Roy Hodgson: 'Jamie Vardy a contender for Euro 2016'

England manager Roy Hodgson has admitted that Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy will be a "very strong contender" for a place in his Euro 2016 squad.

The former non-league strike broke a Premier League record as he scored goals in 11 consecutive games, and Hodgson revealed that it is not just his goal-scoring exploits that have got him on the national team's radar.

The 68-year-old told reporters: "He has received an awful lot of praise but he deserves it. But on top of that, he has done it playing very much as a team player, so his contribution outside of the goals has been quite enormous.

"It has been a remarkable rise and a remarkable success story and we can only hope that he can keep his form up.

"He won't score in every game between now and when I select a team for the Euros - but what he can do is continue to be Jamie Vardy, playing in the way Jamie Vardy does, and that is always going to make him a very strong contender."

The draw for the group stages of the European Championships in France next year will be held later today.