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The Passing of A Genuine Legend

Sir Bobby Robson has died aged 76 after losing a fight with cancer. The former England manager had looked genuinely frail in recent times, especially at his tribute match last week, but he was the sort of person you genuinely couldn’t imagine ever dying.
A Statement from the family read:
“It is with great sadness [...]

In Defence of: David Beckham

So, right now former England captain David Beckham is not exactly the most popular man in America. After his spell in Europe (at the behest of England manager Fabio Capello) he’s being seen as a bit of a traitor on the otherside of the water, in fact in the friendly against Milan, he looked as [...]

Watching England Underwater

Tip of that hat to The Beautiful Game for finding this little gem.
Apparently 114 fans in Basildon watched England’s 2-1 win over Ukraine in a tank, and so set a world record for biggest underwater football crowd.

Gascoigne laments the lack of flair players

Paul Gascoigne, probably England’s finest ever natural talent, was back on TV yesterday, to talk about the fall of the flair player in English football. The former Rangers and Lazio midfielder was on Match of the Day 2 and talked about the improvement in his own life (thank God, its about time), and the fact [...]

Is Fabio right to keep picking form-players?

Gabby Agbonlahor has been drafted into the England squad to face the Ukraine on Wednesday, after Don Fabio sent Darren Bent and Emile Heskey home. Peter Crouch has recovered enough to start on Wednesday.
Agbonlahor has been desperately out of form as of late, the Villa striker not scoring since his last England call up, [...]

The best England kits

So tomorrow on the pitch, the wait shall be over and the new England kit will be revealed. We have our hopes, and we have our fears. But it seems a good chance to look back at the best kits we’ve seen our boys go out in. Will the new one live up to any [...]

And did those feet in Ancient Time?

I was watching the Six Nations, as I am want to do at this time of year yesterday. (For those not in the loop, the Six Nations is a Rugby Union Tournament between, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy. Ireland won this year) Alot of things are always striking – the fact that the [...]

Leaked England Shirt Probably Is Fake

Yesterday the new Three Lions Logo was revealed, along with the new logo for the FA. You’ll notice that the FA logo features the darker blue we’ve been used to on the logo, and the new England one has a lighter blue. Both badges have had the lions redesigned and the Tudor Roses look a [...]

England to reveal new kit…on the pitch

Instead of the usual, slightly naff press ceremonies where certain players look oddly uncomfortable, according to Setanta Sports, the first time anyone will see the new kit is when they’re sat at home on the telly, watching England take on Slovakia on March 28.
Lets just hope it isn’t that leaked one…
Its an interesting tactic, but [...]

Did England’s Euro 96 Squad produce the worst team of managers ever?

Bought to my attention by the brilliant Guardian Football Weekly Blog, following Tony Adams sacking from Portsmouth, did England’s almost glourious Euro 96 squad produce the Worst set of managers ever?
Out of the squad, which you can see here, six have turned their hands at football management since retiring. None have been particuarly big [...]


 
 
 
 
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