Premier League’s Lack Of ‘Englishness’, The Reason For England U-21 Failure?

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

Spain Under 21s Benefit From Senior Experience

Four games so far in the European Under 21 Championships for Spain and four wins. Eight goals for and none against. Complete dominance in a group which featured the Netherlands, Germany and Russia and then a comfortable win in the semi finals against Norway. It’s certainly no fluke; the Spanish squad is clearly another sensational crop … Read more