In soccer phrases, brothers Conor and Josh Gallagher are poles aside.
One performs for Atletico Madrid, scored a winner in opposition to Actual Madrid final season, has 22 England caps, and performed for the Three Lions at Euro 2024.
The opposite as soon as performed for Leatherhead and Corinthian Casuals, and now manages Surrey part-timers Chertsey City within the seventh tier of English soccer.
Conor, 25, and 32-year-old Josh is likely to be at reverse ends of the spectrum, however they’re shut, assist every one other of their roles, and normally converse on the telephone day-after-day.
“Earlier than every Chertsey sport there is a good luck message or telephone name from Conor and vice-versa,” Josh tells BBC Sport.
“Conor resides the dream however all the time asks about Chertsey. He’ll see a consequence and ask: ‘what occurred there?'”
As former Chelsea midfielder Conor prepares to return to England for Atletico Madrid’s Champions League sport in opposition to Liverpool at Anfield subsequent Wednesday, Josh’s ideas are additionally turning to an enormous match for his group.
Chertsey host Cray Valley Paper Mills at their 2,500-capacity Alwyns Lane floor within the second qualifying spherical of the FA Cup on Saturday.
Ought to the Curfews pocket the £3,375 prize cash on supply to the profitable group, they are going to be two wins from enjoying within the first spherical correct for the primary time of their 135-year historical past.
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