EURO 2021

Richard Dunne was pleased that the Republic of Ireland did not pick up any injuries in their final warm-up game ahead of Euro 2012.

Giovanni Trapattoni’s team extended their unbeaten run to 14 matches with a 0-0 draw in Hungary and can now be backed …

Richard Dunne has admitted that it would be a disaster for Aston Villa if they were to suffer relegation this season.

However, the central defender has defended Alex McLeish amid growing criticism of the Villa manager from the club’s fans.
Dunne has…

Aston Villa have suffered a double injury setback with the new Premier League season just over a fortnight away.

Villa, who are 13/2 with bookmaker to be relegated next season, will be without Gabriel Agbonlahor and Richard Dunne for the first few weeks…

Who else is looking forward to Richard Dunne v Mario Balotelli at the Euros? The prospect moved ever closer after Cesare Prandelli confirmed that the enigmatic striker will be in the Italian squad. Balotelli’s place at the tournament was thought to be in major doubt after he was excluded from the squad to face USA in a friendly back in February due to his decidedly dodgy disciplinary record in the Premier League. It is a facet of his game which Super Mario has hardly improved upon in the intervening months […]

The team trained since 2008 by Giovanni Trapattoni only once had the honour to take part in the Championship of the old continent. In 1988, after the victory, a draw and a defeat it was eliminated from the tournament already after the group stage. Ireland, 19 in FIFA rankings, had to accept in the qualifying games the superiority of Russia, and after ten meetings, having collected 21 points, qualified for the play-offs, where after the lucky draw they defeated Estonia 5-1 in the two-legged tie. The captain, Robbie Keane, a […]