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ARSENAL: Walcott celebrates birthday with England nod

/noticias.info/ Theo Walcott has had two reasons to celebrate this week.

The Arsenal youngster turned 19 on Sunday and has now been named in Fabio Capello’s England squad to play France next Wednesday. Walcott became his country's youngest full international when, at the age of 17 years and 75 days, he appeared in a friendly against Hungary in May 2006. It is his only full cap to date but he has hit five goals in 14 Under-21 appearances.

Walcott has enjoyed a profitable season for the Gunners, notching his first Champions League and Premier League goals for the Club. With some game-changing appearances from the bench, he has clearly caught the eye of the new man at Soho Square.

“I celebrated my 19th birthday on Sunday,” said the forward. “So the call-up is a great birthday present for me. I’m looking forward to meeting up with all of the lads after the weekend’s game”. notas_de_prensa_archivo