Boyle Dundalk’s representative in battle for place on FIFA 16 cover

Dundalk’s Richie Towell appeared on last year’s FIFA 15 cover along with Barca’s Lionel Messi and Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper Barry Murphy

Dundalk FC defender Andy Boyle is the club’s finalist to appear on the cover of this year’s FIFA 16 game from EA Sports.

In the last two seasons Lilywhites stars Patrick Hoban and Richie Towell have adorned the Irish cover of the popular game with Boyle hoping to make it a treble for the club.

The voting process was slightly different this year with every player from each club in the league nominated before one finalist was decided from each club.

Boyle is the selection for Dundalk but Lilywhites fans will also have the option to choose from a few other familiar faces with eight of the other finalists former Oriel Park favourites.

They include Peter Cherrie (Bray Wanderers), Michael Daly (Drogheda Utd), Ross Gaynor (Cork City), Jake Kelly (Bohemians), Shaun Kelly (Limerick FC), Mark Rossiter (Longford Town), Gary Shanahan (Galway Utd) and local teenager Ciaran O’Connor of Derry City, who is still on the books of the club.

The three other finalists are Brandon Miele (Shamrock Rovers), John Russell (Sligo Rovers) and Kenny Browne (St Patrick’s Athletic).

The two winning players will be unveiled on Wednesday September 23rd, with the exclusive cover available to download for free via easports.com/fifa from Thursday 24th of September. Once you’ve printed out your preferred sleeve, you can simply replace the existing cover in your FIFA 16 pack and start playing with your very own League of Ireland cover stars.

For the past eight years, FIFA has exclusively featured the League of Ireland, giving local fans the chance to play out their ultimate footy fantasies.

FIFA 16 will be available nationwide from Thursday 24th September.

So what are you waiting for? Get voting at www.extratime.ie/promotion/fifa16

Dundalk FC need your support to clinch a FIFA treble

Dundalk FC are going for a treble and need your support.

Not on the field obviously but the search is on for the next Irish cover stars of the FIFA 16 game from EA Sports.

In the last two season Patrick Hoban and Richie Towell have adorned the Irish cover and given the Lilywhites’ superb form this season here’s hoping they can make it a hat-trick.

Dundalk’s Richie Towell appeared on last year’s FIFA 15 cover along with Barca’s Lionel Messi and Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper Barry Murphy

This year the process is slightly different as you can vote for any player at any club. Each club’s most popular player will then go forward as the representative for the final 12 to decide who the two lucky players are that will join Lionel Messi on the cover of the iconic video game.

The two winning players will be unveiled on Wednesday September 23rd, with the exclusive cover available to download for free via easports.com/fifa from Thursday 24th of September. Once you’ve printed out your preferred sleeve, you can simply replace the existing cover in your FIFA 16 pack and start playing with your very own League of Ireland cover stars.

For the past eight years, FIFA has exclusively featured the League of Ireland, giving local fans the chance to play out their ultimate footy fantasies.

FIFA 16 will be available nationwide from Thursday 24th September.

So what are you waiting for? Get voting at extratime.ie/fifa16

Xtra-vision open until midnight for FIFA 15 launch

Xtra-vision Dundalk will be one of many stores open at midnight tonight for the launch of the FIFA 15 game from EA Sports.

The local store will also have the unique sleeve available featuring Dundalk FC midfielder Richie Towell, who won this year’s vote to appear on the cover alongside Lionel Messi and Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper Barry Murphy.

Dundalk midfielder Richie Towell to appear on cover of FIFA 15

Barry Murphy and Richie Towell will appear on the cover of this year’s FIFA 15 game

For the second year running a Dundalk FC player will appear on the cover of the popular FIFA 15 game.

This year’s cover stars were revealed earlier today as Lilywhites favourite Richie Towell and Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper Barry Murphy.

Towell’s appearance on the cover alongside Barca superstar Lionel Messi comes just 12 months after team-mate Pat Hoban was selected to appear on last year’s cover.

The pair were selected following a vote on extratime.ie

The exclusive cover will be available to download from easportsfootball.com from this Friday and is available for both the XBox One and Playstation 4.

FIFA 15 goes on sale this Friday.

Towell in line to feature on FIFA 15 cover

Last year’s FIFA cover featured Dundalk’s Patrick Hoban and Limerick’s Shane Tracy. Richie Towell is hoping to secure the votes to appear on this year’s cover

Dundalk FC’s Richie Towell is in the running to appear on the front cover of the EA Sports’ FIFA 15 game.

The midfielder is up against players from the 11 other Premier Division clubs, with two slots up for grabs. The winners – who will join Barcelona’s Lionel Messi on the cover – will be announced on Wednesday 24th of September.

Towell has been a revelation for the Lilywhites since he arrived into the League of Ireland and has scored 13 goals so far this season as Stephen Kenny’s side sit at the top of the League table.

To vote, click here and find Richie on the list, select him, then click ‘VOTE’ at the bottom of the page.

Last year’s cover featured Dundalk’s Patrick Hoban and Limerick’s Shane Tracy.

Source: Dundalkfc.com

Steve Staunton the World Cup record breaker

We might not be there but that doesn’t mean that World Cup fever isn’t set to grip the nation ahead of tonight’s opening game between Brazil and Croatia at 9pm.

Between betting, busters and just sheer general interest, we’ll all have our say on the tournament over the next few weeks.

The big question remains whether Dundalk’s very own Steve Staunton will have his record broken.

The former Liverpool and Aston Villa star – who played at Italia 90, USA 94 and Japan and South Korea in 2002 – has drawn more World Cup games than any player in the history of the tournament with eight.

The stat was revealed by the good folks over at Balls.ie, who also revealed that Robbie Keane (3) has scored as many World Cup goals as Cristiano Ronaldo (2), Lionel Messi (1) and Wayne Rooney (0) combined and that Ireland hold the record for the highest ever finish at a World Cup despite not winning a match (1990).

Dundalk striker Hoban to appear on cover of FIFA 14

Patrick Hoban

Dundalk’s Patrick Hoban is set to appear on the cover of FIFA 14.

The Galway native was voted for the huge honour by Airtricity League fans in recent weeks on extratime.ie

He will be joined on the cover by Limerick’s Shane Treacy. Ironically, the two players will go head to head tomorrow night when Dundalk host Limerick at Oriel Park.

Hoban and Treacy seen off competition from the likes of Rafael Cretaro, Jason Byrne and Killian Brennan in order to appear on the cover alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.

The cover featuring the duo will be available to download from easportsfootball.com tomorrow when the game goes on sale.

FIFA 14 will be released at midnight with the Dundalk Gamestop and Xtra-vision branches opening late for those who want to get their hands on it.

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Dundalk striker Hoban in the running to appear on cover of FIFA 14

Patrick Hoban

Dundalk striker Patrick Hoban is in the running to appear on the front cover of EA Sports’ FIFA 14 game.

The Galway native has been a revelation for the Lilywhites this season with 11 league goals as Stephen Kenny’s side continue to push for the title.

He is now up against the likes of Bohemians’ Luke Byrne, Bray’s Jason Byrne, Cork City’s Daryl Horgan, Derry City’s Rory Patterson, Drogheda’s Declan O’Brien, Limerick’s Shane Treacy, Shamrock Rovers’ Ronan Finn, Shelbourne’s Glen Cronin, Sligo Rovers’ Rafael Cretaro, St Pat’s Killian Brennan and UCD’s Craig Walsh for one of the two coveted spots on the front cover, alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.

To vote for Hoban visit the extratime.ie voting page. The two winning players will be announced on Monday September 16^th with the cover available for download via easportsfootball.com from Friday September 27^th.

Last year’s cover featured former Lilywhite Mark Quigley – then of Sligo Rovers – and Cork City’s Davin O’Neill.

You can vote here.

Last year’s front cover featuring former Lilywhite Mark Quigley and Cork’s Davin O’Neill