Maguire’s mate is a long way from the World Cup… But De Girolamo is a star for Buxton and will be hoping for an FA Cup upset when his side face Ipswich Town in the second round
When Diego De Girolamo burst on to the scene as a teenager, he was getting more attention than his school friend and Sheffield United team-mate, Harry Maguire. Indeed, on the forward’s debut against Coventry aged 17, Maguire scored an own goal, while his own future looked glittering after a call-up from the Italian youth team….