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Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho will miss England’s game against
Wales on Thursday.
The FA is continuing its investigation into the players' attendance at a
party on Saturday night, which broke the government's coronavirus rules.
Sky Sports News has been told that England manager Gareth Southgate is
furious that the players have apparently breached the rules.
Sancho and Abraham have since apologised and both have said they will learn
from the mistake.
Abraham's friends and family threw a surprise party to celebrate his 23rd
birthday at his London flat, with Chilwell and Sancho also there.
Around 20 people in total were inside the flat, in a clear breach of the
national 'rule of six'.
The FA told all three to stay away from St George's Park on Monday, while
the rest of the England players signed up and had their regular coronavirus
test.
The whole squad will be tested again on Tuesday, two days before the Wales
game, in line with UEFA's protocols.
But there are no plans for Sancho, Chilwell and Abraham to be re-admitted
into the squad by then, and so - having missed the compulsory tests - there
is no way they can be included in Southgate's team to play in the
all-British friendly at Wembley.
Southgate gave the squad specific warnings about breaching the rules after
the embarrassing situation in Reykjavik four weeks ago, when Phil Foden and
Mason Greenwood were sent home for leaving the eco-bubble to meet two
Icelandic women.
Southgate has yet to decide if Sancho, Chilwell and Abraham will be allowed
back into the England camp in time for the two competitive Nations League
games against Belgium and Denmark.
It is feasible for them to join up with the squad, if FA officials arrange
for them to be tested on Friday - two days before the Belgium game at
Wembley on Sunday.
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