Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 13, 2006
Steve McClaren has dropped a fair sized hint that Theo Walcott could get a senior England recall for one of the two friendlies before Euro 2008 Qualifying resumes in March 2007. "We will use the...
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Filed in archive General
by daryl on October 13, 2006
Adriano (Inter Milan, Brazil) Michael Ballack (Chelsea, Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid, Italy), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal), Petr Cech...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 12, 2006
1. There was probably a divot from an earlier goal kick that caused the bobble. 2. Paul Robinson should have taken a first touch, he had plenty of time. 3. At first it appears harsh that Gary Neville...
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Filed in archive US Soccer
by daryl on October 11, 2006
Not so long ago (5th October) recently crowned US National Team Player of the Year Clint "Deuce" Dempsey was interviewed on the increasingly good World Soccer Daily radio show, where he...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 11, 2006
... or highlights if you're Croatian.... Where to start with England's failings? Paul Robinson actually had a great game (backpass blooper excepted) which speaks volumes about how poor England...
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Filed in archive England
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by daryl on October 10, 2006
As promised, here are the two very Theirry Henryesque Theo Walcott goals for England Under-21s vs Germany. Also featured are the German sending off and penalty miss. LEAVE A COMMENT......
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 10, 2006
Theo Walcott came off the bench and scored twice to give England Under-21s a 2-0 win over Germany, and book England's spot at the Euro Under-21 Championships. For the first goal, he ran onto a...
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Filed in archive Video
by daryl on October 10, 2006
Great quote from Newcastle legend Jean-Alain Boumsong today. "Above all I fell foul of the English press last season with Newcastle. It was Relentless and even stupid," he said. "OK,...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 09, 2006
On paper it looks like it should work. Big Crouchy flicking headers on for an incoming Rooney, it should be a classic big man/little man combo. But Crouch and Rooney are a lot more similar than most...
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Filed in archive US Soccer
by daryl on October 09, 2006
The USA - mexico rivalry is already fierce, it's basically the only game in CONCACAF worth watching, and it's about to get an extra layer of heat now that both managerless countries have...
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Filed in archive International
by daryl on October 09, 2006
Arsenal fans should be worried by France's 1-0 defeat to Scotland (video here Tartan Army fans). If the madman that is Raymond Domenech gets fired by a disgruntled French FA, then we all know...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 09, 2006
Even though Wayen Rooney is playing like a drunken gorilla with two left feet, it seems his place in the England side is certain. Steve McClaren said earlier this week that if Rooney is fit, he...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 09, 2006
After a late - possibly player-power related - u-turn Steve MClaren and El Tel ditched 3-5-2 in favour of regular, dreary Sventastic 4-4-2 against Macedonia. Except that didn't go so well so now...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 08, 2006
Maybe not just yet, but can you imagine an England team with Aaron Lennon on the right wing, Theo Walcott on the left wing? Imagine that with the strength of say Gerrard and Hargreaves in the middle...
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Filed in archive Video
by daryl on October 08, 2006
I was a little disrespectful towards Scottish football on Friday, but today I take my hat off. By way of an apology here's Gary Caldwell's goal that gave Scotland a 1-0 win over France, and...
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Filed in archive England
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by daryl on October 08, 2006
Enjoyable viewing for Macedonia fans, dreadful for England fans. Here's five minutes of video highlights from the 0-0 draw. Crouchy looked England's most dangerous player, but I can't help...
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Filed in archive International
by daryl on October 06, 2006
After defying the Scottish FA and speaking out in favour of the idea, Scotland manager Walter Smith is the frontrunner to manager the Great Britain football at the 2012 Olympics. "I am sure, if...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 06, 2006
Gabby Agbonlahor has been lighting up the Premiership for Aston Villa, and is in the England Under-21 squad for today's game against Germany. But he could still play for nigeria, or even...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on October 05, 2006
If you're in the USA, the England Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia will be shown on Setanta Premium, which is only available in pubs. There's no way to watch it on regular...
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New Argentina boss Alfio Basile says Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano need to leave West Ham for the sake of their careers. "I hope both of them leave that club as soon as possible," he...
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joey Barton has been charged with "improper conduct" and "bringing the game into disrepute" by the FA for mooning Everton fans. Video of that incident here. Proof that the English...
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