- Dunne sits out training once more Soccer: Richard Dunne and Darren O’Dea did not participate in full training for the Republic of Ireland this morning but manager Giovanni Trapattoni is confident that both players will be fit to face Armenia on Friday.
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Tables »
| Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Rovers | 27 | 54 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 27 | 49 |
| Bohemians | 27 | 49 |
| Sporting Fingal | 27 | 44 |
| Sligo Rovers | 27 | 43 |
| Dundalk | 26 | 33 |
| Galway United | 27 | 32 |
| UCD | 27 | 30 |
| Drogheda United | 27 | 18 |
| Bray Wanderers | 26 | 13 |
| See the Irish table » | ||
| Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 3 | 9 |
| Arsenal | 3 | 7 |
| Man. Utd. | 3 | 7 |
| Aston Villa | 3 | 6 |
| Bolton | 3 | 5 |
| Birmingham | 3 | 5 |
| Wolves | 3 | 5 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 4 |
| Man. City | 3 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 3 | 4 |
| Tottenham | 3 | 4 |
| Blackpool | 3 | 4 |
| Liverpool | 3 | 4 |
| Fulham | 3 | 3 |
| Blackburn | 3 | 3 |
| W.B.A. | 3 | 3 |
| Wigan | 3 | 3 |
| Everton | 3 | 1 |
| Stoke | 3 | 0 |
| West Ham | 3 | 0 |
| See the English table » | ||
| Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 3 | 9 |
| Rangers | 3 | 9 |
| Aberdeen | 3 | 6 |
| Hearts | 3 | 5 |
| St Mirren | 3 | 4 |
| Inverness C.T. | 3 | 3 |
| Motherwell | 3 | 3 |
| Kilmarnock | 3 | 3 |
| Hibernian | 3 | 3 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 3 |
| Dundee Utd. | 3 | 2 |
| St Johnstone | 3 | 1 |
| See the Scottish table » | ||
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