Duff to captain the Irish against Italy

Damien Duff will captain the Republic of Ireland in their final Euro 2012 fixture against Italy as he reaches 100 caps for his country. The Fulham winger will become the fifth Irish player to bring up a century of appearances for his country against the Italians in...

Kelly and Duff included in Irish Euro 2012 squad

Fulham pair Stephen Kelly and Damien Duff have been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for this summer’s European Championship finals in Ukraine and Poland. The call-ups by Giovanni Trapattoni, although not entirely unexpected, are a fitting reward for the...

Duff will tear them part, again

The thing that’s bought me most pleasure about Fulham’s mid-season revival has been that it has largely coincided with the return to the team of Damien Duff. Right from the start of his Fulham career, the Irish winger had an infectious enthusiasm that...

AJ and Zamora could miss Arsenal clash

Fulham look set to be without injured strikers Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson for Monday’s Barclays Premier League visit of Arsenal. Zamora has an Achilles problem while Johnson has a groin injury. Winger Damien Duff returned to action for the final 10 minutes of...

Villa make Duff move

Aston Villa are lining up an audacious move for Fulham winger Damien Duff, according to the Daily Mirror. Alex McLeish believes he could land the Republic of Ireland winger for as little as £1.5m with Martin Jol rumoured to be ready to sell several Fulham stalwarts in...