Gareth Barry has been ruled out of Euro 2012.

The City midfielder has a muscle tear in his lower abdomen, sustained during England's 1-0 victory over Norway at the weekend.

Gareth, one of the Blues' best players during the 2011/12 campaign, underwent a scan on Monday and the injury was confirmed as being severe enough to rule him out of the tournament.

England manager Roy Hodgson said: "I’m very disappointed to lose Gareth, not only was he a member of my original 23-man squad but he has featured prominently in the England team over the last few years."