Fit-again Long gets Ireland recall as Trap trims squad

Giovanni Trapattoni has confirmed his 23-man squad for next week’s friendly against Greece and, as expected, Shane Long has been added to the panel.

With the manager having originally named a provisional squad of 26, four players have dropped to the standby list — Andy Keogh (Millwall), Conor Clifford (Chelsea), Shane Duffy (Everton) and Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace).

Omitted from the provisional squad, Long was a doubt with a hamstring problem, compounded by a knock to the back of the knee, before proving his fitness with 71 minutes of action for West Brom in their 2-0 Premier League victory over Southampton on Monday night.