to another European capital, Warsaw, and the draw for the Euro Championships which will take place there tomorrow.

How would Ireland’s assistant manager feel about coming up against France again?

Tardelli grinned. “I don’t know, it’s a draw,” he said. “France? Maybe, I hope, because I need to speak with Henry, I want to say ‘thank you very much’.”