Rashford left out of England's provisional Euro 2024 squad
Marcus Rashford was left out of England's provisional squad for the European Championship on Tuesday.
The Manchester United striker has paid the price for a disap‐ pointing season at club level and failed to make the cut for Gareth Southgate's initial 33‐man selec‐ tion.
Jordan Henderson and Reece James were also left out.
The squad will eventually be re‐ duced to 26 players on June 8, with the Euros kicking off in Ger‐ many on June 14.
Rashford's United teammate Kobbie Mainoo was selected after an outstanding breakthrough sea‐ son and Chelsea forward Cole Palmer was also included.
Former Liverpool captain Hen‐ derson misses out after his deci‐ sion to leave Anfield for the oil‐rich Saudi Arabian league last year, while James' absence comes on the back of an injury‐plagued campaign for Chelsea.
Henderson has remained a part of England's set up despite his controversial decision to join Al‐ Ettifaq. He left after just six months and completed a move to Dutch giant Ajax, but a muscle in‐ jury late in the season convinced Southgate to leave him out.
James, who missed the Qatar World Cup because of a knee in‐ jury, has struggled with his fitness for much of the past season and played only 11 games.
Liverpool's Jarell Quansah and Curtis Jones were called up for the first time, as well as Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton.
Southgate said United defender Luke Shaw is "up against it" to prove his fitness after an injury‐ disrupted season.
Squad: Goalkeepers:
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arse‐ nal), James Trafford (Burnley)
Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton),
Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trip‐ pier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Trent Alexander‐ Arnold (Liverpool), Jude Belling‐ ham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Man‐ chester United), Declan Rice (Ar‐ senal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Crys‐ tal Palace), Phil Foden (Manches‐ ter City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddi‐ son (Tottenham), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)