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Michael Owen to Man Utd: Good News for England
Seems like forever since Michael Owen was an England regular. These days, when I pick the team in my head (I spend a lot of time doing that by the way, right now it goes: James, Johnson, Cole, Terry, Ferdinand, Walcott, Gerrard, Barry, Lampard, Rooney, Heskey) poor old Micky doesn’t even come into consideration.
OK, so Owen hasn’t had any sort of form or fitness. But the scary thing is that we haven’t missed him one bit recently. I think mostly because he doesn’t really compliment Rooney all that well. Rooney seems to do best playing as a support striker (or “second striker” or “in the hole” or whatever you want to call it) with a big target man ahead of him (here’s looking at you Emile). So that really leaves no room for Owen in the starting XI. But that doesn’t mean Man Utd’s latest signing has no role to play.
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U-21 Final: England 0-4 Germany (That Definitely Could Have Gone Better)
Yep, the U-21s lost the Euro 2009 final 4-0 to Germany in Malmo.
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We. Won. On. Penalties.
What a semi-final. We were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to Martin Cranie, Nedum Onuoha and a Swedish OG. Game over? Apaprently not.
Sweden came back to make it 3-3 by the 81st minute and Fraizer Campbell was sent off in extra time. So penalties it was. And as any England fan knows, shootouts aren’t exactly our biggest strength.
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England 1-1 Germany: Under 21s Through to the Semis
Stuart Pearce is a brave man.
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Fabio Capello’s Secret Weapon
Sitting back in a swivel chair for a Sky Sports interview, Fabio Capello revealed one of the secrets behind his near-miraculous turnaround of this England team:
“Always at half-time when we go into the dressing room the first thing I say is: ‘Take five minutes, have a drink, change your shirt and please ... [read]
Why Matt Derbyshire is the Future of the England National Team (sort of)
On second thoughts that headline might be overstating things a wee bit. Derbyshire has six goals in 13 Under 21 caps, but he’s 23 now and unlikely to be making the full squad anytime soon.
So the headline is less about the player himself, and more about his recent transfer. The Blackburn striker has spent the last six months ... [read]
England 2-0 Spain: Under-21s Looking Good
Cracking 2-0 win for England U-21s over their Spanish counterparts yesterday, putting us through to the UEFA Under-21 Championships semi-finals.
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Under 21s Start With a 2-1 Win Over Finland
England Under 21s got off to a great start at the Under-21 Euros by beating Finland 2-1 with ten men. Nine and a half minutes of highlights above, but worth a watch if you have time.
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Have England Qualified for the World Cup Yet?

The short answer is: No. The long answer is: No, at time of writing we haven’t, so stop asking.
But we’re very very close. With seven wins from seven games and a +22 goal difference, something would have to go spectacularly wrong for us not to win this group and go to South ... [read]
England 6-0 Andorra
Despite the London Transport strike, nearly 58,000 were at Wembley to see England put six past Andorra.
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Second half just kicked off, and Ozil has bent a long range free kick past Loach. 2-0 Germany. ...[read more] - We. Won. On. Penalties.
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