Post by Taxigirl on May 31, 2005 8:29:46 GMT
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COLOMBIA v ENGLAND
Tuesday 31 May
Kick-off: 2102 BST
Giants Stadium, New Jersey
Coverage on BBC One
England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has said David Beckham will stay on as captain for the 2006 World Cup.
But the Swede insisted he was "very lucky" to have a host of potential captains to choose from.
Eriksson said: "We have many who could do the job but, once again, I can say that I have no intention of changing the captain.
"I am very happy with the one I have. The idea that I would think about changing captains is rather silly."
Speaking during England's tour of the USA, Eriksson hailed the 30-year-old as the "perfect captain".
But he admitted: "When Frank Lampard made a speech at the recent Football Writers' Association dinner I thought that was by a captain as well - even though he is not a captain at present. He could be, that's for sure. I was very impressed by that.
"Steven Gerrard could be the captain in the future and he is the captain for Liverpool. John Terry could be the captain. He is the captain of Chelsea. Sol Campbell did the job on Saturday."
Campbell led England during their 2-1 win over the USA, in which midfielder Kieran Richardson scored twice on his debut.
Eriksson, though, will add Beckham to his team for Tuesday's game against Colombia after the midfielder's delayed arrival from Spain.
"David is the most famous footballer you will find in the world," said Eriksson. "But when he is on the field he is precisely the same as the others - working hard. He is no diva.
"I admire him for being such a professional, especially because of all that goes on in his celebrity life. It's incredible. Everywhere we go, he's 10 times bigger than anyone else on the team.
"My friends in Spain were extremely surprised by how professional his approach was to his football but he has always been like that."
COLOMBIA v ENGLAND
Tuesday 31 May
Kick-off: 2102 BST
Giants Stadium, New Jersey
Coverage on BBC One
England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has said David Beckham will stay on as captain for the 2006 World Cup.
But the Swede insisted he was "very lucky" to have a host of potential captains to choose from.
Eriksson said: "We have many who could do the job but, once again, I can say that I have no intention of changing the captain.
"I am very happy with the one I have. The idea that I would think about changing captains is rather silly."
Speaking during England's tour of the USA, Eriksson hailed the 30-year-old as the "perfect captain".
But he admitted: "When Frank Lampard made a speech at the recent Football Writers' Association dinner I thought that was by a captain as well - even though he is not a captain at present. He could be, that's for sure. I was very impressed by that.
"Steven Gerrard could be the captain in the future and he is the captain for Liverpool. John Terry could be the captain. He is the captain of Chelsea. Sol Campbell did the job on Saturday."
Campbell led England during their 2-1 win over the USA, in which midfielder Kieran Richardson scored twice on his debut.
Eriksson, though, will add Beckham to his team for Tuesday's game against Colombia after the midfielder's delayed arrival from Spain.
"David is the most famous footballer you will find in the world," said Eriksson. "But when he is on the field he is precisely the same as the others - working hard. He is no diva.
"I admire him for being such a professional, especially because of all that goes on in his celebrity life. It's incredible. Everywhere we go, he's 10 times bigger than anyone else on the team.
"My friends in Spain were extremely surprised by how professional his approach was to his football but he has always been like that."