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Portsmouth and Ireland defender Marc Wilson has insisted players born in the North of
Ireland should be allowed to decide whether they want to represent Ireland or the North at
international level.
Wilson, named in the Ireland squad for Tuesday's friendly against Brazil, is from Aghagallon in
County Antrim.
Shay Given has backed the FAI's policy of recruiting players born in the North of Ireland
who are willing to commit their international future to the Ireland team.
And the Donegal man, who revealed that he was eligible to play for Northern Ireland as his late
mother was born in the six counties, says that players should be allowed to make up their own minds
on their international futures without being forced into a decision by officials from the
IFA.
Stoke City defender Marc Wilson has been drafted into Giovanni Trapattoni's Ireland squad
ahead of their crucial European qualifying double-header against Russia and Slovakia.
Wilson from Aghagallon in County Antrim recently made a quick return to the Premiership after
moving from cash strapped Portsmouth to Stoke City in a three million pounds deal in early
September.
Celtic have launched a loan bid to take Portsmouth defender Marc Wilson on loan for the
rest of the season.
Tony Mowbray is keen to land the former Ireland under-21 international for the second half of the
season.
The Hoops were also in for Arsenal defender Philipe Senderos but believe he is now out of their
reach and have now turned their attentions to Pompey's young Irish rising star Wilson.
Ireland international Marc Wilson has committed his future to Portsmouth by signing a new
three-and-a-half-year deal with the club.
The 22-year-old Co. Antrim born defender came through the ranks at Fratton Park and has established
himself in the Pompey first-team this season.
Portsmouth star Marc Wilson is in the middle of a bitter war between the cashstrapped club
and the Premier League.
The Premier League have blocked the young Irish centre half's £4million move to Sunderland but
Pompey are still looking at ways of pulling off the club-saving transfer and may even appeal to
FIFA.
