International Career
Young's first call up to the England team came at the end of the 2004–05 season. His first game for England was on 28 May 2005, when he came on as substitute against the USA with 14 minutes to play. His first full appearance in an England shirt came on 3 September 2005, when he played the full 90 minutes in the World Cup qualifying game against Wales, which England won 1–0. However, due to injury Young failed to make the final England squad for the 2006 World Cup. On 21 March 2007, Steve McClaren drafted Young into the England team for the qualifiers against Israel and Andorra because of injuries to squad members.
In total Young played for his country seven times, his final cap coming against Argentina in November 2005. He was called up by both Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, but he did not play for either manager. His final appearance in an England squad was for the friendly against Spain in February 2009,
On 11 November 2009, it emerged that Young had, in February 2009, made his unavailability for future international duties known to the Football Association on personal grounds. This retirement from international football was made public when Young rejected an offer to reverse his decision following the injury of Glen Johnson before a match against Brazil.
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