Roy Hodgson Keeps His Counsel After England Fans Abuse Rio Ferdinand: The Daily EPL

England manager Roy Hodgson took the high road yesterday after being asked what his opinion was regarding England fans singing abusive songs against Rio Ferdinand during the country’s 8-0 victory against San Marino. Hodgson shrugged off the comments, saying that he heard them but “I’ve absolutely no comment to make on it.”

Ferdinand, meanwhile, took his opportunity as pundit for Al Jazeera to make some recommendations of how to improve the England set-up in order to progress further in future tournaments.

“Maybe we need to go back to the drawing board and have a real good look at ourselves right from the bottom all the way to the top in terms of the coaching and the way we’re bringing our players through, how we’re getting ready to play and preparing for tournaments,” said Ferdinand. “Because up to now we’ve not been able to find the right remedy. But hopefully, with this manager we’ve got and the crop of players we’ve got now, we can make the right strides.”

Here are the latest Premier League news headlines:

• Roy Hodgson keeps his counsel after England fans abuse Rio Ferdinand — The Guardian
• Rio Ferdinand critical of English set-up from ‘the bottom to the top’ — The Independent
• Norwich City sign striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel from Sporting Lisbon — The Guardian
• Gareth Bale says he should be OK to face Croatia despite coming off at half-time — BBC Sport
• Steve Harper confirms he is leaving Newcastle United this summer — Sky Sports
• Goodbye Umbro- Here’s every single England kit from Umbro, 1954-2013 — Bantr
• Gordon Banks relives 1970 save to deny Pele (Video) — BBC Sport
• Michael Owen has accused Newcastle of lying and insists he was never offered a new contract — Sky Sports
• Michael Owen has said he is planning to become a football agent when he retires from Stoke — Telegraph
• Everton FC on alert after striker Alvaro Negredo hints at summer England switch — Liverpool Echo
• Premier League players on target in World Cup qualifying — Premier League
• England fan in coma after fight outside Italian pub — The Guardian
• Stoke take Bermuda youngster Chae Brangman on trial — The Mail
• The saga at Reading revives memories of Wolverhampton Wanderers farce — The Guardian
• Sunderland announce net operating losses of £26.9m — The Telegraph
• San Marino were woeful but there were lessons to learn for England — The Guardian
• Theo Walcott is out of England’s World Cup qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday — BBC Sport
• Massadio Haïdara cleared for rapid Newcastle return following injury — The Independent
• Roy Hodgson conscious of real test on Tuesday after San Marino rout — The Guardian
• San Marino FA complain about ITV’s patronising England match coverage on Twitter — 101GG
• Stadium deal for West Ham could have been improved with Orient ground-share — The Independent
• Nani handed one-match suspension; Alex Ferguson fined £8,500 — Telegraph
• Liverpool striker Fabio Borini set for early return from injury — The Independent
• After They Were Famous: The Secret Lives of the World Cup Mascots — The Football Attic

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