Articles tagged with "England"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 16th, 2007
Bulgarian linesman Bogdan Dotchev has broken his silence after more than two decades when he took part in the famous Hand of God match between ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Jan 16th, 2007
While club teams like Chelsea and Manchester United are going to great lengths to win the battle for fans in China, the England national team ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jan 8th, 2007
Separated at birth?
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Nov 17th, 2006
The Good:
Rooney finally scored again
Welcome back Joe Cole
Micah Richards looked the business
Ashley Cole starting to look more like a footballer again
We looked surprisingly organised
A draw ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 14th, 2006
Marco van Basten gave a press conference on his selecting of Clarence Seedorf.
"When we started, we wanted a fresh team. Without the excess baggage of ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Nov 10th, 2006
Steve Mac has named a humungous 28 man England squad for the friendly against Holland. He know you can only play 11 at a ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Nov 9th, 2006
Hopefully Steve Mac will wield his axe, chop a few big names down to size, and add some fresh blood when he names his England ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Oct 27th, 2006
According to The Independent, Stevie Mac is having informal dinner meetings with all the England players to discuss what went wrong against Croatia (and Macedonia), ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Oct 12th, 2006
There are plenty other reasons why England went pear shaped in Croatia, but I can;t help thinking Stevie Mac selected players completely unsuited to playing ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Oct 12th, 2006
England's Wayne Rooney can't really catch a break these days. In addition to his well documented scoring slump, he continues to attract detractors and ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Oct 11th, 2006
Steve McClaren has gone 3-5-2 for the game against Croatia, after a last minute change of heart saw him revert to 4-4-2 against Macedonia. And ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Oct 11th, 2006
Early reactions from the Blogosphere about England's 2-0 loss to Croatia in Euro 2008 qualifying :
* Can England Sink Any Lower? (Goonerboy)
* Video: Croatia 2-0 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Oct 10th, 2006
Hey kids, it has been three months since the World Cup ended. Doesn't time fly? Only 43 more months to go before we ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Oct 8th, 2006
Oh dear. That didn't go very well at all did it? With a goalless draw against Macedonia, Steve McClaren's honeymoon seems to be over. Rooney ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Oct 5th, 2006
So, Croatia boss Slaven Bilic, how do you really feel about England's World Cup team?
"They were no good. They were nothing. I have never ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Oct 5th, 2006
Rumours are circulating that England will line up in a 3-5-2 against Macedonia, with Stewart Downing missing out. More here.
It will probably look like this:
GK: ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Oct 2nd, 2006
In form Everton striker Andy Johnson has dropped out of the England squad with a hamstring injury, so Charlton's Darren Bent has been called up ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Oct 2nd, 2006
Steve McClaren says he twice asked Paul Scholes to come out of international retirement, and has twice been told thanks, but no thanks. The red-headed ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Sep 30th, 2006
Ecuador back Ulises de la Cruz and his Reading teammates have been bonding over paintball. UDLC, however, managed to elude all comers without getting ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Sep 29th, 2006
Steve McClaren has announced his England squad for the Euro 2008 qualification double-header against Macedonia (October 7th, home) and Croatia (October 11th, away).
Rooney is ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Sep 27th, 2006
The recent revelation that Sepp Blatter wants to scrap penalty shootouts for the 2010 World Cup is fantastic news for England fans.
Once freed from ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Sep 25th, 2006
Jonathan Woodgate has been doing the business in Boro's defence recently, and Steve McClaren has noticed.
"Jonathan has always been held in high regard throughout ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Sep 25th, 2006
Scott Parker took the man of the match award (MVP to Americans) in the cracking Newcastle vs Everton game yesterday, with Steve McClaren watching from ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Sep 23rd, 2006
In a recent poll, 71% of fans wanted to see David Beckham back in an England shirt. Did they not watch the World Cup?
Turns out ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Sep 23rd, 2006
The England blog is back and - much like the team - it's under new management. Shawn was caught negotiating with a fake sheikh about ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Sep 21st, 2006
Although he wasn't mentioned in the post below, Ecuador defender Ulises de la Cruz made his first-team debut for Reading in its Carling Cup win ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Sep 11th, 2006
After padding his bank account while leading England to its traditional mediocre finish at the World Cup, former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is tired of having ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Aug 26th, 2006
Ecuador right-back Ulises de la Cruz has finally signed with Reading of the English Premier League.
Hooray for UDLC! Unfortch, he won't be fit to ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Aug 23rd, 2006
Ecuador right-back Ulises de la Cruz will join Reading on a week's trial.
The former Aston Villa man is otherwise without a team for ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Aug 12th, 2006
Ecuador midfielder debuted for Wigan after all during Saturday's friendly against Vitesse Arnhem. Coming on at the 70-minute mark, Valencia was pretty impressive, and ...
