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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Wiegman in club v country wrangle over release of England World Cup players

Sarina Wiegman, the England Women's manager, talks to school children during the World Cup squad announcement
Sarina Wiegman is frustrated that her pre-World Cup plans for the England squad could be kiboshed. Photograph: Morgan Harlow/The FA/Getty Images

Sarina Wiegman is caught in a club v country tussle after naming her World Cup squad, with the England manager fearing her plans to get the players together in less than three weeks could be blocked.

Wiegman wants to begin preparations on 19 June and said clubs had been alerted to this in November. But the European Club Association is understood to be united behind a deal it reached with Fifa this month for a release timeframe of 23-29 June. The Football Association is searching for a solution with clubs.

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