IN LIGHT OF yesterday’s announcement that Shay Given is hanging up his international boots, the Irish team has paid tribute to the country’s greatest ever goalkeeper.
The squad are in Dublin ahead of a trip to Belgrade for tomorrow night’s friendly with Serbia and have left seats on the team bus empty in honour of four of their missing stalwarts.
Richard Dunne, Damien Duff and Robbie Keane weren’t called up as Giovanni Trapattoni says he wants to try out younger players, and with their futures in a green jersey still uncertain, the back of the bus could be a lonely place during the upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign.
This is what the back of the Ireland team bus looks like today...
IN LIGHT OF yesterday’s announcement that Shay Given is hanging up his international boots, the Irish team has paid tribute to the country’s greatest ever goalkeeper.
The squad are in Dublin ahead of a trip to Belgrade for tomorrow night’s friendly with Serbia and have left seats on the team bus empty in honour of four of their missing stalwarts.
Richard Dunne, Damien Duff and Robbie Keane weren’t called up as Giovanni Trapattoni says he wants to try out younger players, and with their futures in a green jersey still uncertain, the back of the bus could be a lonely place during the upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Damien Duff FAI Giovanni Trapattoni Ireland RETIRE IN PEACE Richard Dunne Robbie Keane Serbia v Ireland Shay Given