England manager Roy Hodgson has hit back at criticism over his decision to leave Rio Ferdinand out of his Euro 2012 squad. Paddy Power Blog columnist Robbie Fowler was among those dismayed at the decision to ditch the experienced Manchester United centre-half when Gary Cahill got injured. Speaking today BBC Radio 5 live, Hodgson hit […]
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Robbie Fowler: Rio not left out for ‘footballing reasons’
There’s not a chance Rio Ferdinand was left out of the England squad for “footballing reasons”. Not a chance. The public knows that too. The reason is Rio’s brother, Anton, was allegedly racially abused by John Terry. I’ve read that Ferdinand got in touch with Hodgson shortly after he was appointed as manager to say […]
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