Keiren Westwood dismisses speculation he turned his back on Ireland

"I wasn't playing every week for Sheffield Wednesday... I couldn't do anything about being injured."

Wed, 01 Jun, 2016 - 21:42

Keiren Westwood has moved to dispel speculation that he turned his back on the Republic of Ireland.

The 31-year-old goalkeeper was included in Martin O'Neill's 23-man squad for the Euro 2016 finals along with Shay Given and Darren Randolph on Tuesday night despite not having played for his country since June last year.

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