hiː hˈæzbiːn kˈɔːld ˌʌp tə ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən fˈʊtbɔːl tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, wˌɛɹ hiː hɐz ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ðə kˈæptɪnsi dˈuː tʊ ɐn ˈɪndʒɚɹi tʊ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ fɹˈeɪ ænd wʌzðə vˈaɪskˈæptɪn ˈæftɚ fɹˈeɪ.
He has been called up to the 2008 European Football Championship, where he has inherited the captaincy due to an injury to Alexander Frei and was the vice-captain after Frei.