Ireland international Winger Aiden McGeady has settled quickly in Moscow and has said that it's a 'pleasure' to play for Spartak Moscow ahead of their Champion's league clash with Chelsea on Tuesday.
The 36 times capped Irishman is expected to run out against the Blues in their UEFA Champions League encounter after making the move to the Russian club in the summer.

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has announced a 23-man squad to face Brazil in the Emirates Stadium on 2 March.
Trapattoni has called-up uncapped Marc Wilson (Portsmouth), Greg Cunningham (Manchester City) and James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic) for the clash with Brazil. However, there is no place for ex-Bohemians goalkeeper Brian Murphy.

Ireland Manager Giovanni Trapattoni will field an experienced Ireland side in tonight's friendly against Paraguay despite a number of withdrawals.
Shay Given, Richard Dunne, Aiden McGeady and Kevin Kilbane are missing but Robbie Keane, Damien Duff, John O'Shea and Kevin Doyle will all start.

Giovanni Trapattoni has named a 28 man squad to take on Argentina in the first international football match in the Aviva Stadium on August 11.
Ireland v Argentina 11th August 2010
Shay Given
Keiren Westwood
Joe Murphy
John O'Shea
Richard Dunne
Sean St Ledger
Greg Cunningham
Kevin Foley
Marc Wilson
Stephen Kelly
Paul McShane
Darren O'Dea
Kevin Kilbane
Keith Andrews
Glenn Whelan
Darron Gibson
Paul Green
Liam Lawrence
Aiden McGeady
Andy Keogh
Damien Duff
Keith Fahey
Keith Treacy
Cillian Sheridan
Robbie Keane
Kevin Doyle
Caleb Folan
Shane Long

According to Sky Sports, Celtic could soon make a move for Birmingham forward James McFadden.

Aiden McGeady is currently mulling over a 10m move to Spartak Moscow, and even if he doesn't make the move to Russia, it looks highly unlikely that he'll be at Celtic Park when the summer transfer window closes, with the likes of Aston Villa also interested in the Ireland international.

The results of the 2010-11 UCL group stage draw (projected advancers in blue):

GROUP A

• Inter Milan
• Werder Bremen
• Tottenham
• FC Twente

Inter, the defending champions of Europe, are the easy pick here, even sans The Special One.

Ireland international winger Aiden McGeady was last night celebrating his first goal for Spartak Moscow.
His 77th minute equaliser saved his team from a home defeat to Amkar Perm, with the final score 2-2. The 24-year-old's goal came when he instinctively responded to a cross and scored from the right side of the Perm goal.

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According to Colin Tattum at the Birmingham Mail, Celtic winger Aiden McGeady is not for sale despite interest from Birmingham. McGeady is rated at around £10million.

Ryan Babel could still become a Birmingham player during the transfer window.
The player's agent, Winnie Haatrecht, has denied claims that Liverpool have rejected a £9million offer from the Midlands club for Babel and suggests the Dutch international is open to a move away from Anfield.

By Chris Wright

Aiden spots Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor in the crowd

After already having a £10 million bid rejected by Celtic, Birmingham have returned with a substantial £14 million offer for winger Aiden McGeady.

DUBLIN - O técnico italiano Giovanni Trapattoni convocou nesta segunda-feira a seleção irlandesa para o amistoso contra o Brasil, no dia 2 de março, no Emirates Stadium, em Londres. Marc Wilson, Greg Cunningham e James McCarthy são as novidades da equipe para a partida.
Wilson é um zagueiro de 22 anos do Portsmouth, Cunningham é um zagueiro de 19 anos do Manchester City e McCarthy é um meio-campista de 19 anos do Wigan.

Robbie Keane has been voted the Celtic fans' player of the year despite having been at the club only two-and-a-half months.
The 29-year-old striker joined the Scottish giants on loan from Tottenham just hours before the transfer window closed at the start of February amid huge fanfare at Parkhead.

Giovanni Trapattoni has made Paul McShane captain of the Ireland team to play their under-23 counterparts in Malahide this evening.
McShane will play at right full back with Eddie Nolan or Greg Cunningham occupying the other flank.
Everton's Shane Duffy, currently at the centre of an eligibility row having played played underage matches for the North of Ireland, is included at centre half alongside Celtic's Darren O'Dea.

By Chris Wright

According to Sky Sports, Spartak Moscow have made a bid of €10 million (£8.3 million) for Celtic's Aiden McGeady.

A flock of representatives from the Russian club reportedly flew in to Glasgow last week in the hope of discussing a move for McGeady and have now, after positive initial discussions, made a firm offer for the Irish winger.

Celtic winger Aiden McGeady looks set to call it a day on his Celtic career in what will be a major blow to new Hoops manager Neil Lennon.
According to a report in yesterday's Sunday Mail the Ireland winger has made up his mind to leave Parkhead, with the only consolation for Celtic being that they can expect to bank around £9m for their man.

According to Ronnie Cully at the Evening Times, Birmingham City have cooled their interest in Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady. It is reported that Birmingham will not try and sign McGeady unless his price drops to as low as £6million.

Martin O'Neill had an extremely successful spell as manager of Celtic and clearly still holds the club very close to his heart. At the moment, there is one player at the club he is particularly fond of - Aiden McGeady.
The Aston Villa boss - who is preparing to sell James Milner this summer - has revealed his admiration for the Celtic midfielder.

Celtic get their Champions League campaign underway tonight in a second round qualifier match against Portuguese side Braga. The first leg of the tie is to be played in Portugal and Celtic will be hopeful of getting at least an away goal from the match to set themselves up for a chance of progressing to the final qualifying round.

Much sought after winger, Aiden McGeady is set to fly out to Russia and hold talks with Spartak Moscow. The Irishman has had a tough time of late, injuries and constant speculation about his future must have turned his head.
A bid of £9.5m is thought to be enough to make Celtic happy.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has endured a frustrating week as the Hoops returned from their North American tour in disappointing form. Furthermore, the speculation surrounding the future of winger Aiden McGeady has not made it any easier for Lennon to instill focus in a squad that is on the verge of UEFA Champions League elimination.

Robbie Keane, Richard Dunne and Kevin Doyle will battle it out for the title of senior international player of the year at Sunday's 2010 FAI International Football Awards, it was announced today.
Darron Gibson, Aiden McGeady and Paul McShane have been nominated for the young player award.

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni realizes that a move to Spartak Moscow could turn out to be an exciting challenge for talented winger Aiden McGeady but the Italian has still made it a point to remind the Celtic player about the downside of playing club football in Russia.

According to Trap, the vastly different style of Russian football as well as the challenges of adjusting to life so far away from home can hinder the development of McGeady.

Stoke and Ireland midfielder Liam Lawrence expects to complete his move to Celtic when fellow Ireland international Aiden McGeady finally leaves the Parkhead club.
McGeady will pen a four-year deal with Spartak Moscow this week and hand boss Neil Lennon an extra £9.5million towards his transfer kitty as he tries to reshape his squad ahead of the start of the SPL season.

UPDATE: According to Ken Montgomery at the Birmingham Mail, Aiden McGeady is set to join Spartak Moscow. It is reported that the deal is worth around £9.5million.

July 15th, 2010: According to the Express and Star, Celtic manager Neil Lennon admitted that Aiden McGeady wants to leave the club.

Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has stated he will consider his future at Manchester City if he's not selected for the opening game of the new Barclays Premier League season against Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
Given, who has recovered from a shoulder injury that saw him miss the final three games of last season, is in a battle with Joe Hart for the number one shirt at Eastlands and is considering a transfer or loan move if he's not picked this weekend.

Ireland winger Aiden McGeady has completed his £9.5m switch from Celtic to Spartak Moscow and agreed a four-and-half-year contract with the Russian club.
The 24-year-old Ireland midfielder is the most expensive ever export from Scottish football.
"It's what he wanted to do and sometimes you can't stand in the way of that," said Celtic boss Neil Lennon.

Aiden McGeady, the pride of Celtic Park for so many years, has completed a reported £9.5-10m move to Spartak Moscow. Celtic fans will clearly be disappointed by this, as no one wants to lose a club hero like that. However, having personally spoken to Celtic manager Neil Lennon when Celtic were in Boston to play Sporting Lisbon, I think this is great news.

Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has completed his move to Spartan Moscow.

The Russian side has made McGeady the most expensive export ever in Scottish football, landing him for around 9.8 million pounds, and the Ireland international has penned a four-year deal with the capital club.

Ireland assistant manager, Marco Tardelli, today announced a 25 man squad who will take on Armenia away and Andorra at home in the opening Group B European Championship qualifiers.
Marco Tardelli said, "We go into this double header of qualifiers well prepared and confident having held a successful training camp in May and played a number of competitive and challenging friendly matches over the summer.

(Aiden Mc Geady)

In Glasgow, Scotland, the year 1690 is today's date. No, don't check your calendar, this calendar only sells in the West of Scotland. And if you need more confirmation of this fact, just ask Aiden McGeady, the former Glasgow Celtic player who has just made a move from Celtic to Spartak Moscow, not for soccer reasons, but because of death threats.

Republic of Ireland winger Aiden McGeady's move from Celtic to Spartak Moscow has really baffled me. McGeady claims he made the move to Russia to escape the constant death threats he received while playing in Scotland after he declared for the Republic of Ireland rather than Scotland at International Level.

Republic of Ireland winger Aiden McGeady's move from Celtic to Spartak Moscow has really baffled me. McGeady claims he made the move to Russia to escape the constant death threats he received while playing in Scotland after he declared for the Republic of Ireland rather than Scotland at International Level.

Ireland captain Robbie Keane and central defender Richard Dunne have both been named in the team to face Armenia in tomorrow's Euro 2012 qualifier in Yerevan.
Keane is battling a knee problem while Dunne has missed several days' training this week with a muscle problem.
However, both were expected to take part in the session at the Yerevan Republican Stadium this evening and be available for the game.

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has resisted the temptation to make alterations to his team for tomorrow's Euro 2012 qualifier against Andorra.
Trap will field the same 11 players who started Friday evening's 1-0 win in Armenia in the first competitive international at the new Lansdowne Road.

Ireland winger Aiden McGeady has revealed that he thoroughly enjoyed his debut for Spartak Moscow after he set up the winning goal.
The £9 million former Celtic winger played the full 90 minutes as Spartak beat FC Saturn 2-1. The Irish international provided the assist for Brazilian Welliton to score the winner after the striker had already netted for McGeady's side.

Chelsea will be favourites for this Group but the other three contenders will be fighting it out to confirm second spot and there will be little between the three in Group F. Below are some interesting facts you might want to know about the Group F contenders.

Full Name: Chelsea

Nickname: The Blues

Founded: 1905

Ground: Stamford Bridge

Capacity: 41,841

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Nation: England

Home Colours: Blue

Dangerman: Didier Drogba

Winners: Never

Full Name: Olympique Marseille

Nickname: Marseille

Founded: 1899

Ground: Stade Velodrome

Capacity: 60,031

Manager:Didier Deschamps

Nation: France

Home Colours: White and Blue trim

Dangerman: Loic Remy

Winners: 1992/93

Full Name: Spartak Moscow

Nickname: The Peoples Team

Founded: 1922

Ground: Luzhniki Stadium

Capacity: 78,360

Manager: Valery Karpin

Nation: Russia

Home Colours: Red and White

Dangerman: Aiden McGeady

Winners: Never

Full Name: MSK Zilina

Nickname:Sosoni

Founded: 1908

Ground: Stadio Pod Dubnom

Capacity: 11,181

Manager:Pavel Hapal

Nation: Slovakia

Home Colours: Yellow

Dangerman: Babatounde Bello

Winners: Never

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has named an unchanged team for Friday's UEFA European Championship qualifier against Russia at Lansdowne oad
Ireland:
Shay Given (Manchester City), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Sean St Ledger (Preston NE), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa), Kevin Kilbane (Hull City); Liam Lawrence (Portsmouth), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), Paul Green (Derby County), Aiden McGeady (Spartak Moscow); Robbie Keane (Spurs), Kevin Doyle (Wolves).

Russia withstood a late onslaught from Ireland to claim a crucial 3-2 victory in their Euro 2012 qualifying Group B game at Lansdowne Road last night.
The visitors led through first-half goals from Alexander Kerzhakov and Alan Dzagoev, as well as a deflected strike from Roman Shirokov.

Ireland winger Aiden McGeady scored an injury-time winner from the penalty spot as Spartak Moscow edged past Rostov 2-1 in the Premier Liga clash at the Luzhniki Stadium.
The home side had gone behind to Anri Khagush's 24th-minute strike. However, Welliton equalised shortly before the break when McGeady got past two Rostov defenders to send over a cross for Welliton to head home just before half time, and when referee Alexander Gvardis pointed to the spot in the dying seconds, McGeady kept his cool to convert his second goal for Spartak since his nine and a half million pound move from Celtic.