Gareth Southgate has made a shock announcement.
Gareth Southgate has promoted two U21s stars to the senior England squad ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Belgium.
19-year-old full-back Rico Lewis and 21-year-old goalkeeper James Trafford have been called up by Southgate ahead of the match at Wembley.It is Burnley goalkeeper Trafford's first senior call up having represented England from under-17 to under-21 level.Manchester City youngster Lewis has one senior cap after making his debut against North Macedonia last November.This is a breaking news story from the team at SPORTbible and will be updated in due course.
Alex Brotherton is a Sports Trends Writer at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He enjoys running, cooking and watching non-league football.
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