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I needed more time: Paul Scholes

Updated on: 08 June,2010 07:06 AM IST  | 
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Paul Scholes admits he would have come out of international retirement to play for England at the World Cup if coach Fabio Capello had asked him earlier.

I needed more time: Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes




Scholes quit England duty six years ago but Capello ufffd just before announcing his 30-man provisional squad ufffd offered the Manchester United midfielder a chance to return to the national fold. Scholes decided to snub the request.



"It's a big decision and I wasn't really given enough time to think about it, so I decided not to take up the offer," Scholes said.

"If they'd asked me earlier I probably would have accepted. There are players in the squad who have spent nearly two years flying all around the world helping England qualify for the World Cup, whereas I haven't been involved for a long time."

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