For international friendlies and competition, eg World Cup
100 CAP ROONEY – AN OPPORTUNITY LOST
Wayne Rooney. Rarely has an England international polarised opinion in such a way. This week the Manchester United captain will enter the pantheon of players to reach 100 England caps, and on that basis should be elevated by the media to the level of hero-worship recently enjoyed by fellow centurions Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard […]
England Squad – Who Should Go To Brazil 2014?
It’s currently one of the hottest topics in English football, who will make it into Roy Hodgson’s final 23 man squad for Rio? After the disappointment of Euro 2012, can England kick on and improve in the 2014 World Cup? For the recent friendly against Denmark he named a 30 man squad and handed a […]
Euro 2012: Where Now for England?
In the past England have understandably felt a sense of injustice, a belief that an exit on penalties was scant reward for their efforts. Here in Kiev, they got exactly what they deserved. The statistics alone suggest England were thrashed 0-0 by vastly superior Italy and, unlike some statistics in football, they do not paint […]