Capello's England Squad

[Gilps]

David James

Portsmouth

Scott Carson

Aston Villa (on loan)

Chris Kirkland

Wigan Athletic

Wayne Bridge

Chelsea

Ashley Cole

Chelsea

David Wheater

Middlesbrough

Rio Ferdinand

Manchester United

Glen Johnson

Portsmouth

John Terry

Chelsea

Wes Brown

Manchester United

Joleon Lescott

Everton

Gareth Barry

Aston Villa

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Matthew Upson

West Ham United

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Jonathan Woodgate

Tottenham Hotspur

Frank Lampard

Chelsea

Steven Gerrard

Liverpool

David Beckham

LA Galaxy

Jermaine Jenas

Tottenham Hotspur

Owen Hargreaves

Manchester United

Joe Cole

Chelsea

Ashley Young

Aston Villa

Stewart Downing

Middlesbrough

Shaun Wright-Phillips

Chelsea

David Bentley

Blackburn Rovers

Theo Walcott

Arsenal

Gabriel Agbonlahor

Aston Villa

Michael Owen

Newcastle United

Wayne Rooney

Manchester United

Peter Crouch

Liverpool

Jermain Defoe

Portsmouth

[Gooner Spy]

Theo's Back!

[Rimbeux]

Fucin eh, thought there was a lack of English players?

[Hassony]

Nice to see Wheater getting a call up, I have been impressed by him this season

 

surprised that Pennant is overlooked again!

[Eskimo]

that list is full of surprises innit....

[floyd]

I see the FA arranged a friendly against the USA, convientaly, in May, to guarantee FV his 100th cap.

Arranging games for a player. Reason #69 to hate Ingurland

Edited March 20, 2008 by floyd

[Hassony]

I see the FA arranged a friendly against the USA, convientaly, in May, to guarantee FV his 100th cap.

Arranging games for a player. Reason #69 to hate Ingurland

 

will Anthony LaPaglia play in goal for the americans?

[Boca]

will Anthony LaPaglia play in goal for the americans?

 

 

Doubt it, seeing as though he's Australian.

[Guest Kaizer]

Nice to see Wheater getting a call up, I have been impressed by him this season

 

surprised that Pennant is overlooked again!

 

[Hassony]

Doubt it, seeing as though he's Australian.

 

Seeing as he hasn't played for australia yet I am sure he will be allowed to represent USA

[surf]

t's a clever plan to give beckham is 100th cap in a meaningless friendly, so he won't need to select him ever again

[Hassony]

t's a clever plan to give beckham is 100th cap in a meaningless friendly, so he won't need to select him ever again

One can certainly hope so

 

I hope he gets sent off in the friendly

[ManxRed]

There'll be singing and dancing in the streets of Michael Owen Avenue tonight. Thank the Lord for slack defending by Birmingham City!

[Billy Dane]

see all 3 keepers used to play for us and were all ultimately deemed not worthy.

[Bailo]

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18.04.79

Controversial choices there, Brian.

[Kahnee]

How the hell has Crouch earned a call-up?

[Jiggy Hates Jazz]

Nice to see Wheater getting a call up, I have been impressed by him this season

 

Tried to kick Pepe when we played Boro - the snidey c***! Hope he breaks his f***in legs the s***house douche bag! That is all.

[dorgie]

Wheater's been kicked off the squad tonight, along with a few more (Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ashley Young, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Jermain Defoe).

 

2 withdrawals through injury - Carson (yeah, right!) & Upson.

 

Paul Robinson is back in

[Andy @ Allerton]

f*** them all - stupid f***ing English c****.

 

Hope they all get f***ing injured.

[theredfella]

f*** them all - stupid f***ing English c****.

 

Hope they all get f***ing injured.

 

Including all our lads too?

 

Idiot.

[ChrisC]

f*** them all - stupid f***ing English c****.

 

Hope they all get f***ing injured.

 

 

Why all the hatred andy?

[Kahnee]

f*** them all - stupid f***ing English c****.

 

Hope they all get f***ing injured.

At times, you can be quite the t***

 

Still, there's always The Fiver to lift ones spirits:

 

Poor Fabio. It must have sounded quite glamorous when he first saw the ad in the Manager's Gazette. Top footballing nation. Freshly re-appointed stadium. Lots of travel. Squash ladder. Oh, and three months in you'll find yourself capering about in a purple velveteen suit shouting "Roll up! Roll up!" in a desperate attempt to ratchet up some excitement for a midweek friendly that's little more than a warm-up for a big party you're not invited to. Not that Fabio hasn't been doing his best. "It's going to be our hardest DOWNBEAT AND ULTIMATELY FUTILE FRIENDLY match," Capello said today, communicating in part through the medium of frowning. "France are a good team and we're playing A DOWNBEAT AND ULTIMATELY FUTILE FRIENDLY in Paris, where there will be a good DOWNBEAT AND ULTIMATELY FUTILE FRIENDLY atmosphere."

 

It's no kind of life for an alarmingly well-preserved eminence grise with a really big collection of postcards from the Uffizi. Particularly when the only subjects the hordes of sherry-stained hacks lurking beneath your plinth will permit you to talk about are:

1) David Beckham's very sad and affecting OCD fixation with being able to make a big pile of 100 England caps on his kitchen table with all the edges lined up.

2) Is Rio Ferdinand too dim to be England captain?

3) Other trivial topics united only by the fact that they have nothing to do with your fascinatingly subtle reworking of the team's

attacking dynamic.

 

Taking these in order, the Fiver can reveal the following: something called the "fans' embassy" has arranged for England supporters in Paris to sign a giant congratulations card for Beckham to celebrate his 100th aimless moon-ball crossfield pass/embarrassing dive near the touchline/match for his country without ever winning anything (delete as preferred). Apparently - and we're really not making this up - the card has been available for signing at the Gare du Nord from 12.30pm today.

 

Secondly, Rio Ferdinand was interviewed on Five Live last night and talked at length about captaincy, responsibility and the fact that while Che Neville has been injured at Man Utd this season, "Giggsy has stepped in and taken up the mantelpiece". Yes, the Fiver couldn't quite believe it either. So that seems to have pretty much answered that one.

 

And thirdly: Fabio, really, it's OK. We'll have the conversation about the deep-lying front-three pivot some time next September if that's all right. Now, have you signed David's big card ...?