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NYC FC's Jack Harrison get's England U21 call up
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NYC FC's Jack Harrison get's England U21 call up
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/4588829/new-york-city-jack-harrison-england-under-21-mls/
He really does look like a decent prospect. Very creative player.
He really does look like a decent prospect. Very creative player.
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Re: NYC FC's Jack Harrison get's England U21 call up
Sunday night in Manhattan and England's newest recruit was fretting that his international career would be grounded before his dreams could even take off.
Jack Harrison, the 20-year-old New York City forward, was ecstatic 24 hours earlier when head coach Patrick Vieira took him to one side to inform him he'd been called up for England Under 21 duty.
His joy, however, soon turned to despair when he got stuck in traffic en route to JFK Airport and missed his flight. To make matters worse, a five-hour time difference meant his calls to the FA went unanswered.
Rather than waiting for a response Harrison, who earns £100,000 a year in New York, carried on to JFK, paid £1,200 for a new ticket and stayed at the airport overnight before boarding the earliest flight to Heathrow.
He got to St George's Park at 10.30pm on Monday, bleary-eyed and nervous, but is now ready to write another chapter in his remarkable adventure.
'I was so disappointed to miss the flight,' he said. 'I wasn't expecting this call-up at all. Before our game on Saturday, Patrick pulled me to one side and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you until after the match, but you've been called up by England Under 21s." I said, "You're lying!" I was so excited.
'When I was stuck in the traffic, I thought the best thing to do was to get over here. I booked the flight and I was going to hire a car to get up here but the FA took care of that for me. It's been unbelievable.'
Jack Harrison, the 20-year-old New York City forward, was ecstatic 24 hours earlier when head coach Patrick Vieira took him to one side to inform him he'd been called up for England Under 21 duty.
His joy, however, soon turned to despair when he got stuck in traffic en route to JFK Airport and missed his flight. To make matters worse, a five-hour time difference meant his calls to the FA went unanswered.
Rather than waiting for a response Harrison, who earns £100,000 a year in New York, carried on to JFK, paid £1,200 for a new ticket and stayed at the airport overnight before boarding the earliest flight to Heathrow.
He got to St George's Park at 10.30pm on Monday, bleary-eyed and nervous, but is now ready to write another chapter in his remarkable adventure.
'I was so disappointed to miss the flight,' he said. 'I wasn't expecting this call-up at all. Before our game on Saturday, Patrick pulled me to one side and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you until after the match, but you've been called up by England Under 21s." I said, "You're lying!" I was so excited.
'When I was stuck in the traffic, I thought the best thing to do was to get over here. I booked the flight and I was going to hire a car to get up here but the FA took care of that for me. It's been unbelievable.'
blueboy- Legend
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