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John Cross

Gareth Southgate's reason for leaving Raheem Sterling out of England squad emerges

Raheem Sterling will sit out England's squad for the Euro qualifiers with Malta and North Macedonia.

Southgate has named his squad for the double-header and Sterling was the big-name omission from the party for next month’s upcoming games on June 16 and 19 respectively.

Chelsea winger Sterling was not included after talks with Gareth Southgate about his involvement in the qualifiers. The decision was made on the back of Sterling’s difficult first season at Stamford Bridge which has been blighted by a dip in form and injuries.

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