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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: March 30, 2011
It has been an important week in the career of Fabio Capello as England manager, one in which he will have learned some valuable lessons. This time last week a media frenzy erupted over the captaincy in a clumsy change of captain back to the previously ousted John Terry. There was a growing belief that Capello’s squad would be distracted by the tabloid hysteria and slip up against a passionate...
Published: March 24, 2011
The Wallabies is a term that strikes a chord with Rugby fans everywhere. Images of Australian victory and David Campese storming down the wing usually come to mind. However, a club team in the Northern state of Maine, USA may be about to change that. The Wilton Wallabies are a club team led by Maine Rugby icon Woody Hanstein. The team is primarily composed of alumni from the University...
Published: March 23, 2011
The domestic season takes a break over the next week, and we enter the meat of the Euro 2012 Qualification Schedule. Over the next few games, Euro 2012 qualifying groups will become clearer, and the favorites to join host nations Poland and Ukraine at the summer tournament will be revealed. Some European teams are continuing on good form from the previous summer’s World Cup, while some...
Published: November 17, 2010
The England National Team has very likely seen the last of David Beckham. While he is still playing in Major League Soccer, it is unlikely the great man will play again for the Three Lions, and it is certain that he will not hit the field for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. With that in mind, it is time to look for who will be his replacement. While he receives criticism like many...
Published: October 13, 2010
England were frustrated by a solid defensive effort from Montenegro in a 0-0 draw. The result means Montenegro hold on to the top spot in Group G. For all of the European pedigree England Coach Fabio Capello brings, England set out as traditionally as it gets. A base 4-4-2 saw Gareth Barry employed as holding midfield, and the side also featured two speedy wingers and a big man up front. Here...
Published: September 16, 2010
The English youth game is often held up as the chief cause of all England failures. The fact that young talent is not developed appears to be the go-to argument of all post-tournament criticism. But is that the truth? Could it be that England is actually producing young, talented players? When England failed to beat Algeria and the United States this summer, the reason was not that...
Published: September 8, 2010
A week is a long time in football, and a lot has changed to England’s benefit in the last seven days. A band aid was placed firmly over the reputation of Fabio Capello with the fans, and players such as Joe Hart and Adam Johnson laid their claim to be England starters for years to come. England travelled to hostile territory for a game against a difficult to beat Swiss team that beat Spain at...
Published: September 6, 2010
On Feb. 6, 2008, England played their first game under the reign of Fabio Capello against Switzerland. Excitement was in the air as the disciplinarian Italian was seen as the answer to a nation’s prayers. His forceful nature would be a breath of fresh air and the exact right motivation for a group of players who were spoiled and allowed into a comfort zone. Over two years on, and...
Published: September 2, 2010
The World Cup was disappointing, but it has gone. While some fans will choose to spend the next four years in dismay, the England staff and players must move on. The 2014 World Cup is in the distance and is not the current issue for the England national team. England have been handed a tough Euro 2012 qualifying group, and it is a group they will start this week in difficult circumstances. ...
Published: July 12, 2010
With the World Cup over, fans all over the world will look to the transfer market to provide stories and water cooler topics between now and the beginning of the season. Rumors that Arene Wenger could receive a war chest between 30 and 45 million pounds have livened up the English Premier League scene. Here we look at 10 European Clubs who could be major players in the summer transfer window. Begin...