England offer update on John Stones after Man City defender misses training ahead of Euro 2024 opener against Serbia

England have confirmed that Manchester City defender John Stones missed training on Wednesday morning due to illness.

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• Stones missed England training session
• Man City star suffering from illness
• England take on Serbia on Sunday

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Three Lions are currently preparing for the European Championship and conducted a training session at their basecamp – Weimarer Land Spa and Golf Resort in Blankenhain – on Wednesday morning. However, City star Stones was absent due to an illness.

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• WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

  England later shared a few photographs from the team's training in Germany on social media and confirmed the news of the star defender's absence. They wrote: "The Three Lions squad is out at training this morning, except John Stones who misses out through illness."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Gareth Southgate's side played two warmup matches before beginning their Euro 2024 journey. In their first match, they outclassed Bosnia-Herzegovina but they suffered a setback back in their final friendly game where they went down 1-0 against minnows Iceland.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR JOHN STONES?

  The 30-year-old will hope to recover in time and find his name in Southgate's starting lineup on Sunday as they take on Serbia in their tournament opener.