The NXGN Nine for 2023 has been revealed, with nine elite teenage ballers having been selected as the best in the world among those born in 2004 or later. There were, though, no English players on the list, so where are the wonderkids who could be set for Three Lions honours in the future?
England did, after all, win the Under-19 European Championship in the summer of 2022, while Premier League academies are churning out plenty of homegrown youngsters who have begun making their mark on the top-flight.
Over in Europe, meanwhile, there are increasing numbers of English players making the move and trying to break into teams on the continent after impressing in their youth ranks.
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With all that in mind, check out England's NXGN Nine for 2023...
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