Bridge withdraws from England selection

LONDON: Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge has made himself unavailable for selection by England and will not go to the World Cup finals, he said in a statement on Thursday.

His decision comes in the wake of media allegations that John Terry, his former Chelsea teammate who is also in the England squad, had an extra-marital affair with Bridge's former girlfriend.

Bridge was a clubmate of Terry's at Chelsea before joining Manchester City last year.