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Coach Fabio Capello has confirmed that Wayne Rooney will not be selected in the England squad to face Spain and Sweden when it is named on Sunday.
The Manchester United striker, 26, is facing a three-match ban after being sent off against Montenegro last month.
The Football Association have appealed the ban but, if it is upheld, Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group matches.
"I spoke to him and told him he would not be selected for this game and he understood this," Capello told FAtv.
"I want to see some players who can play in the Rooney position. I want to know the value of some players because Saturday's game against Spain will be really important.
"Spain play a different style to other teams and the Rooney position will be really important not only in this game but when we play in the Euros in Poland."
Capello confirmed that Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge will be selected in the squad, along with Rooney's Manchester United team-mate Danny Welbeck.
"I want to see something different," said Capello
BBC