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Scotland name 28-man provisional Euro 2024 squad - uncapped Liverpool teenager Ben Doak included
Reaction to England's squad selection after Gareth Southgate names 33-man initial squad
Newcastle beat Spurs on penalties in Melbourne friendly watched by crowd of 78,000
Build-up to Europa League final between Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta in Dublin
Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen two matches away from a potential unbeaten treble
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Live Reporting
Ben Collins and Emma Smith
Goodbye!published at 15:00 22 May
15:00 22 May
Thanks for joining us today. Here are the main headlines:
- Uncapped Liverpool teenager Ben Doak is a shock inclusion in Steve Clarke’s provisional Scotland squad for Euro 2024.
- Newcastle beat Tottenham 5-4 on penalties in a post-season friendly in Australia - just three days after the Premier League ended.
- Chelsea are on the hunt for a new manager once more after Mauricio Pochettino left the club by mutual consent following just one season at Stamford Bridge.
Join us this evening for live text coverage of the Europa League final, as Bayer Leverkusen take on Atalanta, and we will be back tomorrow for all the reaction and latest football news.
See you then.
'Wharton is a joy to watch'published at 14:58 22 May
14:58 22 May
BBC 5 Live Breakfast
The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, speaking on BBC 5 Live Breakfast: "I'm sure [Gareth Southgate] will take one out of [Jarell] Quansah or [Jarrad] Branthwaite at centre-back, because they need an extra option. I would love to see Adam Wharton, I think he has been a joy to watch, such a natural in the Premier League. England do not have that many central midfielders.
"I think England will get to the last week - semi-final or final. France are really the only other team England should worry about."
Image source, Getty Images'A fairy tale'published at 14:55 22 May
14:55 22 May
BBC 5 Live Breakfast
Darragh Tuffy coached new England call-up Adam Wharton during his time in Blackburn's academy. He spoke to BBC 5 Live Breakfast this morning about Wharton.
"It's a fairy tale story for our academy, any academy's purpose is to get boys into the first team and hope they can progress. Adam has done that, he was with us from six years of age and is a big Blackburn fan. It doesn't get much better really
"He's an interesting case study, a late developer. Adam's physical traits did not come until he was 16, 17, but his ability to play forward passes, his vision, I'd love to tell you I taught him that but he had it when he came in the building. We always knew the talent he had, and it always stood out even when he was struggling in games against boys bigger than him. We knew as staff, when he hit his growth spurt we would have a top player on our hands."
'He could have been a rocket scientist'published at 14:52 22 May
14:52 22 May
BBC 5 Live Breakfast
Darragh Tuffy coached new England call-up Adam Wharton during his time with Blackburn's academy. He spoke to BBC 5 Live Breakfast this morning about Wharton.
"A very quiet lad growing up, quietly confident. Very bright, one of the brightest kids I've coached - his teachers said he could have been a rocket scientist if he hadn't been a footballer. In classroom sessions he could talk about football as well as any coach at 13, 14.
"I was working with him in the under-18s, his first year was underwhelming - he was undergoing a lot of growth, he had a lot of injuries. Then in his second year, all the stuff around his technical ability was coming to fruition. All the stuff we wanted him to do we could, and we thought, this kid is going to the next level. And the rest is history."
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 14:51 22 May
14:51 22 May
One of the headlines from yesterday's England squad was the inclusion of Adam Wharton. The Crystal Palace midfielder only made his Premier League debut in February, but a sensational few months saw him earn a spot in Gareth Southgate's selection.
His youth coach at Blackburn Rovers, Darragh Tuffy, was on BBC 5 Live this morning with some insight into England's newest midfield hope...
Get Involved: Pochettino leaves Chelseapublished at 14:48 22 May
14:48 22 May
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Don't understand people saying we were right to let Poch go. He always said he needed time and the second half of the season suggests he was starting to get it right. Now we're back to square one. De Zerbi would be an awful appointment and as for McKenna, if we're looking at managers who did well in the Championship then we might as well hire Kompany. The club is a joke.
Paul
'An England squad for five years' time'published at 14:45 22 May
14:45 22 May
Daniel Storey
Football writer and broadcaster on Football DailySomething we will see in the pre-tournament friendlies is Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield - Gareth Southgate likes that, it's an option he has looked to explore. It's a way of filling a midfield position while providing England with creativity, certainly crosses from the right.
There's 12 players in the squad aged 23 and under - it is not just a squad for this summer, it is a squad for five years in the future.
Image source, Getty Images'I'm in Gareth's corner'published at 14:42 22 May
14:42 22 May
Dion Dublin
Former England striker on Football DailyWhoever Southgate picked, there were always going to be these questions on the ones he didn't pick. I think he has picked incredibly well. Yes he is having to leave some behind, that is just the fact of the matter. I think this is his most attacking and positive squad that he has picked.
I'm in Gareth's corner, I think he has turned around the country when it comes to England in general. I think he has done incredibly well so far, the team is getting better and better. It's just that the last stop is top of the tree.
Image source, Getty Images'Sancho's England bridges have been burned'published at 14:39 22 May
14:39 22 May
Daniel Storey
Football writer and broadcaster on Football DailyThe reality of the 33-man squad is that there will be a lot of names discussed. It took until very late in the day for anyone to mention Jadon Sancho, who is probably going to be one of two English starters in the Champions League final. His bridges have seemingly been burned at an international level, for the time being.
The fact that we are not talking about him is because Southgate has picked a pretty sensible squad, and we have so many options in the attacking area that nobody will be missed. England will be able to bring on Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins - look at the numbers these players have produced this season, it's incredibly exciting.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 14:38 22 May
14:38 22 May
Let's get a bit more reaction to yesterday's announcement of the provisional England squad for Euro 2024.
The BBC 5 Live Football Daily crew had their say last night...
Get Involved: Pochettino leaves Chelseapublished at 14:35 22 May
14:35 22 May
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Greg, Oxford: As Chelsea fans, we’ve been told to be patient with the club’s “project” and on manyoccasions this season that’s not been easy. Then just when the “project” seems to be showing some fruition, they do this. Our patience is running very thin with these owners.
Jules: Re 13:45. I second this comment Jez. Given what happened to Graham Potter in the not very distant past, he [Kieran McKenna] would be mad to go there. Hearing about Poch my gast was truly flabbered.
Mbappe - the boy from Bondy who idolised Ronaldopublished at 14:32 22 May
14:32 22 May
Kylian Mbappe's former childhood friends and coaches look back on the rise of the Bondy-born superstar - from idolising Cristiano Ronaldo and wanting the 'Zidane' haircut, to always "joking around" and being mischievous as a kid.
'Mbappe' is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer and for more untold stories behind Kylian Mbappe's rise to stardom, head to BBC Sounds.
James would have liked Sancho call-uppublished at 14:29 22 May
14:29 22 May
Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport in DublinI have just been speaking to former England goalkeeper David James about Gareth Southgate’s provisional Euros squad at a ‘Uefa legends’ match in Dublin.
“Am I surprised? Yes and no,” he told me. “I was hoping Sancho’s football resurrection might have earned him an opportunity to get into the squad which it hasn’t. But at the same time Gareth won’t have picked a squad just based on individual talent but the cohesiveness of the group. I trust he’s got the right squad to do the best for England at the Euros.
“It’s never going to be my squad so there will always be players I might have had like Sancho - one of two English players in the Champions League final. You think it might earn you an opportunity. They’ll pick a squad best placed to try to win a tournament not just the best players playing their best football.
“Crystal Palace will be a surprise package next season. From the Liverpool game at Anfield, which ruined their title chances, going forward, we’ve seen consistency in their performances from all their players.
“Mateta has been scoring the goals but the team are playing very well. Whether they [Palace players] end up going to the finals we’ll see but Gareth has recognised they’re a team with good English players and it’s encouraging.”
Get Involvedpublished at 14:25 22 May
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Will: Livramento surely has to be a shout for England left-back. Played on the left several times this season for the Toon and looked solid.
Kieran Trippier's precautionary 36th minute substitution in Newcastle's post-season friendly against Tottenham Hotspur highlights a fitness concern that may open the door for another Newcastle team-mate.
Hopefully this is England's time - Colepublished at 14:21 22 May
14:21 22 May
Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport in DublinImage source, BBC SportFormer England defender Ashley Cole is confident the Three Lions can take the final step and win the European Championship this summer.
“I don’t see why not,” he told BBC Sport. “Of course there’s some very dangerous teams in there as well.
“On our day England can compete with everyone. They just try to translate that and get the momentum in the group stages and then kick on. Because they do have that record of not beating the bigger and better teams. That’s probably where we’ve fallen short.
“Is this a chance now to push it over the line? To win these tournaments you have to beat the best teams. We’ve fallen short. Hopefully this is our time.”
Are Leverkusen on course for a treble-winning season?published at 14:18 22 May
14:18 22 May
Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen (20:00 BST)
BBC Sport profiles Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen, so often the nearly men of German football, who have won the Bundesliga title for the first time.
Get Involved: Pochettino leaves Chelseapublished at 14:14 22 May
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Andy, Glasgow: Motta has all but been announced at Juventus.
That's in response to Kevin, who asked earlier why Europe's big clubs aren't looking at Bologna coach Thiago Motta, who he'd love to have at Chelsea.
Why Alonso is wanted by Europe's biggest clubspublished at 14:07 22 May
14:07 22 May
Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen (20:00 BST)
BBC Sport travelled to Germany to discover why former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has become so highly rated as a coach - will he replace Jurgen Klopp as manager at Anfield, join Bayern Munich, or stay at Bayer Leverkusen?
Legends match in Dublinpublished at 14:04 22 May
14:04 22 May
Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen (20:00 BST)
Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport in DublinNope, the Europa League final hasn’t started yet - this is the ‘Uefa legends’ match with inflatable goals at Dublin Castle.
Robert Pires was on the mark to put the red team 2-1 up.
The teams by the way are Barry Murphy, Diego Forlan, Luis Garcia, Steffen Freund and Gareth Farrelly v David James, Gaizka Mendieta, Pires, Florian Klein and Ashley Cole.
Image source, BBC SportGet Involved: Pochettino leaves Chelseapublished at 13:59 22 May
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Derek: As a long-time Chelsea fan, the way the owners operate is very concerning, when will sporting directors and directors of football take the blame for the signings they made?
