BONUS: Thomas Tuchel names first England squad

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🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

BBC Football Correspondent John Murray, BBC Sport's Alex Howell and The Mirror's Chief Football Writer John Cross react to Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad. Hear from the England manager, and get reaction to call-ups for Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford.

The England manager talks about some of his big exclusions, including tough calls on Morgan Gibbs-White, James Maddison and Conor Gallagher.

There's reaction to Henderson's first England call-up since November 2023, Rashford's recall, and maiden Three Lions camps for Newcastle United's Dan Burn and Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Timecodes: 00:20 The squad 01:30 Initial reaction 02:20 Thomas Tuchel with John Murray 10:25 Jordan Henderson recalled 15:45 Road to the World Cup 17:55 Experience & youth 20:00 Marcus Rashford recalled 23:10 Reece James back in the squad 24:05 Myles Lewis-Skelly & Dan Burn 29:40 Notable exclusions 34:10 A new era

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0:34.7	Hello from John Murray.
0:36.4	This is a five-live football daily special, all about Thomas
0:39.6	Tuchel's first England squad selection, his biggest day in the job so far ahead of the
0:45.5	opening World Cup qualifiers, both at Wembley against Albania next Friday and Latvia the following
0:51.6	Monday. We will hear from the man himself shortly, his full five-live interview.
0:57.7	But the top lines are as follows.
1:00.8	Recalls for Jordan Henderson, Marcus Rashford, and Reese James as well.
1:06.4	Kyle Walker is in.
1:08.0	There are first-time call-ups for Dan Byrne and Miles Lewis Skelly. Ben White,
1:13.5	not included, but is available again for England. There is. No Morgan Gibbs White, no Angel
1:19.4	Gomez, no Conagalligan, no James Madison, no Jack Grealish. Also, no Adam Wharton,
1:25.5	Jared Brantthwaite, Rico Lewis, Ethan Wanairy, but those last four are all in Lee Carsley's under 21 squad.
1:34.6	I'm sitting here, just a stone's throw away from Wembley Stadium, and I'm going to discuss it with my BBC colleague Alex Howell and also the Daily Mirror Chief
1:45.5	Football writer John Cross. But before we dive into it in depth, just give me initial reaction
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