Report: Rio axed from the England Euro 2012 squad
The Guardian is reporting that the Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been excluded from new England manager Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad[ to be announced tomorrow.
The paper says "a dismayed Ferdinand is convinced it is directly linked to his issues with [John] Terry and the potential divisions that might have been caused" within the squad over Terry's upcoming trial where he faces charges of allegedly racially abusing Rio's brother Anton during a match.
He denies the accusations.
The Guardian also claims that Stoke striker Peter Crouch and Man City right back Micah Richards have been told they are being left out.
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