Gabriel Agbonlahor could be about to find out if he got the biggest call of his career right. As a teenager, the Aston Villa striker had the option of playing international football for either Nigeria, the land of his doctor father, or Scotland, from where his mother hails. Instead, he backed himself to make the grade with England and now he finds himself vowing to grab his chance to force his way into Fabio Capello’s World Cup plans. Agbonlahor has been in superb form this season after un
Gabriel Agbonlahor could be about to find out if he got the biggest call of his career right.As a teenager, the Aston Villa striker had the option of playing international football for either Nigeria, the land of his doctor father, or Scotland, from where his mother hails.Instead, he backed himself to make the grade with England and now he finds himself vowing to grab his chance to force his way into Fabio Capello’s World Cup plans.Agbonlahor has been in superb form this season after undergoing
Michael Owen will be out of the Manchester United team for up to three weeks after aggravating a groin injury in the 2-1 Champions League victory over Germany’s Vfl Wolfsburg on Wednesday but his absence from the England squad looks set to continue for far longer.England manager Fabio Capello watched Owen for the first time this season at Old Trafford but saw the forward last just 20 minutes before the injury forced him to limp off and be replaced by Dimitar Berbatov.Capello will name his squad
England international set to complete a repeat move back to Italy and cause yet more of an uproar Stateside! AC Milan want David Beckham to return to the San Siro in January – and keep the former England skipper’s World Cup dream alive. Three Lions chief Fabio Capello reiterated last night that he needs Becks to be playing in a major European league throughout the winter to be considered for a place in the final 23 in South Africa. Beckham, who will earn his 113th England cap – ju
Ledley King’s international career appears to have been effectively ended this week when he returned to Spurs Lodge from England’s training camp. He will play no further part in Fabio Capello’s preparations for Saturday’s friendly with Slovakia or the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine next week.
