Given to wear armband

Shay Given will captain Ireland in tomorrow night’s final World Cup qualifier against Montenegro as he wins his 100th senior international cap.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2009 - 14:53

Shay Given will captain Ireland in tomorrow night’s final World Cup qualifier against Montenegro as he wins his 100th senior international cap.

Manager Giovanni Trapattoni has handed the 33-year-old the captain’s armband as he and full-back Kevin Kilbane each complete a century to leave themselves only two adrift of Steve Staunton, Ireland’s most-capped player.

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