Bent backed for World Cup place

Published : 13 Nov 2009 06:48:24

Alan Curbishley believes England should take Sunderland striker Darren Bent to next year's World Cup in South Africa.The 25-year-old, who was managed by Curbishley at Charlton, is in line to face Brazil on Saturday, 12 months after he won the last of his four caps. He is the Premier League's top English scorer with eight goals and Curbishley told BBC Sport: "His goals-to-games ratio puts him right up there. "His fitness is top notch and I cannot think of a better impact player." When Bent'.... read more