England squad announcement live updates: Latest news ahead of Gareth Southgate press conference Luke Bosher and Anthony Hay

England squad announcement live updates: Latest news ahead of Gareth Southgate press conference

Welcome to The Athletic's coverage of today's football news, including Gareth Southgate's England squad announcement.

England will play friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast as part of their preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year.

Southgate, who signed a contract extension with England in November, is expected to shuffle his pack for his latest England squad as he begins the process of finalising his squad for the tournament.

He will announce his squad at 2pm GMT.

England begin their international break by hosting Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, March 26 at 5.30pm GMT.

Then, on Tuesday, March 29, England will welcome Ivory Coast to Wembley Stadium. Their match kicks off at 7.45pm GMT.

The Athletic's writers have picked 11 players who deserve to be named in Southgate's squad, including Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey and AC Milan's Fikayo Tomori.

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