Roy Hodgson joins condemnation of Adam Johnson as footballer begins jail sentence

England manager Roy Hodgson has joined the widespread condemnation of disgraced footballer Adam Johnson after the former England winger was jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a teenage fan.

Johnson, 28, has spent his first day behind bars after he was sentenced atBradford Crown Court by a judge who said he had caused a 15-year-old "severe psychological harm" by his actions.

The former Sunderland and Manchester City player won 12 caps for England, two of them under Hodgson.

The England manager was asked about the case as he prepared for Saturday's friendly against Germany in Berlin.

Sitting with England defender Gary Cahill, Hodgson said:

On Thursday, Johnson's barrister Orlando Pownall QC told the judge his client had been stripped of his England caps.

Despite Mr Pownall's assertion, Press Association Sport have reported that this is not the case. No other England internationals with criminal convictions have been stripped of their caps.

Asked whether Johnson should keep his England caps, Hodgson said:

Johnson was jailed after he was found guilty of sexual activity with theteenager in his Range Rover in County Durham last year. He had already admitted kissing the girl and grooming her with hundreds of social media messages.

Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor admitted the winger was unlikely to play again.

Taylor said in an interview with BBC Sport that his organisation took the issue of child protection "very seriously", but accepted the Johnson case was an "example of something going badly wrong".

"It's anything but good. It's very damaging for the reputation of the game,"Taylor said.