That was a great result for England, but it has gone and I don’t think the Germans will be welling on it when we play them this summer.

There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they’re getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East.

We get on well and it won’t be too much trouble spending so much time with him. He has a strange way of sleeping as he likes to kick off all the blankets and just...

I can’t even remember when the Seventies was.

We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.

It’s always nice to start off with a good result.

We were given no chance against them, but we held our own and we will be trying to do the same this summer.

A lot of players might be tired, but I feel nice and sharp.

As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing...

At Leeds I’ve tried to concentrate on my club form, but you get caught up in all the World Cup fever once you come back to Ireland and see all the Irish boys again.

I am happy at Leeds and I want to stay. There has been talk that Leeds might sell some players, but all the players believe we can win some silverware next season and it is...

Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it.

Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won’t be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest I don’t know much about Cameroon...