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Seamus Coleman’s former teammate has explained how playing Gaelic football prepared the Everton full-back for a career in soccer. Coleman was a talented Gaelic footballer growing up in Killybegs, Donegal before he turned his attention to football. Sligo Rovers spotted the future Republic of Ireland captain playing local football, and from there he joined Everton in a deal worth £60,000 …

Seamus Coleman has granted a huge sum of money to a support group looking for donations in order to help Ireland’s frontline workers amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.  The Ireland captain made a €20,000 donation to ‘Feed the Heroes,’ a voluntary group whose gofundme efforts started with a €250 target before gaining legs and rising to over €300,000 in the last …

Only ten Irish footballers have ever featured in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year since the league’s inception in the 1992/1993 season. Here, we take a closer look at the 10 Boys in Green who have made end of season XI over the past 20 years or so. _____ Roy Keane (Manchester United & Nottingham Forest) – Five …

Nobody knows more about the stress of a serious leg injury than Ireland captain Seamus Coleman who suffered a horrific break against Wales back in 2017. The Everton full-back was forced out of the game for almost a year later after the horror tackle from Neil Taylor left the Donegal man in a heap at the Aviva Stadium. While sympathy …

On Sunday night, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi became the recipient of the FIFA Men’s player of the year award for the record-breaking sixth time in his career. The Argentine scored 54 goals and grabbed 20 assists in 58 games for club and country throughout the year and pipped Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk and old-rival Cristiano Ronaldo to the prize, with …

Everton have signed a new right-back as competition for Seamus Coleman. Djibril Sidibe has joined the Toffees on a season-long loan from AS Monaco. Everton have the option to sign the World Cup-winning defender on a permanent deal at the end of the Premier League season. The 27-year-old was part of the Monaco team that won the French title in …

“He needs a fresh start.” When James McCarthy suffered a double-leg break against West Bromwich Albion in January 2018, the television cameras panned away to a worried-looking Seamus Coleman sitting in the stands. The Republic of Ireland captain was still recovering from a similar injury, 11-days away from making his return to the first-team after nine months on the sidelines. …

“We were disappointed because we felt like we wanted to put on a show.” Seamus Coleman has said the Republic of Ireland players were unhappy with their performance against Gibraltar on Monday evening. Mick McCarthy’s side recorded a 2-0 win over the team ranked 195th in the world thanks to an own goal from Joseph Chipolina and a header in …

Ireland captain Seamus Coleman believes that the country is behind the players again following their unbeaten start to Euro 2020 qualifying under Mick McCarthy. The Boys in Green came from a goal down to draw against Denmark in Copenhagen on Friday night thanks to a late Shane Duffy header ensured that they would be going into Monday’s game with Gibraltar …

Ireland captain Seamus Coleman hit back at Danish players’ pre-match criticism of the Boys in Green following their 1-1 draw in Copenhagen on Friday evening. Coleman’s side put in a promising display away from home against their familiar foes but went behind midway through the second half thanks to an excellent header from Southampton’s Pierre – Emile Hojbjerg. They grabbed a …

“We know each other’s games, we’re both confident players, I don’t see why we couldn’t make it work.” Matt Doherty has said that he still believes that he and Seamus Coleman can start in the same Republic of Ireland team. The pair started alongside each other in the 1-0 win over Gibraltar in March. Doherty played on the right side …

Irish pair Seamus Coleman and Adam Idah have both been nominated for monthly Premier League awards following their exploits in March. Idah has been nominated for his performances in the Premier League 2 for Norwich, while Everton’s Seamus Coleman is in contention for the Premier League version of the award. Coleman, who has spent much of the season in and out …

Everton and Ireland captain Seamus Coleman has opened up on his battle with homesickness following his move to Everton from Sligo Rovers ten years ago. Coleman has been an integral part of the Toffees’ side for the past number of years and is currently the eighth longest serving one club player in the Premier League having made the move to …

On Saturday against Gibraltar, Mick McCarthy will lead the Irish team out for the first time in 17 years as he returns for his second spell in charge of the Boys in Green. A lot has changed since McCarthy left in 2002, but with the Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane regime done and dusted, there is an air of optimism …

Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has hinted that he may have a difficult decision on his hands at right-back ahead of the first set of qualifiers at the end of March. Wolves’ Matt Doherty has arguably been the standout player in his position in the Premier League this season however Ireland’s first choice on the right has been captain Seamus Coleman …

Mick McCarthy’s second tenure as Ireland manager is edging closer with the former Wolves and Sunderland manager working hard behind the scenes to assess his player pool and potential tactics. The 59-year-old has been busy trying to recruit players like Patrick Bamford and Nathan Redmond and contacting others who may have been disgruntled under the last regime. One of those …

Republic of Ireland manager, Mick McCarthy insists he has total faith in captain Seamus Coleman despite his recent struggle for form at Everton.  Coleman has come in for some criticism this season after he battled back to full fitness following a horrific leg-break in 2017. However, McCarthy claims to have no worries about the Irish captain’s form and knows that …