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gareth southgate — who is in the squad? gareth southgate has _ who is in the squad?quad in the last few minutes. he will have to whittle that ten to 26 by this time next week. he intended to name his final 26 man squad today but because of injury concerns and the fact that 11 of his players are potentially involved in the champions league final at the europa league final this week. he does have a few questions, then. a33 man squad which will be cut down, four uncapped players including the defensive duo of ben white of brighton and ben godfrey of everton, effectively coverfor godfrey of everton, effectively cover for the manchester united captain harry maguire, who has struggled with an ankle injury. liverpool captain jordan struggled with an ankle injury. liverpool captainjordan henderson liverpool captain jordan henderson and liverpool captainjordan henderson and southgate's vice captain has not played since february with a groin issue, kalvin phillips of leeds united is a worry, but the likes of 17—year—old jude bellingham is in midfield, jesse lingard, aston vill

football, and the england manager, gareth southgate, has described the side's situation in the run—up 33—man provisional squad for the euros, which has to be reduced to 26 players by the 1st ofjune. our sports editor, dan roan, has more details. and dier does it! three years ago, england went almost all the way, reaching the world cup semifinals. having proved such a success in his first major tournament in charge, gareth southgate's now preparing for his second. but the manager's delayed naming his final squad for the euros, and today he told me why. we do have less time with our players than any of the other nations. we've basically got eight or nine days with the full squad, and that's it. we've still got 12 to play in european finals, and we've got four players who are either injured currently or returning from injury. we can make better decisions with a little bit more time. with injury concerns over the likes of manchester united's harry maguire, there's chances for others — brighton defender ben white one of four uncapped players in the provisional squad, and having been contro

well, as we mentioned earlier, so many of gareth southgate's england players are involved in european for him. they've also been an problem for manchester united, but despite club captain harry maguire missing the final four games of the season with an ankle injury, he has been named in their 26 man squad for tomorrows europa league final against villareal in gdasnsk. 0lly foster is there for us now, 0llie, he's been an instrumental part of the united squad for most of the season, will maguire play? he certainly feels the progress is being made. if you think you need any to play a part as well. the 26th of may tomorrow also happens to be his birthday. also back in 1999 on that date tomorrow scored one of manchester united's most famous goals of the city against bayern munich in the champions league final. is everything pointing towards manchester united winning this final? here is the manager. it might be the stepping stone for something better to come. a, might be the stepping stone for something better to come. a bright future because _ something better to come. a bright future beca

we gareth southgate within the next hour to get his thoughts.get his thoughts. we feel we are almost there. thank _ hour to get his thoughts. we feel we are almost there. thank you - hour to get his thoughts. we feel we are almost there. thank you for - are almost there. thank you for staying across all of that. thank you for staying across all of that. meanwhile, after the euros, hansi flick will be taking over as the new germany manager. he'll replacejoachim loew, who he served as an assistant for eight years, winning the world cup together in 2014. loew is stepping down after this summer's tournament, while flick left his role as head coach at bayern munich last week. japan have been assured by the united states that a �*no travel�* advisory, will not affect american olympians. the tokyo games are just weeks away now and, on monday, the us state department warned americans against travelling to japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, but the united states olympic and paralympic committee says it still anticipates america

some big decisions indeed for gareth southgate. . up front, no patrick bamford who is the second top goal—scorer in the premier league this season. ollie watkins is included. you suspect it will be a straight shoot—out between him and mason greenwood for that fourth strike at a spot. they are not identical players. it will be interesting to see what gareth southgate decides to go with. he is the name that squad by tuesday and then england have a friendly the next day against austria as they get ready for euro 2020. hot next day against austria as they get ready for euro 2020.— ready for euro 2020. not long to go now. it ready for euro 2020. not long to go now- it feels _ ready for euro 2020. not long to go now. it feels like _ ready for euro 2020. not long to go now. it feels like it's _ ready for euro 2020. not long to go now. it feels like it's just _ ready for euro 2020. not long to go now. it feels like it'sjust round - now. it feels like it's just round the corner. meanwhile, after the euros, hansi flick will be taking over as

and, the england manager gareth southgate announces his provisional squad for the upcoming european championshipse government has been accused of creating confusion for more than two million people directly affected by new coronavirus guidance issued in eight areas of england where there have been significant rises in cases of the indian variant. the advice suggests limiting travel and indoor gatherings. but many council leaders and health officials have sharply criticised the government for not informing them of the changes before they were put on a government website. labour have called for the guidance to be scrapped — saying it amounts to local lockdowns by the back door. local authority public health leaders for the areas concerned have met with government officials and issued a joint statement this afternoon emphasising there are no new travel restrictions or local lockdowns — just sensible precautions and advice. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. an extra push to vaccinate here in bedford, one of the hotspots in england receiving additional support to target the faster s

gareth southgate has named a provisional 33—man squad for the rescheduled euro 2020.league and champions league finals this week. he won't pick his final 26 until next tuesday, but for now, there are 4 uncapped players in the squad. goalkeepers sam johnstone and aaron ramsdale of west brom and sheffield united respectively, plus defenders ben godfrey of everton and brighton's ben white. there are 4 right—backs in there, including liverpool's trent alexander—arnold, and there are 3 teenagers as well — 17—year—old borussia dortmund midfielderjude bellingham, arsenal's bukayo saka and manchester united forward mason greenwood, who are both 19. notable omissions include tottenham defender eric dier and leicester playmakerjames maddison. southgate's been telling our sports editor dan roan he's got some big decisions ahead. of the 33 names... we strive i2 we strive 12 to play in your po finals. —— in the european finals. we had two big injuries last weekend, so there's the risk of that. we've got four players who are either injured currently or returning from injury. and al

england manager gareth southgate will name a 30—man provisional squad ahead of the delayed european championshipsyers involved in the europa league and champions league finals this week, the final squad will now be announced next tuesday. well, earlier today, wales forward hal robson kanu was left out of their training camp in portugal. with their final squad to be announced on sunday, it's looking like he won't make the cut. he was one of the stars of their run to the semifinals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarterfinal win over belgium. and spain have left out captain sergio ramos from their squad. the real madrid centre—back, who is 35, has played 180 times for spain but has been struggling with injury and has only played once since march. his absence means that, surprisingly, no players from real have been picked by head coach luis enrique. egan bernal, the colombian riding for the british ineos grenadiers team, has strengthened his grip on the giro d'italia. he won stage 16 and now leads by two minutes 2a seconds. it was a bad day for simon yates. the british rider slipped from second over

and fans can now look forward to a repeat of that fixture, with gareth southgate�*s side playing mosteir matches at home. it's a great thrill for us to be able to play at wembley with fans back in the stadium, and that is something the whole country is looking forward to, so we recognise that there is a part for us to play on our country getting back on its feet, if you like. that's a message you think you can give your players to really motivate them, is it? that they can help lift the spirits of the nation this summer? we will only succeed by winning matches in terms of making the country proud and bringing them together. but we can make a difference in other areas as well, and a lot of players have taken that responsibility on board. southgate has already succeeded in reviving england's reputation — the hope now that his side can capitalise on home advantage. dan roan, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are thejournalist and bro

you can see what sort of headache gareth southgate really has.nificant wind chill. you can see the showers swirling around below. a lot of rain out - there at the moment. heavy and thundery again. may — not quite what we were hoping for. while may 2020 was the sunniest calendar month on record, may 2021 could become one of the wettest. good morning! oh, what a beautiful day! you big fib, chris! a bit of rain won't stop hardy campers like chris and karen in wales. is it all waterproof? no! well, it's already the wettest may on record since records began back in 1865. karen? yes. you're braved it. we have. hail, rain or snow, we were going to be here. enjoying it? yeah. what time does the bar open, karen? as soon as that's full! i didn't even bring a brolly. it is what it is, that's what i say. in the tent next door, wet weather hysteria is setting in with newlyweds tracey and julian. how has it been, newlyweds? lovely! ijust wish the sun would come out. it would be nice. was it quite the honeymoon period you envisaged? eh, it's been a little bit w

england manager gareth southgate will name a 30—man provisional squad ahead of the delayed european championshipsit's looking like he won't make the cut. he was one of the stars of their run to the semifinals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarterfinal win over belgium. and spain have left out captain sergio ramos from their squad. the real madrid centre—back, who is 35, has played 180 times for spain but has been struggling with injury and has only played once since march. his absence means that, surprisingly, no players from real have been picked by head coach luis enrique. egan bernal, the colombian riding for the british ineos grenadiers team, has strengthened his grip on the giro d'italia. he won stage 16 and now leads by two minutes 24 seconds. it was a bad day for simon yates. the british rider slipped from second overall to fifth, after losing over two and a half minutes. bernal attacked the field, on a stage shortened due to bad weather in the italian mountains, and rode away to win the stage. britain's hugh carthy finished fifth today, so he's now up to third place overall, three minute

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gareth southgate has named a provisional 33—man squad for the rescheduled euro 2020.sdale of west brom and sheffield united respectively, plus defenders ben godfrey of everton and brighton's ben white. there are 4 right—backs in there, including liverpool's trent alexander—arnold, and there are 3 teenagers as well — 17—year—old borussia dortmund midfielderjude bellingham, arsenal's bukayo saka and manchester united forward mason greenwood, who are both 19. notable omissions include tottenham defender eric dier and leicester playmakerjames maddison. southgate's been telling our sports editor dan roan he's got some big decisions ahead. of the 33 names, we still have 12 to play in the european finals. we had two big injuries last weekend, so there's the risk of that. we've got four players who are either injured currently or returning from injury. and although we've had good communication medically, we're still a little bit in the dark of the full picture of those guys, so we can see them with our own eyes, see them on the training pitch. how important is it that your te

in stockport, and has spent his whole career with city is also a certainty to be selected in gareth southgate'ser thought it would happen so quickly. i alwaysjoked i never thought it would happen so quickly. i always joked with my mates about playing in the champions league final and they never thought i would be playing in one and it has all gone so quick and i want to enjoy the occasion as much as i can because you never know when you will get another opportunity. kilmarnock are losing to dundee in the semifinal play—off. dundee are 2-0 the semifinal play—off. dundee are 2—0 up. around half an hour gone in that match. dundee are 2—0 up from the first leg as well. emma hayes has been named in the squad and frank abi has been named player of the year. she netted 16 goals in 18 appearances. the wales forward hal robson kanu has been left out of their training camp in portugal ahead of next month's euros. with their final squad to be announced on sunday, it's increasingly unlikely he'll be included. he was one of the stars of their run to the semi finals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarter fin

in stockport and has spent his whole career with city is also a certainty to be selected in gareth southgate'sickly,. i would always laugh and joke _ have happened so quickly,. i would always laugh and joke with - have happened so quickly,. i would always laugh and joke with my - have happened so quickly,. i would i always laugh and joke with my mates about playing in the champions league final. i never thought of replaying in one. it all gone so quick and ijust replaying in one. it all gone so quick and i just want to enjoy the occasion as much as i can because you never know if you are ever going to get another opportunity. the wales forward hal robson kanu has been left out of their training camp in portugal ahead of next month's euros. with their final squad to be announced on sunday, it's increasingly unlikely he'll be included. he was one of the stars of their run to the semi finals at euro 2016, scoring in their quarter final win over belgium. spain have left out captain sergio ramos from theirs. the real madrid centre—back who is 35, has played 180 times for spain, but has been struggl

england manager gareth southgate is set to pick his england squad this afternoon ahead of next month's20. good morning. government advice has emerged urging people not to travel into and out of areas hardest hit by the indian coronavirus variant u nless necessary. the guidance was published online without an announcement on friday. it was published on the government website. councils in some of the areas affected say they weren't told the advice had changed. the guidance warns against travelling into or out of eight local authority areas — bolton, blackburn, kirklees and bedford, as well as burnley, leicester, hounslow and north tyneside. the advice for people in the affected areas is to continue at two metres apart from people that you don't live with and to meet outside rather than inside when possible. downing street has insisted authorities in the affected areas were informed, and deny the guidance amounts to local lockdowns by stealth. aruna iyengar has this report. if you live in bolton, you might not be aware that current government advice on coronavirus here is different to oth

we are less that 90 minutes away from gareth southgate naming his provisional squad for the euros.t be a headache for gareth to pick a team. that shows how many quality players we have got. i think we can start pushing on to try and win things now. potentially half of his squad will be involved in those european finals this week, so there is no doubt gareth southgate will be worried about injuries. you can follow it all now on the bbc sport website and if you fancy yourself as a manager, you can pick your own squad beforehand on the website, as well. hansie fleck will take over as the new germany manager after the euros, replacing jochen love, winning the world cup alongside him. fleck left hisjob as head coach world cup alongside him. fleck left his job as head coach at bayern munich last week. pep guardiola has been voted the manager of the year by the league managers association. the spaniard led manchester city to their third premier league title in four years. no rest for the wicked, though, his side take on chelsea in the champions league final in portugal on saturday. it is

england have a big chance of winning this summer's delayed european championship, with manager gareth southgatek we definitely can start pushing on to win things now. we arejust going we are just going to take you straight over to the house of commons because the foreign secretary dominic raab is going to be asked to respond to an urgent question on the question of belarus. on his response to the interception of a belarussian aircraft by fighter jets this weekend. flan of a belarussian aircraft by fighter jets this weekend.— jets this weekend. can i thank my honourable _ jets this weekend. can i thank my honourable friend _ jets this weekend. can i thank my honourable friend for _ jets this weekend. can i thank my honourable friend for his - jets this weekend. can i thank my i honourable friend for his question? yesterday— honourable friend for his question? yesterday afternoon, a ryan air flight _ yesterday afternoon, a ryan air flight was — yesterday afternoon, a ryan air flight was forced to land in minsk. there _ flight was forced to land in minsk. there were — flight was forced to land in

england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't think speculation over captain harry kane's club future championship, with kane of course included. i think there is a reality for not just harry but there will be transfer speculation over quite a few of our players in the summer, that's understandable. i think in the end, phone calls will take place. i'm not naive enough to think agents don't speak to players all the time but i wouldn't think deals will be done during the championships. i think generally speaking, they're either nailed before or everything happens after, and that's a bit of a flow if you look back at tournaments in the past. european football's governing body uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against barcelona, juventus and real madrid over their involvement in the proposed european super league. the clubs were part of the 12 founding members of the breakaway league, which later collapsed. the other nine have been punished after renouncing the project but barca, juve and real have refused to do so. harriet dart and liam broady are both in action today in the secon