Robbie Keane, Ireland National Team
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Giovanni Trapattoni may have already decided upon his 23-man squad for their Euro 2012 match at Miejski Stadion in Poznan Poland. Premium Euro 2012 soccer tickets are still available for the exciting match.
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The Republic of Ireland boss confirmed that he intends to take five strikers to Poland and Ukraine.
Trapattoni will rely upon the experience of his senior players and that he will keep faith with the players who helped Ireland to qualify for their first major finals since the 2002 World Cup.
Midfielders Keith Fahey, Darron Gibson and Stephen Hunt are top choices along with back-up defenders Stephen Kelly, Kevin Foley and Darren O'Dea expected to travel. Richard Dunne, the talismanic central defender will play if fit.
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy/Aston Villa FC), Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Shane Long (West Bromwich Albion FC), Simon Cox (West Bromwich Albion FC), Jonathan Walters (Stoke City FC) are potentially on the striker list.
Trapattoni's instinct has long been not to meddle with the tried and trusted and, at this late stage, it feels unlikely that exciting young players such as McCarthy and McClean will make the cut from the standby group. The Republic's manager drew a typically colourful parallel to a ship with the wind in its sails that needed to maintain course.
"For this tournament, he's too young. The preference is experience. I hope we don't have injuries. The great squad is this, said Trapattoni regarding McCarthy and McClean.
"When I saw the tremendous reaction from the crowd to McClean coming on, I thought: 'Is Messi or Maradona or Pelé coming on?' I'm only joking. I know what happens with the people and it's good for him. There is enthusiasm. But McGeady, Duff. They deserve respect. Go slowly, slowly."
Republic of Ireland Squad
Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Aston Villa FC), Keiren Westwood (Sunderland AFC), David Forde (Millwall FC).
Defenders: John O'Shea (Sunderland AFC), Stephen Kelly (Fulham FC), Stephen Ward (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa FC), Sean St Ledger (Leicester City FC), Darren O'Dea (Leeds United AFC), Kevin Foley (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC).
Midfielders: Glenn Whelan (Stoke City FC), James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic FC), Seamus Coleman (Everton FC), Keith Andrews (West Bromwich Albion FC), Keith Fahey (Birmingham City FC), Darron Gibson (Everton FC), Damien Duff (Fulham FC), Aiden McGeady (FC Spartak Moskva), Stephen Hunt (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC).
Forwards: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy/Aston Villa FC), Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Shane Long (West Bromwich Albion FC), Simon Cox (West Bromwich Albion FC), Jonathan Walters (Stoke City FC).
*Keiren Westwood and Stephen Kelly have withdrawn. Stephen Henderson (Portsmouth FC), James McClean (Sunderland AFC) and Paul Green (Derby County FC) have been added.
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Iker Casillas, Spain National Team
Euro 2012: Spain v Italy
Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas cried after Andres Iniesta scored the winner for Spain in the World Cup, and the Spanish captain was emotional after the first World Championship triumph for Spain. It was due to the excellence of Iker Casillas that Arjen Robben was denied twice from point-blank range which led to Spain's victory.
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Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick, Man United
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Do not miss the chance to watch your favorite clubs and players in action including Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Gareth Bale, Fernando Torres, Sergio Auguero, and Edin Dzeko. Manchester United is only 3 points behind Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, followed by Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC. All the top teams are clashing with other popular clubs this week.
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Darren Bent Celebrates for England National Team
Darren Bent wrapped up England's 2-0 win in Cardiff.
Miroslav Klose scored twice as Germany cruised past Kazakhstan 4-0.
Erik Huseklepp rescued a 1-1 draw for Norway against Denmark.
Malta succumbed 1-0 to ten-man Greece in Group F.
Filip Šebo was Slovakia's match-winner.
Slovakia edged out Andorra 1-0 in their Group B encounter.
Croatia lost 1-0 at Georgia in their Group F encounter.
Brazil's sensational teenage forward, Neymar, scored a goal in each half as Scotland went down to defeat against Brazil at the Arsenal Stadium in Brazil's 2-0 victory in London. Germany maintained their perfect record (five out of five) and England won their much hyped match with Wales, while Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland gained on a slip by Russia in the weekend's UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying action.
The Republic of Ireland are at joint top of the Euro 2012 qualifying Group B table with 10 points along with Russia and Slovakia - thanks to early strikes from Aiden McGeady and Robbie Keane.
Netherlands won 4-0 over Hungary.
England earned an early victory over Wales at Millennium Stadium with goals from Frank Lampard and Darren Bent giving fans a 2-0 win to celebrate. The Three Lions claimed top spot in Group G but Gary Speed’s Welsh team slumped to their fourth successive defeat in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, putting them on the bottom of the group.
England, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain Georgia, Albania, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Greece, Montenegro, and the Republic of Ireland have one foot already in the door of the Euro 2012 finals after the weekend.
UEFA EURO 2012 Qualifiers Results – March 2011
- Norway 1-1 Denmark
- Cyprus 0-0 Iceland
- Israel 2-1 Latvia
- Georgia 1-0 Croatia
- Armenia 0-0 Russia
- Bulgaria 0-0 Switzerland
- Wales 0-2 England
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 Romania
- Malta 0-1 Greece
- Albania 1-0 Belarus
- Republic of Ireland 2-1 FYROM
- Andorra 0-1 Slovakia
- Germany 4-0 Kazakhstan
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Spain National Team Celebrates
Spain v Czech Republic
Spain have played 3 Euro 2012 qualifying matches so far and they’ve won them all with an average of more than 3 goals per game.
Group I leaders Spain could seal their qualification into the finals of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine in the upcoming days. To achieve that, La Furia Roja need to achieve victories against the Czech Republic and Lithuania on Friday and next Tuesday - then Euro 2012 victory will be at hand.
Spain manager, Vicente del Bosque, has Barcelona players Carles Puyol and Pedro Rodriguez out with injuries for their upcoming clash against Czech Republic.
Spain will play the Czech Republic and Lithuania in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. March could see Spain reach Poland and Ukraine ahead of time.
Barcelona has the highest number of players on del Bosque’s roster for Spain’s Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic. The Catalans have 6 of their players called up for this match - Real Madrid have 5. Chelsea’s Fernando Torres - El Nino - has been named as one of three strikers alongside Fernando Llorente and David Villa.
SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Víctor Valdés [FC Barcelona], Iker Casillas [Real Madrid CF], José Reina [Liverpool FC]
Defenders: Sergio Ramos [Real Madrid CF], Álvaro Arbeloa [Real Madrid CF], Gerard Piqué [FC Barcelona], Raúl Albiol [Real Madrid CF], Carlos Marchena [Villarreal CF], Andoni Iraola [Athletic Club], Joan Capdevila [Villarreal CF]
Midfielders: Andrés Iniesta [FC Barcelona], Xabi Alonso [Real Madrid CF],Santi Cazorla [Villarreal CF], Sergio Busquets [FC Barcelona], Javi Martínez [Athletic Club], Xavi Hernández [FC Barcelona], Juan Mata [Valencia CF], Jesús Navas [Sevilla FC], David Silva [Manchester City FC]
Forwards: Fernando Torres [Chelsea FC], Fernando Llorente [Athletic Club], David Villa [FC Barcelona]
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