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England manager Fabio Capello named his team's line-up for its first two Euro 2012 qualifiers, against Bulgaria on Friday and Switzerland next Monday.
England's team is as follows:
Goalies: Scott Carson, Ben Foster, Joe Hart;
Defenders: Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Kieran Gibbs, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, Joleon Lescott, Matthew Upson
Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Steven Gerrard, Adam Johnson, James Milner, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ashley Young;
Forwards: Darren Bent, Carlton Cole, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney.
Stars John Terry (defender) and Frank Lampard (midfielder) are out of the games because of injuries.
The Friday game at London's Wembley Stadium will be shown by Bulgarian satellite channel TV+ at 21.00 EET.
Apart from England, Bulgaria will be facing Switzerland, Wales and Montenegro to qualify for Euro 2012 to be held in Poland and Ukraine.
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