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EitC Quartet Help England Amputees To Euro Final

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Four of Everton’s Amputee footballers represented England at the European Amputee Football Championship final on Monday night in Istanbul.

Everton’s Dave Tweed captained his country and was joined by his EitC teammates Martin Heald and Mickey Chambers in the starting line-up, whilst Everton in the Community Disability Manager, Steve Johnson, took on his usual role as part of the England coaching team.

England lost 2-1 in the final to tournament hosts Turkey, playing in front of 40,000 fans at the Vodafone Park Arena in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, in a closely-contested game that was also streamed live on Facebook.