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Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker yesterday captained England for the first time in the 3-2 defeat to the Netherlands, and the player has now admitted that he would like to keep the armband for the Euro 2012 tournament.
Scott Parker has enjoyed a successful first season at White Hart Lane, and since John Terry lost his captaincy and Rio Ferdinand seemingly rejected taking the armband, Parker has stepped in.<br />
Parker is hoping to keep the armband for the summer showpiece event: "Of course I would (like to keep the armband).<br />
"I also understand there's a many a player - no-one more than Steven Gerrard and a couple of others - who've obviously been there before and done it.<br />
"It's going to be difficult for me but I would obviously relish the chance to lead the country out again and take it into the Euros.<br />
"Whether that's me or it's not me, I know I'll be fully behind whoever it may be, determined to make England succeed."
Written by Samuel Turnbull
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