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Raheem Sterling and Jonjo Shelvey have been named in the England squad for the Three Lions' friendly against Sweden in Stockholm next Wednesday.


The duo were called into Roy Hodgson's set-up for the first time earlier this season and Shelvey made his England debut as a substitute in the 5-0 rout of San Marino in October.

The 20-year-old is currently in Moscow with the Reds as they prepare for their Europa League clash against Anzhi tonight, while 17-year-old Sterling has not travelled to Russia for the game.

England skipper Steven Gerrard and full-back Glen Johnson have both been named in Hodgson's 23-man squad.

Gerrard is poised to play his 100th game for the Three Lions after reaching a landmark 600th appearance for the Reds against Newcastle on Sunday.

is defoe injured? strurridge ahead of him is ridiculous. really happy to see osman in there. wilshere shouldn't have been picked so soon. sterling shouldn't even be in contention for england, what about nathan dyer and adam johnson. victor moses was brilliant last season for wigan and he never got a look in. sterling is being picked on name and reputation. i hope he says no and has a week off instead.

Nathan Dyer has been on the bench pretty much all season for Swansea...

Victor Moses has only just started appearing for Chelsea...

Adam Johnson has done nothing since joining Sunderland...

Sterling completely deserves his call up however I think this will be something to do with Jamaica trying to get him to play for them.

Agree with you about Osman, Wilshere and Defoe!

We can't really afford our players to be playing in these games and risking injury. Our team is stretched so thinly as it is.

Yet another fu*king international break mid season, impossible for the season to get any flow to it. And for what? A poxy friendly.

Has he decided that he's English then?

Victor Moses has been capped for Nigeria after deciding against playing for England

i was assuming all the talk of him for Jamaica was nonsense, media BS. hope it isn't true, waste of a talent if it is.

when i mentioned moses i was talking about last season. still think dyer deserves a call up mainly i was talking about other options to england instead of picking a 17 year old who is already being over played by his club. i am happy that shelvey has got a call up, much better player than cleverley.

really? fair play to him if he has. he'll probably play in a WC or 2, maybe-ish. i don't know how good nigeria are.

not as good as they were a few years back.
they have problems qualifiyng for Africa's Nation Cup nowadays.