Gareth Southgate is facing the worst injury crisis of his seven-and-a-half-year tenure as England head coach and has said Harry Kane is very unlikely to play during this international break.
England’s preparations for Euro 2024 go up a notch when they host Brazil and Belgium at Wembley, but fitness concerns mean they are unable to name their strongest XI. Southgate, who waded into the heated debate over Nike designing a multicoloured St George’s Cross flag on the new kit, was unable to name a host of important players in his squad last week and his selection problems are growing before Saturday night’s friendly against Brazil.
