Articles tagged with "England"
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Mar 1st, 2006
I was impressed by the resilliency Sven's Men showed in the second half. Down 1-0, playing without several key elements, a young team pressed ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Mar 1st, 2006
My eyes don't know where to look as I watch about six games at once. The final whistle has blown in Tunisia and it ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Mar 1st, 2006
PRE-GAME
New kits: forgive me, but I could give a toss.
The black armbands? For Bestie? The Queen Mum? Jonathan Woodgate?
Uruguay has some ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Mar 1st, 2006
Inspired by the example of my stalwart boss, Bob, I will not only be tinkering with live streams of matches today, but I will attempt ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Mar 1st, 2006
Frank Lampard pulled a hamstring in training and will sit out tonight's friendly.
(That sucks.)
And here's the resultant first team:
P Robinson; G Neville, R Ferdinand, J ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Mar 1st, 2006
Here is a listing of Internet streams for today's slate of friendlies. As is always the case, these things vary in quality and dependability ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Mar 1st, 2006
Just because our eyes are bloodshot from staring at the 15 games we are watching simultaneously today doesn't mean that we don't have the vision ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 28th, 2006
Kevin McCarra argues that he is, and that it bodes well for his performance in Germany. When I think of Rooney's performances in his ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 28th, 2006
-- Darren Bent will be capped.
-- Ashley Cole is hurt again
-- Rafa Benitez hopes Sven will spare Steven Gerrard and Sven says he ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 27th, 2006
England's likely first-team keeper, Paul Robinson, says that Sven's just fine with him and the other lads and that the media should be ashamed with ...
Posted on: Paraguay World Cup Team Blog by WC Bob | Feb 27th, 2006
“Paraguay will think they can beat England, and over one game anything can happen,” said Toshack.
“But England have a side full of highly experienced players, ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 27th, 2006
Michael Owen thinks he might be back on the pitch as soon as three weeks from now, when Newcastle face Chelsea in the FA ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 27th, 2006
1) He says the World Cup side still has some openings.
2) He says the FA better hurry up and choose his successor -- but better ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 27th, 2006
For those, like me, who haven't been following the ups and downs of the first-ever World Cup winning nation, a quick overview of the Uruguay ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 27th, 2006
Our Captain had to leave the pitch in his league match at Majorca on Sunday because he tweaked his back.
No jokes about schlepping a sack ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 26th, 2006
In what can only be described as one of the most shocking revelations since we learned that he doesn't wear the same pair of underpants ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 26th, 2006
Sometimes writing a punchline seems just so much wasted energy: "It's totally done differently to what I was teached when I was at school."
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 26th, 2006
Says Sven: we're going to the semi-finals at least in Germany.
I hate statements like this -- particularly as we're running into injury trouble and seeing ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 26th, 2006
So here they are, the 23 hearty souls Sven has chosen to play against Uruguay on Wednesday:
G: Robinson (Tottenham), Green (Norwich), James (Man City) ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 25th, 2006
Sven is hinting that he might try Rio Ferdinand in the midfield.
This is madness. Sol's not nearly certain, for starters, and Rio has been ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 25th, 2006
Never mind how horrible it was to see Alan Smith given oxygen and carried off the pitch last weekend.
According to Sir Alex Ferguson, "he should ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 25th, 2006
What will David Beckham, Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney be wearing this summer at the World Cup? When they aren't hanging around by the ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 24th, 2006
So only one person bothered to respond to my you-pick-the-team query yesterday, and it turned out to be Sven!
Among other things, he says
1) ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 22nd, 2006
Real say that it was merely a strain. We'll see.
But this photo gives an inkling of the crepuscular air the lad's been sporting ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Feb 22nd, 2006
The kids next door stole our toys so we're in a grumpy mood this week. We don't have time for mere cautions so there ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 21st, 2006
Jonathan Woodgate, who looked like Dracula's lighting double when interviewed on the BBC over the weekend, had to leave Real Madrid's Champions League match against ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 21st, 2006
It's being hinted widely that Michael Owen will be ready to play again next month in Newcastle's FA Cup match against Chelsea. That's good ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Shawn | Feb 21st, 2006
The shoe that everybody just knew was going to fall finally has: Wembley will not be ready in time for England's upcoming friendies ...
Posted on: Sweden Euro 2008 Blog by Nicke | Feb 21st, 2006
Some English players would rater be home in England and play with their boyfriends.
England has no good defensive midfielder, Zlatan and Svensson will find the ...
Posted on: Trinidad and Tobago World Cup Team Blog by Stacy-Marie Ishmael | Feb 21st, 2006
Asked the legendary Franz Beckenbauer, one of only two men to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager,: "You're going ...
