Hodgson reveals reasons for Rio snub

Roy Hodgson today finally revealed the "football reasons" behind Rio Ferdinand's England snub.

Hodgson reveals reasons for Rio snub
Sat, 09 Jun, 2012 - 19:59

Roy Hodgson today finally revealed the "football reasons" behind Rio Ferdinand's England snub.

Hodgson claimed he had overlooked Ferdinand because it would have been wrong to have him in his European Championship squad and not in the starting XI.

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