{
  "id": 9293673,
  "title": "Rice, Palmer, Rashford among five England stars ruled out vs Spain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rice-palmer-rashford-among-five-england-stars-ruled-out-vs-spain-9293673",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:38:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/rice-palmer-rashford-among-five-england-stars-ruled-out-vs-spain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five England players have been ruled out of their opening UEFA Nations League match against Spain at Wembley on Saturday due to injury concerns. Declan Rice, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Tino Livramento all withdrew from manager Thomas Tuchel's squad. The Football Association confirmed the news, which was also reported by PUNCH Online on Wednesday. This leaves England without key midfield options and forces manager Tuchel to make changes for the upcoming fixtures.",
  "summary": "Declan Rice, Cole Palmer and Marcus Rashford are among five players who have withdrawn from England’s squad due to injury ahead of their match against Spai Read More: https://punchng.com/rice-palmer-rashford-among-five-england-stars-ruled-out-vs-spain/",
  "key_points": [
    "Declan Rice, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford ruled out for Spain match",
    "Four other England players also withdraw from squad",
    "England faces key midfield shortage for upcoming fixtures"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rice, Palmer, Rashford among five England stars ruled out vs Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/rice-palmer-rashford-among-five-england-stars-ruled-out-vs-spain",
        "published": "2026-09-23T07:36:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}