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Forest, Hoops youngsters receive under-21 nod
Nottingham Forest defender Brendan Moloney and Shamrock Rovers forward Padraig Amond have been called into the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for the Uefa Championship qualifiers against Bulgaria and Portugal.
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eircom League stars earn international call
Sligo Rovers youngster Seamus Coleman, Shamrock Rovers defender Simon Madden and Ian Bermingham of UCD have all been included in the Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming double-header against Bulgaria and Portugal.
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Rep of Ireland 0-1 Portugal
Sean McCaffrey’s Ireland under-19 side suffered a disappointing start to this week’s Four Nations Tournament in the midlands with defeat to Portugal at Longford’s Flancare Park on Monday.
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Midlands venues to host under-19 tournament
The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed details of an under-19 four-nation international tournament including the Republic of Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Ukraine, which will take place in Athlone, Longford and Tullamore later this month.
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Hoops earn draw
Celtic’s first match in the Algarve saw them come from a goal down to earn a draw against Premiership side Middlesbrough in Portugal last night.
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Scolari confident of Portugal win
Portugal head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is confident that his side will oust pre-tournament favourites Germany in Thursday night’s first Euro 2008 quarter-final.
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German duo doubtful for Portuguese test
Germany midfielder Torsten Frings and top scorer Lukas Podolski are both doubtful for their side’s Euro 2008 quarter-final clash with Portugal on Thursday evening.
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Schweinsteiger wary of Portugal collective
Germany winger Bastian Schweinsteiger admits his side must be wary of the entire Portugal side, and not just Cristiano Ronaldo, in Thursday night’s Euro 2008 quarter-final in Basel.
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German legend tips Portugal win
German World Cup winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer believes Portugal will advance when the sides meet in Thursday night’s quarter-final in Basel.
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Torres rubbishes row claims
Spain striker Fernando Torres insists he was angry with himself, and not coach Luis Aragones, after being replaced in Tuesday’s opening Group D win over Russia.
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Austrian coach eyes Poland scalp
Austria head coach Josef Hickersberger feels his side can be confident of taking the scalp of Poland in Thursday night’s Group D encounter in Vienna.
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CROATIA: A point against Germany would be great
Croatia will have huge respect for Germany in Thursday’s big game, but if we can win at least a point we could be able to top the group and avoid a really good Portugal side in the quarter-finals. With Robbie Landeka
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Czechs need ”perfect performance”
Czech Republic captain Tomas Ujfalusi admits his side must produce a perfect defensive performance to keep Portugal at bay in Wednesday evening’s Group A encounter.
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We were lucky – Aragones
Spain head coach Luis Aragones admits his side enjoyed the rub of the green in Tuesday’s Group D opener against Russia.
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Hiddink laments defensive errors
Russia head coach Guus Hiddink admits his side must learn from the naïve mistakes which gifted Spain victory in Tuesday’s Group D opener.
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Russia wilt under Spanish inquisition
Spain underlined their Euro 2008 title credentials with a stunning four-goal burst against Russia on Tuesday, with David Villa netting a hat-trick, while defending European champions Greece went down to Sweden in Group D’s other opening offering.
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Greeks tipped to stuff Swedes
It’s inexplicable that holders Greece are rated the outsiders by the bookmakers in Tuesday’s Group D encounter with Sweden – arguably the worst of the 14 teams to qualify for these finals.
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Euro 2008 – our coverage
Euro 2008 is up and running, with Portugal, Germany and Holland underlining their tournament credentials with impressive performances over the first three days. Another of the major fancies, Spain, and holders Greece kick off against Russia and Sweden respectively on Tuesday.
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Fabregas faces Spanish chop
Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas is likely to find himself on the substitutes’ bench for Spain’s Group D opener against Russia on Tuesday afternoon.
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Russia prepare cautious game-plan
Russia captain Sergei Semak admits his side could employ a tight game-plan in order to stifle the quality of Spain in Tuesday’s Group D opener.
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"What is important is his mentality. He said to me yesterday, ’I want to be in the team, I want to play’, and that is a big, big example to all the Ireland players because that is a very important mentality." -
Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni on the exemplary mentality of Kevin Kilbane.
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