{"id":296863,"date":"2023-11-19T13:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T13:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296863"},"modified":"2023-11-19T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T13:23:58","slug":"kieran-trippier-withdraws-from-england-squad-ahead-of-trip-to-north-macedonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/kieran-trippier-withdraws-from-england-squad-ahead-of-trip-to-north-macedonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Trippier withdraws from England squad ahead of trip to North Macedonia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kieran Trippier will play no part in England\u2019s final Euro 2024 qualifier as the defender has withdrawn from the national team squad due to a personal matter. <\/p>\n
The team underwent their final training session at Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s training ground earlier today before they fly out to Skopje for the match against North Macedonia tomorrow night. <\/p>\n
Posting on X, formerly Twitter, the England social media account announced Trippier\u2019s departure saying: \u201c22 players are out for today\u2019s session at Spurs Official\u2019s training ground ahead of our final Euro 2024 qualifier. <\/p>\n
\u201c[Kieran Trippier] has departed the ThreeLions camp, owing to a personal matter and will not travel to North Macedonia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Details are why Trippier pulled out of the squad remain unknown for now but Newcastle United confirmed that the 33-year-old had returned to the club following his appearance against Malta last Friday. <\/p>\n
They wrote on X: \u201cNewcastle United can confirm that [Kieran Trippier] has returned home from the England squad due to a personal matter. <\/p>\n
\u201cTripps played 90 minutes as the Three Lions defeated Malta 2-0 in a Euro 2024 qualifier at Wembley on Friday but will miss Monday\u2019s trip to North Macedonia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gareth Southgate is unlikely to call up a replacement for the right-back but Trippier\u2019s withdrawal means England are lacking in cover at left-back. The versatile defender switched over to the left side of the pitch during the match against Malta as Southgate wanted to assert more control on the game.<\/p>\n
Manchester City\u2019s Kyle Walker will likely replace Trippier in the starting line-up with Fikayo Tomori covering the left-back role. <\/p>\n
England have already qualified as Group C winners for Euro 2024 having beaten Malta 2-0 on Friday. They have 19 points from their seven games and should have no trouble against North Macedonia tomorrow. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Newcastle\u2019s next game is against Chelsea on Saturday 25 November.<\/p>\n