Soccer Limey in America

One of the disadvantages of working a paying job whilst trying to build a readership on your own blog is that sometimes we get blindsided by events that need immediate reporting such as we saw today in London as England manager Fabio Capello resigned his position immediately following a meeting with FA Chairman David Bernstein. [...]

Wayne Rooney is told a Euro 2012 starting spot is not guaranteed | Football | The Guardian. Over the past several months, I have lambasted England manager Fabio Capello for all kinds of decisions that I have disagreed with, but through it all, I don’t think I have felt the need to insult the man. He has [...]

I’m not entirely sure where to start with this article, but I can safely say that yesterday represented, for me at least, the culmination of almost 12 months of agony whilst following the fortunes of England and it’s now hapless manager, Fabio Capello. A good place to begin would be to think back to the [...]

Over the years, I’ve always tried to stay objective when examining England performances and following their nice win over Bulgaria on Friday in Sofia, I was somewhat interested to read many of the media comments from some pretty well respected columnists across the soccer world, who fell over themselves to praise the performance. Whilst a [...]

Bulgaria v England: manager Fabio Capello rallies the troops and fires broadside at those left behind – Telegraph. Tomorrow afternoon in Sofia, Bulgaria, England’s qualifying campaign for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine reawakens in the knowledge that no points can afford to be dropped if The Three Lions are to progress automatically to the [...]

BBC Sport – Danny Welbeck picked in England squad to face Netherlands. England squad to play Netherlands on 10 August: Robert Green, Joe Hart, David Stockdale Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Phil Jagielka, Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards, John Terry, Kyle Walker Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, James [...]

I have been told by a few people that I have met over the years that I am a very tolerant person, who gives a people the benefit of the doubt, and one who tries to grasp the other person’s point of view, which I am actually quite proud of. I have also been told [...]

Following England’s appalling performance this summer in South Africa at the World Cup, I was one of a few people who had recommended that one of two things happen as a result of what happened out there. Either the players get replaced en masse or Fabio Capello gets his marching orders, or both. What couldn’t [...]

I have made it very clear in many posts on different blogs over the last 9 months or so, that I was a committed fan of Fabio Capello, England’s Italian manager, and that I was confident that he can finally bring success to a squad that has struggled to achieve. The World Cup definitely tarnished [...]

Following England’s poor showing in South Africa at the 2010 World Cup, many people, including myself, questioned whether he had enough gas in the tank to continue to manage the England national squad. Rumbling from the dressing room suggested that his regimental style of coaching had worn thin with his players who had switched off [...]