• Anton plays down controversy over brother Rio's omission
• 'Things happen in football. It's a game of ups and downs'
The QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has refused to join the debate about his brother Rio's controversial omission from England's Euro 2012 squad.
Sol Campbell is the latest to speak out on the matter, revealing he would hand all his caps back if he felt a decision between Rio Ferdinand and John Terry had been taken on the basis of skin colour.
But Rio's brother told Daybreak: "Things happen in football. 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."
The Ferdinand issue has clouded England's arrival in Krakow, where they held their first training session behind closed doors on Thursday morning.
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 FA chairman, David Bernstein, refused to discuss the issue on Wednesday, saying: "We're here to talk about the tournament, about the 23 players who are here and I'm not prepared to discuss – at all – any players who are not here.
"It might be an issue – but it's an issue I'm happy to talk about when the tournament is over maybe. We are here to talk about the tournament and about the future and that's it.
"We all want to maximise our chances of doing well and we believe the focus is on what's ahead of us – not what is behind us. We'd hope you would join us in that, looking forward to do the very best we can with positive thoughts and not dwelling on all these sorts of what are now frankly historical, extraneous issues."
The row dates back to last October, when a confrontation between Anton Ferdinand and Terry at Loftus Road resulted in the Chelsea captain being charged with racially abusing his opponent, something he strenuously denies. Read More
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