Football nut Kyle Joseph is the envy of his friends - after winning a trip to Wembley and the chance to meet his heroes in the England team.

The ten-year-old will have a whopper of a story to share with his pals in the playground after scooping a prestigious prize in a national newspaper.

The schoolboy, along with thousands of young hopefuls across the country, answered a football trivia question in the newspaper for the chance to realise his dream.

Despite the odds, he scored and on Wednesday will act as a ballboy at England's friendly against the Czech Republic at Wembley.

And Kyle, whose favourite players are Michael Owen and David Beckham, gets to meet the team and win a host of prizes, including the England strip.

Kyle, of Fernhill Road, Cowley, said: "My dad watches football all the time and I have always been interested in it.

"I have been to Wembley a few times but this time I get to talk to the players. I am very excited about it."

Kyle is an ardent fan of both Manchester United and Oxford United. His bedroom is a mecca to football with the walls adorned with posters, pictures and programmes.

Dad Colin, 37, said Kyle was looking forward to the game and was amazed to have won the com- petition.

He said it was not the first time he had shown this kind of scorer's luck - Kyle also won free tickets in a Daily Mirror competition to see England beat Georgia 2-0 at Wembley in April 1997.

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