Rio Ferdinand has heard racist chants in the past, but never before from his own supporters.
The Manchester United defender has said he was shocked to hear about England fans at last Friday's 8-0 win in San Marino chanting about him and his brother Anton, using lyrics with racist overtones.
Despite Rio "in again, out again" Ferdinand pulling himself out of the England squad for the two key World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro due to fitness concerns, the Manchester United defender has decided to take a...
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Former England manager Fabio Capello turned down the chance to watch Newcastle's Steven Taylor claiming he was "all right for midfielders", the player has claimed. The centre-back has been called up to the England squad as a late replacement for the injured Gary Cahill. But an international career seemed an entirely remote prospect last season [.
It looks as though Rio Ferdinand's controversial return to the English National Team will be delayed just a bit longer.
The Manchester United defender has pulled out of the England squad citing a need to stick to a pre-planned fitness program that limits the amount of playing time the 34-year-old defender puts on his aging body.
England Squad Announced for Qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Jack Wilshere misses out as he's currently suffering with an ankle problem he picked up before the second leg of Arsenal's Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.
Phil Jagielka is also touch and go to be fit for the match against San Marino on March 22 after undergoing surgery on a badly cut ankle, which he suffered in Everton's Premier League match against Reading.
On this week's Gadsby's England roundup, Beckham is back, and in only 12 minutes entertained us more than the entire Oscars ceremony; Adam Johnson, now at Sunderland, expresses his eagerness to get back into the England squad; and is it Gill in for Bernstein as FA boss?
After Frank Lampard scored the winning goal in England's friendly against Brazil, manager Roy Hodgson publicly warned him that staying in Europe once his Chelsea contract expires at the end of this season will help him keep his place in the England squad. Lampard has been rumored to be a possible replacement for David Beckham in the LA Galaxy's midfield, but Hodgson doesn't seem fond of that possibility.
Moving away from the deadline day hoo-ha for just a second, Roy Hodgson has announced his England squad to play Brazil in next Wednesday's friendly at Wembley.
There are no major shocks, with the only noteworthy aspect perhaps being that Leon Osman will be allowed to have another crack at international football (though this time without the slightly unsettling rakish Movember 'tache) after making his England debut back in November of last year, playing the whole 90 minutes against Sweden in a 4-2 defeat, i.
Liverpool have been warned that they will have to make an offer of more than £6million if they are to sign Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland in the January transfer window. The England international has repeatedly been linked with a move to Merseyside in recent months, with the Mirror suggesting that both Liverpool and Everton are keen to sign the goalkeeper in the New Year.
After bagging five Premier League goals this season the same amount as the Sergio Aguero, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov there are definite rumblings that Kevin Nolan should be considered for a place in the England squad. Banging that particular drum harder than an irate Ringo Starr is West Ham vice-chairman and The [.
After a rocky few days/weeks/months/years in which several of the England contingent have, shall we say, digressed, the FA have seen fit to issue a 16-page code of conduct to all England internationals to advise them on their behaviour while representing their country on international duty.
Carl Jenkinson trained with the England squad on Sunday although it wasn't an official call-up and he won't be a part of the Three Lions squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Poland.
Most Arsenal fans will be relieved that Kieran Gibbs will not be joining the England squad this week, as long as he is ready to play for the Gunners when they return to Premier league action against Norwich at Carrow Road on October 20th. The 23-year old must be cursing his luck, however, because he was in with a real chance of playing after the Ashley Cole and Twitter affair.
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Forster and Lennon called up to 25 man England squad for qualifiers vs San Marino & Poland is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter England manager Roy Hodgson has handed Celtic goalie Fraser Forster his maiden call up to the England squad for the Three Lions' upcoming World Cup qualifiers against [.
Ryan Shawcross and Fraser Forster led the surprise call-ups as Roy Hodgson announced his England squad to face San Marino and Poland later this month. Stoke centre-back Shawcross has been resisting some very strong overtures to play for Wales in recent months. While Celtic keeper Forster had been tipped in some quarters to bolster England's [.
Carl Jenkinson is having his break out season. News that Roy Hodgson is planning an England call-up for the young defender has come as a shock to some but when you look at his overall performances this year, its not shocking at all.
Raheem Sterling's Selection For England Is A Positive Step - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
On Monday came news that Raheem Sterling, Jake Livermore and Adam Lallana had been called into the England squad ahead of Tuesday night's encounter with Ukraine. As usual with England, like a cross country run at school, there were an unusually high amount of absences from the squad.
The England squad are about to be put through their paces in a training session ahead of tomorrow's
World Cup qualifier against Ukraine. See what Roy Hodgson and his backroom staff have in store for
the players live on OTP right now.
In the aftermath of Spain's memorable Euro 2012 triumph earlier this month, there have been many
comparisons between the current Spanish side and England's under-achieving Three Lions.
A little over four years ago, both teams were considered to be on par: extremely talented but
unable to shine at the big stage.
TweetNow that the "dust has settled" following England's departure from Euro 2012, manager Roy
Hodgson, must decide the way forward for the team. Hodgson will know that with World Cup
qualification fixtures beginning in September, he must consider the make-up of the squad that not
only ensure that England head to Brazil in 2014 but [.
Skipper Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson and Daniel Sturridge have been named in the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers with San Marino and Montenegro.
Three Liverpool players have been included in the 24 man England squad which will play Brazil on Wednesday. Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson and Daniel Sturridge are the players which have been named.
Full England Squad:
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland, Joe Hart
Defenders: Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, Joleon Lescott, Chris Smalling, Kyle Walker
Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Leon Osman, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere
Forwards: Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Daniel Welbeck
Who knows maybe by the end of deadline day Liverpool could have a forth player included in the England Squad if they make a move for goal keeper Jack Butland.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wants to shield Raheem Sterling from the hype which has proved a
millstone for other potential stars in the Premier League.
The 17-year-old has been earning rave reviews as the positive spark in his club's otherwise poor
start to the new season and he has been tipped for a bright future.
Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey admits to having held talks with the Scottish FA about the
prospect of turning out for them at international level.
The 20-year-old playmaker was born in England and has represented the Three Lions at youth
level.
He could, however, switch allegiance as his grandfather was born in Scotland.
Sky Sports sources understand that West Ham United are interested in signing striker Andy Carroll
on loan from Liverpool.
Brendan Rodgers earlier this week refused to rule out the possibility of Carroll leaving Anfield on
a temporary deal, following speculation linking him with a move to AC Milan.
Frank Lampard's preference is to make a summer move to Manchester United when his Chelsea contract expires, according to the Daily Star. The reports follow suggestions that Chelsea had yesterdat performed a U-turn on their decision to move Lampard on and offered the England midfielder a new deal. That talk of a new deal is [.
It's quiet. Very quiet. So quiet I'm beginning to wonder if it might just be best to put today on snooze and come back tomorrow when hopefully something will have happened.
The only snippet of Arsenal related news is that Carl Jenkinson was invited to train with the England squad yesterday as they had a session at London Colney.
With Theo Walcott, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Daniel Sturridge all dropping out or struggling
with various knacks and illnesses, Roy Hodgson has called the uncapped triplet of Adam Lallana,
Raheem Sterling and Jake Livermore up into the England squad for Tuesday night's World Cup 2014
qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley.
Roy Hodgson has revealed he approached Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers for a report on striker
Andy Carroll.
And the England boss claimed Rodgers was glowing in his praise for the 23-year-old Geordie.
Carroll's future at Anfield has been the subject of constant speculation throughout the summer with
potential moves to Newcastle and West Ham leading the headlines.
Here it is people: the knock-down, cut-price England squad that Roy Hodgson has selected for the
supremely poorly-timed friendly against Italy in Switzerland on Wednesday evening presenting, the
third best national side in world football.
Michael Carrick has been named in the England squad for the game against Italy next week. Having
told the FA he wasn't interested in being considered for the squad if he wasn't going to play,
Carrick was left out of Roy Hodgson's team that went to Euro 2012.
Despite statistically being the most effective English midfielder in the Premier League last
season, along with Paul Scholes, Hodgson rated Scott Parker, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and
Gareth Barry more highly, meaning that Carrick wasn't asked to come out of 'retirement' and Jordan
Henderson went in his place.
Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole has reminded young Red Devil Danny Welbeck that next
season will be the time for him to step up and prove that he can consistently lead from the front
at the highest level.
Welbeck scored 12 goals for United last season and was rewarded with selection into Roy
Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad.
Former AC Milan player Mark Hateley has urged Liverpool's Andy Carroll to consider quitting Anfield
for a move abroad.
Speaking to talkSPORT, ex-Rossoneri striker Hateley believes that Carroll would become a better
all-round player if he switched leagues, following suggestions that Milan could well be interested
in him.
Butland, Aboutreika, Neymar... London 2012 Olympics: 8 Players to Watch is a post from: Just
Football
One of the most intriguing elements of Olympics football tournaments is surely
the variety of players on show. Due to scheduling, clashes often occur with other, higher priority
international events such as the European Championships, meaning a fair proportion of top class
talents are always likely to miss out.
Butland, Aboutreika, Neymar... London 2012 Olympics: 8 Players to Watch is a post from: Just
Football
One of the most intriguing elements of Olympics football tournaments is surely
the variety of players on show. Due to scheduling, clashes often occur with other, higher priority
international events such as the European Championships, meaning a fair proportion of top class
talents are always likely to miss out.
Gary Neville, who has spent the summer with the England squad during their Euro 2012 campaign,
has reflected on his first pre-season with the club when he was 20-years-old.
"My first trip to Asia with United was in 1995," he told the official site. "We
went to Malaysia for two weeks and I had a brilliant time.
Chelsea and Spurs have both approached Southampton to sound-out a possible move for Luke Shaw. The young left-back has impressed for the Saints in his debut season of Premier League football, prompting enquiries from two of the top flight's top five. The Times reports that both London clubs hope to take advantage of the uncertainty [.
Jack Wilshere has been recalled to the England squad for next week's friendly against Sweden, despite just only recently made his Arsenal first team return after being out injured for more than a year.
England boss Roy Hodgson also called up Liverpool starlets Raheem Sterling and Jonjo Shelvey, while giving a first call up for Everton midfielder Leon Osman.
David Beckham returns from suspension to face the Portland Timbers (Getty Images)
The weekend has already gotten off to a bang. Trades are flying in left and right to shake
things up. We'll see a new coach in Portland take over and the return of David Beckham from
suspension. Dallas will also be looking for their first win in 13 matches as they travel to
Colorado.
Wales manager Chris Coleman will consult captain Aaron Ramsey before deciding whether to invite
Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross to join the squad. It's safe to say there's a bit of history between
the pair Shawcross broke Ramsey's leg in six places in 2010 and Coleman is reluctant to upset his
skipper.
