Article: HOW SIR ALEX SAVED EX-CHEF FOSTER FROM HELL'S KITCHEN.

Byline: NEIL ASHTON

WHEN Ben Foster steps into the Theatre of Dreams to make his England debut this evening, it will complete a remarkable journey for a player who considered quitting the game only two years ago.

The Manchester United goalkeeper, who has spent the last 18 months on loan with Watford, has earned his chance with the national side because of Paul Robinson's erratic form for club and country.

He has the incentive to establish himself as England's first choice keeper for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Andorra next month, but that prospect was a world away for Foster when he was struggling to get a game for Stoke reserves.

'It was my ...

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