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England players to be reminded of responsibility after recent incidents

Dan Ashworth, FA Director of Elite Development, holds the 'England DNA' brochure at the FA media briefing at St. Georges Park, Burton-upon-Trent
Image: Dan Ashworth will speak to England's players after recent 'incidents'

Technical director Dan Ashworth will speak to England players and review how they spend their time off while on international duty.

Wayne Rooney captured newspaper headlines when he socialised into the early hours of the morning in the aftermath of England's 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat of Scotland, while it was reported that other members of the squad visited a strip club.

Ashworth will speak to players to determine if new guidelines need to be issued over how they spend their time off.

All England players are expected to adhere to a code of conduct which was introduced in 2012.

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There is nothing in the code that bans visits to strip clubs but it does say that "the highest standards of conduct and behaviour are expected at all times, including when players are not on international duty".