England’s 23-man squad for the South Africa World Cup were named today, 1st June, by the England coach Fabio Capello;
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham).
Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).
Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
Players dropped were;
Theo Walcott, Darren Bent, Adam Johnson, Scott Parker, Michael Dawson, Leighton Baines, Tom Huddlestone
England have some highly experienced players with many caps;
- Steven Gerrard – 80 caps
- Rio Ferdinand – 78 caps
- Ashley Cole – 78 caps
- Frank Lampard – 78 caps
- John Terry – 60 caps
- Wayne Rooney – 60 caps
- Emile Heskey – 58 caps
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