Hargreaves ruled out of Spain clash

England midfielder Owen Hargreaves has ruled himself out of Wednesday's friendly with Spain.

Bayern Munich star Hargreaves was named in the national-team squad despite only returning to action from a broken leg in Friday's Bundesliga defeat to Nuremberg.

He told BBC Sport: "I spoke to England manager Steve McClaren on Saturday. He asked how the game was. I told him it was good but I was physically a bit tired and sore. That's why I'm not going to play against Spain."

He added: "I just returned on Friday and to play again on Wednesday would be too much."