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

<p>The Three Lions are currently preparing for the European Championship and conducted a training session at their <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/england-euro-2024-training-base/blt17f671cfb760491f" target="_blank">basecamp - Weimarer Land Spa and Golf Resort in Blankenhain</a> - on Wednesday morning. However, City star Stones was absent due to an illness.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>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."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThreeLions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThreeLions</a> squad is out at training this morning, except John Stones who misses out through illness. <a href="https://t.co/o4cevMbxmu">pic.twitter.com/o4cevMbxmu</a></p>— England (@England) <a href="https://twitter.com/England/status/1800826983208874348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

<p>Gareth Southgate's side played <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/gary-lineker-breaks-20-year-tradition-england-prediction-ex-three-lions-striker-bold-trophy-claim/bltd0eb73554d4a602e" target="_blank">two warmup matches before beginning their Euro 2024 journey</a>. 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.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>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.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR JOHN STONES?

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

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