Republic of Ireland

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Republic of Ireland

Team Name	Republic of Ireland
Stadium	Aviva Stadium (Croke Park while Lansdowne is under re-construction)
Manager	Giovanni Trapattoni
Captain	Robbie Keane
Confederation	UEFA
Five Star Ranking

The Ireland football team is a useful one in the world of PES. They peaked when Roy Keane bossed the midfield for them around the time of PES2 / PES3. They have been licensed in PES2008 with a home kit of green shirts, white shorts and green socks despite not qualifying for World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008. It is uncertain whether or not the Irish squad will appear in any later versions of the PES series due to them failing to qualify for World Cup 2010.

Players

The main strength of the team is fantastic goalkeeper Shay Given of Manchester City, defenders John O'Shea and Richard Dunne, midfielders Damien Duff and Aiden McGeady and forward Robbie Keane from Tottenham. Duff especially is dangerous due to having overrated stats compared to his real life counterpart. The centre of midfield is probably Ireland's weakest area.

Squad

Position	Name	Club
Goalkeeper	Shay Given	Manchester City
Defender	Richard Dunne	Manchester City
Defender	Paul McShane	Sunderland
Defender	John O'Shea	Manchester United
Midfielder	Kevin Kilbane	Hull City
Midfielder	Andy Reid	Sunderland
Midfielder	Lee Carsley	Birmingham City
Forward	Aiden McGeady	Glasgow Celtic
Midfielder	Damien Duff	Fulham
Forward	Kevin Doyle	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Forward	Robbie Keane C	Tottenham Hotspur
Goalkeeper	Dean Kiely	West Bromwich Albion
Goalkeeper	Colin Doyle	Birmingham City
Defender	Steve Finnan	Portsmouth
Defender	Stephen Kelly	Fulham
Defender	Joey O'Brien	Bolton Wanderers
Midfielder	Liam Miller	Queens Park Rangers
Midfielder	Stephen Hunt	Hull City
Midfielder	Steven Reid	Blackburn Rovers
Forward	Daryl Murphy	Sunderland
Forward	Anthony Stokes	Hibernian
Forward	Shane Long	Reading
Forward	Andy Keogh	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Additional Key Players

Position	Name	Club	Status
Defender	Darren O'Dea	Glasgow Celtic	Register
Midfielder	Glenn Whelan	Stoke City	Register
Midfielder	Keith Andrews	Blackburn Rovers	Register
Forward	Caleb Folan	Hull City	Register