Collymore’s England Ratings: Sterling and Delph Soar, Wilshere Falls Short Again

The best players don’t always make the best team. It’s the case for all club sides and it’s certainly the case for England’s national team—as proved by their 2-0 win against Switzerland. Steve Stone, the former Nottingham Forest and England winger, was the perfect example of that. He wouldn’t have represented his country as one of the best 11 on merit, but he was... 

Predicting Roy Hodgson’s England Starting XI vs. Italy in World Cup 2014 Opener

There are two England lineups to ponder right now—the team we want to see against Italy, and the one Roy Hodgson will pick.  Don’t be fooled by Hodgson’s bold selections in his 23. As my TalkSport colleague Danny Kelly put it this week, Hodgson may have a progressive squad, but a conservative team will come out of it at the World Cup. For Hodgson. the bold move has already been... 

Collymore Picks His England World Cup Team to Face Italy (and Names Roy’s Too)

For this week’s Google+ Hangout, we asked Stan Collymore to pick his England starting XI for their World Cup opener against Italy, on June 14 in Manaus. Not only did Collymore oblige, but he also named the team he thinks Roy Hodgson will send out. Watch the above clip to hear both XIs. Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Picking England’s World Cup Squad: Shaw & Lallana Must Start, Lampard Misses out

England’s friendly with Denmark on Wednesday was the last opportunity Roy Hodgson had to experiment with his players before he selects his preliminary squad for the World Cup squad in May. Some players saw their stock rise, others saw their chances of being on the plane to Brazil this summer diminished. With that in mind, here’s the 23-man squad I would take to the tournament. There are... 

Luis Suarez’s Redemption Can Inspire John Terry’s England World Cup Dream

Chelsea‘s John Terry and Gary Cahill are the best central defensive partnership England can put on the pitch—nobody can doubt that fact. In the interest of our progress at the World Cup, we should all want those two playing together in Brazil, and it could still happen. If Terry needs inspiration, he can find it in Luis Suarez‘s redemption at Liverpool. Suarez has made his mistakes... 

England’s World Cup Draw Promises Excitement and Gives Three Lions a Chance

I’m delighted with England’s draw at the World Cup. There are a lot of people already saying they won’t get out of their group, but here are some reasons for hope. Firstly, England get their major travel out of the way early. It’s 4,271 kilometres from Rio to Manaus, where they’ll play Italy on June 14, and after that Roy Hodgson’s team are only a short flight from... 

Collymore’s England Manifesto: My Vision to Make 3 Lions Great Again

I received an email from FA chairman Greg Dyke this week saying I’d been identified as somebody the FA commission wanted to listen to. I’ve been invited down to Wembley to give evidence in a hearing about the future of English football. I am delighted to be asked. I’ve been formulating ideas on a number of things for years; it’s a really big deal to be involved. This will be... 

My England World Cup Starting XI and Why John Terry Deserves a Second Chance

I hosted a radio phone-in a couple of weeks ago in which I campaigned for three Southampton players to be called into the England squad—Jay Rodriguez, Adam Lallana and Nathan Clyne. Clyne missed out, but Rodriguez and Lallana have been named in Roy Hodgson’s 28-man roster for the upcoming friendlies against Chile and Germany. Hodgson got that decision spot on. Credit to the England... 

Forget Barcelona, Bayern and Brazil; England Need to Copy Manchester United

We’ve got to stop blaming the current England players for our bad performances. It’s not James Milner’s fault, or Steven Gerrard‘s fault, or Frank Lampard‘s fault. The blame lies with the administrators. The FA has employed a procession of third-rate administrators to run a first-class organisation. Finally we have change. Greg Dyke has the teeth and a track record,... 

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