Injured Barry ruled out of Euro 2012

By Gregg Davies
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Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry was ruled out of the European Championships on Monday with England manager Roy Hodgson calling up Everton's Phil Jagielka as his replacement.

The 31-year-old Barry, who has played 53 times for England, had a scan earlier on Monday which confirmed that he tore a muscle in his lower abdomen during Saturday's 1-0 friendly win over Norway in Oslo.

Hodgson told the FA website: "I'm very disappointed to lose Gareth, not only was he a member of my original 23-man squad but he has featured prominently in the England team over the last few years.

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.