The manager of Stoke City, Mark Hughes, doesn’t think that Stephen Ireland is ready to make a comeback to international arena.
Ireland has been out of international football since the last 6 years. In 2007, he had withdrawn his name from the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of a match against Czech Republic saying that his grandmother was dead. But, later on, it was found out that he had lied. The actual reason behind his withdrawal was his girlfriend who had gone through miscarriage.