Stones a doubt for England after thigh injury at Inter

John Stones' first start for Inter ended after an hour — and now his England place is in doubt.

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What happened. John Stones suffered a thigh injury during his first start for Inter Milan, who beat Udinese 5-3 at San Siro on Monday, and had to be substituted after an hour. He is unlikely to be named in Thomas Tuchel's England squad, announced at 10am on Friday, for the Nations League games against Spain, Czechia and Croatia.

• Stones, 32, joined Inter after being released by Manchester City in June.
• He started three of England's eight World Cup games, including the semi-final defeat to Argentina.
• The injury is set to rule him out of England's four Nations League fixtures over the break.

“John Stones underwent c”

— Inter

Tuchel names his squad on Friday, with Stones expected to miss the entire two-week international break.

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