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Etherington eyes England spot

27 Mar 2010 - 11:28:43

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Stoke City winger Matthew Etherington believes that he still has a chance to force his way into the reckoning for the England squad for this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.

The 28-year-old has been in fine form since joining the Potters just over a year ago and hopes to be able to impress Fabio Capello in the coming months.

He told Sky Sports: "I got injured against Man City in the FA Cup and Fabio Capello was there at the time.

"Obviously City have got a lot of England internationals as well, but he was probably having a little look at me and Ryan (Shawcross).

"Ryan got called up, so having got injured in that game after 15 minutes, you think in the back of your head what could have been.

"But that's life, it wasn't meant to be and I've got eight games left now to try and push for it.

"I'm not getting my hopes up because there are a lot of good players in my position, but I think he (Capello) showed by calling up Ryan that if you're an English player, you're in form and you are playing week in, week out for your club, then you have got a chance.

"I'm not going to sit here and say I should go (to the World Cup) or have got a great chance, because I haven't. I'm realistic and I know that.

"But if I score a few more goals between now and the end of the season and my form is good, you never know."