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31st May 2016

England’s Euro 2016 squad has a few controversial calls

The final 23

Tom Victor

England have confirmed their final 23-man squad for Euro 2016.

The biggest news is that Marcus Rashford has made the cut, following his debut goal against Australia, while Daniel Sturridge has been deemed fit enough to take his place in the squad.

Fabian Delph was all but ruled out after suffering an injury shortly before the recent friendlies, while the other two players to miss out are Andros Townsend and Danny Drinkwater.

England begin their campaign against Russia in Marseille on June 11, before taking on Wales and Slovakia in their remaining group games.

Before the tournament begins, however, they have one more friendly international against Portugal on June 2.

The decision to leave out Drinkwater and include both Rashford and Sturridge could be seen as a sign that manager Roy Hodgson plans to use Wayne Rooney in a midfield role.

Liverpool man Sturridge had been a fitness doubt after sitting out training last week, but he has been included among the 23.

Many England fans felt Jordan Henderson would not make the cut following his injury problems and Drinkwater’s impressive Leicester City form.

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