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Giovanni Trapattoni is looking forward to New York Yankee Stadium match against Spain (IrishCentral)

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:39:56 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Giovanni Trapattoni clearly wants to do the right thing by any Irish soccer fans heading to Yankee Stadium in New York next Tuesday night for the final installment of quite an eventful season for the Boys in Green and their Italian manager.

Soccer Digest: Giovanni Trapattoni still confident of World Cup success (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:23:35 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has laughed at the latest criticism to come his way and promised fans: “We can still make the World Cup finals in Brazil next year.”

Time for Ireland to dump Giovanni Trapattoni and hire former Celtic manager Martin O’Neill (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:47:41 PDT

Martin O’NeillSometimes it is better in life not to get what you wish for as the fans at Sunderland football club are about to discoverMany of them wanted a new manager in recent weeks as their team slipped down the Premier League table at an alarming rate, and on Monday they got their wishIn case you missed the big news from England, the former Celtic manager Martin O’Neill, one of the most respected names in the game, was relieved of his duties after a defeat to Manchester United on Saturday READ MORE

Conor Sammon could be Giovanni Trapattoni’s choice to lead Ireland’s team over Robbie Keane (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:32:00 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni could offer newcomer Conor Sammon the chance to lead the line in the make or break World Cup clash in Sweden next month.

Giovanni Trapattoni’s job in jeopardy after Stephen Kelly dispute (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:16:00 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni faces the axe as soon as the World Cup campaign is over after a public dispute too many with a senior player.

Reckoning looms for Irish coach’s Declan Kidney and Giovanni Trapattoni (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:16:10 PST

Irish rugby boss Declan KidneyDeclan Kidney has surely met Giovanni Trapattoni in the course of the last few years or so at some awards dinner or other for the best in Irish sportSo the fact that both their futures could well be determined by events in the coming month won’t seem all that strange to either the coach of the Ireland rugby team or the manager of the Irish soccer squadKidney, from what I know, isn’t anything more than a social soccer fanAnd Trapattoni has explained to us more than once that Italian rugby is a minority sport for a minority he isn’t part of READ MORE

Youth movement in full swing - Simon Zebo comes up trumps for Munster's rugby team as Giovanni Trapattoni makes changes to the Republic of Ireland soccer team (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:31:01 PST

Munster’s Simon ZeboThere are times when the folly of youth is an asset, when the innocence of sporting immaturity can be a GodsendMunster rugby fans know that much Their winger Simon Zebo is only a kid in real sporting terms, but he is a kid going places and taking his team with him READ MORE

Giovanni Trapattoni ignores Shay Given but calls up five new caps for Poland friendly (IrishCentral)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:51:58 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Out with the old and in with the new – that’s Giovanni Trapattoni’s motto for the friendly with Poland next month.

Giovanni Trapattoni publicly welcomes Shay Given’s decision to return for Ireland (IrishCentral)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:49:58 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Shay Given won’t play against Poland next month but Irish boss Giovanni Trapattoni has welcomed his decision to come out of international retirement.

Giovanni Trapattoni welcomes Shay Given’s return to international football (IrishCentral)

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:51:12 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Giovanni Trapattoni has welcomed the news that Shay Given wants to play for Ireland again – and will welcome him back.

Oldies can still be goodies - Mick O'Dwyer and Giovanni Trapattoni dig their heels in and carry on (IrishCentral)

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:01:01 PST

Wicklow Manager Mick O'Dwyer pictured during the National football league division four clash at Fraher Field Dungarvan (Photo:Michael Kiely)One of Ireland’s most famous sports writers of another generation received a set of golf clubs from his colleagues when he retired from one of our national newspapers about a decade or so agoA keen golfer, our friend was delighted with the gift but so anti-retirement that he hardly ever used the new clubs READ MORE

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni saved, but for how long? (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:45:34 PDT

Giovanni TrapattoniA man from the FAI rang about something or other on Monday and got to talk, briefly, about events of the previous seven daysLike many of his FAI brethren, he had been quiet during the week that followed Ireland’s record 6-1 defeat at home to Germany in the World Cup qualifiersFAI sources, for all the newspaper headlines, were fairly thin on the ground when the real pressure was on Irish boss Giovanni Trapattoni in and around the win in the FaroesMost of them, in fact, only took their heads out of the sand on Thursday, 24 hours after the FAI board had voted to carry on with Trap as manager and fly in the face of popular opinion READ MORE

Time for Giovanni Trapattoni to go? Twitter users certainly think so (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:30:24 PDT

Giovanni Trapattoni looks on as his team loses to Germany in Dublin on Friday nightMick McCarthy tells a great story about the Irish team bus and their first trip to a training session in Izumo ahead of the 2002 World Cup finalsThe squad arrived in the provincial Japanese town in the immediate aftermath of the Saipan affair and they were a little bit cautious about the outside worldImagine their surprise then when the team bus pulled away from the hotel and hundreds of Japanese fans held their phones up in the airThe players didn’t know what was going on READ MORE

Tick tock on Giovanni Trapattoni's Irish career (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:30:45 PDT

Giovanni TrapattoniTHE clock is ticking on Giovanni Trapattoni’s reign as Ireland boss, and that’s before a ball or a German is kicked in anger at the Aviva Stadium on Friday nightYou know an Irish manager is under pressure when the bookmakers start to issue the odds on his successorNormally they wait until a qualifying competition has gone pear shaped before they issue such press releases, so the timing of this week’s news may appear to be prematureAfter all, Ireland have only played one game so far in Group C of the World Cup qualifiers, and Trap’s team are unbeaten after winning 2-1 in Kazakhstan READ MORE

Republic of Ireland gaffer Giovanni Trapattoni is losing his audience (IrishCentral)

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:47:24 PDT

Irish gaffer Giovanni TrapattoniA well-well known football man, known to this parish but resident now in London, was trying to come to terms with the Irishness of the Giovanni Trapattoni situation the other nightAs is common for football folk, we were discussing the current plight of the Irish team over a cool beer The fact we were abroad and the soaring temperature demanded a cold beverage made the conversation all the more pleasant and interestingMy friend, who has been involved with Irish teams in the past, was curious as to why Trap appears to be getting so much stick in Ireland these days READ MORE

Mayo needs to regroup ahead of All Ireland GAA final (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:47:01 PDT

Mayo manager James Horan hugs a player after the win There's a dirty seven letter word that’s doing the rounds in Donegal and Mayo right now with a vengeance That word is ticketsAnyone with the slightest connection to the GAA is being asked the question – have you a ticket for the All-Ireland final please?It’s an annual event, but this year the search for a seat at Croker is more intense than ever as two underdogs compete for the biggest prize of all READ MORE

It was fun while it lasted - Ireland will most likely exit the European Championships (IrishCentral)

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:15:11 PDT

Cathal Dervan gets ready to cheer his team on It's all over bar the singing And there’s going to be lots of singing before the Irish take their exit from these European Championships, probably next Tuesday morningOne game down, three goals conceded, only one scored and no points in the bag READ MORE

Coleman is latest Trapattoni blunder (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:25:12 PST

It has not been a particularly great week for Ireland or TIF As the International Monetary Fund moved a step closer to becoming the Irish Monetary Fund and TIF found out that 5am does exist, Ireland barely got out of neutral in their final international game of ‘10 against NorwaySpare a thought for young Seamus Coleman The 22 year-old full-back come winger has become a key fixture for Everton in the Premiership but sat out Ireland’s midweek defeat READ MORE

Giovanni Trapattoni spurns Inter Milan interest to stay with Ireland (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 May 2010 08:55:36 PDT

Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni has decided to stick with the Republic of Ireland and is not tempted by a possible return to Inter Milan now that Jose Mourinho has left for pastures new at Real MadridThe Italian manager led the Neazzuri to a Serie A title and a UEFA Cup in his five years at the club between 1986-1991, but the 71-year-old, who has been courted by several clubs and countries (including Juventus) in recent times, says his future is Emerald green"I won’t be going to Inter or back to Italy," he said“I have had opportunities to go back to Italy over the last few months, but I am satisfied with my job with Ireland“I think we have a good team and it is one that has room to improve, so I want to stay as manager with Ireland READ MORE

Giovanni Trapattoni turns down the Old Lady for Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:25:24 PDT

Giovanni Trapattoni has revealed that he turned down the chance to take over at crisis hit Juventus to concentrate on his job with IrelandJuventus ended last season by sacking Claudio Ranieri, who had done a more than stellar job with the Turin club, and handed the reins over to former defender Ciro FerraraUnder Ferrara’s reign, Juve fell apart and when they let him go, the suits came looking for Trap, who led the club to six Serie A titles, two Italian Cups, A European Cup, two UEFA Cups, a UEFA Cup Winners Cup, a European Super Cup and an Intercontinental Cup in his two spells a the club from 1976-1986 and 1991-94All but one UEFA cup was won in that first glorious spell under Trap's reign READ MORE