The 2025 Gaelic football comeback kings XV 

The team will be managed by former Kerry boss Peter Keane who has returned to the inter-county scene with Clare

Clockwise from top left: James Madden, Michael Murphy, Peter Keane, Bryan Menton, Ciaráin Murtagh

Donegal's Michael Murphy isn't the only top inter-county footballer to decide to roll the clock back in 2025 and give it another go. From goalkeeper Paddy Dunican in Offaly to Eoin Cleary in Clare to Tyrone's pocket rocket point poacher Mark Bradley, an entire team of players have opted to cross the whitewash again next year. Here's how they might line out in a combined Comeback Kings XV for 2025.

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