Craig Gordon reveals Scotland WhatsApp group axe that stung but Hearts keeper 'hungry' to relaunch international career
dailyrecord.co.ukCraig insists winning just one more Scotland cap would make it the most special of his career.The veteran Hearts goalkeeper was handed a recall by Steve Clarke this week four months after it looked like his international days were over.
Now he’s set to challenge Angus Gunn for the number one shirt ahead of the upcoming Nations League double header against Croatia and Portugal.Gordon says he refused to close the book on Scotland even though he thought he’d reached the end.
Just four months ago it looked like he’d been handed a Hampden farewell as a sub against Finland after being agonisingly cut from Clarke’s squad for Euro 2024.Being ditched from the players’ WhatsApp group was a savage reminder of what he’d lost.
But Gordon was reinstated to both this week ahead of the Nations League double header against Croatia and Portugal - and admits even he was surprised.The 41-year-old is in Azerbaijan for Hearts' Europa Conference League opener against Dinamo Minsk tonight.
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