Manchester United's 20-year-old defender Chris Smalling has received his first national call-up for England... Smalling has been included by Fabio Capello in the 22-man squad to face France in a friendly game on Wednesday...
Other notable inclusions included Newcastle United's Andy Carroll & Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson...
Smalling was signed from Fulham this summer for a reported fee of around £10 million... For a player who was playing in the third tier of English football for Maidstone until 20 months ago & not considered good enough for the Fulham starting XI, Smalling has taken giant strides since joining United...
United stalwart Rio Ferdinand will wear the captain's armband against Les Blues & even though Smalling may not feature during the game, he surely will in what looks to be a bright future for him ahead...
Well done Chris & best of luck for the times ahead!
That's all Folks!
Yours,
CJ
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