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Thu 11 Nov 2002State wants GAA to help 2008 soccer finalsThe Government is not asking the GAA to open Croke Park to rugby, soccer or cricket, but rather to allow just four games to be played there in 2008 for the European soccer championships.The Minister for Sport, Mr O'Donoghue, told the Dáil that the Taoiseach had written to the GAA requesting this and he said that if the GAA agreed it would "certainly benefit" the joint Scottish-Irish bid to host the championships.