Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher and his son James have reportedly been granted Maltese citizenship, with the latter now being eyed for an international call-up.

Reds legend Carragher spent nearly two decades in the first team at Anfield and is second on the club's all-time appearance list.

His son James is following in his footsteps as a professional footballer and is currently with Wigan Athletic.



He had a stint in Scotland on loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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According to the Times of Malta, both are now citizens of the country.

Carragher Snr, who made his Liverpool debut in 1997, was capped 38 times for England but Malta Football Association president Bjorn Vassallo revealed they have now held discussions with the family about James playing for the minnows.

He said: "We've been in talks with James and his father Jamie for the last few months now; he [James] is open to it, but we're still working on it."

Malta face a challenging World Cup qualifying group with one of either Spain or the Netherlands and Poland, Finland and Lithuania.

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The Liverpool legend recently spoke of the challenges of being a father in professional football after James suffered a serious injury

He said: '12 months ago I was in a dark place over my son's injuries