The England midfielder is confident of filling a defensive midfield role, formerly taken by Nicky Butt.
The 33-year-old was the fans' first choice as Michael Owen's partner at Euro 2004, according to a survey.
Manchester City beat Aston Villa 1-0 to move into second place in the Premier League.
The defending champions were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City while Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea drew.
England manager Steve McClaren said on Tuesday he would "stand or fall" by his bold choice to recall former captain David Beckham to the squad.
Also rejoining the squad are Michael Owen and Joe Cole.
Joe Cole's first goal gave England a 2-1 victory over Serbia and Montenegro.
The youngest manager in the English premiership, he led Everton to seventh place, their best finish since 1996.
The 31-year-old says he has not given up hope of playing for England again.
Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is counting on Wayne Rooney to end England's 38-year wait to beat his native Sweden
David Beckham says England will have the belief they were missing in 2002 when they go to Germany
The Middlesbrough manager and assistant to current England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson signed a four-year contract which starts on August 1, after the World Cup finals.
Goalkeeper David James is also set for a surprise return to the England squad for the World Cup warm-up match against Argentina.
"I think the World Cup is probably as far at it will go for me as an England player," the England captain said.
The striker believes England has some promising talent to win Euro 2004.
England suffered their first ever loss to Australia in a 3-1 friendly defeat.
China can challenge for World Cup glory by 2026 , says Eriksson.
Chinese Super League club Hebei China Fortune have appointed former Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini as their new manager, Chinese and British media reported on Saturday.
Thomas Tuchel is regarded as one of the most progressive tacticians in the game, albeit a coach not afraid to ruffle feathers.
Stoke City have completed the signing of Manchester City striker John Guidetti on loan and secured midfielder Stephen Ireland on a permanent deal from Aston Villa.
IMAGES from football matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
England captain Wayne Rooney has opened up about his clashes with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, how having children calmed him down and why he should not have gone to the 2006 World Cup for a new BBC television film.
England's prospects of ever winning another World Cup will suffer unless reforms are introduced to give home-grown players more chances to shine.
Wayne Rooney will end his England career after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the striker said on Tuesday.
Kyrgyzstan goalkeeper Pavel Matiash pushed the ball into his own net five minutes into the second half to cancel out Akhlidin Israilov's first-half opener before Yu secured the points for China with a calm finish 12 minutes from time.
Arsene Wenger expects forward Theo Walcott to make a full recovery from the cruciate knee ligament injury that will sideline him for six months and keep him out of the World Cup this summer.
Two former England managers and one of the country's most famous black players have rubbished allegations by Sol Campbell that he would have been national team captain for more than 10 years if he was white.
Former England defender Sol Campbell believes he would have been national team captain for more than 10 years if he was white, according to extracts from his new biography that is being serialised by The Sunday Times newspaper.
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