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Nations person been capable to prime 26-man squads astatine nan astir caller World Cup and Euros tournaments
Sam Drury
BBC Sport journalist
Uefa has announced that nations will beryllium allowed 26-man squads for this summer's European Championship successful Germany.
The European governing body's executive committee confirmed nan summation from 23 players connected Friday aft nan nationalist competitions committee voted successful favour of nan alteration successful April.
Teams were allowed 26-man squads astatine Euro 2020 owed to nan effect of Covid-19 but Uefa had initially planned to revert to 23-strong groups astatine Euro 2024.
Expanded squads were besides permitted astatine nan 2022 World Cup successful Qatar because it was played successful nan mediate of nan home season.
Participating teams do not person to sanction an extended squad but must taxable a database of astatine slightest 23 players to Uefa by 7 June.
The news will beryllium welcomed by respective world managers who were captious of nan thought of reducing squad sizes for nan tournament, pinch Netherlands leader Ronald Koeman calling it "absurd", external.
England head Gareth Southgate had antecedently been successful favour of 23-man squads but nan number of injuries being suffered crossed nan Premier League this play altered his thinking.
He will sanction his squad connected 21 May, 2 days aft nan extremity of nan Premier League season.
Euro 2024 originates connected 14 June pinch Scotland taking connected hosts Germany successful nan first game, while England's run gets nether measurement connected 16 June erstwhile they look Serbia.
