Rio Ferdinand has told The Sun that his England career “might be over” after being overlooked by England manager Roy Hodgson for Euro 2012 for ‘footballing reasons’. Ferdinand, who has been capped 81 times by England since 1997, said he would never retire from international football but accepted that not being picked during the injury […]
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Holland players racially abused in Krakow
The Guardian reports that black players in the Holland, including City’s Nigel de Jong, were racially abused while training at Stadion Miejski – the home stadium of Wisla Krakow. While it is not a Euro 2012 stadium, the Dutch squad are using it for training purposes and there were 25,000 spectators there to watch them […]
Ferdinand will support England from the pub
Rio Ferdinand has used Twitter to pledge his support to England despite being continually overlooked during an injury crisis by England manager Roy Hodgson. Ferdinand said “Just so we don’t get it twisted here….I’ll be in a pub somewhere supporting England this summer! Love the lads!” on Twitter after it was reported that he had gone […]
Rio Ferdinand overlooked as Gary Cahill ruled out of Euro 2012
Gary Cahill has been ruled out of Euro 2012 with a double fracture of his jaw following a scan after his collision with Joe Hart at the weekend. It’s a massive blow for England and the Chelsea defender who would have looked to start the campaign alongside team mate John Terry who came through his […]
England win made in Manchester
ENGLAND 1, BELGIUM 0 England head to the finals of Euro 2012 in fine spirits following back-to-back victories against Norway and Belgium at the start of Roy Hodgson’s reign as manager. Hodgson’s bow at Wembley was a winning one as England edged victory following a hard-fought and sometimes feisty friendly against opposition from the Low […]