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 […]
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 […]
United agree deal for Shinji Kagawa
Manchester United have announced a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Japanese attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa in a deal believed to be worth up to £18m. The signing is due to be completed by the end of June subject to completing a medical and qualifying for a work permit. United have moved quickly to sign the […]
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 […]