England's Sancho, Abraham to return for Belgium match

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BURTON ON TRENT, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 10, 2020) (THE FA - NO RESALE)

1. JADON SANCHO

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2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND MANAGER, GARETH SOUTHGATE, ON SANCHO AND TAMMY ABRAHAM RETURNING TO THE SQUAD, SAYING:

"No, Tammy and Jadon both trained this morning, so everybody is available. Everybody trained this morning. They've obviously missed a bit of training, so that's a bit of a concern in terms of their load through the week. But, no, it's done. You know that that situation is done, they're back with the group and we move forward."

BURTON ON TRENT, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 10, 2020) (THE FA - NO RESALE)

3. SQUAD GATHERED

4. VARIOUS OF MARCUS RASHFORD

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5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ENGLAND MANAGER, GARETH SOUTHGATE, ON MARCUS RASHFORD'S MBE AWARD, SAYING:

"Well firstly, it's an amazing achievement, not only, I mean, wonderful for him and his family the recognition, but he didn't start this project to get the recognition. He started it because it was something that he had been affected by, that he cared passionately about and for somebody of his age to be able to make the difference that he has is a phenomenal achievement. So, we're all very proud of him. We gave him a special round of applause this morning because I think as a group, we're very close. We've watched him grow, I'm saying grow up but he's still 22, so yeah. You can only marvel at what he's achieved really and the difference he's made to kids who will understand the difference he's made, but also who at the moment won't understand but will be incredibly grateful for him in years to come."

BURTON ON TRENT, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 10, 2020) (THE FA - NO RESALE)

6. JACK GREALISH

7. HARRY KANE

8. PLAYERS WARMING UP

9. CONOR COADY WARMING UP

10. PLAYERS WARMING UP

11. SOUTHGATE

STORY: England winger Jadon Sancho and striker Tammy Abraham will return for Sunday's Nations League game against Belgium after missing the friendly against Wales due to a breach of COVID-19 regulations, manager Gareth Southgate said on Saturday (October 10).

Sancho and left back Ben Chilwell attended a party for Abraham's 23rd birthday in London on Oct. 3 and missed Thursday's 3-0 friendly win over Wales for breaching health protocols.

Abraham's party was reportedly organised as a surprise but the event broke the "rule of six", which is one of the British government's guidelines that bans people in England from mixing in groups of more than six to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

"Tammy and Jadon both trained on Saturday and everyone is available," Southgate said. "They've missed a bit of training so that's a bit of a concern but it's done.

Southgate praised forward Marcus Rashford after the 22-year-old received an MBE in Queen Elizabeth's birthday honours for his successful campaign which ensured free school meals were extended through England's summer holidays during the pandemic.

"We're all very proud of him. We gave him a special round of applause this morning," the 50-year-old manager said.

"You can only marvel at what he's achieved and the difference he's made to kids who will understand the difference he's made but also who, at the moment, won't understand but will be incredibly grateful for him in years to come."

England, second in League A Group 2 in the Nations League, also play Denmark on Wednesday.

(Production: Stefan Haskins)