Interim Republic of Ireland manager John O’Shea has appointed former national team boss Brian Kerr and international team-mate Glenn Whelan to his coaching team. O’Shea, who has been placed in temporary charge for March’s friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland, has asked Kerr, who managed Ireland between 2003 and 2005, to serve as technical director to […]
President Joe Biden and his national security adviser met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, a businessman and former Marine who the U.S. government says has been wrongfully held in a Russian prison, the White House said. Whelan was arrested in Russia in December 2018 and was later convicted of espionage, allegations he and […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the U.S. and Moscow are engaged in a “dialogue” about a possible prisoner swap for two Americans detained in Russia: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan. The U.S. government has declared that both are being wrongfully detained by Russia. “We want […]