Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, Manchester City's Jack Grealish and Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison were left out of England's final squad heading for their Euro 2024 campaign. England trimmed down their provisional 33-man squad to 26 after their scheduled friendly games.
Harry Maguire will not be part of England's Euro 2024 squad. (Photo: AP)
London,UPDATED: Jun 7, 2024 00:10 IST
As England announced their final 26-man squad set to travel for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024, the likes of Harry Maguire, Jack Grealish and James Maddison were snubbed from the final call-up. After releasing a 33-man squad for their scheduled friendlies and practice sessions before heading to Germany for the Euro, England trimmed the final pick down to 26 players. Coach Gareth Southgate has certainly caused a loud buzz around the big-nature of snubs he has decided upon. Other than the above-mentioned names, the likes of Curtis Jones and James Trafford have also been axed from the final squad.
After Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford's exclusion from the provisional England squad, his teammate Maguire suffered a late but the same fate. On the other hand, Grealish's exclusion has also raised some eyebrows, specifically after the 28-year-old had a fruitful season with Manchester City which saw him win the 2023-2024 Premier League title. In the case of Maddison, the Spurs midfielder had a good start to the season, only for his form to dip after his return from a mid-season ankle-injury. Amongst the names, both Maguire and Grealish were part of England's 2021 Euro squad that suffered a defeat on penalties to Italy in the final.
James Maddison even took to his social media handles to share his feelings after being left out of the England squad.
Devastated doesn’t quite cut it. Trained well and worked hard all week but if I’m honest with myself, my form for Spurs when coming back from injury in the second half of the season probably wasn’t at the levels I had set which gave Gareth a decision to make. I still thoughtâ€æ pic.twitter.com/LwhIhCPDxS — James Maddison (@Madders10) June 6, 2024
"Devastated doesn’t quite cut it. Trained well and worked hard all week but if I’m honest with myself, my form for Spurs when coming back from injury in the second half of the season probably wasn’t at the levels I had set which gave Gareth a decision to make. I still thought," Maddison's post read.
England Euro 2024: Full squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
Players axed: Jack Grealish, Harry Maguire, James Maddison, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Trafford, Curtis Jones, Jarrell Quansah
Published By:
Debodinna Chakraborty
Published On:
Jun 7, 2024
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