Giovanni Trapattoni granted the wishes of thousands of Republic of Ireland supporters when he included Sunderland rising star James McClean in his squad for the 2012 European Championships on Monday.
Sunderland's James McClean (right) beats Manchester City's Dutch Nigel de Jong to the ball in a Premier League footballgame at The Etihad stadium in March. Giovanni Trapattoni granted the wishes of thousands of Republic of Ireland supporters when he included Sunderland rising star James McClean in his squad for the 2012 European Championships.
The 23-year-old winger was a relative unknown six months ago but got his big break when then Sunderland boss Steve Bruce from Derry City for