Monday, 26 December 2016

Gareth Southgate urges Wilfried Zaha to play for England not Ivory Coast

• Southgate meets Crystal Palace player to ask him to stick with England
• Ivory Coast said last month Zaha had committed to them

England’s manager, Gareth Southgate, has tried to persuade Wilfried Zaha to backtrack on his decision to switch to the Ivory Coast.

The Crystal Palace winger has two senior England caps, having played against Sweden in November 2012 and Scotland the following year.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2hGDUjH