Liam Kerrigan embracing a new football life by Lake Como

SETTLING IN: Liam Kerrigan (Como) hampered by Marius Marin (Pisa) and Pietro Beruatto (Pisa) during the Italian soccer Serie B match on August 21, 2022 at the Arena Garibaldi in Pisa, Italy Pic: Gabriele Masotti/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images

When Liam Kerrigan moved from UCD to the Italian club Como 1907, a few eyebrows were raised by Irish football fans. Nobody was more surprised than the player himself.

“I never really thought I’d end up in Italy. Once the opportunity came along for me, I was all for it. There weren’t really any other concrete offers, nobody that I’d entered into negotiations with, so I was waiting to see my options. I finished my degree, so I said I’d give football a proper go.”