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Coach Fabio Capello, who made the announcement on today, has now chosen four different captains for his four games in charge.

A permanent captain will not be appointed until England’s 2010 World Cup qualifiers in September against Andorra and Croatia, but Beckham is one of the candidates, Capello told reporters.

“Never say never,” he said. “This is a new moment for the England team.”

Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard led England for the 2-1 victory over Switzerland, Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand was captain for the 1-0 loss to France and Chelsea’s John Terry had the armband for Thursday’s 2-0 victory over the United States at Wembley, where Beckham played the first half.

Beckham, who has already led his country 57 times, was last England captain at the 2006 World Cup where the team went out in the quarterfinals to Portugal after a penalty shootout.

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