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Shane Long has admitted that his recent omission from Mick McCarthy’s Republic of Ireland squad was a ‘killer blow’ But the Southampton striker outlined that he has not fallen out with the Ireland manager. Long has yet to feature for his country since McCarthy took over the role at the beginning of 2019, and has yet to even be included …

Irish striker Shane Long is expected to sign a new contract at Southampton before the end of the season after his impressive campaign at St Mary’s. Long’s current deal at the club expires at the end of this season but according to a report from the Southern Daily Echo, the striker is set to be rewarded with an extension. The …

Mick McCarthy has outlined that Southampton striker Shane Long is “pushing all the right buttons” ahead of Ireland’s crucial playoff against Slovakia in March. Long scored for the Saints in their FA Cup defeat to Tottenham in midweek and has found himself back in form under Ralph Hasenhuttl featuring in the club’s last seven games in all competitions. The 33-year-old …

Elaquim Mangala was the most expensive defender in English football when he signed for Manchester City from Porto in 2016, but his spell in the Premier League was largely disappointing. Mangala struggled during his time at City and despite featuring heavily under Manuel Pellegrini he would end up spending a season and a half of his five years on loan …

We all know by now that Shane Long used to play hurling. His exploits in the GAA’s small-ball code have been well documented since his meteoric rise from Cork City teenager to Premier League star. The Gortnahoe-Glengoole man played two years county minor with Tipperary before concentrating on his burgeoning soccer career. Tipperary hurling’s loss was Irish football’s gain as …

Ireland striker Shane Long isn’t quite ready to hang up his boots anytime soon, with the 32-year-old’s return to the Southampton squad coinciding with their recent upturn in form. Long had failed to feature in four games in a row between the middle of October and the start of November, but after coming on as a sub and impressing against …

Ireland’s crunch Euro 2020 qualifying clash with Switzerland has just gotten underway as the ‘Boys in Green’ look to extend their lead atop Group D. Despite picking up 10 points from a possible 12 so far Ireland have looked devoid of options up front at times and have lacked a serious goal threat. Mick McCarthy named four strikers in his …

In association with Electric Ireland Tipperary hurling lost Shane Long to soccer, but Long had lost none of what he learned and honed competing at minor level in the GAA. Before he scored era-defining goals for the Republic of Ireland and made Premier League history, Shane Long was one of the most talented minor hurlers in Ireland. He remains the …

He hit form at the end of the Premier League season. Shane Long will play no part in the Republic of Ireland’s upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers. The Southampton striker has been ruled out of the games with Denmark and Gibraltar after picking up a hamstring injury in training. The FAI announced the news on Monday afternoon. SQUAD UPDATE | Shane …

Mick McCarthy is not to0 keen on the idea of playing two strikers up top regardless of the excellent recent goalscoring form of a number of Irish frontmen. David McGoldrick, Callum Robinson, James Collins and Shane Long have all been in excellent form for their clubs, as the season reaches its climax. McCarthy opted to play David McGoldrick up top on …

Ireland striker Shane Long has given Southampton a surprise lead against Liverpool as they continue to fight against the drop and look to put a dent in Klopp’s side’s title hopes. The 32-year-old had only scored once in 19 appearances this season, a goal in the 2-1 victory over Leicester City in January, but doubled his tally when he found …

Mick McCarthy has been discussing the attacking options he has selected in his final 23-man Irish squad as Luton Town striker James Collins is included for the first time. The new Irish boss selected five strikers for the start of the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Georgia but Portsmouth’s Ronan Curtis has left the squad through injury. One man …

A transfer is reported to be in the works that could have implications for the Irish contingent at Southampton. According to The Telegraph, Charlie Austin has been told that he can leave the club this month, with Premier League high-flyers Wolves and Championship side Aston Villa said to be interested. Austin has played just once in 2019, having served a …

Once Shane Long scored Southampton’s second and ultimately winning goal against Leicester yesterday, the extraordinary statistics started to roll in. Shane Long’s last four goals have come under four different Southampton managers – Claude Puel, Mauricio Pellegrino, Mark Hughes, Ralph Hasenhuttl. The Leicester strike came after 22 games/279 days without a goal. It was just his 3rd goal in 72 …

Charlie Austin shattered Arsenal’s 22-game unbeaten run as the Southampton striker punished a howler from Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno to seal a shock 3-2 win on Sunday, with help from Shane Long. Austin settled a thrilling Premier League clash at St Mary’s when he headed home with just five minutes left after Leno misjudged Shane Long’s cross. Southampton had twice …

“Randolph sends it long…and Shane Long is in behind the German defence… Shane Long against Neuer…. 1-0!.. What a moment!” _____ The Context Ireland took to the Aviva Stadium on October 8th 2015, as the heavy underdogs against the reigning world champions Germany. After scraping by Georgia in their previous Group D game, Ireland still had a niggling Scottish team breathing …

Ireland take on the USA on Saturday looking to give John O'Shea the perfect send-off in what will be his final intentional.