Gordon: Premier League intensity behind England drop-outs

Anthony Gordon thinks the Premier League's brutal workload explains why England keep losing players to injury.

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What happened. Anthony Gordon has suggested that England's Premier League-based players face greater physical intensity than their international counterparts, after five players withdrew from Thomas Tuchel's squad through injury.

• Gordon links the volume of England drop-outs to the demands of Premier League football.
• Five players pulled out of Tuchel's latest England squad due to injury.
• He also made a claim about the Ballon d'Or.

Gordon's theory adds to the debate over player workload as England cope without several injured squad members.

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