Euro 2016: Daniel Pudil, Jiri Skalak, Moussa Sissoko and more – Football League players to feature at the tournament
And a whole host of players from England's lower leagues will be on show at this summer's feast of football in France
GONE are the days when England’s lower leagues were full of kick-and-rush hardmen whose only trips outside the country were on holiday.
Now the Championship is full of international talent - with some even in Leagues One and Two.
And a whole host will be on show at this summer’s feast of football in France.
Here, SunSport’s Football League expert TOM BARCLAY runs you through ten players from outside the Premier League to look out for at Euro 2016.
Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday and Czech Republic)
THE left-back is nicknamed Mr Luck - although he will be hoping it brings him better fortune for the Czechs than it did for Wednesday in the play-off final.
The 30-year-old, who drove all the way back from Sheffield to his home country after his Wembley woe, is hoping to turn his Owls loan from Watford permanent this summer.
Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Czech Republic)
SKALAK’S wing-king combo with Anthony Knockaert could give Goose and Maverick a run for their money.
And the wideman, signed by the Seagulls in January, could be the Czechs’ top gun in France too.
Related Articles
usss
Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle and France)
RELEGATION to the Championship has not hindered Sissoko’s international chances and he finds himself in Didier Deschamps’ 23.
Will be hoping for a big tournament so he can finally land the move away from Tyneside he has badly wanted for so long.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton and Iceland)
CHARLTON may have gone down but Gudmundsson made more assists than anyone in the Championship with 11.
The midfielder is a real talent and with wages understood to be £25,000 a week, surely he will leave the unhappy Valley in the coming months.
Will Grigg (Wigan and Northern Ireland)
WILL Grigg be on fire?
The subject of the most infectious chant in football will hope to carry his red-hot form for promoted Wigan onto the international stage.
Oliver Norwood (Reading and Northern Ireland)
NORWOOD will have watched the emergence of fellow Manchester United academy product Danny Drinkwater with great interest this season.
Drinky may have missed the cut for England in the end but has still emerged from obscurity. Norwood could do the same if the setting is right as he is a natural playmaker.
Shane Duffy (Blackburn and Republic of Ireland)
THIS is shop window time for defender Duffy - particularly as he has just a year left of his contract.
The centre-back has had a stellar season and with Blackburn showing no signs of ambition, a move could be on the cards.
Martin Olsson (Norwich and Sweden)
THE pacey defender - whose twin brother Marcus is at Derby - has 34 caps and five international goals.
His spot as Sweden’s first-choice left-back is not certain though so he has to impress if he wants to be teeing up Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the opening game against the Republic of Ireland.
Dave Edwards (Wolves and Wales)
FOOTBALL’S Mr Nice Guy opened his own kids’ play centre in Shrewsbury this year.
And after recovering from a broken foot sustained in January, the midfielder will hope to be selected against England - where he will come up against former Shrews team-mate Joe Hart.
