England vs Bulgaria (5-1 – overly optimistic?) Liveblog
England are yet to have their post World Cup watershed moment – France have installed a new coach (albeit an appointment that was arranged during the tournament) and held crisis talks, Brazil too have a new manager, Italy have done the same and even brought back Antonio Cassano. England have changed little.
Nevertheless, a victory tonight is expected against a Bulgaria side that failed to make the World Cup and, purely to buck the trend of people predicting a dull England win, This Blog is predicting a 5-1 England win.
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Factory Records Peter Saville creates New England Shirt
Well this is unexpected.
Peter Saville, who you might know as the man who designed the sleeves to some of Factory Records most iconic sleeves has been working on a new England shirt, which the team will run out in against Bulgaria on Friday.
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Injuries abound as England stutter toward qualifying opener
So England’s Euro 2012 Campaign kicks off on Friday against a (thankfully Berbatov less) Bulgaria, and the main thing is…well the squad is decimated. Lampard and Terry had already announced they couldn’t take part (although some may have breathed a sigh of relief there), Bobby Zamora is out just as he ... [read more]
Where’s the Revolution?
So an U21 squad has been announced and, dissapointingly Jack Wilshere, Andy Carroll, Jack Rodwell and Micah Richards are all in it. Which is fine except…well I’d be hoping for a revolution in a way. We could be calling these players up to the full squad.
I’m usually a pretty small ... [read more]
Joe Hart: He’s Really Quite Good
Now I was a little afraid to write this post, I don’t want to jinx anything but… Did you see that? We here at England WCB have had our eyes on Joe Hart for a while now, and it looks as though this is going to be his season. With Shay Given packing his bags for greener pastures, Joe Hart ... [read more]
Exclusive interview with Raphael Honigstein!

Through the brilliant tool that is Twitter, the England World Cup Blog has managed to get an interview with one of Europe’s premier sports journalists, Raphael Honigstein. He is the Guardian’s German correspondent, Talksport’s German expert, has a regular column on SportsIllustrated.com, and also writes about English football for Süddeutsche Zeitung, ... [read more]
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Club Football News
Liverpool's Euro Roundup and Goals
Turns out to be a pretty decent day of qualifying, as it goes. ...
First day of school
Hi everyone. To echo the sentiments of my fellow United Offside blogger, Ian, it is indeed a pleasure to have been selected to write for this site. This post feels a little like the first day of school where you're asked to introduce yourself. Or it's like a networking event ...
Transfers: Hello, Goodbye and Who Were You Again?
The Hammers said hello and goodbye to all nationalities this summer and here is a quick summary of the in's and out's. In Fred Piquionne – a French striker who was brought in from Lyon. Been around playing for Monaco, Rennes, Nimes and was on loan at Portsmouth where he caught ...
Hello Manchester United Offside!
First things first, hello everyone. I'm Ian and I have been fortunate enough to be chosen as one of the new writers for Manchester United offside. I haven't done this kind of thing before but bear with me while I get friendly with the instruction manual. A bit about me ...
Video: U19 England 2, U19 Slovakia 0
Highlights after the jump, since apparently the FA loves autoplay. ...
Gunners Get Ready For European Qualifiers
There's finally some football today! I know internationals aren't everyone's cup of tea, but these actually mean something and aren't just random friendlies, so that's something right? Plus we've got some Gunners in action, and I love watching our guys play. If you've got some time to kill then check ...
Poll: Is Ancelotti happy with the current squad?
The recent squad of 19 (plus Under-21s) submitted by Chelsea to the Premier League as mandated by the new home grown mandate was discussed in detail yesterday. Consensus so far has been that, while the squad is incredibly strong, it is grossly thin. Well, maybe not grossly thin but thin ...
Video: Yossi opens Euro 2012 qualifying with hat trick
Qualifying for the 2010 UEFA European Championships in Poland and Ukraine began Thursday. One of our latest signings took center stage. Yossi digs in. ...
USER COMMENTS
Factory Records Peter Saville creates New England Shirt
Wow the potential for comments here is huge. He's lost control again. Not to m ... [Read More]Injuries abound as England stutter toward qualifying opener
Actually, it's worse than that. It's Arsenal's 5th choice keeper, not 4th ... [Read More]Where's the Revolution?
Having seen the announced senior squad, I agree with your post 100%.Players that are not pla ... [Read More]Joe Hart: He's Really Quite Good
Joe Hart has been fantastic. I have him on my Fantasy Squad. He is clearly Capello's best option ... [Read More]Where's the Revolution?
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