A century on, it’s unlikely that Australian skipper Mat Ryan will mark his side’s 2-0 win over New Zealand to retain the “Soccer Ashes” by joining Kiwi counterpart Chris Wood for a celebratory cigar, just as Alex Gibb and George Campbell did back in 1923. Modern sports science has come a long way in a hundred years, and both captains have games for their club sides this weekend.
Involved in the game’s first goal, Harry Souttar also has a game on the weekend, his Leicester City travelling to Wales to take on Swansea City, and the towering defender will return to the King Power hoping that his form in green and gold across the past two games will be enough to induce Foxes’ boss Enzo Maresca into adding to his lone Championship start in 11 games thus far this season.
