LONDON (AP) — David Beckham was among 24 players picked Sunday for England's roster for World Cup qualifiers next month and Gary Neville received a surprise recall for the games against Kazakhstan and Andorra.
Beckham, on loan to AC Milan from Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy, has 17 goals in 110 international appearances. The 34-year-old midfielder hopes to play at next year's World Cup, where he could break goalkeeper Peter Shilton's record of 125 games for England.
Neville, a 34-year-old veteran of 86 appearances starting in 1995, has not played for England since a 1-0 loss to Spain in February 2007. Another surprise callup was West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Scott Carson.
Jermain Defoe and Theo Walcott return from injuries and may get a start alongside Wayne Rooney in attack.
England is 5-0 in qualifying and leads Group Six. Kazakhstan is 1-4 and Andorra is 0-5.
The roster:
Goalkeepers: Scott Carson (West Bromwich Albion), Robert Green (West Ham), Paul Robinson (Blackburn).
Defenders: Wayne Bridge (Manchester City), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Joleon Lescott (Everton), Gary Neville (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham).
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), David Beckham (AC Milan, Italy), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
Strikers: Carlton Cole (West Ham), Peter Crouch (Portsmouth), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
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