Walcott’s Cup axing ruthless but fair

When the final cut was made, it came with lacerating disappointment for Theo Walcott.

Walcott’s Cup axing ruthless but fair
Wed, 02 Jun, 2010 - 01:00
Frank Malley

Yet the Arsenal winger who caused such a stir when he made Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad four years ago as a 17-year-old can have few complaints at being dumped from England’s current World Cup plans as the squad was trimmed to 23.

Not really.

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