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Paul Green called into Ireland squad for Wednesday's friendly v Poland

The Leeds United midfielder replaces the injured David Meyler.

PAUL GREEN HAS been added to the Ireland squad for Wednesday night’s friendly against Poland.

The Leeds United midfielder was called up by manager Giovanni Trapattoni today after David Meyler was forced out through injury.

The FAI confirmed that Meyler failed to recover from a knee injury picked up during Hull City’s win against Millwall and has returned to his club for treatment.

Green, 29, will join the squad in time for tomorrow’s training session in Malahide.

Earlier today, assistant manager Marco Tardelli revealed that Trapattoni contacted Everton’s Darron Gibson this morning to invite him to join the squad following news of Meyler’s withdrawal. Gibson declined, Tardelli said, citing fitness concerns.

Green was a shock inclusion when he was called into Trapattoni’s squad for Euro 2012 despite not having a club at the time. He made one appearance at the tournament, playing 10 minutes as a substitute in the 4-0 defeat against Spain.

He won the most recent of his 13 senior caps as a second-half substitute in the drawn friendly against Serbia in August but missed Ireland’s first World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan when he was sidelined with a knee injury.

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    Mute Stephen Duggan
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    Jun 15th 2014, 9:35 PM

    I don’t see what all the fuss the commentators made of it was all about. I imagine the system is used for any time the ball comes close to/ in contact with the line, the first one hit the post…. Obviously not in but the ball was close to the line – hence the technology comes into play. Second on was in…. Millimetres in but in all the same. Works perfectly imo.

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    Mute Conor Walsh
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    Jun 15th 2014, 10:00 PM

    They were giving out about how long it took. The keeper should know instantly if it’s a goal or not because it should come up on his watch. But I agree it worked they should just get over it.

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    Mute Aodhan Fogarty
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    Jun 15th 2014, 10:15 PM

    Ya if you watched the match the ref awarded the goal within seconds of the incident the delay was due to the managers and 4th official having an argument!!

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    Mute willie
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    Jun 15th 2014, 10:53 PM

    I think you meant ref, not gk, still didn’t deserve all the red thumbs I dont think!

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    Mute Conor Walsh
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    Jun 16th 2014, 1:34 PM

    Ye meant to say ref haha only noticed now.

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    Mute Darragh Regan
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    Jun 15th 2014, 9:41 PM

    Richard keys has got to be the biggest fu*king ret*rd of all time.”the ball was never in”

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    Mute Shane O'Donnell
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    Jun 15th 2014, 10:00 PM

    Hhh haha

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    Mute Davin Lynch
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    Jun 15th 2014, 10:18 PM

    Indeed,but we knew this long before today.

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    Mute Eoin Meagle
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    Jun 15th 2014, 9:33 PM

    It was a goal. The technology works. No debate. End of.

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    Mute Mark Noonan
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    Jun 15th 2014, 9:33 PM

    Hardly confusing. Ball off post = no goal. Ball off hand of goalkeeper = goal

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    Jun 15th 2014, 10:39 PM

    Richard Keys thinks that female officials don’t know what the offside rule is and at the same time doesn’t think that a football that is still in play that passes the goal line amounts to a goal? And he’s still in paid employment as a football commentator?

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    Jun 15th 2014, 11:21 PM

    Jonathan Pearce made an eejit of himself. No more too it, only to lament the quality of the commentary, or lack thereof.

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    Mute Gary Keating
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    Jun 15th 2014, 10:34 PM

    I don’t know why the shot off the post was even displayed on TV as not in – of course it was never in – it was what happened after that mattered, the keeper knocked it over the line. Goal. End of.

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    Mute Joe Conway
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    Jun 16th 2014, 12:28 AM

    “The eventual prognosis ….” a prognosis is defined as a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation – generally a medical condition. What you mean in your sub headline is ” The eventual outcome was….”.
    Do they not teach English is journalism school anymore?

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    Jun 16th 2014, 1:30 AM

    Read before you post

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    Jun 16th 2014, 2:24 PM

    Jaysus lad say you’re some craic at a house party

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    Mute Shane Flynn
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    Jun 15th 2014, 11:56 PM

    They’ve actually shown that graphic a few times already where a post was hit etc and no goal was displayed. I think the system just displays anything within 2 yards of the line or something that’s why the shot hitting the post was shown in the first place?

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