Football Corner

Roy Keane is back in Brain Kerr's Ireland squad for their crucial World Cup qualifier against France at Landsdowne Road on September 7th. Keane was absent from the squad that lost 2-1 to Italy with Kerr preferring to rest the influential Manchester United midfielder for the friendly. However, Keane is back for Ireland and is now in line to once again go head-to-head with Arsenal's former skipper Patrick Vieira, who now plays for Juventus. Robbie Keane is also back in the squad after he missed the friendly against Italy, Wigan's Graham Kavanagh is also back in the squad.

Ireland squad in full:Given (Newcastle), Kenny (Sheff Utd), Colgan (Dundee United), Harte (Levante), Finnan (Liverpool), Cunningham (Birmingham), Carr (Newcastle), O'Brien (Portsmouth), Doherty (Norwich), Dunne (Manchester City), Breen (Sunderland), Holland (Charlton), O'Shea, Roy Keane, Miller (all Manchester United), Kilbane (Everton), Kavanagh (Wigan), A Reid (Tottenham), S Reid (Blackburn), Duff (Chelsea), Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Morrison (Crystal Palace), Elliott (Sunderland).

The Irish squad looks great and fingers crossed they can beat the French on September 7th. Keane is a vital member of the Irish squad and without him Ireland struggle and also the same with Robbie. It will be though for Ireland with all of the French players coming out of retirement like Zidane and Thuram but I think we might just win.