Category Archives: EnglandWhile the rest of Europe prepare in earnest for the upcoming European Championships, the English are wondering what activities to indulge themselves as they licked their wounded pride. England failed to qualify so it is hard to foresee a nation gripped by football fever.
Amid this depression, nobody paid much attention to to Fabio Capello’s friendly […]
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This article will have done well if it came out on Tuesday (April’s Fool). John Batchelor, former owner of York City, wants to buy Mansfield Town and to rename it Harchester United, taking inspiration from Sky series The Dream Team, after he gained control.
Batchelor had submitted a bid to majority shareholder Keith Haslam and Sky […]
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If you read all the pre-match reports, the central theme is invariably David Beckham rather than tactical affairs. England’s obsession with Beckham is likely to continue until the day he retires. Just as well that Fabio Capello handed him his 100th cap and a generous ovation for Beckham’s 60 minutes of service brought the curtain […]
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The ultimate salesman of the Premier League, Richard Scudamore, has taken the term “globalisation” to new heights. Under an audacious proposal, Premier League clubs could be playing league matches overseas from the 2010-11 season. This dwarfs the pay per view concept a decade ago as international fans get up close with their idols.
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Steven Gerrard has been appointed England captain by Fabio Capello. Just the kind of uplifting news to sweep away the gloom as he saw the Premier League title slipping away from his embattled club. In fact, with the string of poor results recently, Liverpool is no longer a firm bet for Champions League qualification.
However, before […]
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Fabio Capello named a 30-man England squad - his first for next week’s friendly against Switzerland but David Beckham, the media’s obsession, was a notable absence. Golden Balls has since returned to USA to begin pre-season training with LA Galaxy.
Beckham spoke earlier about the significance of the century cap: “To play for my country is […]
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Who shall be the next England captain? Steven Gerrard wants the armband. He said: “Every England player wants to captain his country. It’s every player’s dream from a young age. Then you say ‘Yes of course’.”
As for David Beckham, he is a former captain who is now dispatched to the wilderness of Major League Soccer, […]
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Just when we thought Fabio Capello can instill greater discipline into the England team and make role models out of the players. Yet his moral image has suffered a dent as he is now implicated in an investigation for tax fraud by prosecutors in the northern city of Turin.
Capello has assured the FA he […]
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