Posts Tagged ‘England’

The BEST England XI: Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, Manchester United, Newcastle, Man City, West Ham and Chelsea fans VOTE NOW!

by Mr Comfort on November 20th, 2008 | 128 words | 17 comments

Capello’s injury-ravaged side managed a narrow win in Berlin, but who would you have selected if you were the national team boss?

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Does Aston Villa Striker’s performance spell the end for Newcastle’s Michael Owen?

by Thomas Rooney on November 20th, 2008 | 426 words | 2 comments

Gabriel Agbonlahor will not forget his England debut in a hurry. The Aston Villa striker played tremendously well, as he and his team-mates put on a classy performance to defeat Germany 2-1 in their own back yard. Like I said, not something he is going to forget is it?

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Liverpool are not to blame for Club v Country row: The FA and the media are!

by Mr Comfort on November 17th, 2008 | 761 words | 9 comments

Steven Gerrard has found himself at the centre of attention, which really could have been avoided if tabloid journalists and FA pen-pushers finally saw sense!

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After spells at Manchester United and Real Madrid, David Beckham returns to European football – has he made the right choice?

by Thomas Rooney on November 3rd, 2008 | 526 words | 1 comment

Italian giants AC Milan have confirmed that England midfielder David Beckham will join them on loan on 7th January. The 33-year-old has reached an agreement with the club, after having talks surrounding the nature of the move from American club LA Galaxy.

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England are bigger than Chelsea and Manchester United claims defender: It’s not Jamie Carragher!

by stresster on October 23rd, 2008 | 338 words | 3 comments

Country before club is not something that many footballers seemingly think these days. With the likes of Paul Scholes and Jamie Carragher prematurely retiring from international football so that they can focus on playing for their clubs, it doesn’t appear that footballers would die for the chance to represent their country, which was the case […]

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Manchester United and England should relish the talents of Rooney

by Thomas Rooney on October 17th, 2008 | 516 words | no comments

It has been so pleasing to see. Wayne Rooney has finally started to show they type of form many England fans have expected from him since he burst onto the international scene during Euro 2004. The Manchester United striker has hit five goals in his last three games for England and it seems that Fabio […]

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Is Manchester United striker the best in the world? He’s up there, according to Liverpool player

by stresster on October 16th, 2008 | 250 words | Comments Off

Kazakhstan and Belarus are not particularly great international teams, although the latter had some nice passing movements on Wednesday night, one of which resulted in a goal. England have passed their latest tests with flying colours, with some truly world-class performances from some members of Fabio Capello’s team. One player in particular appears to have […]

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Is bitter Portsmouth manager right to “worry about England’s future”?

by stresster on October 16th, 2008 | 371 words | 1 comment

Harry Redknapp is a grumpy old soul today, despite the fact that England Under-21’s have qualified for the Euro 2009 finals, and the senior team are well on their way to landing a spot in the 2010 competition. Could it be that the Portsmouth manager is having to gorge on some sour grapes after slating […]

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Arsenal player hits back against racist accusations: Are the Spanish being unfairly tainted?

by stresster on October 15th, 2008 | 326 words | 3 comments

As we’ve witnessed on several occasions, when you get a bunch of football fans together, it often gives the minority an opportunity to shout something offensive, safe in the knowledge that they can get away with it. Indeed, a debate has been rumbling on about how to punish the Spurs fans who allegedly made homophobic […]

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Manchester United player describes pre-Capello England as a circus: We all know who the clown was!

by stresster on October 15th, 2008 | 400 words | 2 comments

This is not the first time that a foreign manager has been acclaimed for bringing in the required level of professionalism to football in England. Arsene Wenger did exactly the same thing when arriving at Arsenal, placing a ban on booze and paying special attention to the diet and lifestyle of his players. It appears […]

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