Thursday 28 August 2014

Rooney named new England captain

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been
named the new England captain by manager Roy
Hodgson.
The 28-year-old takes over from Liverpool's
Steven Gerrard, who retired after England's World
Cup elimination.
Rooney has 40 goals in 95 appearances, and was
named club captain by United boss Louis van Gaal
earlier this month.
England play Norway at Wembley on 3 September in
a friendly before their Euro 2016 qualifying
campaign starts in Switzerland on 8 September.
Hodgson has named four uncapped players in his
latest squad, with Arsenal's Calum Chambers,
Newcastle's Jack Colback, Tottenham's Danny
Rose and Aston Villa's Fabian Delph all called up.
Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Ben
Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Hart
(Manchester City)
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill
(Chelsea), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka
(Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Danny
Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Everton)
Midfielders: Jack Colback (Newcastle United),
Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson
(Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Raheem Sterling
(Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur),
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Liverpool), Wayne
Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge
(Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)

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