Tag: Roy Hodgson

  • Liverpool quartet expected to miss England fixtures

    Liverpool quartet expected to miss England fixtures

    View image | gettyimages.com England boss Roy Hodgson will rest some of Liverpool’s first team players for the upcoming international break, according to The Mirror. The 67-year-old, who managed Liverpool in 2010, will release his squad later on Thursday for the Euro 2016 qualifier and friendly with Lithuania and Italy, respectively. Hodgson has been accused…

  • Arsene Wenger warns Hodgson over Walcott inclusion

    Arsene Wenger warns Hodgson over Walcott inclusion

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has warned Roy Hodgson that it is too early to consider starting fit-again Theo Walcott in England’s next few matches. Walcott was handed a 10-minute appearance by Wenger in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Burnley, making his first appearances for 11 months after suffering an injury against Tottenham Hotspur. Speculation has already…

  • Hodgson: I will not give Sterling rest

    Hodgson: I will not give Sterling rest

    England manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that he will not rest Raheem Sterling for their Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia on Sunday. The young winger has been in superb form for England of late and is likely to feature from the start against Estonia, following on from the 5-0 win over San Marino. National boss…

  • Shawcross unfazed by England snub

    Shawcross unfazed by England snub

    Stoke City captain Ryan Shawcross is eager to add to his single cap, but is not allowing the recent snub by England manager Roy Hodgson to affect him. The centre-back made his solitary appearance for the three lions, coming on as a substitute in the 4-2 defeat to Sweden. A game remembered by Zlatan Ibrahimović’s…

  • BREAKING: Wayne Rooney named England captain

    BREAKING: Wayne Rooney named England captain

    Wayne Rooney has been announced as the new captain of the England national team, replaced Steven Gerrard, who retired earlier this summer. After Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard retired from international duty following the World Cup finals in Brazil, Roy Hodgson has now named Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as his replacement. Rooney will now take…

  • Morrison row will end in tears for Allardyce

    Morrison row will end in tears for Allardyce

      As West Ham’s Ravel Morrison skipped past the Spurs defence and slotted the ball into the empty net at White Hart Lane to make it 3-0 to the Hammers, you simply had to sit back and take in what you saw. Immediately after he was earmarked as a wild-card player to potentially be included…

  • Rooney in line for England captaincy as Gerrard quits

    Rooney in line for England captaincy as Gerrard quits

    Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is the frontrunner to become England captain following Steven Gerrard’s retirement from international football, Football Express News understands. Liverpool midfielder Gerrard, who skippered the Three Lions during this summer’s torrid World Cup campaign in Brazil, has decided to call it a day after earning 114 caps during a 14-year period.…

  • Neville denies claiming England had good World Cup

    Neville denies claiming England had good World Cup

    England coach Gary Neville has denied ever claiming that the Three Lions enjoyed a successful World Cup campaign in Brazil. The former Manchester United captain hit back at suggestions in some quarters that he had stated his satisfaction with the national side’s endeavours in the tournament, which resulted in elimination at the group stage. He…

  • Ferdinand: We must emulate the Germans

    Ferdinand: We must emulate the Germans

    Former England international Rio Ferdinand has called on the Three Lions to adopt a change in their philosophy following a dismal World Cup campaign. Roy Hodgson’s men crashed out of the competition prematurely, with successive 2-1 defeats at the hands of Italy and Uruguay respectively confirming a group stage exit. They ended the tournament without…

  • City plot 2015 bid for Barkley

    City plot 2015 bid for Barkley

    Manchester City plan to bid for Everton midfielder Ross Barkley next summer, Football Express News can reveal. A source close to the Etihad Stadium told FEN the Premier League champions watched the England international in action on a number of occasions last term and have been highly-impressed by his development. The insider said there is…