Bentley Took Senior Players' Advice

The Sunday Telegraph London (June 10, 2007)

Author: Andrew Warshaw

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SEVERAL OF England's senior players advised the Blackburn winger David Bentley to pull out of the European Under-21 Championship which starts today in Holland.

In a radio interview yesterday afternoon, Bentley revealed he had consulted some of Steve McClaren's players before his last-minute withdrawal.

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Bentley Took Senior Players' Advice

His decision left England a man short for the event and left Stuart Pearce, England's Under-21 manager, furious.

An FA spokesman said: "We a...

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