England boss Roy Hodgson has announced is England squad for this summer’s European Championship and there is no place for Manchester United‘s Rio Ferdinand, while Chelsea‘s John Terry has been included.
There are some new faces in Hodgson’s squad including uncapped Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy and some surprises.
Up front Hodgson has went with Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Andy Carroll and Jermain Defoe, who has not played a competitive match for England since September 2010.
There is no place for Manchester United’s Michael Carrick as Gareth Barry, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Scott Parker took the central midfield berths.
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by David on April 30, 2012
In an amazing snub of fan favorite Harry Redknapp, the English F.A. are getting set to name West Brom boss Roy Hodgson as England‘s new national team manager.
The FA revealed on Sunday evening that it had been granted permission by West Bromwich Albion to hold talks with their boss Hodgson.
It was widely believed Tottenham‘s Harry Redknapp was the favourite to be named as Capello’s successor, but, it appears that the FA prefer Hodgson due to his international experience.
The current West Brom manager has managed Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Finland and could be confirmed as the new England manager as early as within the next 24 hours.
West Ham United fans will have to wait just a little longer to see their side back in the EPL after the Hammers failed to secure automatic promotion despite a 2-1 win over Hull City on the last day of the Npower Championship.
West Ham find themselves in the third place in the standings with 86 points three behind winners Reading and two behind second place Southampton. A quick look at West Ham’s stats reveals an amazing run in the Championship this season.
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by David on April 17, 2012
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with an ankle injury and “will not go” to Euro 2012 with England, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger confirmed on Monday.
A stress fracture to his right ankle has prevented Wilshere from playing this season, but both the player and Wenger had been optimistic that he would return to play some part in the end-of-season run-in.
But speaking after Arsenal’s surprise 2-1 loss at home to Wigan in the Barclays Premier League tonight, Wenger said:
Bad news arrived for Aston Villa and potentially England national team as Darren Bent’s injury appeared to be really bad as reports claim that the striker would be out until the rest of season.
Having his left ankle ruptured in the game against Wigan on Saturday, apparently could face up until 12 weeks absence, which would pretty much forced him in race to get match fit ahead of the Euro 2012.
England national team’s strength on their upcoming tie against Netherlands are looking to be a bit depleted as Stuart Pearce’s side will apparently be playing without two Manchester United players, Wayne Rooney and Top Cleverly.
This news was confirmed by the Red Devils’ tactician himself, Sir Alex Ferguson, who believed that his two men won’t be fit enough to play in midweek tie and they would be more prepared to play in the weekend match against Tottenham Hotspurs.
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by David on February 23, 2012
Stuart Pearce has named his England squad for next week’s game with the Netherlands at Wembley with striker Fraizer Campbell a shock call-up.
Pearce, acting as caretaker manager for this match, picked the in-form Sunderland forward whose first senior inclusion caps a remarkable turnaround following a spate of injuries.
The former Manchester United man now joins Wayne Rooney, Darren Bent, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge as the strikers in a youthful 25-man squad that also includes Manchester City full-back Micah Richards.
On Campbell’s inclusion, Pearce said:
“I think he is an exciting young talent and I think he will thrive.”
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by David on February 21, 2012
John Terry is set to undergo knee surgery tomorrow on his troublesome right knee, a decision that will make England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce of a potentially difficult selection choice.
Terry has not played for more than three weeks and Chelsea’s medical team decided on Tuesday that the defender must have an operation on his right knee.
The center back trained Monday in Italy on the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League match against Napoli but woke up in discomfort a day later.
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by David on February 8, 2012
I wrote yesterday that Fabio Capello And FA were set for a fireworks meeting today with neither site apparently ready to concede ground over John Terry.
Well after meeting today, it became apparent that the two sides could no longer work together and the FA has announced that Fabio Capello has stepped down as England manager.
An FA statement read:
“The Football Association can confirm that Fabio Capello has today resigned as England manager. The discussions focused on the FA Board’s decision to remove the England team captaincy from John Terry, and Fabio Capello’s response through an Italian broadcast interview.
by David on February 8, 2012
Today (Wednesday) the FA and Fabio Capello are expected to meet over the John Terry situation, and it appears that neither side is willing to concede anything to the other.
Capello will be asked by Football Association chairman David Bernstein to explain why he committed a serious breach of FA protocol in his explosive Italian television interview on Sunday.
Capello made a direct challenge to the authority of his FA employers when he told Italian TV station Rai that he still wanted Terry to be his captain.
England boss Roy Hodgson has announced is England squad for this summer’s European Championship and there is no place for Manchester United‘s Rio Ferdinand, while Chelsea‘s John Terry has been included.
