Neville on brink of milestone

Sun, 24 May 22:23:15 2009

Gary Neville is in line to become the most-capped England full-back of all-time after being handed a surprise call-up by Fabio Capello.

After spending more than two years battling injury since making his last appearance against Spain at Old Trafford, Neville might have considered his Three Lions days to be over.

Even this term he has hardly been a regular at Manchester United and although he did play at Hull on Sunday is only expected to be on the bench in Rome on Wednesday when Sir Alex Ferguson's men take on Barcelona in the European Cup final.

But, just like his long-time friend David Beckham, Neville has been deemed worthy of a recall.

And, if he is picked for either match in next month's World Cup double-header against Kazakhstan and Andorra, he will equal Kenny Sansom's record for a full-back of 86 caps.

 

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  1. Class always shows and Gary Neville has it in abundance­ i am a fan of what he has done over the years­ especially with utd i do think however he could have­ done with a few more games under his belt before the­ England call up.

    From adrian.dennis2486, on Tue 26 May 12:55AM

  2. Gary neville IS A LEGEND!!!!!!

    From yash, on Mon 25 May 11:50AM

  3. Gary has been a great fullback and captain for­ United,but has seldom made the headlines because he­ keeps a low profile which the moronic press don't­ appreciate. Like Giggs and Scholes ,he's a role­ model who the budding young players can look up to­ .He's one of the major reasons why United are so­ much more than a football team-they are a community­ with motivation -and motivation will always beat mere­ talent. Good on yer Gary and thanks a million. Kel­ Palmer

    From KEL, on Mon 25 May 11:49AM

  4. Gary has been a great fullback and captain for­ United,but has seldom made the headlines because he­ keeps a low profile which the moronic press don't­ appreciate. Like Giggs and Scholes ,he's a role­ model who the budding young players can look up to­ .He's one of the major reasons why United are so­ much more than a football team-they are a community­ with motivation -and motivation will always beat mere­ talent. Good on yer Gary and thanks a million. Kel­ Palmer

    From KEL, on Mon 25 May 11:15AM

  5. WAY TO GO NEVILLE...GOOD LAD!

    From L H, on Mon 25 May 9:24AM

  6. Right...... (loser)

    From mensah.7, on Mon 25 May 4:48AM

  7. Think you need help!!!!!!!!

    From Philip, on Mon 25 May 3:08AM
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