MIAMI: Frank Lampard will captain England in their World Cup warm-up match against Ecuador, coach Roy Hodgson said yesterday.
Lampard, who revealed on Monday he was leaving Chelsea after 13 years with the Premier League club, has been linked with a move to a Major League Soccer club in the United States.
The 35-year-old midfielder, who will win his 104th international cap at the Sun Life Stadium on Wednesday, will lead an experimental England line-up against Ecuador.
Coach Roy Hodgson confirmed he would make changes from the team that beat Peru 3-0 at Wembley last Friday.
“There will be changes in the team,” Hodgson told a news conference.
“I can’t speak in detail about them because we are still to go through our team meeting, where we discuss what we expect from Ecuador, and at that time I may tell the team.
“I don’t know if I have any particular thoughts or learning (from these warm-up games). I am very comfortable with the players I have brought here and I am interested to see them playing well.” AFP
