Anthony Gordon says he never had any intention of declaring to play for Scotland ahead of England. The Newcastle United midfielder, who won the European under-21 championships last summer with England, has been called up to the senior squad for the first time, fulfilling his boyhood ambition.
says he never had any intention of declaring to play for ahead of . The midfielder, who won the European under-21 championships last summer with England, has been called up to the senior squad for the first time, fulfilling his boyhood ambition. Gordon, who qualifies for Scotland through his grandparents, was the subject of speculation that he would choose Scotland, but the 23-year-old says he only ever wanted to pull on an England shirt.
The season was going well for me so to hear him say that, that I was close it just gave me a little boost to carry on, knowing that I wasn’t too far away. “It made me run that little bit harder in games.” When the call finally came, Gordon found out via a text message just before he went out to train with the Newcastle squad, and he shared the news with his new international teammate . “When I got the text, I was so happy,” he says. “I found out just before I went out to training.
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