"Children and fans were unable to hide their surprise at the unexpected appearance of a star player," tambah The Sun.
Kegiatan unik ini memicu berbagai respons kocak dari sejumlah media olahraga internasional di jejaring sosial.
"Found a new job! Snubbed for World Cup 2026, Maguire sells Panini stickers on the streets of New York," tulis dailysports.
net.
Selain menyambangi bar suporter Long Acre di dekat Times Square, kunjungan ini juga dimanfaatkan untuk menjadi bintang tamu dalam program siniar Netflix milik Gary Lineker.
Saat mengulas pertandingan timnas Inggris, presenter kondang Gary Lineker sempat melontarkan komentar yang memicu reaksi di dalam studio.
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"Watching England's game today, you don't feel the absence of players left out of the squad," kata Gary Lineker.
Menyadari keberadaan sang pemain di dekatnya, komentator tersebut langsung meralat pernyataannya seketika.
"Of course, one (Maguire) is an exception," ujar Lineker.
Analisis Danny Mills
Di sisi lain, keputusan pencoretan ini memicu analisis mendalam dari mantan bek tim nasional Inggris, Danny Mills, yang meragukan keseimbangan lini belakang pilihan Tuchel.
"I think going into the tournament, the defensive situation was always going to be the worry - especially as you go deep into the tournament and you come up against better teams, some very, very good teams, in the latter stages.
Trying to find that balance is never going to be easy, I think, with the squad that was picked.
I was a little bit surprised by Stones and Konsa, that selection. I've said from day one, if Stones is fit, he plays, because I think he's exceptional.
But I would have played him alongside Marc Guehi. They've not just played together at Manchester City, they know each other from Manchester City as well.
