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Tue 10 Oct 2008Trapattoni says there is no rift with Reid
SOCCER WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI insisted yesterday that Andy Reid's ongoing absence from the Irish team is based entirely on his assessment of which selection offers the best chance of success rather than any personal differences with the Sunderland midfielder.
His comments came amid suggestions that there had been something of an altercation between the two men at the team hotel in Germany on the night of the recent game against Georgia.
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