Former Bulls loanee Febian Brandy is in the England u20 World Cup finals squad, with their first game tonight.
The Man Utd youngster scored twice on his u20 debut in August, and is expected to start the game against Uruguay tonight in Egypt (8.30pm BST, British Eurosport). He told the FA of his pride at being selected:
"If I'm picked to play, these will be the biggest matches of my life. It's a huge, worldwide tournament – and the fact that it's a World Cup gives it extra significance. It's a massive opportunity for me to show what I can do. This is the second biggest tournament in the world and we as a team want to show people what we're capable of.
"Obviously, some great players have played in this competition in the past, such as Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Michael Owen. It's an honour to follow in their footsteps. Other players have used it as a springboard – and I hope to do the same. Hopefully I’ll be the man, but if I don't score on Saturday, I just hope that one of the other lads does. We want to do well in the tournament – and to do that we'll need to score goals."
Brandy isn't the only ex-Bull to go to the u20 World Cup finals. Clint Easton was part of the 1997 squad that included Michael Owen, Danny Murphy, and Jamie Carragher.
England go into the tournament having not netted in the finals competition for 12 years, qualifying in both 1999 and 2003 but then dipping out without scoring. They will also face Ghana and Uzbekistan in the group stages.