England legend David Beckham has questioned national boss Thomas Tuchel’s decision to leave Trent Alexander-Arnold out of his latest squad.

The Real Madrid right-back is currently behind players like Reece James and Ben White in the pecking order, with Tuchel saying that Alexander-Arnold's abilities are not compatible with his preferred setup.  

However, Beckham believes Tuchel still needs a player of Alexander-Arnold's quality for the World Cup, and compared him to Beckham’s former Real teammate Roberto Carlos.

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Meanwhile, England will have to make several changes to the squad for their upcoming friendly against Japan.  

This is after 8 players withdrew from the team due to health and injury concerns, including Aaron Ramsdale, John Stones, Declan Rice, and Bukayo Saka.

England will face Japan at Wembley Stadium early Wednesday morning.  

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Sean Dyche has rubbished rumours that he’s going to be the next Tottenham manager.

Recent reports claimed that the former Burnley was in talks to replace interim Spurs boss Igor Tudor, as the London giants lie just one point above the relegation zone.  

Dyche, who established a reputation of a survival specialist, is currently out of work after being sacked by Nottingham Forest earlier this season.  

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Also in sports:

Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali is reportedly ready to reject a move to Man City this summer, as he prefers a return to Italy.  

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Meanwhile, Newcastle are reportedly keen on signing Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford this summer, if he decides to leave. 

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And Aprilia’s Jorge Martin has won the US MotoGP sprint race ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Pedro Acosta.