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    Shane Long substituted 22 minutes after coming on

    Southampton were beaten 3-0 at home by Manchester City this evening. Goals from Vincent Kompany, Leroy Sané and Sergio Aguero handed Pep Guardiola’s side an important win, and ensured a bad day at the office for the Saints. Shane Long, however, had a worse day than most. The Ireland international has been a peripheral figure […] More

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    Why Shane Long couldn’t celebrate his Germany goal

    Shane Long scored one of the most memorable goals in Irish history, but he missed out on the subsequent celebrations. The Southampton striker featured on the new season premiere of Living with Lucy this week, and it made for a fascinating watch. On the TV show, Irish presenter Lucy Kennedy stays with a celebrity household […] More

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    Irish Abroad: Watch Robbie Keane mark his return to LA Galaxy with a brace

    by Joe McCarthy http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/, follow him on twitter @irish_abroad Here is Robbie’s first goal.   Saturday, 7 May 2016 Premier League Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle Utd Ciaran Clark was booked for the seventh time this season, this was the Villa defender’s first booking since 1st March. Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City Stephen Ireland came off […] More

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    Irish Abroad: Shane Long is the pick of the weekend with a goal and two assists

    by Joe McCarthy http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/ Friday, 22 April 2016 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen Jonathan Hayes made his 150th start for Aberdeen, and picked up his first booking since December Saturday, 23 April 2016 Premier League Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Aston Villa as a second half substitute, […] More