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Glebe have a homegrown Euro star in Emile

When Emile Smith Rowe held aloft the European Under-21 Championship trophy for England in Batumi last Saturday, it wasn’t just his club Arsenal bursting with pride.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 July 2023

By Jon Couch

WHEN Emile Smith Rowe held aloft the European Under-21 Championship trophy for England in Batumi last Saturday, it wasn’t just his club Arsenal bursting with pride.
Smith Rowe, 22, has represented the Gunners since 2010 but it was Southern Combination side Glebe FC who first discovered his talents.
“The kid had everything,” recalls the club’s founder Rocky McMillan.
“His parents lived nearby, in Thornton Heath, and one of our coaches, Jerry Dolan, spotted him and brought him along.
“He was with us for two years, for Under 8s and Under 9s, and right from the start you could se...

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