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Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Daniel Sturridge Called Up to England Squad for World Cup Qualifiers

Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson and Daniel Sturridge have been called up to the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers with San Marino and Montenegro.

Sturridge missed the last international match due to injury, but he is back for the games on March 22 and 26.

England squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Ben Foster, Joe Hart, Fraser Forster.

Defenders: Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Chris Smalling, Kyle Walker.

Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Leon Osman, Scott Parker, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young.

Strikers: Jermaine Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck.

Meanwhile, five Reds have been called up by Stuart Pearce for the England U-21 squad.

Captain Jordan Henderson, Jonjo Shelvey, Raheem Sterling, Andre Wisdom and Jack Robinson are in the squad for the fixtures against Romania at Wycombe on March 21 and Austria at Brighton on March 25.