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Having overcome a number of setbacks, the 23-year-old midfielder is playing regularly for top-flight side Tondela and hopes he can force his way into Heimir Hallgrimsson’s plans
Joe Hodge in action for Tondela against Benfica’s Leandro Barreiro at the Estadio da Luz. Photo: Getty
From Budapest to Boston and all points in between, Irish men and women jumped and hugged friends and strangers in beer-soaked, manic celebrations when Troy Parrott delivered that salvo of goals in Hungary last year.
A compatriot, who has more than a passing interest in the affairs of the national team, had an experience that was both sober and solo.