Best gets Ireland call

Newcastle striker Leon Best has been drafted into the Republic of Ireland squad for the Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia amid a growing injury crisis.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2011 - 15:08

Newcastle striker Leon Best has been drafted into the Republic of Ireland squad for the Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia amid a growing injury crisis.

The 25-year-old former Coventry frontman has been called up by manager Giovanni Trapattoni with West Brom’s Shane Long likely to miss out because of a knee injury.

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CourtsSoccerEuro 2012Place: A le Coq Arena, TallinnPlace: Aviva Stadium, DublinPlace: IrelandPlace: PolandPlace: UkrainePlace: AndorraPlace: DublinPlace: TallinnPerson: Leon BestPerson: Giovanni TrapattoniPerson: Shane LongPerson: BestPerson: Demba BaPerson: TrapattoniPerson: Robbie KeanePerson: Kevin DoylePerson: Simon CoxPerson: Jon WaltersPerson: LongPerson: Roy HodgsonPerson: ShanePerson: Alan PardewPerson: PardewPerson: EstoniansPerson: KeanePerson: DoylePerson: John O’SheaPerson: Steve BrucePerson: BruceEvent: Euro 2012Organisation: NewcastleOrganisation: Republic of IrelandOrganisation: EstoniaOrganisation: CoventryOrganisation: West BromOrganisation: MagpiesOrganisation: Football Association of IrelandOrganisation: Aston VillaOrganisation: BaggiesOrganisation: SenegalOrganisation: StokeOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: WolvesOrganisation: ArmeniaOrganisation: SunderlandOrganisation: Manchester United
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