Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane announced his retirement from international football, on this day in 2016.The striker revealed his decision to don the green jersey for a final time ahead of a friendly Joe Morgan Jersey against Oman taking place the following week.In a statement, the-then 36-year-old said: I had always hoped this day would

Danny van de Beek defended Manchester United captain Harry Maguire after he was booed during a friendly against Crystal Palace, praising the England defenders aggre sive display.Maguire was loudly jeered before kick-off and each time he touched the ball throughout the first half at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where a crowd of 76,499 otherwise rau

Roy Hodgson feels Wilfried Zaha is unlikely to play again for Crystal Palace this season because of injury, but hopes he will opt to stay on at the club.The 30-year-old suffered a hamstring problem during last weeks win over Bournemouth and is expected to mi s both the trip to Fulham and the final match of the campaign against Nottingham Forest at