Burn puts celebrations on the back-burner

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Dan Burn has cut short his celebrations of Newcastle's historic League Cup triumph, as the defender focuses on his first England call-up. Burn headed Newcastle's first-half opener in their stunning 2-1 win against Premier League leaders Liverpool in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. The 32-year-old's goal helped Newcastle finally end their 56-year trophy drought, setting off wild celebrations at Wembley and back home on Tyneside. It was the culmination of a remarkable week for Burn, who had received his maiden call-up to the England squad on Friday. As a boyhood Newcastle fan, born just a few miles from the city, Burn could have been forgiven for wanting to savour the party that followed the Magpies' long-awaited success. But the centre-back knew he was due to report for…

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