The Young Lions squad to take part in this summer's Nordic Tournament has been announced.
The Nordic Tournament,
July 28 - 2 August 2008,
Sweden
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An 18 man squad has been named for England U17s' trip to Scandinavia for the 2008 Nordic Tournament.
Taking place in Sweden this year, the Young Lions will face games against Finland, Iceland and Norway in a group stage before a final play-off to decide their finishing position in the competition.
The other group in the tournament is made up of Denmark, Faroe Islands, Scotland and Sweden.
England start the tournament against Finland on 28 July, before facing Iceland on the following day.
The final group game with Norway takes place on 31 July, before the play-off matches take place on 2 August.
The squad contains several members of the U16 team which lifted the Sky Sports Victory Shield last season and they will be hoping to continue their development under the eye of Kenny Swain, who will be taking the team to this competition.
The squad for the England U17 team for the Nordic Tournament is :
| Player |
Club |
|
|
| Ryan Allsop |
West Bromwich Albion |
| Chuks Aneke |
Arsenal |
| Jason Banton |
Arsenal |
| José Baxter^^ |
Everton |
| Deale Chamberlain* |
Liverpool |
| Luke Freeman |
Arsenal |
| Gary Gardner** |
Aston Villa |
| James Hurst |
Portsmouth |
| Jesse Lingard |
Manchester United |
| Angus Macdonald*** |
Reading |
| Keanu Marsh Brown |
Fulham |
| Joe McCann |
Leeds United |
| Josh McEachran^ |
Chelsea |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Jack Mills**** |
Reading |
| Oliver Nicholas |
Arsenal |
| Jamie Reckord |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Connor Wickham |
Ipswich Town |
* Withdrawn and replaced by Jak Alnwick of Sunderland.
** Withdrawn and replaced by Kieran Edwards of Middlesbrough.
*** Withdrawn and replaced by Tom Parkes of Leicester City.
**** Withdrawn and replaced by Luke Garbutt of Leeds United.
^ Withdrawn and replaced by Jacob Walcott of Reading.
^^ Withdrawn and replaced by Billy Knott of Chelsea.