The World Cup Absentees: Crouch, Wright-Phillips, Ashley Cole And Tevez Spotted In The US

Former England players Ashley Cole, Peter Crouch and Shaun Wright-Phillips have all been spotted by the pool in Los Angeles as Roy Hodgson's men prepare for the World Cup. The trio were seen along with Crouch's wife Abbey Clancy, only Cole had a chance of making Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad.

Cole, 33, was believed to be very close to being on the plane to Brazil but eventually Southampton teenager Luke Shaw was chosen to go ahead of him. Crouch, 32 now plays for Stoke City whilst Wright- Phillips plays for QPR, neither has featured for England since 2010.

Wright-Phillips enjoyed success this season with QPR as they secured promotion back to the Premier League although his future remains unclear. Crouch has become an important player at Stoke City and enjoyed a productive season, finishing as their top scorer in the Premier League with eight goals.

Carlos Tevez has also been sighted in America with the former Manchester City striker dpomg little to suggest that he has come to terms with his exclusion from Argentina's World Cup squad whilst on holiday in Miami.

The Juventus forward was spotted last week at Miami Beach and his mood doesn't appear to have improved as he remains on holiday. Tevez, 30, looked to be in a despondent mood as he chatted to his wife by the ocean.