ARGYLE NEWS

Plymouth Argyle defender Brendan Galloway selected in Zimbabwe squad

Plymouth Argyle defender Brendan Galloway has surprisingly been named in a provisional 28-strong Zimbabwe squad for their first two 2026 World Cup qualifying games.

The 27-year-old has not played for Argyle since April due to a long-term hamstring injury, although manager Steven Schumacher stated last week that Galloway was close to returning to full training.

Galloway was born in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare but moved to the UK with his family at a young age and represented England at various age groups up to under-21

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Plymouth Argyle vs Middlesbrough will have Premier League referee

Premier League referee Darren England will take charge of Plymouth Argyle's Championship match against Middlesbrough at Home Park on Saturday.

England was at the centre of huge controversy recently when he was the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) for Liverpool's game with Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield and failed to overturn an incorrect decision on the pitch to disallow a Luis Diaz goal for offside as the home side were beaten 2-1.

It led to England being replaced as the fourth official for the Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Brentford the following day.

so he can be fit for Zimbabwe yet cant be fit enough to play for us!!!

Not sure how anyone who hasn't played or trained for months can be selected for an international squad but i suppose it could benefit Argyle if he does manage to get a game or even part of one. The matches don't start until November 15th and he isn't likely to be named in any Argyle squad before then if, as Schuey says, he hasn't been in full training yet. Fingers crossed that some benefit does result because a truly fit Galloway would be an asset, easily good enough for this division imho.