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Blow to Ireland Ahead of Scotland Encounter

James McCarthy is out of tomorrow night's Euro qualifier with Scotland. 

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The Everton midfielder has returned to his club for further treatment on a hamstring injury. 

Glenn Whelan has also returned to Stoke, as he still hasn't fully recovered from the leg fracture suffered in last month's draw with Germany. 
 

Separately, Michael Garcia has distanced himself from the FIFA report that has cleared Qatar and Russia of any corruption relating to the countries being awarded the next two World Cups. 

The American attorney conducted the investigation, but says Judge Joachim Eckert's final report "contains numerous materially incomplete and erroneous representations". 

Eckert found that any rule breaches by bidding countries were "of very limited scope". 

Garcia says he will appeal the findings of the report. 

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