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Set pieces key for Ireland

Set pieces key for Ireland

by Neil Sherwin

Ireland and France do battle over two legs this week and BackPageFootball has some interesting facts to digest thanks to Castrol Performance research. A big factor in this tie could be the ability of the Ireland team to take advantage of set pieces. In the group stages, the Irish netted seven times from dead balls, […]

Injured Ribery to miss playoffs

Injured Ribery to miss playoffs

by Neil Sherwin

French star Franck Ribery is set to miss his country’s World Cup playoff tie with Ireland next month due to a tendon problem in his knee suffered while playing for Bayern Munich on October 3. Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal said he was unsure as to the extent of the damage but believes that the  […]