The English national team received another painful blow in its preparations for the World Cup, after James Madison midfielder left his team Leicester City against West Ham in the English Premier League.
Madison was selected last Thursday from a list of 26 players by coach Gareth Southgate as a reward for his outstanding play with Leicester this season, according to the British Press Agency (BA Media).
But with the start of the World Cup in Qatar after a week next Sunday, the midfielder came out of his team’s match against West Ham, after he was injured in the lower leg.
For personal reasons, Jordan Hinderson was unable to play for Liverpool against Southampton on Saturday night. Southgate is awaiting better news regarding this pair.
Southgate will be without the defensive duo, Reese James and Bin Shloel, while Dominic is waiting for the Froz Loen, who is not in the list but it can be one of the replacements, knowing his position after his knee was hit last week in the match that his team lost to Leicester City.
Despite concerns about their physical fitness because they had surgeries on their thighs and shoulders, Kyle Walker and Calvin Phillips were on the team’s list for (Euro 2020).
Walker hasn’t been in the stadiums since last October, while midfielder Philips, who joined City from Leeds this season, has played as a substitute. Along with Iran, America, and Wales, the national team of England is competing in the World Cup’s second group.
The striker for Leicester City has made the English national team’s problems worse before the World Cup.
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