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England recall for Scholes?

The Editor — Tue, September 19th 2006

31 year old United star likely to turn down pivotal role

Owen Hargreaves’ broken leg has prompted the England management team to try and tempt Paul Scholes out of his international retirement.

Scholes retired in 2004 after his place was threatened by the emergence of Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard as the country’s most promising midfielders. With Beckham also vying for the central midfield role, Scholes place was increasingly threatened, and he was forced out on to the left hand side of midfield to try and solve the national team’s problem position.

The possibility of the 31 year old Manchester Utd midfielder returning seems unlikely. Scholes’ retirement was to avoid becoming a bit-part player and to avoid the embarrassment (recently experienced by former team-mate David Beckham) of being dropped. The holding midfield role he is being offered for England is only likely to be a temporary one and the decision to come out of retirement for a season, or two at tops, is not going to be very enticing.

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