Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

When Burnley’s Anass Zaroury was called up by Morocco on Thursday, the winger became the 30th player from the EFL summoned to this year’s World Cup.
It is a remarkable statistic that illustrates the matchless strength of English football, and a timely reminder of why our pyramid must be protected.
To fully understand why that figure is so impressive, let’s place it in context. Zaroury’s last-gasp selection made him the 831st - and final - player to earn a place in Qatar.
Those 831 players were culled from league systems in 14 different countries. Engl...