hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm æz kˈæptɪn fɚɹə fɹˈɛndli mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst ˌɛl sˈælvɐdˌoːɹ ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ænd hɐz ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ðə kˈæptɪnz ˈɑːɹmbænd fɔːɹ ˈɔːl ɡˈeɪmz sˈɪns æz ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
He returned to the national team as captain for a friendly match against El Salvador in March 2008 and has retained the captain's armband for all games since (as of July 2008).