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Thunderstorms, rioting and cute Irish babies: here are the 50 most iconic images of Euro 2012

Featuring no less than 25 Ireland-related pics…

1. 'Careful Now' lads
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  • 1. 'Careful Now' lads

  • 2. Irish fans with the Angela Merkel flag

  • 3. Eamon Keegan

  • 4. Boys in Green Suits

  • 5. Italy fans

  • 6. Republic of Ireland v Croatia - President Meets Team - Sheraton Hotel

  • 7. Spain fans

  • 8. Ireland fans in Roy Keane masks

  • 9. Euro 2012 Fans

  • 10. Euro 2012 Irish Fans

  • 11. Euro 2012 Fans

  • 12. Emmett MacNamara

  • 13. Republic of Ireland v Croatia - Municipal Stadium Poznan

  • 14. Euro 2012 Fans

  • 15. Republic of Ireland supporters do 'The Poznan' 18/6/2012

  • 16. Linz McCabe

  • 17. Aideen Carolan

  • 18. Staff and customers at Giulio's Fish and Chip

  • 19. An Irish fan shelters from the rain

  • 20. Lee Redmond, Eoin Murtagh and Stephen Murtagh

  • 21. A fan's arm

  • 22. Emmanuel Adeleke

  • 23. Donie Kelly

  • 24. Abbie O'Gorman-Salinger is held aloft

  • 25. Stephen O'Sullivan, Eddie Nealon, Dermot O'Sullivan and Patrick Nealon 9/6/2012

  • 26. An Irish supporter's car

  • 27. Ireland fans at the game

  • 28. UEFA Euro 2012 - Group A - Poland v Russia - National Stadium

  • 29. Soccer Euro 2012 Italy Croatia

  • 30. Balotelli pressups

  • 31. England fan

  • 32. Euro 2012 Fans

  • 33. UEFA Euro 2012 - Group D - Ukraine v France - Donbass Arena

  • 34. Euro 2012 - Ukraine v France

  • 35. Euro 2012 Ukraine v France

  • 36. Euro 2012 Spain v. Italy

  • 37. Greece Soccer Euro 2012

  • 38. Soccer Euro 2012 Poland Russia

  • 39. Euro 2012 Poland Russia

  • 40. Euro 2012 Fans

  • 41. Euro 2012 Poland Russia

  • 42. Euro 2012 Poland Russia

  • 43. UEFA Euro 2012 - Group B - Netherlands v Denmark - Metalist Stadium

  • 44. Euro 2012 Portugal The Netherlands

  • 45. Euro 2012

  • 46. Euro 2012

  • 47. Euro 2012 Germany Greece

  • 48. Euro 2012 Germany Greece

  • 49. Balotelli field shot

  • 50. Euro 2012 - Group C - Republic of Ireland v Spain - PGE Arena

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    Mute Declan Snow
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    Nov 13th 2018, 7:48 PM

    Kick out one makes no sense. Anyone Who’s ever played the game has played when the wind is blowing a gail and you’re lucky to pass it forward 10 metres, let alone 25 metres. Can’t see it working across all year round. Also one thing that is drilled into every player from day 1 is to hand pass in a short space, what if on pass 4 you want to hand pass to someone running of your shoulder or a pop inside and you can’t as you have to kick it? Just won’t work.

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    Nov 13th 2018, 10:24 PM

    @Declan Snow: after 3 passes if there is no good forward pass on you will have to turn back and kick pass backwards to keep possession is hardly going to encourage attacking play

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    Nov 13th 2018, 7:36 PM

    Over complicating an essentially simple game…pointless…

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    Nov 13th 2018, 9:31 PM

    All too complicated – just bring rules into to subvert mass defences and problems will be solved – minimum of 4 players in opposing half at all times

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    Nov 13th 2018, 10:26 PM

    Sideline kick:

    If I am an opposing team and I know the opposition can’t kick the ball backwards from a sideline kick then I am going to get all my players back behind the point of the sideline kick in a defensive position. Therefore this rule will have a negative impact on the game.

    If the GAA want to sort out football, their main issue and one that nobody talks about is the tackle. A defending player one on one tackling a forward will 9 times out of 10 be judged to foul that forward with the current interpretation of the tackle. Teams are then forced to pull back extra players to shepherd the attacking player with the ball away from the goal as their is less chance of giving away a free by doing this.

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    Mute Patrick O' Donoghue
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    Nov 13th 2018, 8:19 PM

    Take should keep the handpass as long it is used going forward ,if used backwards have a hop ball

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    Mute Macca
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    Nov 13th 2018, 8:33 PM

    These rule changes aren’t ideal but it needs something. Its stink at present. Give them a try it can’t get much worse.

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    Mute Sheila Teehan
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    Nov 13th 2018, 9:53 PM

    Best to have well painted 20m and 40m lines. In most pitches neither the referee nor the players will know where any lines are.

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    Mute Don Dealgan
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    Nov 13th 2018, 10:17 PM

    GAA handball…can they stop the decay of the game?

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