Top 7 footballers who missed out in the International Arena

Duncan Edwards (England)

One among the ‘Busby Babes’ who were tipped for world domination and described by Sir Bobby Charlton as the “best he has ever played with”, Duncan Edwards died an untimely death in the 1958 Munich Air Crash, leaving him with only 18 international caps. Initially surviving the crash, he died in the hospital 15 days later. It is said that even in the hospital bed this great man asked the assistant manager Jimmy Murphy, “What time is the kick off against Wolves, Jimmy? I mustn’t miss that match”. A true hero indeed! His tombstone reads: “A day of memory, Sad to recall, Without farewell, He left us all”