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City's England stars try for Bridge u-turn
Wayne BridgeCity's England stars are trying to persuade team-mate Wayne Bridge to reverse his decision to quit the national side. The left back, who is recovering from a hernia operation, made himself unavailable for England last month following reports of an affair between his former girlfriend and ex-Chelsea team-mate John Terry. Bridge said the alleged affair had made his position in the England set-up "untenable and potentially divisive" but his City team-mates have not given up hope that he will change his mind in time for this summer's World Cup. Midfielder Gareth Barry said: "I'd like to see him go. Time can change people's opinions sometimes and hopefully that will happen with Wayne. "He doesn't want to sit down in a few years' time and regret anything. World Cups don't come around too often and it might be a last time to do something, but I'll respect his decision. He's been to a World Cup before. "We'll have another go. I think there have already been conversations between the lads and Wayne and there could be a time when we see what he's thinking and may put our opinion across." Barry admitted it even felt strange for him to return to the England set-up after the alleged affair - which led to Terry being stripped of the national team captaincy - had become public knowledge. "It was a bit awkward for me but you have to put that aside because you're a professional," he added. "You're going there to do a job and work with each other and you can't think about it too much. As professionals we got on with the job."| Submit Comments| Comments (6)| PrintWhat's this? Emaildel.icio.usDiggredditFacebookStumbleUponNewsvineGoogle BookmarksNetscapeTechnoratiWindows LiveYahoo! MyWebMa.gnolia
