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coach (manager) of England soccer team has told his players they must sing their national anthem before each game at FIFA World Cup. tournament kicks off in Brazil on June 12th. first game is hosts Brazil against Croatia. The eyes of world will be on the month-long event and the England coach wants people to see pride his players have to be playing for their country. The coach, Roy Hodgson, said he wants his players to be "loud and proud". Mr Hodgson told reporters: "We are happy to be wearing that England shirt. We are proud to be England players…so when national anthem comes up, it's obvious one for me that we sing it."

In past, many England players have not sung their national anthem before games. Hodgson introduced it for his teams when he became England manager two years ago. He said: "They've been doing it for two years and perhaps we need to remind them, as squad has changed so much." He was little worried that not all players know all words to Britain's national anthem, called "God Save Queen". He said: "We're great until second verse comes along because we don't really know that." The manager wants his players to show same passion as other teams. He said: "You very rarely play international match against opponents who haven’t got their hands on their hearts."