LAST UPDATE | 30 Apr 2020
In 1998 he helped Ireland to win the U16 European Championships. Who did they defeat in the final?
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Italy
Spain
Scotland
Germany


At which Belgian club did he have a loan spell in 2001?
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Standard Liege
Charleroi
Royal Antwerp
Anderlecht


He made his senior debut for Ireland in an August 2001 friendly at Lansdowne Road. Who were the opposition?
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Russia
Denmark
Nigeria
Croatia


He's often lauded for nutmegging which Real Madrid star during a Champions League quarter-final tie in 2003?
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Ronaldo
Luis Figo
Zinedine Zidane
Roberto Carlos


Against which team did he once play in goal during a Premier League game?
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Everton
Reading
Bolton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur


Do you remember the Arsenal goalkeeper he lobbed to seal a 4-2 win for Manchester United at Highbury?
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Manuel Almunia
David Seaman
Jens Lehmann
Richard Wright


In what season did he score a vital stoppage-time winner against Liverpool en route to claiming one of his five Premier League medals?
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2002-03
2006-07
2008-09
2010-11


Can you name the Sunderland manager who signed him from Manchester United?
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Roy Keane
Steve Bruce
Gus Poyet
Martin O'Neill


Of his 119 senior international caps, how many were earned at major tournaments? (World Cup or European Championship)
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4
5
6
7


Which former team-mate said this about O'Shea when he announced his retirement: "We’ve talked about all the pitfalls in football but John always seemed to be really switched on. But listen, he could be a raving lunatic when he’s at home in the evenings. I hope he’s a head case and we’re all proved wrong when he’s locked up in six months and we’re all saying ‘Jesus, I never saw that coming’. But I don’t think so. He’ll probably have a nice steady life."
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Damien Duff
Kenny Cunningham
Shay Given
Roy Keane



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You scored out of !
Double winner
A performance worthy of Champions League and Premier League honours.
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You scored out of !
FA Cup winner
You couldn't achieve your main goal but that result is not to be sniffed at.
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You scored out of !
Empty-handed
Like United at the end of the 2004-05 season, you've got nothing to show for your efforts.
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You scored out of !
Relegated
You can expect to see yourself in a Netflix series if you keep getting results like that.
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