Exclusion

Real Madrid remains staunchly against allowing any of their footballers partaking in either the European Championship or Copa America to compete in the forthcoming Paris Olympics. Kylian Mbappe has made peace with missing the Olympics and cheers for France to claim the gold in his stead. The star striker, set to make his move to Real Madrid by June end, didn't make the cut for Thierry Henry’s initial 25-player roster for the Games commencing on July 24, shortly after the Euro 2024 concludes. Mbappe had harbored…

Nemanja Matic reckons Serbia will gain from England's squad selections for Euro 2024, notably the absences of Jack Grealish and Marcus Rashford. On Thursday, Gareth Southgate unveiled the 26 players heading to Germany, leaving several stars sidelined. Notably, the list omitted Grealish and other talents. The initial roster of 33 did not include Rashford. His performance this season yielded only seven league goals under Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. Rashford will sit out his first major international event since his…

Real Madrid's goalie Courtois is dropped from Belgium's Euro 2024 squad due to prior issues with coach Tedesco, replacing him with Casteels, Kaminski, and Sels as shot-stoppers. Courtois got injured before and is expected to star in Champions League final. Courtois had a disagreement causing him to exit last June, leading to his absence from Euro 2024. Witsel, who previously retired, is back on Belgium's squad. The team's campaign starts on June 17th, facing Slovakia. The 25-man squad includes Casteels, Kaminski, Sels,…