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Steven Gerrard has announced that he has retired from international football.
The Liverpool player led England on their dreadful World Cup campaign in which they failed to win a single game and finished bottom of their group.
At 34-years of age there were immediately questions over whether he would choose to call time on his England career after amassing 114 caps.
That speculation has been ended, leaving England manager Roy Hodgson with a decision to make over who will succeed him.
England's next game is not until September, when they will play Norway prior to a Euro qualifying match against Switzerland, giving Hodgson some time to make his call.
Here, we take a look at the contenders for the armband...
Show all 5 1 /5Who will be the next England captain? Who will be the next England captain? Wayne Rooney The stand-out choice is Wayne Rooney who at at the age of 28 has amassed 95 England caps and scored 40 goals. Questions over the Manchester United striker's suitability for the role will likely be asked, although in recent years he has shown much more maturity. When there was debate during the World Cup over whether he still warranted a place in the side, Hodgson stood firmly by him.
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Who will be the next England captain? Joe Hart The England goalkeeper is perhaps the most assured starter in Hodgson's side and at the age of 27 should have many years ahead of him between the sticks. Has 43 caps to his name.
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Who will be the next England captain? Gary Cahill Centre-backs traditionally make for captaincy material and if Hodgson decides that's the position it should go to, Cahill would be ahead of his usual partner Phil Jagielka. However some questionable displays at the World Cup mean there are no certainties over the Chelsea player's place in the starting XI going forward.
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Who will be the next England captain? Leighton Baines The left-back managed to oust Ashley Cole from the squad and could perhaps oust the other contenders for the armband. As likely to start as any outfield player, the Everton player could be a surprise choice. Jagielka wears the armband for his club, perhaps suggesting there are better candidates ahead of him. Luke Shaw's emergence could also count against him.
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Who will be the next England captain? Theo Walcott The Arsenal winger has been involved in the England set-up since the age of 17 and now 25, he could be ready to the highest honour. With many young Arsenal players in the England set-up, including Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott is the stand-out candidate and his relationships with those players could count in his favour.
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