Everton Leon Osman Never Gave Up England Hope

England national team are preparing for their midweek friendly against Sweden and among several regular national team players, some new faces are also available such as Everton’s Leon Osman.

Commenting about his rather late senior team call up, Osman said that he never gave up hope in getting the chance to play for England. The 31-year-old admitted that he was surprised when hearing about his inclusion into the national team, which received major cheers from his teammates.

Osman could also get his first senior appearance on Wednesday as Steven Gerrard won’t be able to play due to knee injury.