Poll: Should England players be made to sing the national anthem before matches?
Roy Hodgson today told Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville to start belting out the national anthem at the World Cup.
Rooney and coach Neville have consistently failed to sing God Save The Queen before internationals but boss Hodgson looks set to insist on the show of patriotism.
Rooney and Co arrived in Miami last night for their pre-World Cup camp and two friendlies against Ecuador and Honduras.
Before boarding the plane to the US, the England chief said: "You very rarely play an international match against opponents who haven't got their hands on their hearts and singing their anthem as loud as they can.
"And we've made a decision that's what we're going to do, too.
"We are proud and we are happy to be wearing that England shirt. We are proud to be England players and, in my case, England manager.
"So when the National Anthem comes up it's an obvious one for me that we sing it. Let's do what every other team does."
It was a rule Hodgson introduced when he took over from Fabio Capello ahead of Euro 2012.
He plans to reinforce the message to new players Raheem Sterling, Luke Shaw and Ross Barkley. "We made the decision very early on,' added Hodgson.
"They've been doing it for two years and we need to remind them, as the squad has changed so much.
"I don't know if they all sang it against Peru but I hope they will."
