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  1. Get Involved

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    As long as we do enough to qualify I don’t really care how the qualification campaign goes. Qualification is always underwhelming, especially this window. Players are in the midst of the club game, it’s not easy to put that to one side every couple of months for to play with different players and systems for internationals so it never has been great, and never will be.

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  2. 'I was shocked, but I became comfortable playing there'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

    England

    Ruben Loftus-Cheek on his reaction to playing right-wing back and how Thomas Tuchel helped him see his potential: "I had never played in that wide position before and Tuchel suggested that I am a powerful runner and have the pace to play there and the physically to get up and down at speed.

    "I ended up playing there a lot in that season. I was happy to play but it was just the shock of the suggestion which was the funny thing! I started to do quite well there and feel the position and it became comfortable for me."

  3. Experience of playing in Italy 'can only help'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

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    On whether his experience in playing in Italy, in hotter temperatures, could give him an edge on selection if England reach the 2026 World Cup in North America, Ruben Loftus-Cheek said: "I am definitely used to playing in hot temperatures now in Italy. The football is different, and it is good to experience different kinds of football to get that experience for tournaments.

    "I think it just builds into your experience as a player - your repertoire to handle different situations, different scenarios in a game - it can only help.

    "In that way I am grateful to have that experience."

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  4. 'Being versatile is a good thing'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

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    Ruben Loftus-Cheek on his versatility and whether that gives him hope on being picked for the World Cup: "Who knows. I am able to play different positions. Since I was at AC Milan I have played a lot higher and close to the striker to get goals and help the team in the final third.

    "Under Tuchel I played a lot deeper. I am able to do that and with things that can happen in a tournament, being versatile is a good thing. When it comes to that I am happy to play anywhere for the team and do my best in any position."

  5. Loftus-Cheek on 'self drive'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

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    Ruben Loftus-Cheek on whether he has used a sport psychologist or advice from people close to him to come through mental challenges as a footballer: "If you have got good people around you it is going to help you so much, but I think the main thing comes from your self drive.

    "That belief, to overcome challenges, is paramount in sport and in life - that you have this mentality in overcoming challenges because there will always be challenges in life.

    "Being able to accept that and try to work through it, if you have that mentality it is gong to take you places."

  6. 'Tuchel knows me as a player'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

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    More from Ruben Loftus-Cheek on playing under Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea in many different positions: "When Tuchel came to Chelsea, I was still on my loan at Fulham and this was the year after my injury. I had a year to feel myself again.

    "I didn’t know too much about him [Tuchel] as a manager when I came back. I did pre-season with Chelsea and that’s when we spoke about playing wing-back. I also played centre-back for one game and right-wing back so a number of positions for him.

    "After working with him, I know that he knows me as a player so I thought that if I was doing well, I would have a chance. I knew the manager would be keeping tabs on the players playing abroad so I thought I might get a shout.

    On working under Max Allegri at AC MIlan: "He is a very intelligent manager. He is very experienced and has won loads in the past. We were very excited when he joined this summer and we hope to achieve good things under him."

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  7. London cages 'helped me develop so much'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

    England

    England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on his rite of passage playing football as a youth in London and why so many of his childhood friends have progressed into professional football:

    "That's where I played my football [as a youth] - on the streets and in the cages every day. I think you developed technically. Even though I am a big guy, I developed technically a lot in those cages.

    "I don't know if that is what it is but all the boys who have come from London did the same thing in the cages every day after school.

    "It helped me develop so much technically so when you step on a big pitch it becomes easier."

  8. 'I got a text saying: Where are you?'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

    England

    More from Ruben Loftus-Cheek on getting the call-up: "I was notified before the weekend to just be ready, but I wasn't in the first squad.

    "With Milan, we played Friday and I had a couple of days to see my family so I was in England anyway, with my family, and got the call I would be coming to join the squad. It was a nice feeling."

    On where he was when he got the call: "It was a text first [from Ruth, not Thomas Tuchel] saying where are you? I said I was in England and she said perfect.

    "I was actually at my mum's house, so it was a good feeling."

  9. 'Tuchel values my physicality'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

    England

    England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on watching the England team continue to play after 2018: "We were so close in 2018 and the boys have been incredibly close in the years after. It was nerve-wracking watching those games and we just missed out. You hope for the future that we can go all the way."

    On what Thomas Tuchel wants from him: "When he [Tuchel] came into Chelsea and he spoke to me about playing wing back, I said no way. But I ending up playing there anyways! I played many positions under Tuchel and he values my physicality so I am used to working under him.

    "He is a very intelligent and knows the game so well. Hopefully we can do well to connect with him."

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  10. 'I was being a fan instead'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

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    England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on reverting to being a fan during his time away from the squad: "When I did rupture my Achilles, at that time I was on such a high, so after that I had a hard time mentally. But I was still young so I still had time to come back so I wasn't too low.

    "Being away from the squad for so long I kind of got used to not going.

    "You still want to push in club football with the hope of maybe getting a sniff.

    "But I just completely forgot about it and was being a fan for the team instead."

  11. 'It's been a long time'

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

    England

    England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on his return to the squad: "It's been a long time. I was part of the 2018 squad and even the season after I was called up but just missed on injuries all the time and then of course I ruptured my Achilles."

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  12. England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

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    Loftus-Cheek played everywhere from wing back to striker under Thomas Tuchel. Where will he line up for England?

    "A very intelligent guy," is his assessment of the England boss.

    He reveals he was at his mum's house when he got the call to have him back in the England squad.

  13. Here's RLC

    England v Andorra (Sat, 17:00 BST)

    England

    England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has arrived at the media conference, after his first England call-up for seven years.

    After a ruptured achilles, a move to Italy and a long time away, a member of the 2018 World Cup squad is back in the picture.

    "I completely forgot about it, I was being a fan", he says of his time away from the England squad.

  14. Breaking down Tuchel's England squad (and omissions)

    Football Focus' Stephen Warnock, Sami Mokbel and Ellen White break down Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.

    Football Focus: Breaking down Tuchel's England squad (and omissions)

  15. Get Involved - Sami Mokbel Q&A

    Sami Mokbel
    BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

    Later this morning, we'll be putting your questions to our senior football correspondent, Sami Mokbel.

    Get in touch via the form at the top of this page on everything from England to transfers, and anything football-related in between.

    We'll get Sami's answers to the best queries throughout today.

  16. Loftus-Cheek to address the press at 1000 BST

    Alex Howell
    BBC Sport football reporter at St George's Park

    The England team are back at St George's Park this week as they prepare for the World Cup qualifiers.

    There's a couple of new faces in the squad, and one in Ruben Loftus-Cheek who has been out of the England squad for six years.

    We're going to be hearing from Loftus-Cheek at 1000 BST.

    It has been a successful summer for other England teams, and as you enter you're greeted by the European trophies won by the Lionesses and the U21s.

    The European trophies won by the Lionesses and the England U21s on displayBBC Sport

  17. ICYMI: Loftus-Cheek and Quansah added to England squad

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    Some notable England news from yesterday, in case you missed it.

    Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been added to the England squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia, seven years after his last cap.

    The AC Milan midfielder has 10 England caps, with the last of those coming when he came on as a substitute in a win against the United States in November 2018.

    England boss Thomas Tuchel managed the 29-year-old during his stint in charge of Chelsea.

    Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jarell Quansah has also been called up, after an injury to Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton.

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  18. State of play in Group K

    There has been a fair bit of negativity around England this year - but as it stands they are well placed to win their qualifying group and reach the World Cup next summer.

    Six points from the next two games and the Three Lions will be just about there...

    Group KBBC Sport

  19. England under Tuchel so far

    England

    Four games, three wins - but a disappointing home defeat and questions about selections and performance.

    What have you made of Thomas Tuchel's England reign so far?

    Mar 21 - England 2-0 Albania (World Cup qualifier)

    Mar 24 - England 3-0 Latvia (World Cup qualifier)

    Jun 7 - Andorra 0-1 England (World Cup qualifier)

    Jun 10 - England 1-3 Senegal (Friendly)

  20. Who are England facing in the international break?

    England

    England have two important qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup coming up in the next few days...

    6 September - Andorra (H)

    9 September - Serbia (A)