Aston Villa Players Depart For International Duty

Here’s the lowdown on where your favorite Aston Villa players are heading for the international break. Several Villans feature in key World Cup Qualifying matches.

Once again, Wales manager Chris Coleman included Aston Villa pair James Chester and Neil Taylor in his squad. The 2016 European Championship semi-finalists travel to neighbors Ireland for a titanic match-up in UEFA World Cup Qualifying.

Two other players of note were included for Wales: forward Hal Robson-Kanu, who plies his trade with West Bromwich Albion, and Tom Lawrence of Ipswich Town. Both footballers have been linked with Villa moves in the past.

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Australia called on its national team captain again, defensive anchor Mile Jedinak.

Jedinak and the Socceroos travel to Iraq, where the group leaders will play on Thursday morning. Afterwards, Australia returns home to Sydney where they face the UAE on the 28th.

Mile Jedinak will not have much downtime before his return to Birmingham. Aston Villa will play Norwich City on April 1st.

Jack Grealish is called into England duty – this time for the Under-21s again. A host of talented youth stars were called in, which include, but are not limited to: Jordan Pickford, Harry Winks, Demarai Gray, and Mason Holgate.

Several Championship stars feature as well: Will Hughes, Tammy Abraham, and the aforementioned Grealish.

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Lastly, according to Leandro Bacuna’s Instagram account, he is off to join the Curaçao National Team!