England FA officials question Roy Hodgson’s judgment as he fights for new contract

Roy Hodgson is apparently desperate for a new contract that will keep him as England manager through the 2018 World Cup, but it doesn’t look like he’s going to get it at the moment, for reasons that go beyond results.

While five points from group play certainly isn’t the end of the world, senior leadership at the FA is apparently concerned about the logic behind Hodgson’s decisions. He made six changes against Slovakia, with his decisions contributing to an attack that failed to produce a goal. Those changes, more than poor results, have Hodgson on the hot seat.

Lionel Messi’s free kick against the United States, obviously. (r/soccer)

Here’s Cristiano Ronaldo throwing a reporter’s microphone into a lake.

Gerard Pique has been forced to deny reports that he disrespected the Spanish national anthem. (ESPN FC)

Real Madrid has exercised their option to bring Alvaro Morata back from Juventus. (Real Madrid CF)

N’Golo Kante, Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez all have £100k per week offers to stay at Leicester City. (Telegraph)

From the rumor mill, Napoli have reportedly signed Mexico star Hector Herrera from Porto. (Football Italia)

Elena Chiara Mitrani on PSG after Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (Unusual Efforts)

Nicholas Kituno on Tomas Rosicky’s career and departure from the top level of soccer. (In Bed With Maradona)

Raphael Hönigstein on David Alaba’s struggles and the question of how Austria should use him. (ESPN FC)

Mario Gomez provided a spark for Germany in a win.

Famous penalty-misser Sergio Ramos missed a penalty.

Jakub Blaszczykowski scored the best goal of the day at the Euros.

Turkey finally showed their quality in their win.

The USMNT got whooped by Argentina.

Copa América: Chile vs. Colombia (8 p.m.) -- This semifinal should be more competitive.