What do George Best, Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona, George Weah and Alfredo Di Stefano all have in common? They were all world class players in their prime but never got the chance to show people their talents on the biggest stage of them all — the World Cup. The fact that there are only so […]
Shay Given
Below is a list of teams with some quality players which will unfortunately miss the World Cup next summer: Ireland– The Irish team may not be the most talented to miss out on qualification but certainly was unjustly eliminated by France. The Ireland squad is not as deep as other but has talented players such […]
The Republic of Ireland will take on France in the World Cup play-offs which commence next weekend in what will be an intriguing clash between the shrewd Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni and the much-maligned French national team coach Raymond Domenech. Trapattoni’s record speaks for itself with successful spells almost everywhere he coached yet his most […]
