Gareth Southgate considered leaving Jadon Sancho out of his England squad but included the Manchester United winger to avoid causing him more uncertainty.
While there was a place for Sancho in the 23 who will face Andorra and Hungary, his United colleague Mason Greenwood and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham were left out after Southgate held talks with their clubs and families.
Hotel Lionel Messi staying at in Paris hit by masked robbers
After only moving to PSG in August, Messi does not appear to have found a house of his own yet and is instead staying in a hotel, with his suite said to be costing £17,000 a night.
The Mirror stated that thousands of pounds of cash and jewellery are said to have been stolen from four rooms in the hotel, though the report does not suggest Messi had anything stolen from his room.
Liverpool’s recent injury blows may be less than opportune for Jurgen Klopp, but the opposite could be true for Curtis Jones.
The absences of Harvey Elliott, Naby Keita and Thiago Alcantara may have handed the 20-year-old a one-way ticket into the Liverpool midfield.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to drop returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench for the visit of Everton at Old Trafford has strongly divided opinion.
The United boss made the call to ease the minutes of the talisman, despite Ronaldo’s return of five goals in five games since his emotional homecoming.
News of Ronaldo only making the bench for the visit of Rafa Benitez’s in-form Everton has also been greeted poorly by the vast majority of supporters, who feel the club legend should be allowed to continue his blistering momentum.
Unvaccinated England stars look set to be able to play at next year’s World Cup in Qatar following reports at least five Three Lions players have refused to have the Covid jab.
Barcelona prodigy Gavi will become the youngest player ever to appear in a senior Spain international after being picked to start Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League clash with Italy.
Gianluigi Donnarumma was booed by Italy supporters all throughout the Azzurri’s 2-1 defeat to Spain as he returned to the San Siro for the first time since swapping AC Milan for PSG.