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Hoops, Bohs set to face top rank Euro opposition
Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians, the fierce Dublin rivals who will expect to battle it out for top honours in the League of Ireland this year, are set to face top-rank European opposition in friendlies abroad over the next week.
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Sligo’s Europa opponents embroiled in match-fixing claims
Albanian side FK Vllaznia, who knocked Irish side Sligo Rovers out of the Uefa Europa League in July, are one of five clubs named by Uefa as part of a probe into match-fixing.
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FAI comes to Bohs aid with €100k advance – report
The Football Association of Ireland loaned €100,000 to League of Ireland champions Bohemians earlier this year in order to help the club meet its operating costs, according to a report on Thursday morning.
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Sanctions could open European race - Saints chief
St Patrick’s Athletic chief executive Richard Sadlier believes a fifth place finish – and possibly even sixth – could be enough to secure European football for next season.
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Ireland set to jump once more in European co-efficients
The League of Ireland is now the highest ranked league in Europe NEVER to have had a representative in the group stages of the Uefa Champions League.
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Saints denied consolation victory
St Patrick’s Athletic 1-2 Steaua Bucharest
Steaua win 5-1 on aggregate
Trailing by three goals after the first leg of this Uefa Europa League play-off, St Pats never really had any chance of progressing but they were denied a morale-boosting win on the night by two late goals from the visitors.
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Kenna pledges to attack
St Patrick’s Athletic manager Jeff Kenna has pledged to attack Steaua Bucharest in Thursday evening’s Uefa Europa League play-off round second leg.
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Steaua fans likely to outnumber Saints – report
Supporters of Steaua Bucharest could outnumber their St Patrick’s Athletic counterparts in Thursday evening’s Uefa Europa League play-off at the RDS.
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Second half collapses ends Saints hopes
Steaua Bucharest 3-0 St Patrick’s Athletic
The concession of three second half goals at an empty Ghencea Stadium virtually ended St Patrick’s Athletic’s hopes of a place in the group stages of this season’s Uefa Europa League.
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RTE indifference points to depth of the malaise
While St Patrick’s Athletic prepared for the biggest game in the club’s history against Steaua Bucharest, the national broadcaster’s tacit slight on their achievements and aspirations was compounded by a live game involving teams from Greece and Spain.
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Full squad available for Saints
St Patrick’s Athletic manager Jeff Kenna has a full-strength squad available for Thursday evening’s Uefa Europa League play-off against Steaua Bucharest.
Blog: RTE reflects depth of malaise
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Quigley hopeful of Saints chance
Fit-again St Patrick’s Athletic forward Mark Quigley hopes to get a chance to aid his side’s European dream against Steaua Bucharest on Thursday evening.
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