England’s latest star has been detailing the recommendation given to him by Roy Keane – however certainly one of his former rivals did not want any profession ideas.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who’s engaged to Keane’s daughter Leah, is on a really completely different pathway to at least one participant he confronted in his youth.
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The Southampton defender obtained his first senior England call-up to reunite with interim supervisor Lee Carsley.
The 22-year-old, who captained the Beneath-21s to Euros glory final yr, can be acquainted with a number of of his new Three Lions teammates.
Harwood-Bellis was a part of the England U17s facet, overseen by now-Leicester supervisor Steve Cooper, alongside fellow Premier League stars Morgan Rogers, Tino Livramento, Noni Madueke, and Burnley’s James Trafford.
The quintet, who’re all included in Carsley’s present squad, had been concerned in a 5-2 victory over Switzerland in March 2019.
The 5 England stars, of which solely Madueke has performed at senior worldwide stage to date, could also be stunned to seek out out one of many Swiss gamers from that day retired final weekend.
Not because of harm. Silvan Wallner has stop soccer aged simply 22 as a result of it conflicts with him going to church each Saturday.
The defender, who helped hometown membership FC Zurich win the Swiss league title two years in the past, introduced his retirement on Sunday.
Wallner solely signed a two-year contract with Austrian Bundesliga facet Blau-Weiss Linz in September and has made 5 appearances.
Nevertheless, his membership confirmed his retirement hours after a well-known 2-0 win over Purple Bull Salzburg.
Salzburg, managed by former Jurgen Klopp assistant Pep Lijnders, additionally boasted Liverpool loanee Stefan Bajcetic of their ranks – whose former Reds teammate Harvey Elliott began England’s win over Switzerland that Wallner was an unused substitute for.
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Wallner has confirmed that he has ended his take care of Blau-Weiss Linz by mutual consent after placing his religion above elite soccer.
The previous footballer is a believer within the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which observes Saturday, not Sunday, because the day of relaxation.
He informed the membership’s web site: “To start with, I want to thank these accountable, the employees and your complete Blau-Weiss Linz group.
“I might additionally prefer to say an enormous thanks to everybody who has accompanied and supported me in my sporting profession to date.
“I’m a religious Christian and I learn the Bible.
“I make my very own choices in life. I’m additionally not a member of a church but.
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“I wish to observe Jesus Christ and the biblical day of relaxation has turn into essential to me.
“For me as knowledgeable, which means to any extent further I don’t wish to play soccer for a dwelling on Saturdays.
“It’s my private conviction that I’ve come to in the previous few days.”
