American dream: Kevin O'Toole hopes to make home World Cup

Kevin O'Toole is hoping his big breakthrough into international football can coincide with a historic World Cup qualification. The New Jersey-born left footer plays for Major League Soccer club New York City FC (NYCFC) and is eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland by way of his paternal grandfather Eric O'Toole. He received his first international call-up ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Portugal and Hungary. "Of course I was thrilled", O’Toole told RTÉ Sport about his introduction to the Ireland camp by Heimir Hallgrimsson. "I was having conversations with the head coach Heimir for the better part of almost a...