MANILA, Philippines—Filipino goalkeeper Neil Etheridge will miss Birmingham City’s next game as he prepares to join the Azkals for the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers this coming June.
As per Birmingham Mail, team manager Lee Bowyer said Etheridge won’t suit up against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday as he gets extra time to recover from a stomach problem before his international duty with the Azkals, who will begin camp soon.
“Neil will be traveling but he won’t be involved,” said Bowyer. “There’s a bit of a stomach problem he has had for a while and obviously he is going to be away international duty all summer so he is not going to have any rest.”
“So I think now it’s ‘OK. Let’s co…
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