{
  "id": 8874674,
  "title": "Cole Palmer headlines three players set to withdraw from latest England squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/cole-palmer-headlines-three-players-set-to-withdraw-from-latest",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:43:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cole-palmer-headlines-three-players-073300906.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cole Palmer is likely to withdraw from the England squad, along with Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo, according to recent reports from the <source>. The 24-year-old Palmer is dealing with a minor muscle injury, but he played in Chelsea's 3-0 win against Brentford on Friday. Palmer has featured in all five of Chelsea's Premier League games this season, despite struggling with injuries during last year's campaign. He recently revealed during a Twitch stream that he \"had one leg for 10 months\" due to recurring injuries. Manchester United manager Michael Carrick confirmed that Rashford picked up an issue during the 1-1 draw at Fulham, where he was substituted due to hip discomfort, a recurring problem from the summer. Mainoo, who traveled to this summer's World Cup but did not play a minute, was also substituted during the closing stages of the Fulham match. England will play four matches in the expanded three-week Nations League window, starting with a match against World Cup winners Spain at Wembley on 26th September, followed by games against Czech Republic and Croatia, concluding with a match against the Czech Republic at Wembley on 6th October. Palmer started the season with impressive form, scoring four goals and providing two assists in seven appearances across all competitions, while forming a dangerous partnership with Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro.",
  "summary": "Palmer struggled with injury issues last season and recently admitted that he had ‘one leg for 10 months’",
  "key_points": [
    "Cole Palmer likely to withdraw from England squad",
    "Palmer dealing with minor muscle injury",
    "England squad set for four matches in September"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}