Source: Daily_Mail
Conor Clifford called up by Republic of Ireland
Chelsea youngster Conor Clifford has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of Wednesday night's friendly with Croatia at the Aviva Stadium.[LNB]Clifford will join up with the seniors after playing for the Under-21s against Austria in Sligo on Tuesday night. [LNB]Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni needs the 19-year-old to provide cover in midfield having seen a string of players pull out of his squad due to injury.[LNB] Senior call: Chelsea teenager Conor Clifford will provide cover in the Irish midfield[LNB] Stoke pair Jon Walters and Marc Wilson are the latest, with James McCarthy, Seamus Coleman, Keith Fahey and Damien Delaney - who has been replaced by Ciaran Clark - some of the other most recent withdrawals.[LNB]Wolves striker Kevin Doyle is set to feature against the Croats having received his first call-up since sustaining knee ligament damage in March.[LNB]Fellow forward Shane Long, who was reported to be in talks with West Bromwich about a move from Reading on Monday, also trained with the group at Malahide this morning.[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEVan der Vaart confident Modric will stay with Spurs as Chelsea line up ?30m bid for playmaker Redknapp to wrap up Diarra deal as Spurs misfit Palacios heads for StokeAll the latest Chelsea news, features and opinion [LNB][LNB] [LNB]
