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Inside Football

Grant Holt does not believe he will ever earn an England call-up

Holt blasts 'ridiculous' omission

Norwich striker Grant Holt has given up hope of playing for England, labelling his omission from the pre-Euro 2012 friendlies against Norway and Belgium as "ridiculous".

Paul McVeigh magic puts smiles back on Hoops faces

Stand-in manager Sean Hawkins guided Donegal Celtic to their first win of the season, just 24 hours after Stephen Small resigned from his post.

'World -class' Gary Hooper sets up Celtic for daunting Barcelona double

Kris Commons believes his Celtic team-mate Gary Hooper has great potential after the striker marked his first Champions League start with a goal in their 3-2 win over Spartak Moscow on Tuesday.

Roberto Mancini: 'Joe Hart saved everything, I should say thank you to him. He was fantastic'

Roberto Mancini last night hailed one of the great British goalkeeping performances by Joe Hart, which preserved City's Champions League hopes and led Wayne Rooney to describe him as "the best in the world".

Roy Hodgson tells Tube passengers he won't pick Rio Ferdinand again for England

Roy Hodgson was facing embarrassment last night when it emerged that he told fellow Tube passengers en route to the Emirates Stadium for Arsenal's Champions League game that he would not select Rio Ferdinand again for the national team.