Former England striker Daniel Sturridge had revealed that he wasn't too disappointed with missing out on the Three Lions squad for Euro 2012 once he found out he'd be playing for Great Britain at the Olympic Games instead. 

While Sturridge had just enjoyed a fruitful campaign for Chelsea in the 2011/12 season, scoring 13 goals in 43 appearances in all competitions from right-wing, Roy Hodgson decided not to select the young forward. By the time Hodgson had replaced Fabio Capello as England manager, Sturridge had fallen slightly out of favour with Roberto Di Matteo had Chelsea.