Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello – distinguished football manager (and former Italian international), having won many league and cup titles, including Serie A, La Liga and the Champions League. Fabio Capello has a reputation for being totalitarian in training and for shunning ‘pretty football’ for the sake of results. He also has one of the most impressive art collections in Italy. He currently manages the England national team (Fabio Capello profile).
World Cup News: John Terry Is Really, Really Sorry
Good day all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. The big(gest) news today is that England’s ‘rabble-rouser’ John Terry, after a full day of brave defiance, has fallen back in line following his ‘player power’ speech on Sunday night – in which he urged Fabio Capello to play Joe Cole, let…
World Cup News: France Send In The Politicians As Things Go From Merde To Worse!
Good morning all and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Unsurprisingly both England and France are dominating the column inches today as both squads attempt to address their supposed in-fighting in very different ways, the English with beer and the French with strike action – it’s good to see that stereotyping is…
England’s World Cup – Pointing the finger
On the 12th June 2010 England started their World Cup campaign, their team littered with some of the best players that world football has to offer. The likes of Ashley Cole, Stephen Gerrard and Wayne Rooney are but three names within the star-studded squad that look to both excite the Rainbow nation and bring the…
World Cup News: ‘Algeria Win 0-0!’
Morning everyone and welcome, welcome, once again welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Apologies if none of today’s news makes sense, I think a part of my brain may have died whilst watching a certain game of football last night – I think you can probably guess which one I’m referring to!…
England 0-0 Algeria – Three Lions continue to whimper
In a sentence Precious few chances for either side as confident Algeria hold England. Heskey is effective but the front-line isn’t working Emile Heskey has been as good as any England player in this tournament. Many fans will never love him but he has held the ball up well and hassled defenders. Yet England’s hopes…
World Cup Podcast: England fever, French flops and Maradona magic
Check out the latest episode of the pint size Soccerlens World Cup Podcast with Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg. Ahead of England’s big match against Algeria the duo debate Fabio Capello’s methods, question the attitudes of the French players, ask themselves if gorgeous Sara Carbonero was really to blame for Spain’s shock loss to the Swiss,…
Emile Heskey: Zero To Hero?
On the 10th of June 2006 England played their opening World Cup game against Paraguay. And nobody liked him. On the 1st of July 2006 England lost to Portugal on penalties and were eliminated from the tournament. And everybody loved him. England’s star of that tournament started off as the inclusion in Sven-Goran Erikkson’s squad…
World Cup Preview Part 1: Rooney’s Metatarsal, Dunga’s Demise and French Revolution!
Now I can point to endless articles I have written on here that have been so on the money, in terms of their predictions/forecasts, that it’s scary! Only recently I predicted the demise of Benitez and that Chelsea would win the PL. I have also clearly pointed out that Mourinho is a lucky wanker, Wenger…
World Cup News: James Milner Jinxed By New Nike Ad?
Today’s Soccerlens World Cup column is brought to you by the number ’4′ and by the word ‘curse’. There’s an awful lot, and I mean an awful lot of injury news doing the rounds this weekend. Holland are the latest side to suffer the wrath of the dreaded Pre-World Cup casualty curse, after Arjen Robben…
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