Giovanni Trapattoni coached Ireland to a 2-0 victory over his native Italy in a friendly Tuesday. Blackburn midfielder Keith Andrews put Ireland ahead in the 36th minute following a free kick and second-half substitute Simon Cox doubled the lead in the 90th on a rainy night. "If we really had to lose, it was better to lose to (Trapattoni)," said Italy coach Cesare Prandelli, who played...

It's going to be a Juventus reunion when Italy meets Ireland in a friendly in Belgium on Tuesday. During the early 1980s when Giovanni Trapattoni managed Juventus, two of his players were Cesare Prandelli Marco Tardelli. Trapattoni is now the Ireland coach, Prandelli coaches Italy and Tardelli is an assistant coach with Ireland.

Two first-half goals by Robbie Keane gave visiting Ireland a 2-0 victory over Macedonia and maintained a three-way tie atop Group B in European Championship qualifying on Saturday. Ireland shares first place with Russia and Slovakia after six games. Macedonia is in fifth place, nine points behind, ahead only of pointless Andorra.

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Robbie Keane scored his 50th and 51st international goals to give Ireland a 2-0 win at Macedonia in their Euro 2012 qualifier on Saturday.

Substitute Matthew Mbuta grabbed a late goal as Cameroon beat Macedonia 1-0 in a friendly match Wednesday. The Indomitable Lions could have taken the lead just 10 minutes into the game, when a header from Sebastien Bassong rattled the bar. Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o caused the Macedonians trouble for long spells of the match but it was Mbuta who eventually scored in the winner in the 75th...