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Daniel Sturridge's relationship with the World Cup extends beyond sharing a stage with the trophy here in London on Thursday. His father Michael was signed by Sir Alf Ramsey as a schoolboy at Birmingham City, and it was at much the same age that his son�s journey began. It was 2006 and Uncle Carl, the youngest of his father�s five brothers, had an idea to travel to Switzerland to watch Brazil prepare for that summer�s tournament in Germany. The plan was to go there for a couple of days.