England To Be The Surprise Package? Hodgson Reveals His 23 Man Squad For World Cup In Brazil

With the Premier League season reaching its climax on Sunday, attention now switches to the World Cup in Brazil in just 31 days. Hodgson has named a potentially exciting squad.

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Arsenal Pair Could Miss World Cup - Why England Will Be Sweating Over Their Fitness

With the World Cup just around the corner, many players from around Europe will be hoping that what they've achieved in the season will be enough for them to earn a place in the squad for Brazil. It's never easy knowing when you've done enough to earn a place on your national team. As they say, you are your own worst critic. Those players that have experienced injuries this season will be the ones that are most uncertain of a place. Unfortunately for England, they will have a number of stars in this position.

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Why Arsenal Star Will Struggle To Make World Cup Squad

The World Cup is the most prestigious footballing event in the history of the game. As it only occurs every four years, players don't get the chance to play in the World Cup as much as they'd like to. For some they become too old to play or simply not as good as they were four years previous. For Jack Wilshere this will be, if he goes, his first World Cup.

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Spurs Winger Should Be Going To Brazil Despite Struggling To Command A Regular Starting Slot

Andros Townsend has urged Spurs boss Tim Sherwood to play him on a regualr basis ahead of the World Cup this summer. Townsend has not played a full 90 minutes since returning from injury back in February, but here's why he should go to Rio regardless. 

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Hodgson To Harness England Egos With Sports Psychologist - Will It Help?

England manager Roy Hodgson announced the arrival of Dr Steve Peters last week as the national team's sports psychologist, ahead of this year's World Cup in Brazil. 

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Wilshere Injury A Massive Set Back For Arsenal - Here's Why

Quite a few Arsenal fans looked on in disbelief at the sight of Jack Wilshere limping off the Wembley turf this week, following a challenge by Liverpool’s Daniel Agger. Arsenal confirmed the challenge will keep the England midfield whizz kid out of action for up to six weeks, which is a huge blow.

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No Shaw? What Should The England Squad Look Like For The World Cup?

Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Denmark was the last chance for England's World Cup hopefuls to impress Roy Hodgson and book their ticket on the plane to Brazil. The right balance of youth and experience is vital to England's chances of progressing through this summer's tournament, and I believe this, based on form for club and country, should be Hodgson's 23-man squad.

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Not Sturridge: Liverpool Forward Stars In England Win, But Has He Booked His Place In World Cup Squad?

England boss Roy Hodgson says he has World Cup selection "headaches" after positive performances from his young players in his side’s 1-0 victory over Denmark. This fixture provided Hodgson with his final opportunity to assess his options before selecting a 30-man preliminary squad for the summer’s tournament in Brazil.

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Childish And Unnecessary: Why Cleverley Haters Should Give Him A Break

Tom Cleverley has had a very poor season, that is obvious for most fans to see. As a result, many are calling for him to be dropped from the world cup squad that is announced in May. 

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Why Premier League Defender Could Ruin England Career With Move Abroad

Manchester City centre-half, Joleon Lescott, 31, has today been linked with a summer move to Turkish side, Besiktas. The former Everton man is out of contract in the summer and has struggled to cement a place in City's starting line up since Mauel Pellegrini's arrival at the Etihad. But would a move out of the Premier League end his international career?

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Why Reus Needs To Be Stopped Tonight If England Want To Beat Germany

England host Germany this evening in what is bound to be an enthralling tie, despite the meaninglessness of it all. The travelling national are said to be ready to rest a number of players for the clash at Wembley, but there is still one man who will need to be stopped if Roy Hodgson wants to come out of the tie with any kind of result, and that is Marco Reus.

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The perfect foil for Daniel Sturridge

With England’s qualification for Brazil complete and Daniel Sturridge in the form of his life, could the perfect strike partner already be within Roy Hodgson's squad?

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3 surprise players who could make the England squad for the World Cup

So, they did it. Roy Hodgson and his merry band of Englishmen defeated Montenegro and Poland to confirm that they will be competing for that very famous trophy come June 2014.

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Andros Townsend: a star in the making?

Maybe Roy Hodgson should take a squad of debutantes to Rio next year, as it appears that players making their first appearance for England are always the star performers.

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Qualification Will Go Right Down To The Wire For England

An international break is upon us, where we will see England desperately try to secure a trip to Brazil for next year’s World Cup.  The tickets Roy Hodgson’s side are hoping for, however, require them to travel as players rather than mere spectators.

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