Toon ace Burn loves the biggest stages

FROM Blyth to Brent with a few quirky stop-offs in between, it's safe to say that Dan Burn's road to the brink of the World Cup has been an unusual one.

- BY LEE RYDER

The likes of Ashington's famous brothers Bobby and Jack Charlton, seems well within grasp for Burn.

He's hungry to do it, of course, and a region will burst with pride if Burn is bellowing out the national anthem while thousands back in the North East watch from home next summer.

Burn will get the chance to add to his England caps against Serbia and Albania next month in two dead rubbers, with Tuchel's side already qualified.

And ahead of tomorrow's trip to the capital with Newcastle to face West Ham, Burn said he is prepared to savour every single moment.