James Maddison brutally taunted by Neal Maupay after missing out on England squad

James Maddison has been mocked by Neal Maupay in a brutal social media post following his exclusion from England’s Euro 2024 squad. Maddison and Maupay engaged in a bitter war last season after the on-loan Brentford star copied the Tottenham playmaker's darts celebration.

Maupay scored the opening goal in Brentford's 3-2 defeat by Spurs in February. He marked the strike by imitating throwing a dart, something Maddison has done after his goals for several years.

Maddison responded by telling broadcaster TNT Sports: "He probably hasn't scored enough goals in the last couple of years for his own celebration, so he probably had to copy mine."

Maupay, the Premier League’s chief wind-up merchant, has now responded to Maddison's exclusion from England's squad for Euro 2024 with a savage social media post. Taking to X, the Everton forward has posed in front of a dart board and is seen holding three darts.

It came just over an hour after Maddison revealed he was 'devastated' by Gareth Southgate's decision to leave him at home.

The 27-year-old wrote on social media: “Devastated doesn’t quite cut it.

"Trained well and worked hard all week but if I’m honest with myself, my form for Spurs when coming back from injury in the second half of the season probably wasn’t at the levels I had set which gave Gareth a decision to make.

“I still thought there would be a space for me in a 26 man squad as I feel I bring something different and had been a mainstay in this whole qualifying campaign for Euro 2024 in Germany but the manager has made the decision and I have to respect that.

“I’ll be back, I have no doubt. Wishing the boys all the luck in the world out in Germany, unbelievable group and lads that I literally call some of my best friends. I genuinely hope football comes home.”

Meanwhile, Maddison will be joined in staying at home by Harry Maguire and Jack Grealish in a brutal cull. Maguire has failed in his race to be fit in time to play in the tournament having suffered a muscle injury while playing for Manchester United.

Grealish’s lack of playing time with Manchester City has played a part in his exclusion. James Trafford, Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah and Jarrad Branthwaite are widely reported to have also been trimmed from the original 33-man provisional squad.