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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hytner in Doha

Ben White: ‘After training, the last thing I want to do is watch football’

England's Ben White during training at the Al Wakrah SC Stadium.
Ben White gives England manager Gareth Southgate options as he can play at right-back, centre-half and the right of a defensive three. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Ben White did not watch much football during his childhood in Dorset. It was never on in the house, his parents were just not interested. Does he have any World Cup memories? “Not that stick out,” the Arsenal and England defender says. And you will not find him flicking on a match in the evenings nowadays, either.

“Sitting down and watching a 90-minute game after I’ve trained all day and had four or five meetings about football … the last thing I want to do is watch more football,” he says.

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