Grahame Jones’ LA Times piece this morning on US Soccer’s big win and qualification for the 2010 World Cup contains this interesting nugget…
Just days after being passed over by Fabio Capello, Manchester United’s Ben Foster has gotten the recall to the English National Team for their match against Belarus on Wednesday after Robert Green was sent off early against Ukraine.
After naming his 24 man roster with Monday night’s Villa vs City match still on the table, England head coach Fabio Capello has had to make two adjustmens to his squad after both Joleon Lescott (calf) and Paul Robinson (hip) pulled up injured after the 90 minutes.
Fabio Capello left out a recovered Theo Walcott, an in form Darren Bent and an alledgedly injured Ben Foster just to name a few… But with his England squad set for Qualifiers rather than Friendlies, things become much more cut throat when it’s time to name his 24 man roster.
England Roster after the Jump……
It’s been a rough go for Manchester United keeper Ben Foster as of late and it’s not looking like it’s going to be any easier after being passed over for England’s upcoming two matches against Ukraine and Belarus due to a “Chest Injury” suffered at the weekend.
Terry Venebles, SAF, Gazza and Gary Lineker attend the Sir Bobby Robson Memorial Service at Durham Cathedral on September 21, 2009 in Durham, England.
Hang out the (plastic St George’s cross) bunting, break out the (two for one) beer and pizza and unpack the new flat-screen TV. According to predictions from the British Retail Consortium, England’s qualification for next summer’s World Cup will boost the economy by more than £1bn in retail spending and could even help the country in its recovery from recession.
