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"He would be over here with his pals in a pub, drinking all day and playing a bit of golf," tuturnya.

Kehilangan tersebut diakui Souttar telah mempererat hubungan komunikasinya dengan John.

"When Aaron became ill, it did bring me and John a lot closer together, certainly after his passing as well," ucapnya.

Meskipun terpisah jarak karena bermain di liga yang berbeda, keduanya kini menjadi lebih sering bertukar kabar.

"Not that me and John were never that close or anything like that, but with me living in England and him playing in Scotland, we didn't really speak a lot," tambah Harry.

Souttar mengaku sangat bahagia karena ia dan John dapat sama-sama tampil di turnamen akbar ini.

"The one good thing to come from it, if you could say it's a good thing, would be that it's brought me and John closer," ungkapnya.

Kedua saudara tersebut dijadwalkan melakoni pertandingan pembuka mereka pada hari yang sama. "It's just great that we're both here," cetus Harry.

Souttar juga menyatakan rasa bangganya terhadap sang adik yang sebelumnya sempat melewatkan turnamen Piala Eropa. "I'm absolutely over the moon that he's here.

And it's one that the family are all filled with pride with. For me, I'm proud of him as well," pungkasnya.

Setelah menghadapi Turki, Australia dijadwalkan melawan tim tuan rumah Amerika Serikat pada Sabtu, 20 Juni 2026.

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