Ouch! – The Frustration Of Watching The English National Team Play England is a proud nation and a nation that loves our sport. But we love no sport like we do football, and most of our lives revolve around the sport; our friends, emotions for the week and sense of pride, all come from the … Read more
The World Cup is fast approaching and English players are attempting to impress Roy Hodgson every week as his squad starts to take shape. The most problematic position for England is on the wing. Many considered Theo Walcott would be a starter in the summer, but he has since been ruled out, which has left … Read more
England Vs Chile Nov 15, 2013 at 8pm (UK) Wembley Stadium It will be an experimental England side that faces Chile in an international friendly at Wembley on Friday. With World Cup qualification secured, the England manager was always likely to use this game, and not the impending friendly against Germany, to assess players on the fringes … Read more
World cup Russia 2018 Few would doubt that the 2006 World Cup in Germany was the catalyst which turned the Bundesliga into the most fan friendly league, containing world class football every weekend. The German government and Football Association allocated €3.7 billion for stadia improvements and construction so that local clubs had arenas that were … Read more
After much speculation, the most likely candidate has been chosen to lead Australian football into the future. Whether you think the fact he was most likely means that Football Federation Australia has been hasty in making this decision, and has stamped their 5-year-contract seal of approval to make it look more considered, or whether you … Read more
17 October 1973 ENGLAND (0) 1 (Clarke, pen 63) POLAND (0) 1 (Domarski 55) ENGLAND: Shilton (Leicester); Madeley (Leeds), Hunter (Leeds), McFarland (Derby), Hughes (Liverpool); Bell (Man City), Currie (Sheffield Utd), Peters (Tottenham); Channon (Southampton), Clarke (Leeds), Chivers (Tottenham) [Hector (Derby)] POLAND: Tomaszewski; Szymanowski, Bulzacki, Musial, Gorgon; Kasperczak, Cmikiewicz, Deyna, Gadocha; Lato, Domarski This is … Read more
With the World Cup nearly upon us, here is round up of what to look out for at the World in Brazil. Teams Chile One of the most thrilling footballing sides to watch in the South American section, Tim Vickery, BBC’s South American football expert is full of praise: “Full of pace, movement and attacking … Read more
Picking ten teams who can surprise in the World Cup 2014: Part Two In the first installment of this series, we had looked on the five teams out of the qualified twenty who are certain to pack a punch come next summer in the FIFA World Cup 2014. We continue this series with our final … Read more
Picking ten teams who can surprise in the World Cup 2014: Part One As of now, twenty teams have booked their tickets for the biggest stage in International Football, the FIFA World Cup due to held next summer in the Land of the Samba. While some big guns notably Portugal are yet to qualify there … Read more
England may have exceeded expectations on Friday when they dismantled Montenegro, but automatic qualification still rests on securing victory against Poland. Poland were unfortunate in their 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, punished by Andriy Yarmolenko for a basic individual defensive error- unrepresentative of their performance- which more than matched Ukraine. This could be the last time … Read more