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Evening Standard
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Nizaar Kinsella

Reece James: Chelsea defender’s England selection could have been deemed ‘arrogant’, says Southgate

Gareth Southgate has explained the decision to leave Reece James out of his World Cup squad and said there were “too many unknowns” in his recovery from a knee injury.

Southgate has said it was a “very difficult call” to leave James out of his final 26-man squad for Qatar after the Chelsea defender suffered an injury against AC Milan last month.

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