Elliott gets international senior call-up

Hot on the heels of recent speculation, Sunderland striker Stephen Elliott has been handed his first senior call up for the Republic of Ireland.

Elliott, 20, has been named in Brian Kerr's 25 man squad to face Croatia in a friendly at Lansdowne Road on Tuesday 16th November (ko 7.30pm). The youngster, who has scored eight goals already this season, missed playing in Friday night's ill-fated defeat against Millwall with a foot injury, but Kerr was quick to dismiss the problem as "a niggle", and add that he was confident Elliott would be fit in time for the game.

Sunderland skipper Gary Breen is also in the squad, as is former Black Cats' midfielder Kevin Kilbane. Manchester United's Roy Keane has not been included in the squad.

Tickets are available from:

- www.ticketmaster.ie

- The Ticket Office, FAI, 80 Merrion Square from Monday the 8th November 2004 between 10am and 5pm

- Credit Card line 01-6627828 from Monday the 8th November 2004 between 10am and 5pm. Please note that all orders must be collected prior to the game at FAI, 80 Merrion Square, Dublin

Full squad: Given, Colgan, Kenny, Maybury, Finnan, Cunningham, Carr, O'Brien, Doherty, Dunn, Breen, Holland, O'Shea, Miller, Kilbane, Reid, Kavanagh, Quinn, Barrett, McGready, Duff, Lee, Macken, Elliott, Robbie Keane.