Paul Ince is just the second Reading manager in the last 50 years to have represented England at a World Cup, with Steve Coppell having been a key member of Ron Greenwood's squad in 1982.

Ince started every match for Glenn Hoddle in the 1998 World Cup, six years after making his Three Lions debut.

At Liverpool by this point, the combative midfielder had missed the chance to appear during his six-year stay at Manchester United with England failing to qualify in 1994.

A regular under Terry Venables at Euro 96, Ince was key to Hoddle in helping England qualify for the World Cup two years later- infamously cutting his head in the crucial battle against Italy in Rome which secured qualification.

Starting the tournament on a high, Ince picked up an assist in the 2-0 win over Tunisia during the opening match- setting up Red Devil star Paul Scholes.

Losing 2-1 to Romania in the second match, Ince was injured on the half hour mark, but returned to start the crucial final match against Colombia.

Goals from David Beckham and Darren Anderton sealed progress to the knock-out phase, and a draw against Argentina.

An infamous clash, Gabriel Batistuta gave the South Americans an early lead before Alan Shearer levelled.

Michael Owen announced his arrival to the world stage with his run and finish before Javier Zanetti pulled the two level again.

The action wasn't finished there, with Beckham lashing out at Diego Simeone and seeing red- an action which would take four years to redeem in the eyes of some England fans.

Still level at the end of extra-time, it went to penalties.

With the scores at 1-1, and Hernan Crespo missing his, Ince had the chance to make it 2-1.

Striding up with some pace, Carolos Roa sprung to his left and palmed the strike around the post.

With everyone scoring until the final strike, David Batty's effort was saved and England's tournament was over.

Ince went on to feature in Euro 2000 and finished with 53 caps for his country, 11 more than Coppell.