Leading figures continue to condemn Roy Hodgson and the FA for their handling of the Rio Ferdinand-John Terry affair.

Hodgson is coming under increasing pressure to explain his handling of the situation, with English football’s leading anti-racism organisation, Kick It Out, also considering a robust response that heavily criticises the England manager.

The FA refused even to confirm if Terry had taken part in training at London Colney amid continuing concerns about the hamstring injury he suffered against Belgium on Saturday.

Big call: England boss Roy Hodgson (second left) omitted Rio Ferdinand

They said in a statement: 'All 23 England players have reported to the team hotel this afternoon and everyone took part in some form of recovering work or training.'

Clearly, Terry was unable  to train, though it later emerged he had been cleared for the tournament.

England travel to their Euro 2012 base in Krakow as Kick It Out officials discussed whether to go public with their grievances, in particular with regard to Hodgson’s claim that Ferdinand has been omitted purely on 'football grounds'.

It might be that Kick It Out wait until after the tournament to make a statement but they believe Ferdinand was left out for political reasons and that it was morally wrong to exclude the Manchester United defender if the decision has been influenced by Terry's trial next month for allegedly racially abusing Ferdinand’s brother, Anton. Terry denies the charge.

Kick It Out think Hodgson made a choice between Terry and Ferdinand in the belief that they could not occupy the same dressing room, which in turn is the reason why Ferdinand was not called up when Gary Cahill was ruled out.

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