The boys in green may be out of the tournament but they can still have a say on whether or not Italy make the knock-out phase. Ireland face Italy in Poznan with the Italians needing a win to stand any chance of qualifying. Spain face Croatia in Gdansk knowing a point will see them through […]
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Trapattoni must pull a rabbit from the hat to halt Cesare
By Ciaran O Raghallaigh “The ball is always round and sometimes there’s a rabbit inside it.” One of Giovanni Trapattoni’s many, many wonderful philosophical/metaphorical word plays was mentioned in Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport today. But will the Italian have a surprise for Ireland fans tonight? They’ve already had plenty to sing about – […]
Group C Conspiracies: Calling a fix is 2-2 much
By Rob Dore The irony of Italy fearing a fix in tonight’s Group C game between Spain and Croatia hasn’t been lost on anyone who has read the story. A country whose domestic league seems to reel from one match-fixing scandal to another may fear the fix more than most because they understand how it […]
Group C preview: How will Spain and Croatia carve-up?
By Sean Goff Group C betting preview: Spain v Croatia, 7.45pm (ITV1 and RTE2) The Lowdown The final results of Group C will decide which two from Spain, Italy or Croatia go through to the quarter finals. A 2-2 draw or higher here will see BOTH qualify regardless of what happens in the other game between Italy and Ireland. […]
Balotelli major doubt for Group C Irish showdown
Italian striker Mario Balotelli (21) will undergo a scan on his right knee later today and is a major doubt to face Ireland in the final Group C game on Monday night in Poznan. The Manchester City forward has been very quiet by his eccentric standards and has yet to score at Euro 2012. Veteran […]
The days after Ireland’s luck ran out
By Ciaran O Raghallaigh NOBODY died, and yet there was a funereal feel at Ireland’s training camp in Gdynia this afternoon. Training was lacklustre, ensconced in that morning after the night before feel you usually associate with the after affects of a good party. Except there had been no party. You could have been forgiven […]
Euro 2012: Group C live blog
Ireland were left deflated after an opening defeat to Croatia which has made an already uphill struggle a vertical climb up a smooth rock face with no ropes. Still, it ain’t over until it’s over and a positive result tonight against defending champions Spain tonight in Gdansk and the dream will live on. Croatia will […]
Group C preview: Italians ready to get the job done
By Sean Goff Group C Betting preview: Italy v Croatia, Live 7.45 ITV1 and RTE2 The Lowdown How Ireland fare against Spain will have a big bearing on how the sides approach this game. Italy will fancy themselves to get out of the Group now after keeping Spain at bay in […]
Trapattoni may signal change ahead of Spain
By Ciaran O Raghallaigh Giovanni Trapattoni isn’t a man fond of change, as Ireland fans are only too aware of. But noises coming out of the Ireland camp today, here in Gdansk, suggest he might be prepared to do things differently. Following Ireland’s disastrous 3-1 opening game defeat to Croatia, Trap was unimpressed by […]
O’Shea: We owe Irish fans a performance against Spain
By Ciaran O Raghalllaigh ROBBIE Keane, Richard Dunne and Keith Andrews prepared for the might of Spain’s world champions today in Gdynia – by beating up a bunch of culchies. ‘Culchies’, for those of you not familiar with the way we’ve taken the Queen’s English and made it our own, is a semi-derogatory word […]
Trapattoni: We played not good against Croatia
By Ciaran O Raghallaigh WHAT’S the Italian for Mea Culpa? Giovanni Trapattoni didn’t even try to hide the truth here in Gdynia, as he faced a hungry press pack looking for answers after Ireland’s disastrous 3-1 defeat to Croatia. “This morning I watched our game, and I have come to conclusion that we played not […]
VIDEO: You only swim when you’re winning (or losing)
Fed up of watching their team fall apart against Croatia, Ireland fans decided to liven up the party by jumping into the canal. A large and optimistic crowd had gathered at the Three on the Quay fans-zone on the docklands ahead of the Group C opener. But a poor performance from the boys in green […]
Audio: What Ireland players told McAteer after defeat
Listen here… The Paddy Power Blog’s man in Poland, Ciaran O Raghallaigh, bumped into old pal Jason McAteer today in Gdansk. Former Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool midfielder Jason is at Euro 2012 to do media work and punditry. McAteer spoke to Shay Given and Richard Dunne after the game and reveals what was going on […]
Ruby Walsh: Ireland’s goose is cooked at Euro 2012
Top Jock Ruby Walsh thinks Ireland’s goose is cooked at Euro 2012. “It might be a bit unpatriotic but I think Ireland are goosed to be honest,” Walsh told the Paddy Power blog team. “Ireland were out classsed by Croatia on Sunday night and it doesn’t look like it will get any easier. “I watched […]
Don’t bet on Sweden: here’s some reasons why…
By Ciaran O Raghallaigh in Poland Whatever you do, don’t have a flutter on Sweden tonight. It’s not that they’re a bad team, or that they’ll struggle against the co-hosts – playing their first game of the tournament, or that they’re 15/8 outsiders in Paddy Power’s online betting. My Polish taxi driver is the source […]
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