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Peter Jackson

Man City fan and keen watcher of Serie A... That's all you need to know.

Who should be the young English coach to join the England set-up

With Sir Trevor Brooking saying that England want to appoint a young English coach to gain experience and eventually replace Fabio Capello in the national side hot-seat, Peter Jackson analyses the favourites and outsiders for the role… 1) Stuart Pearce The 48-year old gained many plaudits after he took the under-21 side to the European…

Futbol aburrido- are Spain really entertaining to watch?

With Spain looking forward to their first ever world cup final on Sunday, Peter Jackson asks: are they really nice to watch? Yes they’re through, yes it was convincing but really… did you enjoy it? Spain beat Germany in the Moses Mabhida stadium after a header by Carlos Puyol but at times you questioned whether…

Match Report: Paraguay 2-0 Slovakia

Match Report: Paraguay 2-0 Slovakia

Paraguay have all but secured their passage to the last 16 team for the first time since 2002 after a convincing 2-0 win against Slovakia in Bloemfontein. Enrique Vera opened his account for the tournament in the 26th minute, whilst Cristian Riveros sealed it late on. The White and Red dominated for large parts of…

Analysis: England v Algeria

Analysis: England v Algeria

Slow, lethargic, one paced and heavy-touched… and that was just Emile Heskey. Yes, England let their fans down yet again in a major tournament. At least Sven Goran Erikkson won his group games against inferior opposition fairly comfortably, whereas Capello has managed to build a team that is more one-paced and clueless than his predecessor….

Why Capello should pick Crouch to partner Rooney

Peter Crouch’s form should land him a starting place in England’s squad. The quality Crouch displayed in the game against Blackburn before Christmas highlighted the two sides to his game which make him a complete striker. Firstly, his ability in the air as he headed a cross in off the post to give Spurs a…

Shay’s No. 1? It’s a Given

Shay’s No. 1? It’s a Given

Considering some of the astronomical amount of money spent on some players joining Hughes’ new look city side, 6 million for arguably there most important and influential player seems ridiculous


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