Internationals Head Back To Bolton

By Mark Heys
March 2 2006

Bolton Wanderers will be hoping that their international stars return to base injury free ahead of this weekend's trip to Newcastle United.

Ten of the Wanderers first team squad represented their respective countries this week with Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) and Stelios Giannakopoulos (Greece) managing to hit the target.

Joey O'Brien made his debut for Ireland in their impressive win over Sweden and seasoned professionals such as Radhi Jaidi (Tunisia) and Abdoulaye Faye (Senegal) also got a run out for their national sides.

Tal Ben-Haim was in action for Israel, Jared Borgetti played for Mexico and goalkeepers Jussi Jaaskelainen and Ali Al-Habsi represented Finland and Oman respectively.

Youngster Ricardo Vaz-Te didn't win a full cap for his country but managed to star for the Portuguese Under 21 team.