This incredible World Cup fact suggests Ashley Young’s name is very misleading
Not so young after all…
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He’s not the most experienced footballer in terms of caps, but Ashley Young is the oldest in Gareth Southgate’s 2018 World Cup squad.
The 32-year-old has enjoyed a strong season at Manchester United, but as one statistics expert from Opta pointed out, his surname is now rather misleading.
Here’s Choi Young-il playing against the Netherlands at the 1998 World Cup for South Korea.
Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold is just 19 years old and has made it into the England squad.
Furthermore, should England reach the semi-finals Young will have turned 33 just a day or two beforehand. More like Ashley not-so Young…
