WEMBLEY - Chelsea forward Morgan Rogers has said that suggestions his teammate Cole Palmer is not committed to playing for England are "a lie," according to BBC News, which also reported that Rogers called such claims nonsense. The BBC News headline itself carried Rogers's words, and the report framed the dispute around whether Palmer is committed to England at all.

The Guardian, reporting from Wembley, said Rogers came to the defence of Palmer, rejecting claims that the player does not want to represent England. According to the newspaper, Palmer has faced questions over his desire to play international football, and Rogers, a forward, made his remarks in support of a Chelsea teammate.

Palmer was left out of the squad for this week's Nations League ties against Croatia and Spain, according to The Guardian. The summaries of the reports available do not give a reason for his omission, nor do they include a response from Palmer himself.

The two reports framed the matter in different terms. The BBC News headline asked about commitment to England, while The Guardian's headline addressed whether Palmer wants to play for England. Both reports presented Rogers as rejecting the accusations, and both were published on November 12, according to their listed timestamps.

The summaries reviewed for this report are abbreviated, and the full texts of the reports were not available for this account.

Sources: BBC News: 'A lie' & 'nonsense' - Palmer committed to England, says Rogers; The Guardian: Morgan Rogers says ‘it’s a lie’ that Cole Palmer does not want to play for England.