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GARETH SOUTHGATE has paid tribute to Kyle Walker after he surpassed World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst on England appearances.
Southgate revealed they did a pre-match presentation for r Walker (right), 30, before his 50th cap against Belgium, which puts him one ahead of 1966 hat-trick hero Hurst.
The Three Lions boss said: “We gave him a presentation and he goes level with Phil Neal and above Sir Geoff. To spend nine, 10 years playing for your country is incredible – he was excellent against Belgium.”
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Mourinho. There has already been dialogue between FA medical staff and Spurs’ doctors. But Southgate insists they are not taking a risk with the striker’sstr fitness and gave him two tw days extra time off. Southgate said: “He started to train on the Wednesday and was a little unhappy with how h he felt. We scanned just to be certain, but it’s a muscular fatigue issue rather than an injury, so it just needed a bit more confidence. “He’ll have gained that from the spell he had against Belgium, and so all being well, we hope he’ll be good to start on Wednesday.”