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The Guardian // Sport // Football

‘I have a mental note of the doubters’: Djed Spence takes aim at Conte and Warnock

Wednesday 3rd September 2025, 9:30PM

Spurs full-back says England call-up ‘proves them wrong’Spence could become first Muslim to play for senior sideDjed Spence has said that he keeps a mental note of everyone who doubted his ability to make it, including Antonio Conte and Neil Warnock, and that a first England call-up serves as a fitting rebuttal.The Tottenham full-back admits it has been “a long journey” to reach the England senior squad, having been sent on loan three times by Spurs before establishing himself in the Premier League last season. Spence was also loaned out at Middlesbrough in 2021 by Warnock, who warned him he could be playing non‑league football in five years unless his dedication improved. Continue reading...

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