#national-team

#national-team

Cian Prendergast is deeply proud to represent the westerners, emphasizing that he never takes his call-ups for Ireland for granted, reflecting on a supportive family background.

"Players [do] not need to understand or not understand. Players need to listen and to stick with our plan. They cannot dictate the plan."

The French Federation of Basketball announced a 58-man preliminary roster for the men's national team in preparation for EuroBasket 2025, highlighting key player selections.

I am talking long term to the board, not just around the next two games, but how we develop the League of Ireland - we've spoken a lot about that.

Since we had Craig, David Marshall and Allan McGregor, we haven't quite had the same quality coming through. It's something we should have picked up on a few years ago.

FA chair Anter Isaac said his organisation received additional context on the situation, which helped inform its decision. Knowing how Sam feels about the events...

I remember 2006. I'm still not happy that Germany didn't win. But for me, it's more important to talk about the present and not the past.

I was surprised if I'm honest. Yeah, I didn't expect it. I guess I just wasn't really thinking of him as a national team coach.