And he has also had injury problems. He has appeared in all but one of the england games this season but did not play in the last friendly with belgium in march. Gareth southgate said other players in that position have had a better season and it is as simple as that. Jordan henderson has also been left out and his move to saudi arabia and then ajax made his position a bit vulnerable but it was thought he would have made the team for his experience around the team. He has played for england a lot of times. Last he was not in the squad, the Manchester United player Kobbie Mainoo was not even born, but he is included. Jack grealish has made the cut as well as jarrad branthwaite, the Everton Centre back. The Liverpool Centre back who only made his debut in august is also in the squad which is testament to how much he has made an impression on the last season and his team mate curtis jones who plays in midfield is also in. As in water and jones who plays in midfield is also in. As in Water
tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirshen to watch the three lions opening match. dan roan reports. commentator: england s golden boy! he d been billed as england s main man, and jude bellingham duly delivered, his goal proving the difference as his side managed a nervy opening win against serbia in gelsenkirchen. i think a win in the first game is massive. that s all that matters. exactly. we ve got the three points, no injuries, nothing. - jude s got his goal. it doesn t matter about how you play so long as you win, get out the group and then see what happens from there. among england s stars, none shines brighter than bellingham. and after a dream season with real madrid, he carried on where he d left off, timing his run to perfection to give his team a flying start, the manager unable to contain his excitement. england seemed in control, but serbia have threats of their own. alexander mitrovic proved a handful during his time in the pr
hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. 33 has become 26 harry maguire and jack grealish among those who miss out on england s squad for euro 202a. in the end it wasn t as close as some of the decisions it helps to give. var will stay in the premier league, whose clubs vote overwhelmingly to back it. another step towards three in a row. iga swiatek makes the final of the french open, where she ll playjasmine paolini. also coming up on sportsday. britain s best weightlifter will be team gb s only weightlifter in paris, but emily campbell wants another olympic medal. and we hearfrom the england rugby player who claims her career wouldn t have been the same without breast reduction surgery. losing two kilograms off of your chest does make a difference, i have to say. my first round after surgery six weeks after i felt like a new person. and then there were 26. gareth southgate had until the end of tomorrow to name his final squad for the
quite calm, funnily enough, saying, do you think we ve had it? suddenly, there was an almighty crash and a shell came and it plum hit the vehicle, went right through to the bottom. when the dust cleared, i turned round and the man laying where you are to me, he was dead and black from head to foot, cos he must have taken the whole force of the blast. and all the others, the company commander, sergeant major, the driver they were all killed except me. i remember when i got myself up and found out they were all dead and ifelt this burning, i thought, i must be on fire. i remember going on the ground and rolling and that didn t do much good. so that was a nasty experience, being the only person of seven who survived. live from london. this is bbc news. d day veterans are at the heart of commemorations in normandy on the 80th anniversary of the allied landings on the beaches of normandy. our obligation to remember them, what they stood for and what they achieved for us all