Joey Barton In England Squad!!!

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="760" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 10px"></td><td style="width: 629px" valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 629px" valign="top"><a name="startcontent" /><span class="ds"><span class="lu">Last Updated: </span>Friday, 2 February 2007, 16:16 GMT</span> <div class="mvb"></div><div class="mvtb"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="416" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 213px"> E-mail this to a friend </td><td style="width: 203px"> Printable version </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">Barton wins first England call-up </div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 416px" valign="top"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">Barton's form has impressed England boss Steve McClaren</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has won his first England squad call-up for the friendly against Spain.

Real Madrid's on-loan Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Woodgate is recalled for the first time since 2004. </p>

Newcastle's Kieron Dyer and Gareth Barry, of Aston Villa, also return for Wednesday's game after long absences. </p>

BBC Sport columnist Owen Hargreaves is also included for the first time since breaking his leg while playing for Bayern Munich in September. </p>

</p><div class="avinline">Interview: England manager Steve McClaren </div>

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Barton, 24, was expected to win his first call-up after impressing England coach Steve McClaren with his form and attitude this season. </p>

The midfielder joins up with Manchester City team-mate Micah Richards, who is expected to win his second cap, having made his England bow against Holland in Amsterdam in December. </p>

Richards was pleased to see his club-mate in the squad and said: &quot;Joey deserves it, his performances this season have shown what he can do. </p>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sibStdQuote"><div><div class="mva">Hopefully Joey and I can both get in and stay there for a long time
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&quot;The hard bit is staying in but hopefully we can both get in and stay there for a long time.&quot; </p>

As expected, Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is not named after suffering a knee injury in the Blues' win over Blackburn. </p>

England skipper John Terry is included in the squad despite a lack of first-team action since undergoing back surgery at the end of December. </p>

Woodgate's inclusion marks the end of an injury nightmare for the former Newcastle and Leeds defender. </p>

His last appearance for England was against Sweden in March 2004, since when his international career has been put on hold by a spate of injuries. </p>

McClaren has watched the centre-half put in some strong displays for Middlesbrough but Woodgate himself remained cautious saying: &quot;I am not really thinking about England.&quot; </p>

Dyer is another player recalled to the England colours after a long battle with injury. He last played for England in March 2005. </p>

Barry has been recalled following a four-year international exile. </p>

606 DEBATE: Does Barton deserve a place in England's squad? </p>

His reward for some impressive peformances for Villa this season is a chance to add to his eight caps. </p>

Barry was resigned to never winning another cap under previous boss Sven-Goran Eriksson but McClaren has brought him back for the first time since March 2003. </p>

Next week's friendly is Spain's first visit to England since February 2001 and is the 21st encounter between the two sides, with England claiming 11 victories to Spain's six. </p>

Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres returns to the Spain squad but Real Madrid striker Raul is omitted. </p>

Carles Puyol and Sergio Ramos will both play even though they will miss the forthcoming Euro 2008 qualifier with Denmark through suspension. </p>

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England (squad):
Robinson (Tottenham), Foster (Watford), Kirkland (Wigan); Gary Neville (Man Utd), Phil Neville (Everton), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Woodgate (Middlesbrough), Bridge (Chelsea), Terry (Chelsea), Carragher (Liverpool), Dawson (Tottenham), Richards (Man City); Lennon (Tottenham), Gerrard (Liverpool), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Carrick (Man Utd), Downing (Midd'boro), Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Parker (Newcastle), Lampard (Chelsea), Barry (Aston Villa), Barton (Man City), Jenas (Tottenham), Dyer (Newcastle); Rooney (Man Utd), Crouch (Liverpool), Defoe (Tottenham), Johnson (Everton). </p>

Spain (squad):
Reina (Liverpool), Casillas (Real Madrid); Lopez (Atletico Madrid), Ibanez (Atletico Madrid), Puyol (Barcelona), Capdevila (Deportivo La Coruna), Ramos (Real Madrid), Navarro (Sevilla); Fabregas (Arsenal), Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Lopez (Celta Vigo), Alonso (Liverpool), Albelda (Valencia), David (Valencia); Torres (Atletico Madrid), Arizmendi (Deportivo La Coruna), Angulo (Valencia) , Morientes (Valencia), Villa (Valencia). </p></font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

 

Jermaine Jenas is in?

what does he do to get in the squads?

 

RE: why jenas????

where is he gonna get in when there is Gerrard, Lampard, Barton, Carrick, Hargreaves, Dyer, Parker

that would put him 8th choice.

 

Jenas was a bigger nono that Walcott in the WC squad.

Its a complete nightmare scenario that would get Jenas in the team.

 

3 Players Im Surprised Who Didn't Get In

1. David James</p>

2. Sol Campbell</p>

3. Brian Howard</p>

 

RE: James & Campbell have had their day

time to look to the furture.