Gerrard to lead England against Switzerland (Reuters)

ENGLAND makeover could transform Joe Cole and Rio Ferdinand's roles

MVNsoccer posted 2/5/2008 from www.timesonline.co.uk

February 5 --- by Martin Samuel / The (London) Times: Asked to define his taste in music, the late, great John Peel replied: “I just want to hear something I haven’t heard before.” Pretty much the same could be said of the England team who step out for the first time under the guidance of Fabio Capello at Wembley tomorrow evening...

Poll: Who should be Capello's ENGLAND captain?

MVNsoccer posted 2/5/2008 from rss1.mediafed.com

February 5 --- Who Ate All the Pies ? --- Daily Vote: Can Becks bounce back again? --- He’s proved critics, including Capello, wrong before but, while he might win the armband for his 100th cap, his long-term future in the team has still to be decided...

Gerrard Named Captain

Amymcw posted 2/5/2008 from www.skysports.com

England manager Fabio Capello has named Steven Gerrard as captain for the friendly with Switzerland on Wednesday.

Football | News | Becks 'expected' to miss out

CaughtOffside.com found this 2/5/2008 on www.skysports.com

David Beckham has admitted it would have been "unfair" of Fabio Capello to select him in his first England squad. The 32-year-old was not picked by the Italian in his party for Wednesday's friendly with Switzerland at Wembley, having not played for ...

Capello: No permanent ENGLAND captain named until September

MVNsoccer posted 2/5/2008 from web.mlsnet.com

February 5 --- Steven Gerrard will take the captain's armband for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland, but Fabio Capello told a press conference at London Colney: "He's not going to be our permanent captain - I'm not going to name the permanent captain before the Andorra match." --- Andorra are England's first opponents in their World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign on September 6...