Because his Three Lions appearances were in friendlies, he was still free to switch allegiance to the country of his birth. 9; £35m fee with Monaco for midfield star Tiemoue Bakayoko on lucrative five-year dealinter and outInter Milan may be worst team ever for selling players before they reached their prime Defoe, who has banged in 14 Premier League goals for the struggling Black Cats this term,? became the sixth-oldest scorer in Englands? history on Sunday. We take all complaints seriously and look to work collaboratively with clubs, players, managers, off. Jermain Defoe carries Bradley Lowery onto the pitch at Goodison ParkThree Lions boss Southgate is no. Rex Features5Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish was critical of England for allowing Wilfried Zaha. 4Sam says he would put himself through the freezing torture againRex Features4Veteran Sunderland and. He also scored a superb solo goal in a friendly against Russia on Friday. It keeps the fire in my belly and I never once thought about retiring from international football. But this freezing torture is an increasingly popular recovery tool used by top players. Wilfried Zaha passed his AFCON's initiation dance with flying coloursThe Sun.