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A First Look at the World Cup Draw

By: Rob | November 17th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

greecedrawGood piece by Henry Winter in todays Telegraph, about how dangerous a First Round Draw England could get despite the fact that we will almost certainly be seeded (won’t be officially announced untill all the teams are through and FIFA has worked out the best way to get the big teams through the fairest way for everyone to play against each other.

The idea is that potentially, we could come up with a group of Russia, Australia and the Ivory Coast. Or Portugal.

So, below is a quick look at the expected seeding according to his post, and our best and worst case scenarios.
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Tags: Australia, Drogba, England, Greece, Ivory Coast, Portugal, Russia, Toure, World Cup 2010, World Cup Draw

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Brazil 1-0 England

By: Matilda | November 15th, 2009 | No Comments »

Nic402970Well all in all it wasn’t a bad result. Though I watched the game alone I had a little liveblogging adventure with Daryl and various commenters. If you missed the game I’ll give you a link to some highlights, and my pity (it was a good game). It was also, despite the ... [read]


England vs Brazil (in Qatar) LiveBlog

By: Daryl | November 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Join Matilda and myself for some chit chat about understrength England vs understrength (but still scary) Brazil, from about 30 minutes before kickoff on Saturday, November 14th, 2009. If you’re in the UK it’s a 5pm kickoff on ITV1. If you’re in the US it’s a 12 noon kickoff on Fox Soccer Channel.
England vs Brazil (in Qatar) LiveBlog
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On How Our Squad is as Deep as a Kiddie Pool

By: Matilda | November 13th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

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Bad news. Our list of the fallen is now about as long as Peter Crouch’s leg. The BBC so kindly tells us that we’re missing Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, David James, Theo Walcott, Emile Heskey, David Beckham, Aaron Lennon, Carlton Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Glen Johnson. That’s ... [read]


England vs Brazil Preview, Or: Who Here Can Play Right Back?

By: Daryl | November 12th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

england vs brazil flags

What: England vs Brazil (or Brazil vs England), friendly game of football
When: Saturday November 14th, 2009. 5pm kickoff UK time. 12noon US eastern time.
Where: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
I Don’t Live There! Is it on TV? UK: ITV1 5pm, USA: Fox Soccer Channel 12noon
First question to ask about ... [read]


Why I have forgiven Chris Waddle

By: Rob | November 10th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

So yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and thusly the reunification of Germany. To mark the occasion I watched the rather brilliant film Goodbye Lenin! (recommended, if you haven’t seen it), which basically takes place during the fall of the Berlin Wall, from the East German perspective.
Anyway, one of the subplots of the ... [read]


England’s (Slightly Understrength But That’s OK) Squad to Face Brazil

By: Daryl | November 9th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

capello compromiseFabio Capello has named his England squad for the November 14th friendly vs Brazil in Qatar. There was a bit of complaining in the run up, with Fergie suggesting the whole thing was a waste of time, and Rafa Benitez asking that Steven Gerrard be excused.
Capello ignored Fergie and selected as ... [read]


Kieran Gibbs for England. Eventually.

By: Daryl | November 9th, 2009 | No Comments »

kieran-gibbsArsene Wenger thinks 20 year old Arsenal left back Kieran Gibbs is “ready to play” for England. I’d rather stick with Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge for World Cup 2010, thanks Arsene, but after watching Gibbs play in Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Wolves today, I think we can definitely file Gibbs under ... [read]


The Great Handbag Scandal of ‘09

By: Matilda | November 6th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Could this work of art kill England's World Cup Bid?Could this work of art kill England's World Cup Bid?
OK so perhaps the title is a tad hyperbolic, but really things are getting ridiculous. A quick refresher course for those of you who have missed this: England (as you all should know) is bidding ... [read]


Please Stay Fit Wayne Rooney

By: Daryl | November 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Wayne Rooney contributed what looked like a good all round performance for Man Utd vs Blackburn on Saturday, featuring some nice link play and a sweet sweet goal which he swept home to make it 2-0 (around 4:10 in the above video).
I saw about 15 minutes of the game live, and there was also a magic little inside-of-the-foot-with-back-to-goal pass that ... [read]



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