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Richard Forrester

Bristol City player earns late international call-up following Manchester City starlet's illness

Bristol City goalkeeper Max O'Leary has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for their upcoming international friendlies.

Stephen Kenny's side have a double header of fixtures in Dublin against Belgium on Saturday and Lithuania next Tuesday.

O'Leary, who has featured 11 times for the Robins this season, earned his recall to the national side after Portsmouth's stopper Gavin Bazuna, who's on a season-long loan from Premier League champions Manchester City, was forced to withdraw through illness.

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