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Burnley goalkeeper Heaton happy for Pope over England call

Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton is happy for Nick Pope over his England call during the summer.

Pope made England's World Cup squad ahead of Heaton.

Nick Pope had a fantastic ­season after replacing me," said Heaton to the Mirror.

“He was rightly named player of the year, he'd also broken into the England squad – that's the way football works. I couldn't have any complaints about that.

“I had to accept not being in the World Cup squad, but then delighted to be placed on standby. I had a ­fantastic two weeks as we all prepared for the finals."

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