Wayne Rooney Named England Captain

Recently appointed Manchester United captain, Wayne Rooney, have also been named the new captain of England on Thursday.

Succeeding Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, the 28-year-old will lead the Three Lions in a friendly against Norway on September 3 and their opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland on September 8.

Coach Roy Hodgson made the announcement at a media conference at Wembley as he unveiled his squad for the forthcoming fixtures.

"I gave it a lot of thought but Wayne is an obvious choice," Hodgson told reporters.

"He deserves it - his commitment to the cause, his experience. He has captained England in the past and, of course, he has that responsibility at Manchester United now.

"I've had a long conversation with him and he's prepared to accept the pressures that the England captaincy brings. It's important that the player wants to take on that enormous responsibility."

Ideye Would Need Time And Patience To Excel - Anichebe

West Brom striker, Victor Anichebe, has made a passionate appeal to fans of the West Midland team to be patient with the club record signing and fellow compatriot, Brown Ideye, as the latter adapts to the English style of play.

Ideye, 25, who is believed to be West Brom's record signing, overtook Stephane Sessegnon's 5.5 million pounds record transfer from Sunderland last year.