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via TheFA QPR midfielder Joey Barton has responded to FA charges. Joey Barton has accepted an FA charge against him for violent conduct against Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero. The Queens Park Rangers player has denied a second charge of alleged violent conduct against Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany. The player has requested a personal ...

Manchester United centerback Rio Ferdinand decided to use his twitter account @rioferdy5 to express his disappointment on missing out on a place in Roy Hodgson's England EURO 2012 squad to his nearly 3 Million followers ::: 'Absolutely loved playing for england....to say I'm gutted is an understatement of the highest order...'

After England Manager Roy Hodgson named his 23-man squad for this summer’s UEFA EURO 2012 Finals in Poland and Ukraine today, he sat down with FATV to discuss his squad selection. You get a good 8 minutes of what he was thinking about when making up the team. Good stuff. Video after the jump..... (more...)

via Guardian David Beckham is to make a guest appearance at the official handover ceremony of the Olympic flame in Athens and bring it back to Britain for the torch relay. The LA Galaxy star and former England captain, who was part of London 2012's winning bid team to stage the Games, will meet the official delegation in Athens led by the ...

via The FA [dot] com England Manager Roy Hodgson has named his 23-man squad for this summer’s UEFA EURO 2012 Finals in Poland and Ukraine. The new England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed that John Terry will travel to Poland and the Ukraine as part of his squad for the European Championship, while Rio Ferdinand will stay at home. Hodgson, who ...

via Guardian Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, has said Joey Barton deserves to be "heavily sanctioned" for admitting he attempted to get a Manchester City player sent off after receiving a red card for Queens Park Rangers at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Barton has been granted an extension until ...

via TheFA The FA has today [Monday 14 May] charged Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton in relation to two acts of alleged violent conduct during Sunday’s match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Following the player’s dismissal in the 54th minute of the fixture, there followed two incidents involving Manchester City’s ...

via EuroNews Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has been named as part of new England manager Roy Hodgson’s coaching staff, the Football Association said on Monday. Neville, who has impressed as a TV analyst since hanging up his boots, will join Ray Lewington and goalkeeping coaches Ray Clemence and Dave Watson at the European ...