World Cup 2014 review

Ireland 'humiliated' by Germany loss

October 13, 2012
By Kevin Palmer
The calls for Giovanni Trapattoni to step down as Ireland boss reached deafening levels on Friday night after his side were handed a 6-1 thrashing by Germany in front of a shell-shocked Dublin crowd.

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Trapattoni insists he will carry on as Ireland boss despite increasingly vocal calls for his hasty exit, even though stand-in captain John O'Shea ...

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