In-form Defoe gets England call-up
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England coach Sven-Goran Erikkson has rewarded Tottenham's young striker Jermaine Defoe for his bright start to the season with a place in the England squad for next month''s World Cup qualifiers.
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Rio Ferdinand has travelled with the England squad to Macedonia and should be fit for selection for the European Championship qualifier in Skopje.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson has sent England sides out to face opposition of higher quality.
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David Beckham's recent performances for Real Madrid have improved his chances of a recall to the England team.
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Wayne Rooney believes the three-pronged attack of himself, Michael Owen and Jermain Defoe can put England on the fast track to the World Cup finals.
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England call up fast bowler Stuart Broad for the one-day finals against Australia with injured Jon Lewis and Chris Tremlett to fly home.
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Joey Barton, the Manchester City midfielder who has as much bite with his tongue as he does in the tackle, has won a first international call-up in England's squad to face Spain in a friendly at Old Trafford next week.
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Jermain Defoe, attaccante del Tottenahm e della nazionale inglese &egrave; i prossimo obiettivo di m...
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Sport: England opener says missing international one-day matches allowed him to come back refreshed.
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ALL week Sven Goran Eriksson has been bombarded with advice on whether Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney or Jermain Defoe should be given the nod to play in attack against Wales in tomorrowâs World Cup qualifying match at Old Trafford.
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Chairman of selectors David Graveney said it was &quot;my wish&quot; that Michael Vaughan captained England after the injury-prone Yorkshire batsman was named to lead his country in a 15-man squad for next month's World Cup in the West Indies.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson tonight gave Crystal Palace striker Andrew Johnson hope of a future England call-up despite having just missed out on the squad for next weekâs friendly in Spain.
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David Beckham is back. England's former captain is set to make his first appearance for the national team since last year's World Cup after being named to the team by coach Steve McClaren for an exhibition match against Brazil and a European Championship qualifier against Estonia next month.
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Captain David Beckham has been named in England's 22-man squad for the friendly with Spain in Madrid next Wednesday despite not playing since cracking a rib in the 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Wales last ...
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Keeper Ben Foster, who will earn his first England cap against Spain at Old Trafford, has been tipped by Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd to become the best in the world.
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Minute-by-minute report: Can Steve McClaren avoid humiliation in Tallinn and get England's qualification campaign back on the rails?
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Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe wants former West Ham team-mate Joe Cole to join him at White Hart Lane. Cole, who has been a peripheral figure at Chelsea since the start of the season, is reportedly ready