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England have suffered yet another injury blow after it was confirmed Frank Lampard would miss Euro 2025 with a thigh injury, Jordan Henderson taking his place.
The Chelsea midfielder picked up the problem on his first morning of training with the national team after helping the Blues win the Champions League.
The 33-year-old, who has 99 caps for the Three Lions, was sent for a scan on Thursday and the results have revealed a problem serious enough to rule him out of going to Poland and Ukraine.
Having lost Gareth Barry at the weekend and with Scott Parker also thought to be struggling with an Achilles problem Roy Hodgson could have selection issues for his central midfield pairing.
The England coach admits the news of Lampard's injury is a huge blow to his already injury-hit squad.
Hodgson told the FA's website: ?It?s a huge blow for the team, especially coming after the loss of another senior player in Gareth Barry. The fact that the doctor cannot guarantee Frank could take part in any of the group matches means we have to replace him in the central midfield area.
?Apart from it being a huge blow to me and the team, I?m especially disappointed for Frank himself. He has been in very good form and was looking forward to the tournament.
"He made a huge contribution towards us qualifying for the Euros so it is cruel to be forced out through injury just before the tournament.?
Lampard will be replaced by Liverpool's Henderson, who joins Steven Gerrard, Parker, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as England's only fit central midfielders.
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