The foreign man has gone. Fabio Capello’s resignation as England manager in the aftermath of the John Terry captaincy affair will not prompt too many tears amongst fans and media alike. With the FA sure to appoint an Englishman, there are few candidates besides Harry Redknapp to accept a poisoned chalice leading a team which is far less than the sum of its parts.
John Terry’s selection in the England squad despite the ongoing racism row which is enveloping the Premier League is sure to provoke a frenzied reaction from our beloved press, who need no invitation to stick the boot into Fabio Capello. Really though, what difference does it make?
England qualify for the finals of Euro 2012 but instead the focus is on Wayne Rooney’s red card and how embarrassing the England team is. Does anyone, anywhere actually believe that England have even the remotest chance next summer? After …
England battled for their lives in their Women’s World Cup quarter final against a superior French team, but eventually went out in painful fashion on penalties.
England Under 21s have been knocked out of the European Championship after two late goals by Czech Republic consigned them to a 2-1 defeat. The manner of the performance was all too familiar.
Is there any more ignorant species of creature on this planet than England fans when their team has failed to win? Twelve months ago, England bombed at the world cup. Badly. One year later, England fail to destroy Switzerland at Wembley, and we have forgotten everything we learned.
The choice of Russia to host the 2018 World Cup is not such a bad thing for English football. It might be a bad thing for the politicos within Soho Square and beyond, but personally I couldn’t give a stuff …
Here’s a prediction for you: the 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia. Who will be to blame, and does anyone really care?
As the feed from the BBC News channel switched to the FA’s press conference room, the greatest surprise was that the media hadn’t hastily constructed a gallows. Certainly Fabio Capello must have felt he was about to be read his …
England’s embarrassing mauling at the hands of Germany has left us yet again feeling unfulfilled at the World Cup. Yet no matter how much we pay foreign coaches to come and sort out our brave boys, nothing seems to change. …
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