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QPR defender Ferdinand keen to end England Rio fuss

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand doesn't want to kick up a fuss over brother Rio's England omission.

Rio Ferdinand's adviser Jamie Moralee branded the decision to call in Martin Kelly as Gary Cahill's replacement on Sunday "disrespectful" and the player is equally unhappy.

The Manchester United defender has vowed to support England in the tournament, however, and brother Anton has backed up those sentiments.

"Things happen in football," he told Daybreak.

"It's a game of ups and downs. I am sure he'd like to be there but sadly it didn't happen this time.

"But we move on and, like he said, he's going to follow them from somewhere else and, as a family and as a community, we're going to do that."

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