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21. Emile HESKEY |
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a striker. He has also played as a left winger.
Born in Leicester, Heskey started his career with Leicester City in 1994. He made an £11 million move to Liverpool in 2000, which, at the time, was the record transfer fee paid by the club. At Liverpool, he won multiple honours, including the FA Cup in 2001. He moved to Birmingham City in 2004, Wigan Athletic in 2006 and to current club Aston Villa in 2009. Heskey is an England international, of Antiguan descent. He made his international debut against Hungary in a 1–1 draw in 1999 and has gone on to attain over 50 caps and score seven goals for the team. He lost his place in the squad after UEFA Euro 2004, during which he failed to shine and was the subject of much criticism. After a long lay-off from international duty, Heskey was recalled to the England squad for UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers in September 2007. Thank you Wikipedia Heskey gained his first international recognition after playing for the England under-16 team, making four appearances and appearing at the 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship.[70][71] He played alongside Michael Owen in the under-18 team which finished third in the European Championships in France,[20] and made eight appearances and scored five goals for the team.[72] Heskey went on to gain recognition with the under-21 team,[73] making his debut after starting in a 0–0 draw with Poland on 8 October 1996.[74] He gained a total of 16 caps with the under-21 team, in which he scored six goals.[74] He was capped once by the England B team, against Chile in February 1998, in which he scored a 90th minute goal in a 2–1 defeat.[75] Heskey was given his first call-up to the senior England team for a friendly against the Czech Republic on 18 November 1998, but did not play.[76] He made his debut in a friendly against Hungary in Budapest in a 1–1 draw on 28 April 1999 and made his first start against Argentina at Wembley Stadium on 23 February 2000.[76] That showing ensured he was in the England squad for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament.[77] However, his two substitute performances in the tournament could not help England, as the team were eliminated in the group stage.[76] Heskey was selected in the squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan,[78] and was used as a make-shift option to play in England's left-wing role in the game against Sweden, but did not perform well out of his regular position.[79] He scored against Denmark in England's 3–0 victory, which saw England reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.[80] He featured in this game, where England were beaten 2–1 by the eventual champions Brazil.[81] He and teammate Ashley Cole received abuse from some Slovakia supporters when England played them in a friendly in October 2002,[82] which led to UEFA opening an investigaton into the allegations.[83] Slovakia were eventually forced to play their next home international behind closed doors.[84] Heskey's place in the England squad had been placed under scrutiny in 2003 with the emergence of Wayne Rooney into the England squad.[85] However, despite being criticised for his lack of international goals,[86] he continued to be an integral part of the international squad and took over the captaincy from Michael Owen after he was substituted when England beat Serbia and Montenegro 2–1 in his hometown of Leicester in June 2003.[87] Heskey was named in the England squad for UEFA Euro 2004,[88] but failed to perform well, and was the subject of much criticism.[20] He came on as a substitute while England were leading 1–0 against France and fouled Claude Makélélé on the edge of the penalty area, giving away a direct free kick from which France equalised. England eventually lost 2–1.[89] Heskey was recalled into the England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan in 2005, after having been dropped following the game against Ukraine in August 2004.[90] Since the emergence of Peter Crouch in the England squad, the possibility of a recall receded further.[91] Heskey's international appearances under manager Steve McClaren were limited, although he was recalled to the England squad in September 2007 for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers as cover for the injured Rooney against Israel and Russia,[92] on the recommendation of Michael Owen, after stating that he wanted to play alongside Heskey.[93] He started the game against Israel and played an important role in the England attack, and by featuring he became the first England player to be capped for England whilst playing for Wigan.[94] Heskey also started the next match against Russia, fighting off competition from Peter Crouch for a place in the team,[95] during which he created an assist for Owen's second goal.[96] He was widely praised for his performances in the two matches, with former England international Alan Shearer commenting, "Never in a million years did I expect to be discussing whether Emile Heskey should keep his place ahead of Wayne Rooney but the Wigan striker was outstanding over both games."[97] He was called into manager Fabio Capello's first squad against Switzerland,[98] but had to withdraw due to an injury.[99] He was called into the squad for a friendly against the Czech Republic in August 2008 and came on as a 46th minute substitute, in a match that finished 2–2.[100] He featured in the following 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification victories against Andorra and Croatia.[101][102] Heskey was alleged to have been racially abused during the match against Croatia, with monkey chants being heard from sections of the Croatia support,[103] after which FIFA opened an investigation,[104] and eventually fined the Croatian Football Federation £15,000 for the incident.[105] He played his 50th game for England in the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Belarus on 15 October 2008,[106] after which he was credited as helping Wayne Rooney's improved form in international matches,[107] with the two forming an effective strike partnership and keeping Owen out of the side.[108] He started in a friendly against Spain in February 2009, which drew an angry reaction by Villa manager Martin O'Neill, who wanted to know why Capello played Heskey after suffering from an injury.[109] Heskey scored his first goal for England in six years against Slovakia, scoring England's first in a 4–0 victory at Wembley Stadium.[110] He picked up a hamstring injury during this game, which forced him into withdrawing from the squad.[111] He scored in a 4–0 victory over Kazakhstan in a 2010 World Cup qualifier in June, which was his first competitive goal for England in seven years.[112] Heskey was named in England's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2010 World Cup on 11 May 2010 and was eventually chosen for the final 23-man squad on 1 June.[113][114] Heskey injured England captain Rio Ferdinand during a training session on 4 June, which ruled Ferdinand out of the tournament.[115] |
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