adminLONDON. – England’s newly crowned Under-20 World Cup soccer winners woke to back-page headlines acclaiming a golden generation yesterday and congratulatory tweets from a future British king and one of the country’s greatest sporting heroes. But despite the plaudits from FA President Prince William and Geoff Hurst, hat-trick scorer in the 1966 World Cup final, a spotlight was shone on the difficulty most will face in even securing a club game once memories of Sunday’s 1-0 win over Venezuela fade.
England’s two standout performers, Dominic Solanke, who scored four goals and won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player, and Freddie Woodman, who made a superb penalty save in the final, are among those struggling to break through.
Solanke (19) will join Liverpool on July 1 after rejecting a new contract at Chelsea because out of frustration at the lack of first-team opportunities. Ten years at the club where he came through the Academy yielded just one first-team appearance – 17 minutes as a substitute in a Champions League game against Maribor. – Reuters.
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