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England World Cup squad: 'Cahill didn't answer his phone'
England Manager Gareth Southgate has spoken about the moment he told players they had been chosen to play for England.
Southgate told BBC Radio 5 live’s John Murray he had a bet with himself that Chelsea’s Gary Cahill wouldn’t pick up the phone, after he had left him out of the squad in March. He said:
“I left him a message saying ‘look I don’t only call when there’s bad news’”.
this clip is originally from Afternoon Edition on Thursday 17 May 2018.
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