Eligibility issue still riling NI boss

THE Carling Nations Cup may not have exactly heated up, but Nigel Worthington has certainly warmed up.

His smiling demeanour at Stillorgan’s Radisson Hotel yesterday was in stark contrast to his frosty press conference on the eve of the competition’s kick-off.

Part of the reason for that, of course, was the stream of Northern-born players opting for the Republic of Ireland.