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St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a soccer club from Dublin, Ireland currently competing in
the League of Ireland Premier Division. St. Pat's has won the League of Ireland title 7 times and
the FAI Cup twice and was the first professional club of Republic of Ireland World Cup 1990 / 1994
and former Manchester [.
Sly goalkeeping sub Irish outfit Sligo Rovers secured victory in Sunday's FAI Cup Final against
Shelbourne with an unorthodox stroke of tactical genius. Sligo chucked on substitute goalkeeper
Ciaran Kelly, renowned as a bit of a penalty specialist, in the 119th minute of the match. With a
penalty shootout looming, the gamble paid off.
Our opponents in tonight's Europa League clash at White Hart Lane are quite simply the most
successful team in Ireland. Shamrock Rovers have won their domestic league no less than 16 times
and have lifted the FAI Cup on 24 occasions.
They have also supplied more players to the senior Republic of Ireland side than anyone else and
while those stats are all relative to the quality of football in the Irish League, Spurs won't be
taking their opponents lightly.
