sport news Raheem Sterling is left out of England's last-16 tie with Senegal over family ... trends now
sport news Raheem Sterling is left out of England's last-16 tie with Senegal over family ... trends now
Raheem Sterling is left out England's World Cup clash with Senegal - and may have flown home - as he 'deals with a family matter' away from the squad in Qatar
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Raheem Sterling has been omitted from selection for England's last-16 tie with Senegal as he deals with a family matter.
England confirmed the 27-year-old would play no part in Sunday's match in a statement released 90 minutes before kick-off.
It was unclear if he would play against the African champions, given the form of Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford in his position – but sources have indicated to Sportsmail that Sterling may have flown home.
England have been in Qatar for almost three weeks and Sterling started