Following England’s miserable 0-0 draw with Algeria in the second phase of Group C games at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, fans and media alike turned on the participants of that debacle with a ferocity rarely seen at England games. Striker Wayne Rooney was seen to mouth an attack on the fans in [...]
Following yesterday’s disappointing 1-1 draw against the USA at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, England manager Fabio Capello certainly has a full plate to deal with before England’s next Group C game against Algeria on Friday at GreenPoint Stadium in CapeTown. To date, the Italian maestro has had an almost flawless record following a brilliant [...]
Last week, on a training field at England’s World Cup training base at Royal Bafokeng, England captain Rio Ferdinand suffered a tournament ending knee injury that threw Fabio Capello’s squad preparations into disarray. Ferdinand was one part of a center back pairing with Chelsea’s John Terry that formed the bedrock of England’s defense. With the [...]
Last Monday night at Wembley Stadium, England began their brief warm up campaign in preparation for the World Cup which kicks off in twelve days in South Africa. It was supposed to be a farewell to the fans coupled with a comfortable win against a Mexico team which traditionally struggles against European sides away from [...]
Over the years , teams playing Liverpool at their home stadium on Merseyside would leave their dressing room and make the turn to go down the steps and out onto the field . Directly above them , a sign with the words “This is Anfield” would send a cold chill down the spine of even [...]
It’s the end of 2009 , and the end of a decade , the one that people are calling “The Noughties” . I hope that the last 10 years have been good ones to you all despite the difficulties that war and a down world economy have brought. I wanted to share some of the [...]
