Summary
HE has been part of a Carling Cup-winning squad, played in a UEFA Cup final and represented his country in a World Cup finals, but Middlesbrough midfielder Stewart Downing claims that avoiding relegation would top anything he has achieved in his football career.
Boro will go into tomorrow's away game at Arsenal looking to claw back a threepoint gap to safety, and with league leaders Manchester United due to visit the Riverside next weekend, Gareth Southgate's side face a titanic tussle if they are to retain their Premier League status.See the full content of this document
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Survival Would Be Career High for Downing
As a born-and-bred lad from Pallister Park, Downing is only too aware what relegation wouldmean for bothMiddlesbrough Football Cub and the whole of Teesside.
And while h...See the full content of this document
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