Everton's academy striker Chris Long has been named in Kenny Swain's England U-17 squad for the upcoming Nordic tournament, which will see the Young Lions travel to Iceland.Long was one of nine academy starlets who graduated into becoming full-time footballers at Everton earlier this month, and has now been named as part of the 18-man squad that will take part in the annual Summer friendly tournament.
England will face opposition from the Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland before a final placing match against either Sweden, Denmark, Finland or a second Iceland team.
Long will follow in the footsteps of Jack Rodwell and Jake Bidwell, who both previously competed in the tournament, and Tyias Browning, Jasper Johns and John Lundstram, who were part of the England squad that took home last year's trophy.
Long has represented England at U-16 level during the 2010 Victory Shield, and also played for Everton at the 2010 Future Champions tournament in Brazil.
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