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Men's football Leeds ace Bamford gets first England call-up

LEEDS striker Patrick Bamford received his maiden England call-up yesterday as Gareth Southgate named his first squad since Euro 2020.

With the wounds of their penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy still raw, the Three Lions kick off a World Cup qualification triple-header next week against Hungary, Andorra and Poland.

Bamford is the only uncapped player brought into the squad, having impressed since Leeds’s promotion to the Premier League last summer.

There is no place for Mason Greenwood, but Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to the group, having missed the Euros through injury.

Ben White and Ben Chilwell went to the tournament but are not included in a squad that welcomes back Jesse Lingard, who was cut from the provisional Euros group, and Nick Pope, who missed the tournament through injury.

Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden miss out due to injury.

Southgate was pleased to welcome Bamford into the squad for the first time, having worked with the Leeds striker during his time as manager of the under-21s.

“His progress with Leeds has been excellent, he was very close at the end of last season,” he said. “We worked with him at under-21 level so we know him anyway, and it is a special moment for his family.”

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