Northern Ireland defender set to overtake Bobby Moore’s caps tally in World Cup play-off has seized his moment chance under Michael O’NeillBashfulness displayed by Aaron Hughes when a place in the international football record books is mentioned has a two-fold explanation.
Becoming the most-capped home nations defender of all time is not an aspiration likely to feature on the wish list of emerging footballers. Hughes,who will surpass Bobby Moore’s total of 108 whether, as expected, or he appears for Northern Ireland in Switzerland on Sunday,is obviously uneasy when attention is drawn to the landmark.
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Source: guardian.co.uk