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The first international friendlies of 2006 take place this week. uefa.com rounds up the squad news affecting teams for whom the matches represent a first step towards UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying. Tottenham Hotspur FC striker Robbie Keane is the new captain of the Republic of Ireland, having been given the nod by the country's new national coach, Steve Staunton. "He is [url=http://www.afett.com/Uploads/team.html]denver broncos jerseys[/url] a world-class player. Our lads respect him and I've given him a challenge," Staunton said of Keane, who takes over from the retired Kenny Cunningham. The 25-year-old is Ireland's record goalscorer with 26 from 64 internationals. Staunton will also hand debuts to defender Joey O'Brien and forward Kevin Doyle against Sweden on Wednesday. With their Lansdowne Road stadium set for large-scale renovations later this year, the Irish will temporarily move into the Croke Park home of the traditional Irish sports of Gaelic football and hurling during qualifying for UEFA EURO 2008™. Staunton, who visited the Dublin venue for the first time today along with his international football consultant Sir Bobby Robson, said of the stadium: "It's amazing. We'll have almost [url=http://pucanguilla.org/Public_site.html]cleveland browns jerseys[/url] 80,000 fans for the qualifiers against Germany and Wales, and that will be some occasion."Related ItemsStorybook start for StauntonRobson recovers after surgeryBelgium have [url=http://www.caribglass.com/products/maceutical.html]minnesota vikings jerseys[/url] called up 31-year-old Club Brugge KV defender Philippe Clement to replace Fenerbahçe SK's Önder Turacı, who has refused his call-up for Wednesday's friendly against Luxembourg as he wants to play for Turkey. The 24-year-old has dual nationality but regularly played in the past for Belgium's Under-21 side. Hibernian FC striker Garry O'Connor has dropped out of Scotland's squad to play Switzerland in Glasgow in order to focus on his proposed move to FC Lokomotiv Moskva. It is understood the Russian [url=http://www.matrixdesigns.com/aims/Inquiry.html]buffalo bills jerseys[/url] club have offered Hibernian €2.4m for the 22-year-old, who has scored eleven league goals in 24 starts this season. "His footballing future is at stake, so I am happy to let him go and sort it out," said Scotland boss Walter Smith.
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