Academy trio called up by England

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Malachi Hardy, Jun'ai Byfield and Luca Williams-Barnett have been called up by England's Under-17 side for their upcoming double header against the Netherlands in Portugal.

It's back-to-back call ups for the youngsters, who also represented their country at this level during the last international window in November.

In that spell, Luca was on target with the second during a 4-0 victory over Latvia and Malachi was entrusted with the captain's armband against Malta and Sweden.

Coach Neil Ryan has picked a 23-strong squad for the trip, with the first game scheduled for Thursday 20 February (6pm UK) and then the second on Sunday 23 February (11am UK) with both games staged at the Sports Complex Vila Real de Santo Antonio, near the Gulf of Cadiz.

The fixtures will help the Young Lions prepare for the UEFA Under-17 Euro elite qualifying round fixtures in March, with the opportunity to qualify for both the Euros and the next FIFA Under-17 World Cup.