John Stones isn’t one for hoarding football memorabilia but one shirt he kept holds enormous significance and will be eternally cherished.
It is the jersey he wore on May 30, 2014, the night he came on as a 75th minute substitute for his then Everton team-mate Leighton Baines to make his England debut against Peru. The game ended in a facile 3-0 win, the goals being scored by Daniel Sturridge, Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka.
Back in the dressing room, Stones got every member of Roy Hodgson’s squad to sign it for him, the names scrawled on it included Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Jack Wilshere; shortly after, Stones was placed on stand-by for the World Cup in Brazil and fitted with a suit that he never actually wore.