Worthington ‘shocked’ over player pull-out possibility

NORTHERN Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has expressed his “shock” that a player might consider turning his back on international football.

Former World Cup finalist Worthington, who won 66 caps in a 13-year spell from 1984, was reacting to reports that squad members Gareth McAuley and Ivan Sproule were considering their futures at this level.

Both players decided to go public on their frustration at their lack of ‘game time’.