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<\/p>\nTHROW your mind back to 1999, when England had the likes of Alan Shearer, Michael Owen and Frank Lampard playing in a 2-1 win over Belgium in October.<\/p>\n
The Three Lions were managed by Kevin Keegan, with current England boss Gareth Southgate being named in defence. <\/p>\n
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But in the more than two-decade interval since, fans may have forgotten England's left-midfielder from that game. A certain Steve Guppy.<\/p>\n
Dubbed a "left-sided David Beckham" by Keegan ahead of his England debut, Guppy appeared destined for greatness. <\/p>\n
Guppy, who starred for Leicester at the time, played the full duration of the match.<\/p>\n
However, it would turn out to be his one and only international cap as England's infamous left wing problem became synonymous with repeated failures of the so-called "golden generation".<\/p>\n
Fast forward to 2023, Guppy now finds himself in Nashville, TN, United States.<\/p>\n Though he is not over there for to simply see the sights.<\/p>\n Guppy, having played in the States for D.C. United and Rochester New York during the twilight of his playing career, decided to make his stay across the Atlantic long-term. <\/p>\n Having had assistant coaching stints at Colorado Rapids, Sunderland and Ireland, Guppy eventually found himself heading to Nashville under former Fulham academy star Gary Smith in 2020.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Now age 54, he has remained in the coaching team at the club since.<\/p>\n With Guppy's help Nashville have made the Major League Soccer post-season play-offs three years running.<\/p>\n Guppy, a title winner with Celtic and League Cup winner with Leicester, came agonisingly close to lifting Nashville's first piece of silverware earlier this season.<\/p>\n They made it all the way to the Leagues Cup final, only to lose to a Lionel Messi-inspired Inter Miami on penalties. <\/p>\n Despite this, Guppy appears to have fallen in love with coaching admitting he rarely looked back on his career due to being "so into coaching".<\/p>\n Speaking to the Celtic View Podcast in April, Guppy said: "I look back now very rarely as I\u2019m so into coaching.<\/p>\n "But on the odd occasions, I think back it\u2019s nice to say you played for Celtic, especially out here in America because everyone knows the club."<\/p>\n Guppy told SunSport last year how much he loved the "family oriented" way of life in the MLS. <\/p>\n Writing in an exclusive column, he said: "I remember running down the wing at DC United when I first joined the club in 2006 and I heard an unusual roar at the other end of the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n "Whenever that happened in England it tended to be that a fight had broken out in the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n "When I looked up it wasn\u2019t a scrap but a giant teddy bear mascot catapulting sweets into the stands.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24394068.jpg\")
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