Roy Hodson, England National Team

ENGLAND EURO 2012 SQUAD

Roy Hodgson, new England National Team manager, has announced the Euro 2012 23-man squad today. Hodgson also named a standby-squad of five players: Birmingham’s under-21 keeper Jack Butland, Phil Jagielka of Everton, Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson, Adam Johnson of Manchester City and Chelsea’s Daniel Sturridge.

Steven Gerrard will captain England at Euro 2012. England manager Roy Hodgson.

“I know him as a player and a person and how committed he is to the England cause. He will help me build the team unity and environment we need to thrive in a tournament.”

England squad for Euro 2012:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), Rob Green (West Ham), John Ruddy (Norwich)

Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man United), John Terry (Chelsea), Joleon Lescott (Man City), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton).

Midfielders: Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Gareth Barry (Man City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Man United), James Milner (Man City)

Forwards: Wayne Rooney (Man United), Danny Welbeck (Man United), Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)

Standby players: Jack Butland (Birmingham City), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea).

“We have to be careful with what we do with the players in preparation. You can end up taking more out of them on the training field particularly after a long season without a winter break. I’d like to think we have enough players to deal with any injury situations. Wayne Rooney got suspended and I’m not suggesting the suspension is wrong. But it’s not very nice going into the first two games without a player who is world class.”

John Terry was selected for Euro 2012 despite a July court case awaiting him regarding allegations that he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, which Terry denies.

“If we take the court case first of all, that’s obviously very unfortunate for him but we must emphasise he is an innocent man until such time as he is proven guilty.

“My decision with John Terry was based purely on footballing matters, I was given a free hand as to the squad I picked. I realised that when I selected him there would be people who would raise eyebrows but that’s the decision that I’ve made, that’s the decision I shall live with.”

“It’s not been an easy squad to put together but I’m pleased with the squad I’ve put together and I think it’s a well balanced squad.”

Euro 2012 Tickets – UEFA Euro 2012 Football Tickets

Poland v Greece Tickets EURO 2012 8 Jun 2012 18:00 National Stadium Warsaw Warsaw, Poland
Spain v Italy Tickets EURO 2012 10 Jun 2012 18:00 Arena Gdansk Gdansk, Poland
Ireland v Croatia Tickets EURO 2012 10 Jun 2012 20:45 Miejski Stadion Poznan, Poland
France v England Tickets EURO 2012 11 Jun 2012 18:00 Donbass Arena Donetsk, Ukraine
Ukraine v Sweden Tickets EURO 2012 11 Jun 2012 20:45 Olympic Stadium Kiev Kiev, Ukraine
Spain v Ireland Tickets EURO 2012 14 Jun 2012 20:45 Arena Gdansk Gdansk, Poland
Sweden v England Tickets EURO 2012 15 Jun 2012 18:00 Olympic Stadium Kiev Kiev, Ukraine
Portugal v Netherlands Tickets EURO 2012 17 Jun 2012 20:45 Metalist Stadion Kharkiv, Ukraine
Italy v Ireland Tickets EURO 2012 18 Jun 2012 20:45 Miejski Stadion Poznan, Poland
EURO 2012 FINAL Tickets 1 Jul 2012 20:00 Olympic Stadium Kiev Kiev, Ukraine

EURO 2012 FINAL Tickets 1 Jul 2012 20:00 Olympic Stadium Kiev Kiev, Ukraine

Do not miss out on the opportunity to purchase premium Euro 2012 Tickets securely online – Euro 2012 are available for all upcoming matches in Poland/Ukraine. Euro 2012 Final tickets are on sale. Demand is high – buy Euro 2012 tickets now.

Robert Lewandowski, Poland National Team
.
Euro 2012 Update – Poland National Team
.
Do not miss out on the chance to watch Poland clash with Greece in the upcoming Euro 2012 Final competition. Great premium football tickets are still available for sale now online.
.
Poland v Greece Tickets EURO 2012 8 Jun 2012 18:00 National Stadium Warsaw Warsaw, Poland
.
Poland automatically qualified for the tournament as co-host, but hasn’t played a competitive match since 2010 World Cup qualifying. Poland’s debut at the European Championship four years ago ended in disappointment with zero wins in three games. Since then Poland hired a new coach, revamped much of the squad and featured players who have found success in one of Europe’s toughest leagues.
.
As co-host of Euro 2012, Poland is hoping the changes make a difference when they take on Russia, Greece and the Czech Republic in Group A.
.
”It is our goal to advance from the group and I am convinced we can do it,” Poland coach Franciszek Smuda said. ”But this is a group that you can be wrong about. Russia is an excellent team. I think they are the favorites to advance from our group. Greece also is very good.”
”Last year showed that we can play with strong opponents,” said Smuda.