Soccer: McCarthy faces yellow card headache

Wimbledon defender Kenny Cunningham will have no complaints if Mick McCarthy leaves him out of the starting line-up for Saturday’s final Group Two World Cup qualifier against Cyprus at Lansdowne Road.

Like Leeds United striker Robbie Keane and midfielders Mark Kinsella (Charlton) and Jason McAteer (Blackburn), 30-year-old Cunningham picked up a yellow card in previous qualifying games.