Call-ups give battlers a break.MICK McCarthy's Wolves stars will have a welcome distraction from their battle for survival in the Barclays Premier League with a host of players receiving international call-ups. For some the international break will mean vital World Cup qualifi-ers while for others there is simply the mater of playing for pride in international friendlies. Wolves strikers Kevin Doyle For other persons named Kevin Doyle, see Kevin Doyle (disambiguation). Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983 in Adamstown, County Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Reading in the English Premier League. and Andy Keogh Andrew Declan "Andy" Keogh (born May 16, 1986 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional footballer, who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers A Republic of Ireland international, Keogh is traditionally a striker, but has been known to play various other roles including an attacking are in Giovanni Trapattoni's Ireland squad to face France with a place in the World Cup finals in South Aftrica at stake. The first leg takes place at Dublin's Croke Park Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's biggest sporting organisation. this Saturday at 8pm with the return leg of the winner takes all encounter at the Stade de France History The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It hosted one of France's greatest sporting triumphs to date—the 3-0 victory over Brazil in the World Cup final on July 12, 1998. on Wednesday November 18. A quartet of players including Wolves striker Sam Vokes Sam Vokes (born 21 October 1989) is an English football player with Welsh dual nationality. He currently plays for Bournemouth. He studied at Priestlands School, and is currently at Brockenhurst College. , currently on loan at Leeds United, will be in action on Saturday at 3pm when Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. take on Scotland in a friendly at Cardiff's new Leckwith Stadium The Leckwith Stadium is also well known as Cardiff Athletic Stadium and it has athletic facilities and also football facilities. The Cardiff Grange Quins of the Welsh Football League and the Cardiff City F.C. reserve and ladies team use the available facilities. . Vokes joined goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and mid-fielder Dave Edwards in the Welsh squad with defender Christophe Berra on the opposite side for Scotland. Midfielder Nenad MilijaU joins Serbia who have already booked their place at next year's tournament but they face a couple of friendly matches with a trip to meet Northern Ireland in Belfast on Saturday before taking on Korea Republic at Fulham's Craven Cottage on Wednesday, November 18. Wo l v e s reserve keeper Marcus Hahnemann is in the United States of America's squad for their two friendly matches in Slovakia on Saturday (3pm) and then Denmark on Wednesday (7.30pm) while McCarthy's latest striking addition Stefan Maierhofer is with Austria for their friendly match at home to Spain tomorrow week. Michael Mancienne has been called up to Stuart Pearce's England Under-21s who have two crucial qualifiers for the 2011 European Championships. The young centre-back is in the running for the team to face Portugal on Saturday at 12.30pm at Wembley Stadium. The Young Lions then travel to Lithuania on Tuesday, November 17. Wolves youngster Scott Malone has been recalled to the England Under-19s for their friendly with Turkey on Tuesday, November 17. |
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