An emotional Kevin Foley last night accused Giovanni Trapattoni of betrayal over the manner in which he was omitted from the final squad of 23 for the European Championship finals.
The player said he was told last week that he was under no pressure to train ahead of Ireland’s friendly with Bosnia Herzegovina on Saturday, but now feels that his failure to do so has cost him the chance of going to Poland.
The Wolves full back was cut from the Euro 2012 squad yesterday with Paul Mc Shane brought in as cover as he can play in more positions across the defense.
Richard Dunne, John O’Shea, Darren O’Dea and Sean St Ledger are all carrying injuries but are expected to be fit for the tournament.
Foley had been carrying a hamstring injury but is fully fit, manager Giovanni Trapattoni says he was forced to make the tough decision to drop him for a couple of different reasons.
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On the pitch Robbie Keane scored twice last night while Cox, Long and Walters all scored to give Ireland a 5-0 win against their Italian opponents.