Ireland's Emma Byrne to double-job as Southampton assistant

“I'm really excited to be here at Southampton, having spent some time around the squad already I can see the talent we have here is really promising."

Emma Byrne joins a Southampton side eighth in the Championship. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ireland’s record women’s caps holder Emma Byrne has joined the backroom staff of Championship club Southampton.

The former goalkeeper retired from international football when captaining the team in 2017 with 134 caps and returned to the FAI as part of Eileen Gleeson’s coaching team.