Carrick gives up on England career
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May 18, 2012, Friday
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Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has signaled the end of his England career by telling the Football Association he no longer wants to be a bit-part player.
Carrick's last England appearance came in a warm-up match against Mexico before the 2010 World Cup, although he was included in squads after the tournament by former coach Fabio Capello. Carrick has played 22 times for England.
The 30-year-old Carrick has told the FA he wants to focus on his club football instead of being called up by England and consigned to the bench.
And coach Roy Hodgson says he "wouldn't dream of putting Michael Carrick on a standby list after he's made it clear in the past he doesn't want to be involved like that."
Meanwhile, Hodgson raised concerns on Wednesday that fans could be racially abused at Euro 2012, while defending his decision to include John Terry in the squad despite the former captain facing trial on racism charges after the tournament.
The FA's decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy in February following his alleged racial abuse of Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand led to coach Fabio Capello quitting.
Hodgson, who became coach two weeks ago, accepts that the racism issue could hang over Terry especially if England's players or fans are the subject of abuse at the June 8-July 1 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
"There's no doubt that the issue of racism ... hooliganism and violence in Ukraine is obviously a concern for us all - not least the supporters who go over there and risk maybe getting beaten up, or if they don't happen to be white, subjected to a lot of abuse," Hodgson said. "So of course it's a concern. But I am convinced that John Terry is a person who will be able to handle these matters. He's not a person who's not had any criticism in his life.
"He's had to deal with lots of criticism in lots of different areas. He has to stand up and face the situation which he himself has created, but he has the strength of character to do that. "
Terry denies the racism charges and will face trial is in July. He also lost the captaincy for the first time before the 2010 World Cup following an alleged affair with an England teammate's former girlfriend.
But Hodgson was cleared to select the Chelsea defender in his 23-man squad by the FA, and said Terry is "not a fearful footballer."
"The moral judgment has been made on him twice in the past," Hodgson said. "I wanted to take a group of players that I think gives us a chance of doing well in the tournament."
Carrick's last England appearance came in a warm-up match against Mexico before the 2010 World Cup, although he was included in squads after the tournament by former coach Fabio Capello. Carrick has played 22 times for England.
The 30-year-old Carrick has told the FA he wants to focus on his club football instead of being called up by England and consigned to the bench.
And coach Roy Hodgson says he "wouldn't dream of putting Michael Carrick on a standby list after he's made it clear in the past he doesn't want to be involved like that."
Meanwhile, Hodgson raised concerns on Wednesday that fans could be racially abused at Euro 2012, while defending his decision to include John Terry in the squad despite the former captain facing trial on racism charges after the tournament.
The FA's decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy in February following his alleged racial abuse of Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand led to coach Fabio Capello quitting.
Hodgson, who became coach two weeks ago, accepts that the racism issue could hang over Terry especially if England's players or fans are the subject of abuse at the June 8-July 1 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
"There's no doubt that the issue of racism ... hooliganism and violence in Ukraine is obviously a concern for us all - not least the supporters who go over there and risk maybe getting beaten up, or if they don't happen to be white, subjected to a lot of abuse," Hodgson said. "So of course it's a concern. But I am convinced that John Terry is a person who will be able to handle these matters. He's not a person who's not had any criticism in his life.
"He's had to deal with lots of criticism in lots of different areas. He has to stand up and face the situation which he himself has created, but he has the strength of character to do that. "
Terry denies the racism charges and will face trial is in July. He also lost the captaincy for the first time before the 2010 World Cup following an alleged affair with an England teammate's former girlfriend.
But Hodgson was cleared to select the Chelsea defender in his 23-man squad by the FA, and said Terry is "not a fearful footballer."
"The moral judgment has been made on him twice in the past," Hodgson said. "I wanted to take a group of players that I think gives us a chance of doing well in the tournament."
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