One week after tasting promotion glory with Leeds United, two jewels in Thorp Arch’s crown will be playing World Cup football with England. Mateo Joseph and Darko Gyabi played starring roles in the under-21s’ return to the summit of academy football, but now their attentions turn to the Three Lions.
The 19-year-olds were front and centre as the Whites marched to the Premier League 2 Division Two play-off trophy on Monday night. Their form with United’s academy has not gone unnoticed with seats on the plane in England's confirmed squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Adam Underwood, the club’s head of academy, was the man to deliver the news to the pair last week ahead of Monday’s play-off decider. It’s another proud moment for one of the country’s best academy programmes.
