1.  Pierre Deblock, Cedric Mionnet and Olivier Quint scored for the home team before a late consolation from veteran Irish striker Tony Cascarino for Nancy.

2.  Goals by Irish international striker Niall Quinn and Scottish forward Allan Johnston before half time saw off Huddersfield.

3.  Hierro will be one of the key defenders charged with reigning in Irish strikers Damian Duff and Robbie Keane.

4.  Lanky Irish striker Niall Quinn scored two for City and the third came from German forward Uwe Rosler.

5.  Kelly crossed the ball back to Keane and the Irish striker swung his left leg around his body before connecting on a hard shot.

6.  Leeds secured the full-time transfer of Robbie Keane from Inter Milan having had the young Irish international striker on loan for much of last season.

7.  Tranmere, which also plays Friday against Southend, relies on the goalscoring power of veteran Irish striker John Aldridge and the inventive Scottish midfielder Pat Nevin.

8.  Irish striker Tony Cascarino could be set to join Olympique Marseille, the club announced here on Saturday.

9.  Irish international striker Niall Quinn is leaving Manchester City for Sporting Lisbon, the Portuguese club said on Monday.

10.  But the Irish striker fluffed his first touch, allowing the Italian defender to recover his ground.