England boss Southgate says Rice's social media post won't affect team standing

Alexis Nunes and Ale Moreno flex their knowledge in predicting European Qualifying fixtures containing Belgium, England and France. LONDON -- Gareth Southgate said the controversy surrounding Declan Rice will not affect whether or not the West Ham midfielder makes his England debut in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier against Czech Republic. Rice was forced to apologise on Thursday for a social media post from 2015 which carried connotations of support for the IRA, stating that his "naive words were not meant to be a political opinion and do not represent who I am." UEFA Nations League Watch on ESPN networks in the U.S. ESPN has reached an agreement with UEFA for the rights to the UEFA European Football Championship 2020 and all UEFA national team matches between 2018 and 2022 broadcast in the United States. | Schedule What is the UEFA Nations League and how does it work? It is a competition between the 55 member nations of UEFA, split into four "Leagues." The strongest nations are in League A, and the weakest in League D. Find out everything you need to know. The incident has overshadowed Rice's first England call-up...

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