... Michael Carrick ruled himself out of the England squad for Euro 2012.
The 30-year-old Manchester United midfielder was omitted from the 23-man party which was officially confirmed on Wednesday.
It was revealed that Carrick did not want to be considered if he was not pushing for a starting role with the Three Lions.
Hodgson: "I wouldn't dream of putting Michael Carrick on a standby list after he's made it clear in the past he doesn't want to be involved like that.
"I'd have to be convinced he was better than the four [central midfielders] I've selected, and that he'd be happy to come out of retirement."
Carrick was born in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, and played for Wallsend Boys Club.
Whilst playing for Wallsend Boys' Club under 16s, he was capped for the England Boys' club side.
At the age of 13, Carrick was profiled by the BBC children's programme Live & Kicking episode 49, which aired on 4 February 1995.
During his school years, and the years up until his move to West Ham United, Carrick actually played as a centre forward; it was only at West Ham that he started to play more often as a midfielder.
He studied at Wallsend's Western Middle School and Burnside Community High School, completing his GCSE exams in 1997.
Full England squad for Euro 2012:
Goalkeepers - Green (West Ham), Hart (Man City) Ruddy (Norwich).
Defenders - Baines (Everton), Cahill (Chelsea), Cole (Chelsea), Johnson (Liverpool), Jones (Man Utd), Lescott (Man City), Terry (Chelsea).
Midfielders - Barry (Man City), Downing (Liverpool), Gerrard (Liverpool), Lampard (Chelsea), Milner (Man City), Parker (Tottenham), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Walcott (Arsenal), Young (Man Utd).
Forwards - Carroll (Liverpool), Rooney (Man Utd), Welbeck (Man Utd), Defoe (Tottenham).