Stephen Ireland

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Talented youngster with a bright future in the game, came through City's Academy before starring for the reserve side. He has since established himself as a important player in Stuart Pearce's first team. The attacking midfielder signed a contract extension in April 2007 to keep him at Eastlands until 2011. After representing the Republic of Ireland at youth level, he made his senior debut in a 3-0 win over Sweden in March 2006. His composure and incisive passing quickly made an impact on the international stage, where he scored three goals in his first four caps. His strike against Wales in March 2007 earned him the honour of becoming the first footballer to score at Croke Park, Dublin.

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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has challenged Stephen Ireland to prove he deserves a place in his 25-man Premier League squad. Ireland, 23, found himself out of the starting line-up under the Italian during the second half of last season. The midfielder had been the club's player of the year the season before and his fall down the pecking order has led to suggestions of a summer move... [more»]

Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has been warned by manager Roberto Mancini that he will have to 'change his head' to remain at the club next season. The 23-year-old became something of a peripheral figure at Eastlands in the season just ended, having been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award last season. Mancini commented: "I spoke to Stephen two weeks ago, but we... [more»]

Midfielder Stephen Ireland has admitted he is unsure over his Manchester City future beyond the end of the season. Ireland has gone from being City's player of the season last term to being a peripheral member of the squad under Roberto Mancini during the second half of the current campaign. The 23-year-old has started just 16 Premier League this season and has admitted a lack of first-team... [more»]

Manchester City will be without midfielder Stephen Ireland for two weeks with a hamstring injury. Ireland lasted just 55 minutes of Monday's 3-0 Premier League victory over Wolves and scans have revealed a minor strain. The midfielder will now miss Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie with Middlesbrough and also next week's Carling Cup semi-final first leg showdown with city rivals Manchester... [more»]

Mark Hughes revealed he was content with Manchester City's 2-2 draw with Liverpool but felt they should have held on to all three points at Anfield on Saturday. City fell behind to a Martin Skrtel opener in the early stages of the second half, but put themselves in the driving seat following replies from Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor and Stephen Ireland. However, just 60 seconds after taking... [more»]