LONDON (Reuters) - Roy Hodgson avoided another potential confrontation with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers when he omitted Daniel Sturridge on Thursday from the squad for England's next Euro 2016 qualifiers.
Sturridge has been sidelined since injuring his thigh on England duty at the start of September -- leading to public complaints from Rodgers about his care when with the national team - and was left out of the 21-man squad Hodgson named for the games against San Marino and Estonia.
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