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Jack Leslie gets his England cap at last
This run of form owes much to Captain Declan Rice who, after the morale-boosting performance against Arsenal, then scored a superb stunning solo goal against Gent in the quarter finals of the Europa League Conference.
This run of form owes much to Captain Declan Rice who, after the morale-boosting performance against Arsenal, then scored a superb stunning solo goal against Gent in the
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It’s amazing what winning does to a team. Next up, on Thursday 11 May West Ham take on Az Alkmaar in the semi - final of the Europa. But having gone so close last year the ques-
The Football Association presented Jack Leslie’s family with a posthumous honorary England cap for Jack Leslie in a ceremony before the England Euro qualifier game against Ukraine at Wembley Stadium.
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Jack, from Canning Town, should have been the first Black footballer to play for England in 1925. However his name was deselected when his Black heritage was discovered.
The Jack Leslie Campaign unveiled the Jack Leslie statue outside Plymouth Argyle stadium in October 2022. Jack Leslie is remembered in Newham with a Newham