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England squad want veteran David
England’s players have told head coach Fabio Capello they want David James (9/1 to win the Yashin Award) to be their goalkeeper for the World Cup.
The 39-year-old Portsmouth player has declared himself fit to face USA in Saturday’s Group C clash in Rustenberg, despite sitting out training this week.
James, who has 50 international caps, is [...]
Walcott out of Three Lions squad
England coach Fabio Capello has sprung a big surprise by leaving Theo Walcott out of his World Cup squad, but Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stephen Warnock and Joe Cole have got the nod.
Walcott made the headlines four years ago when then-boss Sven Goran Eriksson included him in his 23 for the World Cup in Germany, despite the [...]
New Zealand name World Cup squad
New Zealand (1500/1 for World Cup) coach Ricki Herbert has named two uncapped players in his World Cup squad.
Aaron Clapham, a former under-20 international, has been included for the first time at senior level after being part of Herbert’s 15-man training squad that gathered for 12 days last month.
The 23-year-old caught Herbert’s eye in the [...]
Gomes aiming for Brazil squad
Heurelho Gomes is hoping to cap an impressive season by securing the double – qualifying for the Champions League with Spurs and being called up to the Brazil squad for this summer’s World Cup.
Gomes had a patchy start to his Spurs career and made a few high profile blunders. This led to ridicule in the [...]
Wenger unhappy with squad rules