....Gary was awarded a testimonial in 2001-2002 and he was widely praised for donating the proceeds of the match against Celtic to cancer charities. Summer 2002 saw Gary linked with several clubs, Celtic and Sunderland among them, but he remained at Elland Road and fought to get into the starting line-up. Gary played his fiftieth game for Ireland on 16th June 2002 in a World Cup Final stages loss by 2 penalties to 3, after it had been 1-1 at the end of extra time against Spain in Suwon, and his final cap came on 16th October 2002 in Dublin in a 1-2 defeat by Switzerland in a European Championship qualifier. Gary had won fifty-two international caps playing for Ireland, forty-three starts and nine games as a substitute, before his retirement from international football. Gary represented Ireland at both the 1994 and 2002 World Cups and also played at Schoolboy and Youth level as well as making five appearances for the under twenty one team and one for the u-18. ......
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