D.Beckham invited to the national team © EuroFootball.com

In recent days, rumors about the return of David Beckham, who moved to the USA during the summer, to the England national team have been confirmed - the former national team captain has been included in the team for matches against Brazil and Estonia.

The 32-year-old Madrid defender was called up to the national team for the first time since the World Cup, after which Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson was replaced in the head coach position by his assistant Steve McLaren.

The former "Man Utd" star has been included in the England national team for friendly matches against Brazil and the qualifying matches for the 2008 European Championship against Estonia.

Returning to the squad after recovering from injuries is Michael Owen, who will replace the suspended Wayne Rooney for the match against Estonia.

The list of 26 players also includes "Reading" star Nicky Shorey, "Blackburn" representative David Bentley, and London's "Chelsea" defender Joe Cole. Also called up to the reserve England team after successful matches against Albania are Alan Smith and Aaron Lennon.