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A useful player to have at a major tournament due to his ability to cover a variety of positions. Eric Dier will predominantly be used in central midfield and has captained England under Southgate. The high-profile omissions see Henry Slade, Alex Dombrandt and Tom Willis all miss out. Balance of experience It was always nice to inherit young, talented players, but the balance of a team is extremely important. In 2002, we were not ready to win the World Cup. Brazil went on to deservedly win the World Cup. In 2006, I thought at the time and still today, we had a squad which was not worse than any other team at that World Cup. So yes, I’m sure the experience players gained in 2002 made the team better in 2006.
England manager Gareth Southgate says that the balance of his squad was the main focus and believes it has everything covered I have no doubt each team will put on a tremendous show at the World Cup despite the challenging circumstances.Widely accepted as England’s greatest centre-half and one of the best of all time, the World Cup-winning captain died from bowel and liver cancer in February 1993, aged 51. Won 108 caps for England, representing West Ham with distinction, before enjoying spells at Fulham and in America. Moore’s widow Stephanie founded the Bobby Moore Fund in 1993, to raise money for research into bowel cancer and raise public awareness of the disease.
His only cap for England came almost three years ago to the day - in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro when he played 35 minutes. Despite the weight of a nation's expectation on his shoulders, the England manager appeared calm as he waved to hundreds of flag-waving schoolchildren as he boarded the bus at the team's St George's Park base in Staffordshire. The England boss has also put his faith in Phillips, despite the midfielder having had injury struggles this season. Phillips, who has had surgery on his shoulder, returned to action as a second-half substitute in Manchester City's 2-0 win against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. Southgate says he has spoken to all the players who missed out on a place in the squad to explain the reasons behind his decision. The Prince of Wales joined a private team meeting and presented the players with their jersey numbers on Monday evening, as the Three Lions prepare to fly out to the Middle Eastern country later today.
Did you know? England had to qualify for the 1999 tournament and booked their place after wins against Italy (23-15) and the Netherlands (110-0) Defenders: Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Eric Dier (Tottenham), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Conor Coady (Everton), Ben White (Arsenal), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
The club’s Chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, said in a statement: “This statue honours three players who are unquestionably City legends and have deservedly earned a special place in the history of the Club and hearts of the whole City family. Unveiling the new permanent bronze sculpture of Bell, Lee and Summerbee outside the Etihad Stadium on 28 November, Man City stated that “the magnificent statue will serve as a reminder of three of our greatest ever players.” You have completely abandoned us': Families of Israelis murdered and taken hostage by Hamas claim UK government has treated them 'disgracefully' and say they have not done enough to ensure release of hostages
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We're live at the Etihad Stadium this morning as Manchester City unveil a statue to salute the legacy of legends Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee. It is either the Liverpool man or Kieran Trippier who will start in England's opener and the latter, who has long been a favourite under Southgate, will get the nod if the squad numbers are anything to go by. He will wear 12 with Trent Alexander-Arnold donning the No 18. Coroner slams 'insensitive' comments made by Ofsted chiefs ahead of inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry who took her own life after 'tearful' inspection Father of volunteer killed by IDF forces in 2003 warns Israel that unless it recognises it's 'fundamentally unethical and inhuman attitudes' towards Gaza bombardment it will lose Western support and strengthen Hamas
England became the first and only northern hemisphere team to date to lift the Webb Ellis Cup when they beat hosts Australia in 2003. They have also made three other Rugby World Cup finals, in 1991, 2007 and 2019, missing out on the coveted prize on each occasion. Total minutes played by players at club, continental and international level shows Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, France and South Korea are the only teams to have amassed more than England.Infantino has previously pleaded with World Cup nations not to politicise the upcoming tournament which has been dogged by human rights concerns. In his speech in Bali, however, he attempts to call for world peace. There have been a number of very difficult selection decisions to make, given the quality of our wider training squad. Some very good players have missed out on selection, such has been the competition for places over the last eight weeks and more of preparation.
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