HAMMERS midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker has been named as captain of the
England Under-21s for this evening's friendly against Denmark.
The 21-year-old showed incredible maturity when captaining West Ham
United to Play-off Final glory at the Millennium Stadium last
season, and scored a stunning long-range goal in last
Saturday's 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers.
Hammers defender Anton Ferdinand is the second member of Alan
Pardew's Hammers to be included in the Under-21 squad.
He has been named on the bench for the match.
England Under-21s: Carson (Liverpool), Hunt (Bolton), Ridgewell
(Aston Villa), Dawson (Tottenham), Davenport (Tottenham), Reo-Coker
(West Ham United), Milner (Newcastle), Richardson (Manchester
United), Cole (Chelsea), Ashton (Norwich), Downing (Middlesbrough).
Substitutes: Ferdinand (West Ham United), Camp (Derby), Stead
(Sunderland), Whittingham (Aston Villa), Soares (Crystal Palace),
Ambrose (Charlton), A Taylor (Middlesbrough), Steele (Manchester
United).
Nigel To Captain England Under-21s
16th August 2005