Kieran Trippier and Nick Pope are the first Newcastle United players in almost 15 years to earn simultaneous England call-ups. Gareth Southgate announced his squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Germany and Italy this week and included the Magpies duo.
Toon supporters waited six years to have one player in the Three Lions setup - and now they have two. Trippier’s two caps in June broke a six-year curse stretching back to May 2016 when Andros Townsend featured in a 2-1 win over Australia.
However, you have to roll back the years further to discover when Newcastle last had two representatives in the England squad. Not since November 2007 have two United players been summoned to Three Lions duty together.
