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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[The Score]]></title>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Soldado comes to world champions’ rescue]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/soldado-comes-to-world-champions-rescue-592356-Sep2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:5303c7eb-5041-f681-d145-08b41ec41520</id>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Spain set off on the road to Brazil with a late, late win in Tblisi. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>TheScore Team</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Night of history: behind the scenes on Spain’s moment of crowning glory]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/euro-2012-history-behind-scenes-spain-crowning-glory-508410-Jul2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:8858cee8-a658-7eef-a27f-a440bebd895c</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/euro-2012-history-behind-scenes-spain-crowning-glory-508410-Jul2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[As the sun came up over Kiev following Sunday’s Euro 2012 final, Miguel Delaney met Spain’s history boys.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Miguel Delaney</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[‘Respect for Italy’: Casillas shows true class by asking officials to blow final whistle early]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/euro-2012-referee-iker-casillas-class-final-whistle-pedro-proenca-spain-italy-508369-Jul2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:462d3746-7746-45b8-adba-ec97f44e79d0</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/euro-2012-referee-iker-casillas-class-final-whistle-pedro-proenca-spain-italy-508369-Jul2012/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/euro-2012-referee-iker-casillas-class-final-whistle-pedro-proenca-spain-italy-508369-Jul2012/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[How can you not love this man?]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[The Morning Score: Monday]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/the-morning-score-monday-74-506773-Jul2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:fbdc7650-7413-1f43-f02a-c0b07c04f5ff</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/the-morning-score-monday-74-506773-Jul2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Here’s everything you need to know this morning — apart from how to compete against a tiki-taka masterclass.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[This is Marca’s front page today – ‘Don’t worry Italy, we’re not resentful’]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/this-is-marcas-front-page-today-dont-worry-italy-were-not-resentful-491546-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:5fcd984a-6c68-0331-1413-78202ffb74b3</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/this-is-marcas-front-page-today-dont-worry-italy-were-not-resentful-491546-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Time to start backing a 2-2 draw between Spain and Croatia tonight then.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Gdansk for the memories – but the party’s over now]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/gdansk-for-the-memories-but-the-partys-over-now-487788-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:2d6b50e5-d015-355e-178c-b46b32414a08</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/gdansk-for-the-memories-but-the-partys-over-now-487788-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[For a brief while this afternoon Irish fans dreamed the impossible dream, but it took just four minutes to bring them crashing back to earth.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Player ratings: here’s how we scored the Boys in Green tonight]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/player-ratings-republic-of-ireland-spain-euro-2012-487746-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:2746832b-e53a-a0ec-3e92-48db5ecc3518</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/player-ratings-republic-of-ireland-spain-euro-2012-487746-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[It wasn’t pretty or easy, but we’ve marked the boys’ performances on a disappointing night in Gdansk.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Memory lane: here’s what happened the last 5 times Ireland met Spain]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/memory-lane-heres-what-happened-the-last-5-times-ireland-met-spain-485861-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:e7a62450-b092-e916-0ea2-3543d4f8e7eb</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/memory-lane-heres-what-happened-the-last-5-times-ireland-met-spain-485861-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[It’s 23 years since Ireland last beat Spain. Relive that Dublin afternoon and some other recent encounters between the two countries in our video retrospective.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Suwon revisited: Mendieta’s penalty breaks Irish hearts]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/suwon-revisited-mendieta%e2%80%99s-penalty-breaks-irish-hearts-486047-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:3365f819-72f1-3424-83ae-46043a75ff0f</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/suwon-revisited-mendieta%e2%80%99s-penalty-breaks-irish-hearts-486047-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The player who sent Mick McCarthy’s team home from World Cup 2002 gives his account of the last meeting between Ireland and Spain.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Ben Blake</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Open thread: will it be a miracle or massacre in Gdansk tonight?]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/open-thread-will-it-be-a-miracle-or-massacre-in-gdansk-tonight-486073-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f9a83863-2853-e7aa-8eef-d668a25ace93</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/open-thread-will-it-be-a-miracle-or-massacre-in-gdansk-tonight-486073-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[This is it, folks. Join us in our open thread to discuss the Republic of Ireland’s chances against Spain tonight.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Trapattoni delays naming team to face Spain]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/trapattoni-delays-naming-team-to-face-spain-485719-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:641811e9-c29c-d880-81ed-40b1d7c048e4</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/trapattoni-delays-naming-team-to-face-spain-485719-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Playing 4-5-1 against the World and European Champions is still very much an option for the Republic of Ireland.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Busquets says patience a virtue against Irish]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/busquets-says-patience-a-virtue-against-irish-484015-Jun2012/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:630a4118-04e5-1d64-3f3b-34d00f275a67</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://thescore.thejournal.ie/busquets-says-patience-a-virtue-against-irish-484015-Jun2012/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[“Clearly we are not going to change our style one little bit,” the Barcelona man insisted today.]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Tardelli upbeat as Ireland’s ‘Cinderella’ story continues]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/tardelli-upbeat-as-irelands-cinderella-story-continues-483943-Jun2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[“The players want to do something very important for the country. We believe. We will go out on to the pitch to win the match.”]]></summary>
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<author><name>Miguel Delaney</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Villa-less Spain look to rub salt into Italian wounds]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/villa-less-spain-look-to-rub-salt-into-italian-wounds-478968-Jun2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Spain may be missing their all-time record goal scorer but it is a small blow in comparison to the Italians’ preparations. ]]></summary>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[No change: Ireland stay 18th in FIFA World Rankings]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/no-change-ireland-stay-18th-in-fifa-world-rankings-476168-Jun2012/" ></link>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Ireland’s Group C opponents Spain, Croatia and Italy are first, eighth and 12th respectively.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/niall-kelly/</url>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Trap: ‘It’s been very emotional, because we’ve really lifted the nation’]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/trap-its-been-very-emotional-because-weve-really-lifted-the-nation-396985-Mar2012/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Giovanni Trapattoni is delighted to have provided some light relief at a difficult time for the country.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Open thread: have the gods of the draw been kind to Ireland?]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/open-thread-have-the-gods-of-the-draw-been-kind-to-ireland-294959-Dec2011/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Ireland have been drawn alongside Spain, Italy and Croatia for Euro 2012. Join us in our open thread to thrash out the questions that really matter this evening.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Niall Kelly</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[De Gea not daunted by Old Trafford challenge]]></title>
<link href="http://thescore.thejournal.ie/de-gea-not-daunted-by-old-trafford-challenge-156939-Jun2011/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-20T22:23:42+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Atletico Madrid ‘keeper is currently on international duty at the U-21 European Championships with Spain while Bebe is out the door for a year. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Adrian Russell</name>
<url>http://thescore.thejournal.ie/author/adrian-russell/</url>
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