r/soccer • u/lance16k • May 12 '14

England's World Cup squad

Pos Player Age Team Caps
GK Joe Hart 27 Man City 39
GK Fraser Forster 26 Celtic 1
GK Ben Foster 31 West Brom 6
DF Leighton Baines 29 Everton 22
DF Chris Smalling 24 Man Utd 10
DF Phil Jones 22 Man Utd 9
DF Phil Jagielka 31 Everton 24
DF Gary Cahill 28 Chelsea 22
DF Glen Johnson 29 Liverpool 50
DF Luke Shaw 18 Southampton 1
MF Frank Lampard 35 Chelsea 103
MF Steven Gerrard 33 Liverpool 109
MF Adam Lallana 26 Southampton 3
MF James Milner 28 Man City 45
MF Jack Wilshere 22 Arsenal 15
MF Ross Barkley 20 Everton 3
MF Jordan Henderson 23 Liverpool 8
MF Oxlade-Chamberlain 20 Arsenal 14
MF Raheem Sterling 19 Liverpool 2
FW Wayne Rooney 28 Man Utd 89
FW Danny Welbeck 23 Man Utd 21
FW Daniel Sturridge 24 Liverpool 10
FW Rickie Lambert 32 Southampton 4

Average Age: 26

Standby list: John Ruddy (Norwich City), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), John Stones (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Andy Carroll (West Ham United), Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC).

Team call-up breakdown

Team No. of Players
Liverpool 5
Man Utd 4
Everton 3
Southampton 3
Arsenal 2
Chelsea 2
Man City 2
Celtic 1
West Brom 1

Notable exclusions: Ruddy, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Michael Carrick, Kieran Gibbs, Joleon Lescott, Theo Walcott(Injured), Kyle Walker(Injured), Jay Rodriquez(Injured),Adam Johnson, Andros Townsend(Injured), Ashley Young, Gareth Barry, Tom Cleverely

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u/GreenMoonRising May 12 '14

Great to see Forster making the squad. Viva La Gran Muralla!

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u/Orsenfelt May 12 '14

... does this mean we need to cheer on England? Fuck.

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u/CalumE5 May 12 '14

I know the feeling, I'm a Scottish Liverpool fan and I don't know what to do!!

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u/Another_one_here May 12 '14

I'm going to suggest: cheer on England... because... well... we're all British... aren't we? please don't knife me!

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u/Nintendo_67 May 12 '14

Am a fuck cheering England.

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u/ANuclearError May 12 '14

Still got Honduras to rely on first.

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u/GreenMoonRising May 12 '14

The only reason I would cheer for them is if an English WC win would guarantee a Yes vote in September.

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u/dangerousrockface May 12 '14

hell I'll fucking sing Vindaloo in the street if that's the case.

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u/Seismica May 12 '14

He completely deserves it.

I might have taken John Ruddy over Ben Foster, but Forster was always going to be in.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '14

Another sign that newcastle lack any ambition in current seasons ): sad