Not many players would get a send-off like this...
Few players have given as much to the Ireland cause over the past two decades as John O'Shea has. Tonight, the man they call Josh will make his final appearance for the boys in green when he lines out against the USA in the Aviva Stadium.
Tributes have already started pouring in for the former Man United defender, from Shane Long to
President Michael D. Higgins.
https://twitter.com/ShaneLong7/status/1002885135858094080
But one of the coolest tributes we've seen so far is the Official Match Programme cover for tonight's clash.
The FAI released the cover on Twitter on Saturday afternoon, which depicts O'Shea as Roman warrior with a Irish flag draped across his shoulders. His shoulder-plate also features the numerals CXVIII, which all scholars of Ancient Roman culture will know translates to 2018.
https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/1002914165474897920
Nice, right?
The FAI has also produced a sweet video that saw them return to where it all started for the Waterford man, interviewing his old coaches at Ferrybank AFC and Waterford Bohemians.
You can check out the video in its entirety below.
https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/1002889243776159745
O'Shea is set to make his 117th and final appearance for Ireland when the game kicks off at 8:08pm tonight.
