James will miss World Cup in Qatar due to injury
Reece James will miss the World Cup in Qatar because of injury.
After discussions with Gareth Southgate on Tuesday, it was decided the Chelsea full-back has not recovered sufficiently from the knee injury he picked up against AC Milan last month.
James flew to Dubai to undergo an intensive rehabilitation programme in an attempt to be fit for Qatar, and was even doing some tentative running at Chelsea's Cobham training ground in recent days.
However, with injury concerns to another key England right-back - Kyle Walker - and to midfielder Kalvin Phillips, Southgate has taken the tough decision to tell James that he cannot risk including him in his 26-man squad that will be announced on Thursday.
Mane a major doubt for Senegal's World Cup campaign
Sadio Mane's chances of making the World Cup with Senegal appear to be diminishing after he suffered a knee injury against Werder Bremen.
The Bayern Munchen forward was forced off injured after just 20 minutes as Die Roten thrashed Werder Bremen 6-1 on Tuesday evening, with head coach Julian Nagelsmann confirming it was a tibia issue.
GOAL understands that Mane underwent tests this morning, which have set an initial recovery period of 3-4 weeks. The Senegal international will undergo further testing to better understand the recovery time and see if there is a chance he can make the World Cup. While it is not yet certain that he'll miss the tournament, it is very likely.