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Unsung heroes of English football: Ronnie Edwards, Dean Lewington, Ian Callaghan

Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest - Sky Bet ChampionshipPETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: Ronnie Edwards of Peterborough United pupSam Surridge of Nottingham Forest during the Sky Bet Championship match between Peterborough United and Nottingham Forest at London Road Stadium on April 23, 2022 in Peterborough, England. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)
Ronnie Edwards on the ball in a match between Peterborough United and Nottingham Forest in April 2022. Photograph: Paul Harding/Getty Images

Your list of young football players (From Bellingham to Wharton: 10 rising EFL stars to look out for in 2024, 28 December) had a glaring omission: 20-year-old Ronnie Edwards of Peterborough United, who has captained the England Under-20s. It is rumoured that several Premiership sides and teams from Europe are interested in signing him. We at Posh have the pleasure of watching our “Rolls-Royce Ronnie” in action each week and will be sad to see him go, but hope he is destined for better things.
Allan Brown
Peterborough

• It’s not a story that you covered, but a football record was set at MK Dons on Boxing Day: Dean Lewington played his 771st game for the club – an EFL record that is unlikely to be broken again.
Robert Gifford
Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

Sir Bobby Charlton’s obituary (repeated in shortened form in the print edition of 29 December) said that he was the only English player to win the FA Cup, Football League, European Cup and World Cup. In fact, he shares that distinction with Ian Callaghan of Liverpool. Although he did not play in the 1966 World Cup final, Callaghan was a member of the squad and received a winner’s medal, albeit not until 2009 after Fifa changed their rules, which had restricted the award of medals to those who played in the final.
Mike Pender
Cardiff

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