Euro 2016 squad: Rashford and Walcott – a tale of two teenagers

Manchester United youngster called up by Roy Hodgson, but is it the end of the road for another former teenage sensation?

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The story of Roy Hodgson's provisional 26-man squad for Euro 2016 could be billed as a tale of two teenagers. One is Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, who has forced his way into the reckoning and the other is, or rather was, Theo Walcott, who has been left out and faces international exile ten years after he was first picked for England as a 17-year-old star of the future.

If Rashford and Walcott have provided the main talking points, they are not the only ones, with Andros Townsend and Jack Wilshere both selected and Phil Jagielka and Mark Noble conspicuous by their absence.

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