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Irish international defender Richard Keogh has reportedly submitted a formal appeal against Derby County after the club terminated his contract on the grounds of gross misconduct. The former Derby club captain had his contracted terminated following his involvement in a car crash back in September that left him with serious knee injuries. Keogh had taken legal advice and according to …

The Professional Football Association has outlined that they will defend Derby and Ireland defender Richard Keogh after his contract was terminated by the club last week. Keogh was dismissed with immediate effect on the grounds of ‘gross misconduct’ after he was involved in a car crash which saw Derby teammates Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett charged with drink driving. The …

The Richard Keogh saga continues after reports emerged that the Republic of Ireland international was sacked by Derby for not wearing a seatbelt in the car accident that led to two of his teammates’ arrests. On Tuesday evening, the club announced that they have terminated Keogh’s contract “with immediate effect for gross misconduct.” The former Derby captain suffered a serious …

Two of Richard Keogh’s Republic of Ireland teammates, Jeff Hendrick and Harry Arter, have questioned Derby County’s decision to sack the player. On Tuesday evening, the club announced that they have terminated Keogh’s contract “with immediate effect for gross misconduct.” The former Derby captain suffered a serious knee injury after he was involved in a car crash with teammates Tom …

Derby County have sacked Irish defender Richard Keogh a month after he was involved in a car crash which saw team mates Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett charged with drink driving. Keogh was a passenger in Lawrence’s car when it crashed into a lamppost following a team night out on September 24th and suffered a serious knee injury in the …

Mick McCarthy has spoken about Richard Keogh’s injury. Keogh, who has been a regular under McCarthy for the Republic of Ireland, will miss the next 15 months with a knee injury he sustained in a car crash last week. He will never play again for Ireland under McCarthy, who is set to exit the job next August. The Derby County …

Richard Keogh will miss the next 15 months with a knee injury he sustained in a car crash last week. The Republic of Ireland defender, and Derby County captain, sustained a fractured wrist and a serious knee injury in the crash. Keogh, who does not drive, was a passenger. He has damaged his anterior cruciate ligament and his medial collateral …

Irish defender Richard Keogh reportedly suffered injuries in a collision which saw his Derby teammates Mason Bennett and Tom Lawrence charged with drink-driving. According to a report in The Telegraph, the Derby captain suffered a suspected fractured wrist as well as a knee injury in the accident and it is expected that manager Phillip Cocu will confirm the news of …

Richard Keogh was allegedly involved in a post-game altercation with a Nottingham Forest groundsman, according to reports. Sky Sports report that the Republic of Ireland and Derby County defender was left with “noticeable scratch marks” on his neck following a “scuffle” with the Forest groundsman. It is unclear if the groundsman suffered an injury during the alleged incident. Derby lost …

For Richard Keogh, a break away with the Irish squad was just the tonic required for the pain of last week’s Championship play-off final loss to Aston Villa. Keogh captained Derby County to the Wembley final but for the second time in six seasons suffered heartbreak at the final Premier League hurdle with the Rams, having lost in 2014/2015 to …

​Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has a couple of injury concerns to contend with ahead of this weekend's clash against Denmark.

​Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has cut a number from his squad ahead of this weekend's World Cup play-off against Cardiff

Ireland’s slim hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Russia will almost certainly crumble to dust if they don’t beat Moldova on Friday night. The good news, however, is that the runners-up spot (if not a playoff place) is still very much in Ireland’s hands. The task (but the execution) is simple: two wins from two guarantees second …

Martin O’Neill’s Ireland will be looking to bounce back immediately from a disappointing result against Mexico on Thursday night. The understrength Boys in Green went down 3-1 in New Jersey, as O’Neill’s 3-5-2 experiment failing to pay dividends. The manager will be looking for a much better performance against Uruguay on Sunday, and indeed he should get it as nine …

With another week of internationals over, attention now turns to Ireland’s tie with Austria in June. There may be some disappointment given the fact that Ireland failed to secure a victory during the week but there will be some positives to take. Here we examine seven of the talking points from the two games as the international scene breaks for …

The build-up to Ireland versus Wales has been dominated by talk of injuries and a reshuffling of Martin O’Neill’s pack. With five players missing from the starting eleven that defeated Austria, enforced changes are guaranteed with a change of system a strong possibility. Considering the large number of pull outs, O’Neill has still assembled a relatively strong squad. Shane Long …