Keeping the faith

David Forde reflects on the sometimes hard road he’s travelled to be Ireland’s No. 1 in Glasgow tonight

Keeping the faith
Fri, 14 Nov, 2014 - 00:00
Liam Mackey

Ah, the loneliness of the long distance goalkeeper.

With 10 minutes remaining in Gelsenkirchen last month, David Forde did brilliantly to deny World Cup match-winner Mario Gotze at the expense of a corner.

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