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Dele Alli was named in England ’s
squad on Thursday for their
concluding World Cup qualifiers
against Slovenia and Lithuania despite
the threat of a ban by FIFA.
Football’s global governing body could
rule the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder
out of both matches as a result of a
middle- finger gesture he gave in a
qualifier against Slovakia .
England face Slovenia at Wembley on
October 5 before finishing their Group
F campaign away to Lithuania in
Vilnius three days later.
With no decision communicated yet by
FIFA on Alli’ s availability , England
manager Gareth Southgate has gone
ahead and selected the 21 - year- old
Spurs star .
“ Nothing at the moment , so we have
put him in the squad ,” Southgate told a
news conference after unveiling his
squad at their St George ’ s Park
training base in Burton , central
England .
“ Our hope is that common sense
prevails and he is available for our
matches, but we ’ll have to wait and
see ,” he added .
“ We have to look what happens in the
hearing and go from there . We have
given our side of events and Dele has
given his side of events .
“ We ’ve had a good chat with Dele
about lots of different things and the
biggest disappointment for him is that
he has to miss football .
“ We hope to have him available . ”
– Pochettino concern –
Tottenham manager Mauricio
Pochettino said he wanted Alli back
with the London club if FIFA ruled him
out of England duty.
“ I wish that nothing happens and he
can play but I am not the person that
will decide what will happen with
him,” Pochettino explained .
“ I will decide what happens if he is
banned. What will happen is
impossible to know . I think if he is
banned I would prefer him to stay
with us working than to be with the
national team.
“ Then that is a decision between the
FA (England ’s Football Association )
and us. I have not talked to Gareth
Southgate yet. (If Alli is banned) we
will speak.”
Meanwhile Manchester City midfielder
Fabian Delph received his first
England call- up from Southgate ,
having won the last of his nine caps
against Spain in November 2015 .
Southampton goalkeeper Fraser
Forster was the only other change to
Southgate ’s last squad , with Tom
Heaton , Nathaniel Chalobah and
Danny Welbeck all missing through
injury. Leicester City striker Jamie
Vardy , who has been troubled by a hip
problem, was left out.
England require just two points from
their matches against Slovenia and
Lithuania to qualify for next year ’s
World Cup finals in Russia .
England squad
Goalkeepers : Joe Hart (West Ham
United, on loan from Manchester City),
Fraser Forster (Southampton ), Jack
Butland (Stoke City), Jordan Pickford
(Everton)
Defenders: Ryan Bertrand
(Southampton), Aaron Cresswell (West
Ham United ), Gary Cahill (Chelsea ),
Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry
Maguire (Leicester City), John Stones
(Manchester City), Michael Keane
(Everton), Chris Smalling (Manchester
United), Kyle Walker (Manchester
City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham
Hotspur)
Midfielders: Eric Dier (Tottenham
Hotspur), Fabian Delph (Manchester
City), Jake Livermore (West Bromwich
Albion), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool),
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City),
Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain (Liverpool),
Jesse Lingard (Manchester United),
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards: Marcus Rashford
(Manchester United), Harry Kane
(Tottenham Hotspur), Jermain Defoe
(Bournemouth), Daniel Sturridge
(Liverpool)
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