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Connor & Co in the spotlight

EFL STARS AT THE WORLD CUP
By Chris Dunlavy

A record 30 players from England’s lower leagues were called up to play at the World Cup in Qatar. Half of them have seen game time so far. Here’s how they got on…
Connor Roberts, Joe Allen, Sorba Thomas, Joe Morrell (Wales)
Burnley’s Connor Roberts was the only one of Wales’ 12 EFL representatives to start Friday’s 2-0 defeat to Iran.
The 27-year-old played at right wing-back but struggled to impact the game and was fortunate to be rescued by VAR after a slack pass gifted Ali Gholizadeh an early goal. He was replaced by Brennan Johnson after ...

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