Arsenal’s Ben White gets first England call-up since 2022
Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Arsenal - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - November 6, 2022 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, Ben White and Gabriel celebrate after the match Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
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Arsenal defender Ben White has been called up to the England squad for the first time in more than three years.
The 27-year-old
has not been involved since leaving the camp during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
for personal reasons.
White then made
himself unavailable for selection for the rest of Gareth Southgate's reign.
England play
friendlies against Uruguay on 27 March and Japan on 31 March at Wembley.
White has not
played for England since a 3-0 friendly win against Ivory Coast in March 2022.
He replaces
Jarell Quansah in Thomas Tuchel's expanded 35-man squad after the Bayer
Leverkusen defender was ruled out with a thigh injury.
There was no
place in the squad for Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
White has made
only seven Premier League appearances for leaders Arsenal this season.
However, he has played in eight of their 10 Champions League games in their run to the quarter-finals and started Sunday's 2-0 Carabao Cup final defeat by Manchester City.
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