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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ben Fisher

Hashtag United keeper Ted Curd called up to England U17 World Cup squad

Ted Curd
Ted Curd is on loan from Chelsea at Hashtag United. Photograph: Clive Howes/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

Hashtag United, the seventh-tier team that began competing in matches in an imaginary league uploaded to YouTube, lay claim to one of the players named in England’s squad for the Under-17 World Cup this month.

The goalkeeper Ted Curd, who is on loan at Hashtag from Chelsea, is an eye-catching call-up in a squad that consists of youngsters playing across elite academies, with Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham among those represented. Curd, who joined Chelsea before he turned nine, signed on loan for the Isthmian League Premier Division side in September.

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