England

By this point, very few people consider England as genuine contenders for joining Germany and Italy in the World Cup semi finals. And if that was a stretch, hardly anyone would consider the chance of England being in Berlin as …

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My first reaction after the Holland-Portugal game was one of relief and joy – “England are going to the semi final!”. In the aftermath, however, that glowing optimism has turned into a realistic appraisal of England’s chances of progressing to …

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Wayne Rooney’s career was marked for stardom the moment he stepped on the football field. His goal against Arsenal, his performances for England in Euro 2004 (where he single-handedly lead a tired England to the quarterfinals) and his signing for …

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While everyone and their brother have been bashing Fifa for their unrealistic ‘world rankings’ (as if a team ranked 2nd MUST beat every other team below it or else the rankings are absolutely bullshit), their Man-of-the-Match awards for the 2006 …

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A shoutout to SoccerBlog, who have added a very useful term to our football lexicon: Lampard – As used in this sentence: “Have you gone Lampard on us?”

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Being an England fan is not like being on a rollercoaster – it’s worse. After four years of false starts, under-whelming performances and unfair media criticism, we’re at a point where defeat, even to Ecuador, is a genuine fear for …

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Myles Palmer from Arsenal News Review puts England’s performance last night into perspective: You had to feel sorry for the England fans over in Cologne on a night when de-mob happy Sven revealed himself, finally, as the ringmaster of an …

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A tale of two halves – England thrilled and entertained in the first before losing the plot and then, embarrassingly, panicking like headless chickens in the second whenever a cross or throw was aimed in the 6 yard box.

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When Cisse broke his leg right before the World Cup started, Rafa Benitez went on record to say that Liverpool had lost out on a lot of money because they planned to sell Cisse and now would have to pay …

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The first half had ended with the crowd chanting “We’re not going home”. After the second half – I think if England play even another minute like they did in the second 45 minutes (apart from the Gerrard goal), they …

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Within the first 2 minutes, England had gotten off to the worst possible start – A knee injury to Michael Owen that saw him crumple into a heap at the touchline after passing the ball and subsequently crawling across the …

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I have to admit…Eriksson is not much of a tactician. Let’s look at his predictions. If Eriksson is to be believed…

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