The failure of the England Under-21 squad at the European Championships this summer led to outgoing FA chairman David Bernstein stating that the Premier League lacked ‘Englishness’ and that this is what was hampering the national team’s progress. The theory goes that by bringing in a quota which would require all clubs in the Premier … Read more
The curtain fell on England’s international season in the Maracana on Sunday night and even though they played out a satisfying 2-2 draw with Brazil, the large possibility of Roy Hodgson’s men failing to return next year for the World Cup still lingers. A disjointed performance against Ireland followed a stuttering qualifying process that has … Read more
On Sunday night, England nearly reduced Brazil to their first loss on home turf in eleven years in a friendly match in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Despite the 2-2 finish in a meaningless post-season international friendly contest, Roy Hodgson can take a lot of positive points heading into the upcoming four qualifying … Read more
With 12 months to go before the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil, who are the players in pole position to make Roy Hodgson’s final 23 man squad? Here I look at the players I believe will go to Rio, and split them into the ‘Dead Certs’, ‘Probables’ and ‘Long Shots’. I also list the … Read more
Arsenal may have signed the most lucrative kit ever in English football with Puma recently but their players Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott are still helping Nike to sell their new England shirts. England changed their kit from traditional Umbro to Nike and the new shirts will debut in their upcoming game against the Republic … Read more
England’s underwhelming draw in Montenegro ruthlessly exposed some key issues for Roy Hodgson as he struggles to push the Three Lions closer to the World Cup Finals in Brazil in less than 18-months-time. Having rested what he thought were some of his key performers for the thrashing of San Marino, these same players proceeded to … Read more
It was a high profile clash between England and Brazil last night when some of the world’s best young and senior stars played out an exciting friendly match. The hosts beat Brazil 2-1 for the first time in almost 23 years courtesy of goals from Manchester United’s target man Wayne Rooney and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard … Read more
This match honors FA’s 150th anniversary and will see England take on the greatest National team of all time Brazil. The match will be played at Wembley on Wednesday. The 5 time World Champions, managed by new boss Luiz Felipe Scolari will be looking to get their combinations right in order to prepare for the World … Read more
English football looks to be in safe hands with many youngsters making a mark in recent times from various clubs. Two such players are definitely Raheem Sterling of Liverpool and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Arsenal. Both have played well for their respective clubs garnering the attention of everyone and have rightly earned their places in the … Read more
FA is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and there has been many video messages and recordings from various manager and ex-legends praising the FA which will be a part of it’s 150 year anniversary launch on Wednesday. And Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho recorded his personal message about FA through their official YouTube channel … Read more