Earnshaw almost quit Wales

Nottingham Forest star Robert Earnshaw has admitted he almost retired from international football after he found out he had been dropped by Wales via television.

The 27-year-old, who has scored 13 goals in 41 caps for the Dragons, has been called-up for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Finland.

“It crossed my mind to retire. I found out on TV I wasn’t in the squad, I felt I should have been in,” Earnshaw is quoted as saying in The Sun.

“Once it would have been a case of retiring or throwing my toys out of the pram. But I took a long, hard look at it.

“I realised I needed to go away and play and everything else would fall into place. Now I feel almost refreshed and want it even more.”

[Source: The Sun]