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NUFC International Call-Ups
Written by Newcastle Utd
nufc.co.uk keeps you up to date with where our boys will be during coming weeks
By Craig Hope
FOR a number of Newcastle United's stars the season is far from over.
International call-ups will see several of our boys in action over the course of the next few weeks and we'll be keeping you bang up to date with their progress.
On the senior front, Jonas Gutierrez and Fabricio Coloccini were included in Argentina's provisional 30-man squad for this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.
That group will be trimmed to 23 by coach Diego Maradona by June 1. Before then, the Albicelestes have a friendly match against Canada in Buenos Aries on May 24.
Leon Best has linked up with the Republic of Ireland for a training camp which could lead to inclusion in their squad for friendly games against Paraguay and Algeria.
Below is a list of summer call-ups;
Jonas Gutierrez & Fabricio Coloccini - Argentina
24.05.2010: Canada (h) FR
Tim Krul - Holland Under-21s
18.05.2010: Portugal (a) FR
21.05.2010: Portugal (a) FR
Shane Ferguson & Patrick McLaughlin - Northern Ireland Under-19s
21.05.2010: Russia (a) ECQ
23.05.2010: Italy (n) ECQ
26.05.2010: Czech Republic (n) ECQ
Ryan Donaldson - England Under-19s
26.05.2010: Republic of Ireland (n) - ECQ
28.05.2010: Bosnia-Herzegovina (n) - ECQ
31.05.2010: Ukraine (a) - ECQ
Brad Inman - Scotland Under-19s
19.05.2010: Montenegro (n) - ECQ
21.05.2010: Belgium (n) - ECQ
24.05.2010: Croatia (a) - ECQ