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?

Ex-England captain and LA Galaxy crowd-puller David Beckham has made a shocking return to European football, as the MLS winds down until the spring. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid winger will join European giants AC Milan on loan until January, in an effort to keep fit and in the mind of England manager […]

The Guardian today brings us news that Middlesbrough gaffer Gary Southgate reckons Fabio Capello’s decision to bring David Wheater along with the England squad as back-up has knackered him out…

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 […]

While the so-called experts were left scratching their heads after Michael Owen was left out of Fabio Capello’s latest England squad, some of us were trying to work out how arguably the best winger in the Premier League had failed to make the cut. Especially after David Beckham was picked, despite unofficially retiring from club […]

Let’s face it England supporters, for most of your team’s matches, you probably couldn’t name three players in the opposition side. That’s because the vast majority of World Cup qualifying games are against little-known teams from eastern Europe. However, unlike England, their total sum is greater than their individual parts, and that can certainly be […]

While many people are describing Fabio Capello’s decision to leave Michael Owen out his 23-man England squad as controversial, others less prone to knee-jerk reactions can see the reasons behind this decision. After all, Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst had excellent scoring records for the national team, although nobody would think about picking […]

With Premier League action taking a break this weekend, it’s back to the international fixtures and more specifically, England against Kazakhstan at Wembley. Fabio Capello’s side are looking to maintain the 100% record that they have achieved so far in their World Cup qualification process. On Saturday, they take on a side ranked 131st in […]

Since David Seaman hung up his boots and gloves, England have had a problem with the position of goalkeeper. David James would probably be my first pick at the moment, with the Portsmouth cat having had an excellent time of things since signing for Pompey. Last campaign, he was one of the Premier League’s outstanding […]

Fabio Capello has picked his latest 23-man squad for the upcoming matches against European giants Kazakhstan and Belarus, with England looking for maximum points from these two games. In seriousness, Tranmere Rovers could probably beat both of their opponents, yet it hasn’t stopped people getting their knickers in a twist about the Italian’s decision not […]