James McCarthy has been recalled to the Republic of Ireland squad for a friendly date with Croatia and the Scotland-born Wigan midfielder has won three caps for his adopted country but was at the centre of confusion when he pulled out of May's Carling Nations Cup fixtures and a Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia amid conflicting reports over an ankle injury.
He was assured by manager Giovanni Trapattoni that he still has a future with the Republic, though and he returns along with Stoke pair Marc Wilson and Jonathan Walters who also pulled out of the games and the 10th August encounter in the Dublin and Wolves striker Kevin Doyle is also named in a 32-man squad, his first call-up since suffering a knee ligament injury against Macedonia in March, which also ruled him out of much of his club's ultimately successful relegation battle.
International career for the age 15 McCarthy opted to play for the Republic of Ireland and he was eligible through his family links to Gweedore, County Donegal and he made a promise to his dying grandfather to do so the McCarthy also claimed that he would have played for the Scotland if they had offered him an international call-up first.
Early life for a McCarthy was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland and he is the youngest child of Willie and Marie McCarthy and is a alumnus of St Margaret Mary's Secondary School in Castlemilk and he grew up supporting Celtic and would later try out for their youth teams was turned down due to the large number of players the club had already taken on.
He was assured by manager Giovanni Trapattoni that he still has a future with the Republic, though and he returns along with Stoke pair Marc Wilson and Jonathan Walters who also pulled out of the games and the 10th August encounter in the Dublin and Wolves striker Kevin Doyle is also named in a 32-man squad, his first call-up since suffering a knee ligament injury against Macedonia in March, which also ruled him out of much of his club's ultimately successful relegation battle.
International career for the age 15 McCarthy opted to play for the Republic of Ireland and he was eligible through his family links to Gweedore, County Donegal and he made a promise to his dying grandfather to do so the McCarthy also claimed that he would have played for the Scotland if they had offered him an international call-up first.
Early life for a McCarthy was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland and he is the youngest child of Willie and Marie McCarthy and is a alumnus of St Margaret Mary's Secondary School in Castlemilk and he grew up supporting Celtic and would later try out for their youth teams was turned down due to the large number of players the club had already taken on.
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