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Irish Examiner
a day ago
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- Irish Examiner
Cork and Dublin to host Republic of Ireland Under-21 Euro qualifiers
Cork and Dublin will each host one of the Republic of Ireland Under-21s's opening two UEFA European Championship qualifiers. The young Boys in Green will play their first home game in 11 months when they take on Andorra in Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday, September 9 before they will then host Slovakia a month later in Turner's Cross on Friday, October 10. Ireland have been drawn against back-to-back European champions England as well as Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Andorra in Group D of qualification. Jim Crawford's side played in front of huge crowds of 5,000 plus on three occasions previously with fans getting the chance to see now senior internationals caps Festy Ebosele, Andrew Moran, Rocco Vata, Sinclair Armstrong and Killian Phillips in action. And Crawford admits he is hoping for similar attendances this time around. 'After playing so many games away from home in the last year we're really excited to be back on Irish soil with a new generation of Ireland Under-21s internationals," he said. 'The support we've had in the last few campaigns in Cork and Dublin has been immense. The stats show we're one of the best supported Under-21s international teams in Europe which only reaffirms how much our fans come out to support football in this country. 'I look at those special occasions in Tallaght against Sweden, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina and the games in Cork against Iceland, Türkiye and Italy and on each occasion the crowd has got us over the line. "They're a young team, with many faces people will recognise from the League of Ireland. The league is seeing a huge surge in crowds and these games are an opportunity for those fans and the communities in both cities to come out and see our boys represent our country.' Ireland Under-21's home 2025 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers Tuesday, September 9 Ireland v Andorra Tallaght Stadium, Dublin Kick-Off 7.30pm Friday, October 10 Ireland v Slovakia Turner's Cross Stadium, Cork Kick-Off 7.30pm.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Republic of Ireland's Ebosele joins Turkish club
Republic of Ireland midfielder Festy Ebosele has signed for Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir on a three-and-a-half-year deal. Ebosele was recalled from his loan spell at Watford by parent club Udinese on Thursday after scoring one goal in his 18 Championship appearances for the Hornets this season. The 22-year-old only played a full 90 minutes on two occasions and has not started a game since Watford's 1-0 win over Bristol City in November. The former Bray Wanderers youth player moved to Udinese from Derby County in the summer of 2022 and played 50 games for the Italian side. He made his Republic of Ireland debut in the closing stages of a 2-0 defeat against France in 2023 and has since won six more caps for his country. The versatile Wexford native can operate in midfield as well as full-back and joins an Istanbul Basaksehir side who are seventh in the Super Lig. All January's deals in one place on our dedicated page.
BBC News
31-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Republic of Ireland's Ebosele joins Turkish club
Republic of Ireland midfielder Festy Ebosele has signed for Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir on a three-and-a-half-year was recalled from his loan spell at Watford by parent club Udinese on Thursday after scoring one goal in his 18 Championship appearances for the Hornets this 22-year-old only played a full 90 minutes on two occasions and has not started a game since Watford's 1-0 win over Bristol City in former Bray Wanderers youth player moved to Udinese from Derby County in the summer of 2022 and played 50 games for the Italian made his Republic of Ireland debut in the closing stages of a 2-0 defeat against France in 2023 and has since won six more caps for his versatile Wexford native can operate in midfield as well as full-back and joins an Istanbul Basaksehir side who are seventh in the Super January's deals in one place on our dedicated page.
