Post by QPR Report on Mar 16, 2009 12:46:40 GMT
Sporting Life
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has kept faith with the men who have got his World Cup qualifying campaign off to such a good start for the showdown with Italy.
Trapattoni, who celebrates his 70th birthday on Tuesday on St Patrick's Day, has named a squad of 26 for the Group 8 clashes with Bulgaria on March 28 and Italy four days later.
The only addition to the party announced for last month's 2-1 win over Georgia is uncapped Celtic defender Darren O'Dea, who scored for his club in their CIS League Cup final victory over arch-rivals Rangers on Sunday.
Squad: Shay Given (Manchester City), Dean Kiely (West Brom), Kieren Westwood (Coventry; Alex Bruce (Ipswich), Damien Delaney (QPR), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Paul McShane (Sunderland), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham), Steve Finnan (Espanyol), Kevin Kilbane (Hull), Darren O'Dea (Celtic); Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Damien Duff (Newcastle), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), Keith Andrews (Blackburn), Liam Miller (QPR), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Andy Keogh (Wolves); Caleb Folan (Hull), Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Shane Long (Reading), Noel Hunt (Reading).
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Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has kept faith with the men who have got his World Cup qualifying campaign off to such a good start for the showdown with Italy.
Trapattoni, who celebrates his 70th birthday on Tuesday on St Patrick's Day, has named a squad of 26 for the Group 8 clashes with Bulgaria on March 28 and Italy four days later.
The only addition to the party announced for last month's 2-1 win over Georgia is uncapped Celtic defender Darren O'Dea, who scored for his club in their CIS League Cup final victory over arch-rivals Rangers on Sunday.
Squad: Shay Given (Manchester City), Dean Kiely (West Brom), Kieren Westwood (Coventry; Alex Bruce (Ipswich), Damien Delaney (QPR), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Paul McShane (Sunderland), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham), Steve Finnan (Espanyol), Kevin Kilbane (Hull), Darren O'Dea (Celtic); Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Damien Duff (Newcastle), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), Keith Andrews (Blackburn), Liam Miller (QPR), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Andy Keogh (Wolves); Caleb Folan (Hull), Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Shane Long (Reading), Noel Hunt (Reading).
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