Archive for the ‘World Cup 2006’ Category


Sepp Blatter Hands England All Future World Cups

September 27th, 2006 | By: Daryl | 6 Comments »

The recent revelation that Sepp Blatter wants to scrap penalty shootouts for the 2010 World Cup is fantastic news for England fans.

Catching Up

September 23rd, 2006 | By: Daryl | No Comments »

The England blog is back and – much like the team – it’s under new management. Shawn was caught negotiating with a fake sheikh about writing another blog for more money, so here I am.

That’s a Wrap

July 2nd, 2006 | By: Shawn | 66 Comments »

I’ve had fun, I’ve learned, I’ve been entertained and I’ve also been appalled, but it was all part of a journey that was, for me at least, a blast.
Thanks to loyal readers and new internet friends. Thanks to Bob and the gang for hosting and inviting me aboard. Thanks to an English squad [...]

Player Ratings for the Tournament

July 2nd, 2006 | By: Shawn | 17 Comments »

My deeply subjective ratings of individual players throughout the tournament (1-10 scale, with 10 being tops):
DAVID BECKHAM — Absent for long stretches and absolutely vital for key moments of 3 of the 5 matches; 5.5 overall, 7.5 for set pieces
WAYNE ROONEY — Never found his pace, never figured out a way around in the 4-5-1 [...]

The Portugal Match: Final Takes, With Some Thoughts On The Whole English Campaign

July 2nd, 2006 | By: Shawn | 7 Comments »

A night’s sleep and a clear, bright day, and so to the autopsy.
Yesterday’s match was a battle of wills between two teams afraid to lose. Both sides featured egoistic foreign coaches, both had superstar players who’d grown up together and were likely participating in their final World Cup tournament, both had some hot young [...]

The Day After: Brief Notes

July 2nd, 2006 | By: Shawn | 8 Comments »

1) David Beckham has resigned his captaincy…which effectively ended when he walked off the pitch on Saturday.
2) FIFA has begun the requisite inquiry into Wayne Rooney’s red card.
3) Cristiano Ronaldo declares that he was not the instigator of Rooney’s sending-off.
4) Steven Gerrard insists that the squad
don’t blame Rooney for the result.

Comments Off

July 2nd, 2006 | By: Shawn | 2 Comments »

Until a decent interval has passed, I am turning off comments on posts having to do with the England-Portugal quarter-final.
One asshole after another has ruined this space for anybody hoping to have a cogent and intelligent conversation.
Well done, Lowest Common Denominator!
As in American politics, you win again!

The Portugal Match: First Early Reactions

July 1st, 2006 | By: Shawn | 124 Comments »

That was an appalling way to lose, and yet it was inspiring to see so gutty and commited a performance from an undermanned squad for so long.
Minus its captain for more than an hour, down a man for nearly an hour, England played rock-hard in defense and continually tried to craft an attack out of [...]

Gutted

July 1st, 2006 | By: Shawn | 48 Comments »

More later.
But that was simply gutting.

Sven: ‘I’m Good’

July 1st, 2006 | By: Shawn | 47 Comments »

Sven says that his reputation as a quality manager is secure no matter what happens on Saturday.


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