Gareth Southgate suggests England will ignore plea to avoid human-rights discussions
Sergio Ramos and Thiago Alcantara have missed out on Spain’s World Cup squad as Luis Enrique opted for youth as La Seleccion ramp up preparations for Qatar. The 2010 winners have maintained a wealth of experience in the shape of Sergio Busquets, Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Morata.
Elsewhere the Netherlands have selected an exciting squad with Xavi Simons the standout pick, with the PSV starlet causing havoc recently as the Dutch giants outplayed and beat Arsenal. Louis Van Gaal’s squad has both strength and pace, while there is also flair running through the side, with Cody Gakpo another skilful option. The Dutch head coach also outlined plans for his players to meet with migrant workers in Qatar.
Sadio Mane faces a race against time to make it for Senegal, however, with mixed messages coming from his country and Bayern Munich. Follow all the latest news and squad announcements from the 32 teams below
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Pep Guardiola gives update on Kyle Walker’s fitness for World Cup
The England right-back has not played since suffering a groin injury that subsequently required surgery in the derby against Manchester United on 2 October.
City midfielder Kalvin Phillips has also been included despite only returning from a two-month lay-off following a shoulder operation in the midweek Carabao Cup tie against Chelsea. He had previously played just 14 minutes of football this season.”
Michael Jones11 November 2022 18:00
Ange Postecoglou ‘proud’ of Cameron Carter-Vickers after World Cup call-up
Carter-Vickers was announced as a member of the United States squad for Qatar after captaining Celtic to a 2-1 win at Motherwell on Wednesday night.
The 24-year-old ended a three-year hiatus between international appearances earlier this year and won his place despite missing the final warm-up games through injury.
The former Tottenham centre-back had loan spells at Sheffield United, Ipswich, Swansea, Stoke, Luton, Bournemouth and Celtic before making Glasgow his permanent home in the summer.
Michael Jones11 November 2022 17:50
Wales call up Swansea’s Ollie Cooper as stand-by for World Cup
Swansea midfielder Ollie Cooper will travel with Wales’ World Cup squad to Qatar. Cooper has been called up after Fulham teenager Luke Harris withdrew as a stand-by player for personal reasons.
“Oli Cooper will be joining the team to Qatar as a travelling standby player,” Wales posted on their official Twitter account.
“Luke Harris will no longer be travelling with the squad in that role due to personal reasons.”
Michael Jones11 November 2022 17:40
Graham Potter ‘delighted’ for Conor Gallagher after World Cup call-up
Gallagher made his England debut last year while on loan at Crystal Palace and earned his first cap during a 10-0 thrashing of San Marino in November.
Despite joining Chelsea at the age of eight, Gallagher has spent the past three seasons on loan, playing for Charlton, Swansea, West Brom and the Eagles before returning.
The midfielder was not part of Gareth Southgate’s most recent international camps but has made 17 appearances for Chelsea this season, scoring one goal, and Potter believes going to the World Cup will be a positive experience for the 22-year-old.
Michael Jones11 November 2022 17:30
Antonio Conte in no rush to discuss Tottenham contract during World Cup break
Spurs host Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday before the focus turns to the World Cup, with all domestic leagues around the globe on pause while the tournament in Qatar takes place.
Given the unusual lengthy period without fixtures, it has regularly been put to Conte that it could be the perfect time to discuss a new deal with his current terms set to expire in June, although the club do hold the option to extend his contract by a further 12 months.
The Italian rejected any need to urgently discuss his terms but did admit the January transfer window will be a key topic of discussion with the hierarchy.
Michael Jones11 November 2022 17:20
Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic facing race to be fit for World Cup
The Serbian is set to miss out again because of a foot problem when Fulham host Manchester United on Sunday in the last Premier League match before the players jet off to Qatar.
Reports in Serbia, meanwhile, suggest Mitrovic, scorer of nine league goals this season, has been playing on despite two broken bones in his foot since suffering the initial injury while on international duty during September.
With Serbia opening their World Cup campaign against Brazil on November 24, Mitrovic’s likely recovery may leave him short of fitness, but the 28-year-old could still feature later in the group stage for matches with Cameroon and Switzerland.
Michael Jones11 November 2022 17:10
Jurgen Klopp defends Trent Alexander-Arnold’s England inclusion
Michael Jones11 November 2022 17:00
Marc Guehi backed to fulfil major tournament dreams despite World Cup snub
Ex-Chelsea centre-back Guehi has played three times for his country in 2022 and impressed with his consistency during his 18 months at Selhurst Park but missed out alongside Tyrick Mitchell and Ebere Eze.
“I had a brief conversation with Marc,” Palace boss Vieira told reporters ahead of Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest.
Michael Jones11 November 2022 16:50
Pep Guardiola satisfied with Man City’s position ahead of World Cup break
City are comfortably through to the last 16 of the Champions League and are just two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal heading into their final match before the international break against Brentford on Saturday.
City manager Guardiola believes the Gunners have outperformed his side but is satisfied enough with their position at this stage.
City’s steady progress on all fronts continued on Wednesday as they came through a tricky Carabao Cup third-round tie against Chelsea with a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.
Michael Jones11 November 2022 16:40
England midfielder Ella Toone signs new Manchester United contract
The 23-year-old England international is United Women’s all-time leading goalscorer with 43 goals in a total of 110 appearances since joining in 2018.
Toone, who scored England’s opening goal in their European Championship final win against Germany at Wembley last summer, said: “The club’s ambitions really match mine and there’s nowhere better for me to bonus-vacanze.org deneme bonusu learn.
“To play for my childhood club I support is really special and I’ll never get tired of pulling on the red shirt. To now be able to do that for even longer is a proud moment for me and my family.”
Michael Jones11 November 2022 16:30
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