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'Maybe I can go and win it now' - Roche tells fans to keep voting

Ireland’s Puskas Award finalist is up against Robin van Persie and James Rodriguez.

STEPHANIE ROCHE HAS set her sights on winning the Fifa Puskas Award after she was named as one of the three finalists today.

Having been nominated in the ten-strong shortlist, the Ireland international was this afternoon included alongside Manchester United striker Robin van Persie and Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez for the goal of the year prize.

That means a trip to Zurich for January’s Ballon d’Or awards ceremony, where she will rub shoulders with the world’s best players before the winner is announced.

Roche has been overwhelmed by the support she has received so far and is calling on fans to keep it up as voting has re-opened this evening.

“This is fantastic for me but I owe a lot to everybody who has voted for me and got behind me,” she said in the FAI video below. “It has been fantastic and I’m just delighted that I get to go to the awards now.

“Really thanks, and maybe I can go and win it now. Keep voting!”

YOU CAN VOTE FOR STEPHANIE HERE


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    Mute David o Gorman
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    Feb 3rd 2015, 10:47 AM

    Limerick IOT has just opened a state of the art strength and conditioning gym in lieu of it’s strength and conditioning course in it’s Thurles campus

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    Feb 3rd 2015, 12:17 PM

    Just five of the team that started last year’s Fitzgibbon Cup Final were from Kilkenny. So much for crediting one neighbouring county. Lazy writing. Do some research The42!!!

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    Feb 3rd 2015, 1:41 PM

    AIT needs to get a mention! Serious set up

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    Feb 3rd 2015, 5:05 PM

    Yeah can’t believe it wasn’t mentioned.

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    Feb 3rd 2015, 2:12 PM

    Does the CIT have twice the amount of scholarship’s to give out to rugby, or is it just lazy writing ?
    Not one of the best pieces.

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    Feb 3rd 2015, 6:13 PM

    Why would you say that?

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    Feb 3rd 2015, 5:39 PM

    There was no such thing as cricket when I was in gmit!

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    Feb 3rd 2015, 11:19 PM

    Whoever wrote this is clearly high.. AIT with their indoor world class Olympic running track has to get a mention. Add a slick gym.. 4G pitch and a very good academic curriculum.. Great social aswell. Come on lads!

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    Feb 4th 2015, 7:59 AM

    What about Athlone??? Best facilities of all and bigger new gym about to open. All weather pitches, indoor track, outdoor track etc etc. different league.

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    Feb 4th 2015, 4:48 AM

    Tallaght IT which literally has nothing

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