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Follows the England national football team around the world and contains all news covering their matches and issues. If you’re looking for coverage of England’s passage through the international tournaments, you’ve come to the right place.
Also includes coverage of England managers (past and present) such as Sven Goran Eriksson, Steve McClaren and Fabio Capello, as well as England players David Beckham and Wayne Rooney. Also see: England’s 2010 World Cup qualifying fixtures.
England Cruise To A Respectable Win?
Dan Mobbs writes at ThreeMatchBan.com. The result was never in doubt against part-timers Andorra, but Fabio Cappello’s England fielded a strong side and cruised to a 6-0 victory, demonstrating the Italian’s respect for the opposition, although this was something perhaps that wasn’t reflected by other members of the England entourage. On Monday, Capello’s assistant and…
England v Andorra Preview
Match: England v Andorra Venue: Wembley, London Date: Wednesday 10th June Kickoff: 20:15 GMT Competition: World Cup Qualifying If you aren’t able to make it to Wembley tonight on “Tube Wednesday” (credit: Dan Warren, BBC Live Text) or if you can’t watch the game on TV, you can watch England take on Andorra online here….
England 2018 & 2022: Let’s Not Get Ahead Of Ourselves
England’s World Cup bid for 2018/2022 certainly looks impressive on the surface – but is it impressive enough? The other countries in the running also have a good pedigree, with England’s bid, in the opinion of some experts, destined to lose out. The bid itself probably cannot be faulted – the launch saw international superstar…
Beckham aims for South Africa 2010 and Shilton’s record
David Beckham is in contention for a starting place for England’s qualifier against Andorra on Wednesday. In doing so, he will reach 112 caps for England, cementing his spot as England’s most capped outfield player ever. Only the goaltender Peter Shilton holds more caps (125). However, if Becks is chosen by Capello to represent England…
England squad for Kazakhstan and Andorra – June 2009
England take on Kazakhstan (away) on Saturday, June 6 2009 before playing host to at Wembley on Wednesday, June 10 2009. England currently have 5 wins out of 5 in World Cup qualifying, and despite this being the end of the season Capello’s team should have enough in the tank to take 6 points from…
Walker to Wilkins, Beckham to Baker – Five of the best and worst Englishmen in Italy
It’s somewhat rare these days to see an Englishman trying his luck in Europe’s top leagues, especially in the tactical cauldron that is Serie A. In fairness, for many, life seemingly begins and ends with the Premier League where visions of a move abroad are often distorted by what many perceive as the ‘greatest league…
Inaugural Wembley Cup set to host Barca, Celtic, Tottenham and Al-Ahly
Tournaments like Arsenal’s ‘Emirates Cup’ and AJAX’s ‘Amsterdam Tournament’ have become big draws for football fans looking for some quality football in the summer season. With high quality clubs and big venues, you almost get the same experience of an early season Champions League group stage match in what is the slowest time of the…
How To Solve A Problem Like Wayne Rooney
I was sitting in the East stand the day Wayne Rooney scored that thunderbolt against Newcastle back in 2005. We were coming to the end of what had been our worst season for our while, winning nothing and finishing third, the first time since the Premiership begun that we had gone two seasons without winning…
Who Will Host World Cups 2018 and 2022?
11 candidates have made official bids to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Nine of the candiates are interested in staging the tournament in either 2018 or 2022, while two are just bidding for 2022. Those to apply for both were England, Russia, Australia, the USA, Japan, Mexico, Indonesia and joint bids from…
The Curious Case Of Michael Owen
Following on from Neil Jones’s article about Newcastle’s current plight, I wondered about the plight of a man once dubbed ‘The Boy Wonder’ by Liverpool fans. Michael Owen. We are now into the final stages of the Premier League campaign, with a title race back on, and all four English clubs are into the last…
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