From supermarket to World Cup - the forgotten England team
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One member of Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad was discovered at Ferens Park, a humble artificial pitch in the northeast. According to BBC Sport, his path from this overlooked local ground to competition at the New York New Jersey Stadium illustrates how talent often hides in plain sight within English football.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn4rlm9834n...
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