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Terry Protective of England Captaincy

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:58:51 GMT

John Terry has reiterated that he will never step down a England captain after returning to the side in Tuesday?s 1-0 victory over Sweden at Wembley. This is interesting news to those looking for So
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Terry Protective of England Captaincy

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:57:27 GMT

Terry Protective of England Captaincy

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:56:42 GMT

Bent hoping to capitalise on Rooney misfortune

Adam Harper — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:04:40 GMT

As one door closes, another opens, and Darren Bent is hoping it is the one that offers an opportunity to become an England hero. Wayne Rooney?s sending off against Montenegro last month and subsequen
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SOCCERDEMICS.COM - Unfulfilled Potential: Joe Cole

Soccerdemics — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:54:38 GMT

Unfulfilled Potential: Joe Cole ? ? Does Joe Cole qualify for 'Unfulfilled Potential' or was he over-rated? My opinion is that of all the 'Wonderkids' that have received the excessiv
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Why The Champions League Final showed that England have no chance at Euro 2012

Nick Mayne — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:54:50 GMT

The EURO Cup Final and Champions League Final are arguably the two greatest?matches in the European calendar.? Will and English side make?it to the final of either competition? Probably.? Will they go
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The future can be bright for England

Ahmed Umair — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:24:08 GMT

Every time England play a major tournament, there is a storm in the media and they are favorites. At the end of the tournament however, it is all doom and gloom. You can blame the media all you want
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SOCCERDEMICS - Masters of the Art: Barcelona vs Arsenal

Soccerdemics — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:29:26 GMT

There are a few interesting football teams around the world but not many would disagree that Arsenal and Barcelona are the most entertaining. Which team is better? I feel at this present time B
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The mould of new players

Matthew Joule — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:19:51 GMT

Much has been made of Fabio Capello's decision to name Jack Wilshere as a 'definite starter' for Englands pointless friendly with Denmark tonight. Arsenal's youngster has been likened to Italy's mas
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SOCCERDEMICS - Are You The New Lazy?

Soccerdemics — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:31:23 GMT

The new laziness has nothing to do with physical labour and everything to do with fear. Players who are ?the new lazy? are not avoiding risks because they need physical/mental rest but they?re sc
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SOCCERDEMICS - Jay Bothroyd's England Call Up Highlights the Bigger Picture

Soccerdemics — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:37:13 GMT

Jay Bothroyd in his Arsenal/pre t shirt throwing days." /> I am happy for Jay?Bothroyd?as I think he is a good player and him to enjoy his moment but I am going to have to ?Kanye it? sorry. I
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SOCCERDEMICS - Are Wingers A Dying Breed?

Soccerdemics — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:02:14 GMT

?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Now they are known as right/left midfielders, whats the difference you ask? Well everyone has their own interpretation but I feel that is the difference to having or
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SOCCERDEMICS - Englands Solvable Promlems

Soccerdemics — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:22:46 GMT

Remember Englands left midfield problem? Well lets welcome the right side too. As Beckhams legs slowly go into reverse I grow concerned at the lack quality in his potential replacements, we have Ben
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England?s 2018 Bid Failure Blamed On Media

David Wilson — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:19:53 GMT

FIFA Vice President Jack Warner has responded to allegations that he was one of the 5 men who betrayed England?s bid to vote differently after giving both Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Willi
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England Reveal Names Of Five Who Did Not Support Bid

David Wilson — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:31:44 GMT

A couple of days back we profiled here on STO FIFA?s 22 man executive committee who would be involved in the voting process that would see the rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments given
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Payback Could Be Sweet

Matt Lanes — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:30:50 GMT

We all had our fingers crossed yesterday as Mr Blatter revealed who would host the World Cup in 2018. Although we did not get the result we had?hoped for, i was immensely proud of the bid we put tog
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Keep the game clean - Isn't it a charm?

Nick N — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:57:17 GMT

Lately, one of the biggest subjects to debate have been the case of FC Barcelonas Jos? Pinto in the Champions League home match against the Danish champions of FC Kopenhagen. UEFA suspended the go
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Can England overcome test on home soil?

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:53:55 GMT

England's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign has so far gone according to plan for boss Fabio Capello and the mixture of old guard players and new blood that the Italian has been experimenting with, but a
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Fabio Capello must play Rooney against the Swiss

sunit — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:12:37 GMT

georgia, 'times new roman', 'bitstream charter', times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "> Despite negative revelations about his private life, Wayne Rooney has travelled with the England
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Is This the End of the Foreign-Born Coach in England?

David Wilson — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:21:17 GMT

Fabio Capello recently admitted that he was surprised that the Three Lions front office decided to keep him. The foreign-born coach hopes to be the first ever to win a World Cup for his adopted nat
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Beckham Will Reject Farewell Match

David Wilson — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:43 GMT

David Beckham reportedly plans to reject England national team manager Fabio Capello?s offer for a farewell match to say ?bye bye? to the Three Lions fans. A source close to Beckham said that such
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England's demise

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:55:48 GMT

The meltdown of the England football team continued mid-week with a fairly poor performance against a side that are ranked lower than the likes of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Gabon and Scotland. The squad
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Beckham Has ?No Future? With the Three Lions

David Wilson — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:06:11 GMT

David Beckham has accumulated 115 caps over his England national team career. And the former captain apparentlywill only be offered the chance for one more before his career will be finishedduring
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Capello Finally Speaks

David Wilson — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:41:13 GMT

England national team manager Fabio Capello has remainedawfully silent following his side?s disappointing early exit this summer in the World Cup.And recently the Italian born coach publicly spoke abo
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Fabio Capello names ?young and fresh? England squad

David Wilson — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:37:32 GMT

The England manager Fabio Capello has kept to his post 2010 World Cup word. The Italian promised to rejuvenate the England squad with young, fresh and inexperienced players. The idea was to weed out t
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Is Walcott the future of Arsenal & England?

11Gunners — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:39:28 GMT

Go Theo.. Theo Walcott has had a lot to face this year. He turned 21 in March and had a glitzy party to celebrate with his gorgeous girlfriend Melanie Slade. That's the upside of his year, a
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Where did England go wrong?

Chris Holyfield — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:25:04 GMT

Now to explain my stance on this. I am Welsh with an English father. I have always found it difficult to decided whether or not to cheer on England. In Euro '96 I did, in World Cup '98 I didn't. Anywa
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Messi criticises Capello's World Cup blunder

Will Stevens — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:03:11 GMT

He probably thought he'd heard the last of it, but Fabio Capello has once against come under fire for excluding Theo Walcott from his World Cup squad. Most expected the Arsenal winger to be a shoo-in
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The return of Europe

Benjamin Rosendahl — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:01:07 GMT

Only two weeks ago, I wrote here (http://www.footbo.com/Blogs/4783-World_Cup_Latin_America) that this is the World Cup of Latin America: While the best of Europe (Italy, England, France) were out, the
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Should England Fire Fabio Capello?

David Wilson — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:38:44 GMT

The English FA have decided to let Fabio Capello sway in the wind for the next two weeks as they decide whether to keep him or fire him after England?s disappointing World Cup. Capello wants to stay
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WC-2010. Day Seventeen

Maria — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:42:29 GMT

It was a very contradictory day. I took a pause before writing in my blog, because I was afraid of being over emotional and losing sense of reality. On the one hand it was such a nice day. You know,
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Germany 4-1 England - Will Capello Stay or Go?

Dan K — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:39:02 GMT

An important day today in English football...as was yesterday. Fabio Capello will meet with the FA to decide his future, or non-future, as the manager of the England national team. Whatever the decis
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The referee's word is final!

Michael — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:19:57 GMT

?Thanks very much Sepp Blatter? was the cry of BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson as soon as Frank Lampard's shot came crashing down across the line, even in the BBC studio the feeling was that?the disall
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Blast from the past, or: the World Cup of the referees...

Benjamin Rosendahl — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:21:38 GMT

So there it was: A repeat of the (in)famous Wembley-goal: Again England-Germany, again a goal that would have changed the spirit of the game, and again the referee didn't see it. Only that this time,
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Germany 4 - England 1: Referee never saw the goal, the World saw Germany destroy England.

Stanley Croyance — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:14:11 GMT

A game built up as a potential classic, it turned out it was a classic for one side in the end, Germany do what Germany do, reach the quarter finals every World Cup. Germany lined up in their 4-2-3-
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England v Germany: Five quick pre-match thoughts

Raphael Honigstein — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:07:32 GMT

1. The outcome of this game will very much depend on what kind of England will turn-up today: Slovenia-England or Algeria-England? Germany will struggle against the former but could beat the latter,
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WC-2010. Day Twelve / Day Thirteen.

Maria — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:56:51 GMT

I was quite busy for the last few days. So I decided to write down everything in two posts. And it?s more about the final places of the teams in the group stage rather than about matches itself. Wel
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World Cup stadia

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:10:06 GMT

Whilst most think about what's going on in the stadiums, I've chosen a different tact and have began to wonder what's going to happen with the stadiums. Once the World Cup is over and done with South
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Are you Musolini in disguise??

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:04:46 GMT

The tabloids in this country have sunk to some lows in their time and most probably many of which are hugely more important when looking at the grand scheme of things but not in a long time have I bee
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England's problems are similar to Arsenal's

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:10:02 GMT

John Terry's outburst this weekend took many of us by surprise. Machiavellian? Perhaps. But now William Gallas has left Arsenal, our club don't have that kind of problem anymore. What we do share
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Will England Change Their Formation For The Rest of The World Cup?

David Wilson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:44 GMT

After two deeply disappointing displays so far, it is time for change. Time for Capello to ditch the rigid, boring 4 ? 4 ? 2 and opt for the system that all the players are comfortable with. It is t
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World Cup pre 3rd round standings analysis - groups A - E

Benno Hansen — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:05:10 GMT

Below are the standings of the World Cup groups A, B, C, D and E as tables with probabilities assigned to each possible outcome. Probabilities are taken from betbrain.com so they are averages of bookm
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WC-2010. Day Eight

Maria — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:29:14 GMT

?Curiouser and curiouser!? Let?s dream about all European heavyweights packing their trunks. It would be like an explosion in football world, wouldn?t it? GER ? SRB After brilliant win over Austr
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Will Capello Make The Tough Changes England Need?

David Wilson — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:57:37 GMT

Another horrible performance by England today against Algeria, and suddenly a team that some pundits had reaching the semi-finals could not make it out of the group stages. In order to progress in t
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The World Cup of Latin America

Benjamin Rosendahl — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:16:51 GMT

What a World Cup so far! Argentina showed that Maradona (aka "hand of God") and Messi (aka "foot of God") are an unbeatable combination - two games, two wins. However, the true star of Argentina is G
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World Cup Daily: French Toast?

Ahmed Bilal — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:50:23 GMT

Bienvenue and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. The big story from yesterday was?France?s abject performance against Mexico, that saw?El Tri?post their first ever victory over?Le
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England & USA Need Wins This Friday

David Wilson — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:20:10 GMT

I?ve always hated the term must win game. When it is actually applied correctly thephrase is a great one that summarizes the drama of a death match. But my problem with the terminology is that 90% of
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Vuvuzela a bigger concern than Jabulani ?

Michael — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:23:58 GMT

During the confederations cup ...there were murmurs regarding a very loud instrument make it difficult for players to communicate....Beasley of U.S commenting he couldn't hear Landon Donovan's call
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World Cup Negative Coverage in the U.S.

Footie Phantom — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:53:30 GMT

World Cup Negative Coverage in the U.S. 06/14/2010 0 Comment(s) Well the World Cup is off to a great start! Things look to be heating up and from here on out their should be plenty of goals. Th
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WC-2010. Day Two.

Maria — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:51:38 GMT

Yesterdaywe had matches of the group B and England vs. USA confrontation. So, I expected atleast two interesting match (to tell the truth I expected one interesting matchand one super-match). KOR ?
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No Theo, no hope for England - please don't sign Green Arsenal!

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:42:48 GMT

I wonder if Capello is already ruing not taking Theo Walcott to South Africa. Instead he's got two good winger, neither of whom can finish. Lennon had a chance. Instead of shooting, he tried to cross
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Top Strikers/Forward groups for World Cup

Footie Phantom — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:06:43 GMT

The Forwards are coming!-Top Strikers for 2010 World Cup 06/09/2010 0 Comment(s) Surprise Higuain! #1 Argentina ? 134 League Goals 6 Sergio Aguero Forward 5'7" 152 lbs June 2, 1988 9 Go
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2010 WORLD CUP Fantasy Football ? Live the Game

Footbo.com — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:31:18 GMT

When it comes to fantasy football, there?s a new kid in town ? 11Kicks. It?s live on Footbo.com, just in the nick of time for the 2010 World Cup ? so get in on the action. The fantasy game opens up t
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England, Too Many Passengers?

Stanley Croyance — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:07:27 GMT

England have suffered two injuries that have ruled out ?David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand. However I'm astonished that both of these players are still in the camp as England prepare for an assault on th
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The One Advantage that USA Will Have Against England

David Wilson — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:23:26 GMT

The first World Cup match is less then a singleweek away and the rosters have officially been set for next weekend?s action. And when it comes to comparing the starpowerbetween theUSand England, it
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Top Midfields featured in the World Cup 2010 - June 11th Almost Here! Comment Please!

Footie Phantom — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:15:37 GMT

Top Midfields for the World Cup 2010- June 11th Almost Here 06/06/2010 0 Comment(s) Can Lampard continue to dominate fantasy? Well here we go again time to give you my Top 5 midfield select
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WC: Every team will have a mural

Dario — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:54:36 GMT

Every national team in South Africa will have a mural representing them. Here are some I found: SERBIA Will be represented by N. Vidic standing on Serbia, eagles will be flying around him. As you
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Fabio Capello: Is he enough to bring England world cup glory?

Benjamin Ellis — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:00:15 GMT

For the first time in twenty years, manycritics believe that England has a genuine chance of lifting the world cup andofficially becoming the world champions for only the second time in theirhistory
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Who will win the WC 2010?

Elma — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:40:57 GMT

Hey ppl. WC is coming, and I can't wait it to start. who do you think will win the competition. Everybody says Spain or BRAZIL but I bet with my friend and I think it could be Germany, England or Neth
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Rio's out of World Cup - good job Arsenal's Theo didn't go then!

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:46:06 GMT

Rio Ferdinand's been crocked by a team-mate (Emile Heskey, are you a double agent?). Maybe we should blame the ball or the training pitch, but either way?he's out of the World Cup. England's chances o
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2010 World Cup Group Stage Highlights

Rye Aio — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:19:21 GMT

The 2010 World Cup kicks of with three rounds of group matches, as four teams in eight groups contest a series of mini round-robin tournaments. Here are a few of the highlights of the early stages of
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World Cup ball worries surface again

Will Stevens — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:29:19 GMT

It's perhaps a tired old cliche, but it really does seem that it wouldn't be a World Cup without people complaining about the ball. In recent years, FIFA has sanctioned the introduction of a new mat
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Capello Picks Wright-Phillips Over Walcott

David Wilson — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:09:12 GMT

Theo Walcott was omitted from England?s final 23-man World Cup squad Tuesday as England coach Fabio Capello went for the more experienced Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips ahead of a player who has s
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2010 Fifa World Cup, Preview Pt 2, Group C & D.

Stanley Croyance — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:08:04 GMT

Group C England: 44 years after ?winning their first and only title to date, England will once again try claim glory and become World Champions. Under Italian trainer, Fabio Cappello, England will t
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Rooney bullied Arsenal winger out of the England squad

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:07:15 GMT

I can't understand why the coaches can't help Theo Walcott more with his game or at least put his so-called mistakes into perspective. It's a team game and it seems sometimes that Theo's 'mistakes'
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Walcott left out of England squad

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:12:17 GMT

It?s not official but various media outlets are saying that Fabio Capello has went with Shaun Wright-Phillips instead of Theo Walcott in England?s World Cup squad. What do you think of Walcott not
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Walcott out of England world cup squad

David Wilson — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:44:27 GMT

Cap's taken the Arsenal out of England

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:12:53 GMT

I can't believe Fabio is not taking Theo Walcott to South Africa with England. Has he gone crazy? There is no player in the squad capable of doing?what Theo can do. Yes, he's lacking a bit of confid
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Hoping for an England-Germany Second Round

dmitri — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:17:22 GMT

Remember to mark Saturday, June 12, on your calendar because the first of this world cup?s big showdowns, England ? USA, takes place following what might be a battle of skill and flair (Argentina ?
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Fantasy World Cup Lets Go! 12 days away join my private Competition!

Footie Phantom — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:21:44 GMT

Fantasy World Cup 05/31/2010 0 Comment(s) Alright readers now is the time to join my private World Cup Fantasy competition. Here you'll get your chance to try and beat me, the Footie Phanto
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Champions League Final and World Cup Outlook

Mani Honigstein — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:32:51 GMT

It took me a couple of days to get over the final, but now I am back and the Footbo community was for sure waiting for my blog on it. ? The atmosphere was incredible, the weather great, the fans
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Top 5 Players Expected To Shine at The World Cup

fome — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:16:15 GMT

And the Nominees are: The World Cup is arguably the biggest sport in the world. Every soccer player's biggest dream is to play and lift the World Cup. The World Cup has lifted the careers of many pl
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England could flatter to deceive at another World Cup

Will Stevens — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:43:35 GMT

Pre-World Cup friendlies don't tell you everything about a side. They are not, for example, a good way to decide who will win the competition. Managers often experiment with second string players or t
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City striker expects expensive title push

Wed, 26 May 2010 13:11:29 GMT

Manchester City are going to spend big in order to step up next season and fight for the Premier League title next season, according to one of their stars. Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz claims
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My prediction!!!

Hareesh Venugopal — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:58:18 GMT

Its only my prediction, ANYTHING can happen in football!!! Group Stages Group A Winners: France Runners up: Uruguay?? (third Mexico, fourth South Africa) Group B Winners: Argentina
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Golden generation has one last World Cup to shine

Will Stevens — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:37:57 GMT

The tabloid press love a buzz phrase and how they lapped it up when former Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier used the phrase "a golden generation" to describe a crop of young England p
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Gary Neville's "desperate" World Cup comments

Will Stevens — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:01:36 GMT

"A bit desperate", the words Gary Neville used to describe Fabio Capello's attempts to drag Paul Scholes out of international retirement, but the phrase could equally apply to the comments themselves.
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some videos for everyone check out

Footie Phantom — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:33:50 GMT

Found a decent video and figured I'd share with everybody. Some nice goals and some great announcing. I love the enthusiasm from this guy. Something about the GOLLLLLLLL, just gets me every time.
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Jozy Altidore Revs up for the World Cup

Footie Phantom — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:49:41 GMT

Nice Video From Jozy (no headbutting) 05/14/2010 0 Comment(s) Ahh glad to find a video without head smashing. I hope he is prepared for the World Cup and ready to go all out. I really think h
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Who will make England's World Cup squad?

Will Stevens — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:17:49 GMT

Since England's preliminary 30-man World Cup squad has been announced, I have been wondering which players might be omitted when Fabio Capello is forced to reduce his party by seven players. Of cours
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Sol Campbell to get late call up - and no Robbo for Arsenal or England

Wed, 12 May 2010 16:09:45 GMT

John Terry has broken his metartarsal. That means it could be a late call up for the World Cup for?Sol Campbell. Surely, he deserves that! Meanwhile, Sam Allardyce (our mate) is moaning ('he's stag
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Only one Arsenal player in England squad 30 - will he be in Capello's 23?

Tue, 11 May 2010 15:34:52 GMT

No Sol Campbell! Big mistake! Here's the 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup finals: Joe Hart?- agree - dead cert for 23 (1) David James?- agree - will definitely go (2) ? Robert Green -
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Two to three Arsenal players in England squad? Four to five Spurs players?

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:07:51 GMT

Sol Campbell has to make Fabio Capello's list of 30, doesn't he? Theo Walcott ought to make it too, despite having a more miss than hit season. I wouldn't take Jack Wilshere. Spurs deserve to have a
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My World Cup dream team

Will Stevens — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:22:47 GMT

The official 2010 World Cup All-star team will in fact be a 23-man squad. Not since 1994 has the side been an 11-man line-up, but here is a dream team comprised of players who I expect to take the fin
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England World Cup hopefuls face a Mexican standoff

Will Stevens — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:24:58 GMT

Each member of the provisional 30-man World Cup squad that assembles for England's friendly against Mexico on May 24th knows they will be playing in a trial match. Fabio Capello will stress the impor
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Platini tips England for World Cup glory

Will Stevens — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:49:23 GMT

England fans, it seems, have got Michel Platini all wrong. Given his past comments about the Premier League and its domination of the European club game many had suggested the UEFA president wasn't ex
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OMG! Britain is going down! AGAIN! :DDD

Karolis — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:58:18 GMT

First of all, sorry for those who are reading and thinking that this small post is about football...well, it's not, sorry :)) but actually, i don't care! I'm soooo happy that we won over britain in an
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David Beckham Ruled Out Of World Cup 2010

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:04:41 GMT

David Beckham last night ruptured his achilles tendon in AC Milan?s 1-0 victory over Chievo. The 34 year old will behaving an operation on the injury this afternoon in Helsinki.
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Video Technology - FIFA Get it Wrong Again?

Dan K — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:45:47 GMT

It seems that the world's football governing body has once again decided that modern day technology has no place in the world's most followed sport. Saturday 6th March will be a date that FIFA could
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The Evening Standard used to be an Arsenal paper - whatever happened?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:34:38 GMT

I remember the good old days when Steve Stammers used to report for the Evening Standard. I wouldn't say I agreed with everything he wrote, but he was a good journalist and seemed to have a soft spot
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World Cup 2010 Preview

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:46:30 GMT

World Cup 2010 in SouthAfrica is a little over three months away from commencing and all the countriesinvolved are preparing vigorously in order to be ready for the tournament thatstarts on the 11th
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Theo Walcott: Life In The Fast Lane

11Gunners — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:39:53 GMT

Is Walcott Good Enough For No. 14? You shouldn't be surprised if faced with a question similar to the one above i.e. Where is our No. 14!? Answers may range from, 'We had Thierry Henry playi
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England Has More Drama Than Terry

David Wilson — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:55:58 GMT

Now that England has stripped John Terry of his captaincy they have a ton more drama to deal with. They are dealing with injuries and call-ups and this just adds to the circus that they STARTED when
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2010 World Cup Preview: England

David Wilson — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:22:28 GMT

The Team:I watch a ton ofMLS, andthat is the most lively I have seen Beckham look in years! All kidding aside, it is no secret that Yanks like myselfdo notcare much for Becks orEngland?s ?football?
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2010 World Cup Groups

Sara Becksley — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:00:02 GMT

Ok, so we've had a bit of time to take in the World Cup draw, and assess favorites, etc. But now let's see if we can anticipate and predict who is gonna progress to the Second Round, Quarter-Finals,
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World Cup 2010 "Group of Death"

A Different League — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:51:01 GMT

We've been doing a poll on our site to see which of the groups drawn on Friday is really the "Group of Death". It seemed to me that there wasn't one obvious choice really - if one team has a bad tourn
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The Case for Xavi and World Cup 2010

dmitri — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:53:40 GMT

Zero-Sum Game for Your Justice When Leo Messi won his 2009 Ballon d'Or, the master dribbler mentioned about how many great players never get to win the award. And it's an extremely important award
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England's high hopes

FantasticFootball — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:03:25 GMT

Fabio Capello will be setting his sights high in more ways thanone this summer. Withseven of South Africa's?10 World Cup stadiums?- including the venue for the final, Soccer City inJohannesburg - a
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WC2010 Draw Today - Pot Luck

Dan K — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:08:47 GMT

Today it begins. World Cup fever is on the way. Following FIFA's final ruling against Ireland's plea to join the competition, it's time to get down to business. Only a matter of hours remain before
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If you were a pro player... what position would you play?

Dario — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:38:48 GMT

title says it all

World Cup Squad - Pick me! Pick me!

Michael Kemp-Dillon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:44:01 GMT

Just who are The Magnificent Seven? As noted in my previous blog when Fabio Capello announces his 23 man squad for the World Cup in South Africa only seven of those spaces will have caused a few h
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England South Africa 2010 World Cup Squad

Michael Kemp-Dillon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:20:18 GMT

But Fabio, there?s only space for 23! Despite a disappointing performance and result from a weakened England side against Brazil in Qatar, many would argue that come South Africa 2010 next summer
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England disappoint against Dunga's Brazil

David Ricardo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:07:57 GMT

England looked a team out of ideas against Brazil today as they lost 1-0 in Doha. Granted while both teams were missing some first team players, it was England that were fielding the more second strun
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PIMPING ENGLAND

Shaun Owen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:38:33 GMT

This weekend England travel to Dubai to play Brazil. I ask you dear reader, should OUR national team really be travelling thousands of miles, risking injury and fatigue just to entertain sheiks.?Is
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Rio, A Scapegoat, or just a poor performance by England

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:45:33 GMT

Much has been made over the last few days of Rio Ferdinand, with many opting to criticise his performance and his supposed ?mistake? during the recent outing in Dnipro against Ukraine. So the match
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Passion, Pride, Football

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:38:08 GMT

Football these days offers much more to the Premiership stars than just money, it offers pride, emotion but also fear. It is a game of many highs but also consists of very low points of an individu
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Youth or Experience, Accomplished or Fringe Players

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:33:51 GMT

Following England's last WC qualification game against Belarus, us football fans would of all had the conversation about who we personally believe should be in the 23 man squad for next year?s World
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Bored Again..??-Here is Another Game to Play

RioNeal Phillips — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:22:40 GMT

Hi there My Football Amigos.Lets Play another Game,Everyone Loves to Play Games(apart from Teddy-lol)This Game is The Name Game.What i want you to do is Take the Name of a Footballer WHO IS GOING to t
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The Week That Was

FSF — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:22:47 GMT

Welcome to a quietest version of The Week That Was for some time. International weeks are usually bad enough, but with the majority of the qualifications for the World Cup already decided, there was
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Congratulations!

Jim Morrison — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:36:33 GMT

Fantastic world cup campaign. Capello seems to have the players playing with pride and passion. We have many players with experience and some young talented new blood as well. Could it be the perfe
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Heskey be patient!

teddy ruxspin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:30:45 GMT

So MON want's Heskey to be patient at Villa ! what a farce we never wanted him in the first place dirty blue nose ! . I am patient every Villa and England game and apart from falling over regularly un
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Free Lions

FSF — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:16:21 GMT

Free Lions 97 and 98 covered England?s crucial, era-defining, all or nothing World Cup qualifiers away to Ukraine and home to Belarus. Ok, ok ? they weren?t exactly make or break but that doesn?t me
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The Joy Of BECKS-WE (England) Do Have A Plan B.

RioNeal Phillips — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:03:01 GMT

"background-color: #f5f5f5;">Last nights Game against the? Belarusians was not as Pointless and Boring as i thought it would be.They may have lost 3 nil but the people of Belarus can hold their heads
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Do We (England) have a Plan B????

RioNeal Phillips — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:19 GMT

"background-color: #f5f5f5;">Wayne Rooney is Injured-Horror-The Rest of England Team is in Bits-Lampard can not contemplate Life on The Pitch without Wazza-lol.My Problem is that before any World Cup
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More Gunners on The Plane to South Africa

RioNeal Phillips — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:43:38 GMT

Hi there Footbo.Fans after the the weekends World Cup Qualifiers more Arsenal Players Booked their Seats on the Plane to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup.The list is gettting Longer and Longer and
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Big Up to The "LITTLE" Nations

RioNeal Phillips — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:45:21 GMT

Hi there Footbo.Fans it is the World Cup Qualifiers Again and there has been alot in The Media about How Bad it would be if some of The"Bigger" Footballing Nations did not make to the 2010 World Cup.I
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Bored????-Question-Who is going to Win The World Cup????

RioNeal Phillips — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:24:47 GMT

Hi Footbo.Fans-lol-What with The World Cup Qualifiers Coming up,I?was wanting to Know who do you Think will win The 2010 World Cup?Just a Simple name of the Country you think is going to Win Will do.
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No Theo in The England Squad...OOH THATS WHY THE MATCH AIN'T ON T.V.

RioNeal Phillips — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:41:20 GMT

So the Worthless Match against The Ukraine will not be showed on the Telly.WOW!!!-Internet Only.Wow-It is a Nothing Game due to fact we?have already qualified but a Game we have to Play.No Theo Walcot
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Standing up for Football

Sam Jackson — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:19:43 GMT

We?ve all been there. It?s the last minute and your team is clinging on to a vital, undeserved win away from home. You stand and bellow support for your lads with their backs against the walls, franti
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Arsene Wenger- Saviour of English football?

Sam Jackson — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:16:17 GMT

?If in doubt, get it out!? It?s a cry heard from many a parent and even coaches every weekend around the country at junior football games. It?s a cry that can sum up in a nutshell the attitude Engli
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The Legend Of '14' Is Back: Theo-ry Is Back..

11Gunners — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:29:36 GMT

Passing The Baton.. Recruited by Arsenal aged 16. A call-up to England?s World Cup squad aged 17, with no first team experience whatsoever! Comparisons with TH14 to kick start his stint@N5,
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England v Croatia - Deadly Defoe Must Start

Dan K — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:10:35 GMT

England prepare to do battle with Croatia in the World Cup Qualifying match on Wednesday, and Fabio Capello needs to take the only "gamble" that he would be forgiven for taking should things go wron
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Glen Johnson great winger ,poor defender?

teddy ruxspin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:19:31 GMT

Having seen him today and in the red shirt of Espaniapool i can't help thinking Portsmouth was about right for him on the bigger stage he can't defend and is a Liverpool and England weak spot which al
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Moral high ground English players don't cheat !

teddy ruxspin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:56:33 GMT

If Wayne Rooney fouls a defender in the penalty box injures him with a petulant back heel into his ankle ,and also half rips his shirt of him in full view at Wembley in a FRIENDLY and the ref yellow c
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Football Headlines, September 3rd

Football Betting Forum — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:03:58 GMT

Football - F?tbol - Soccer and Sports Betting Forum www.capperslobby.com Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Uefa, Fifa, Livescores, News, Tips, Contests, Predictions... Short fo
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Football, become a game for girls???

Coz — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:12:56 GMT

Does it annoy everybody else that football has turned into such a pansy total non-contact sport? What has happened to the days of the steam-roller shoulder barge an general hussle and bussle? Its t
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Birmingham City "are they really FA special agents???"

teddy ruxspin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:03:28 GMT

Croat footie league accuse FA of a plot to nobble there players prior to key international using Birmingham City as an elite SAS style strike force ! First Edourdo prior to our first game ,now Modric
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Remembering Cristiano Ronaldo

Michael — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:48:54 GMT

? A player leaving a club presents the supporters with two options, thanking him for his time and wishing him the best in the future, or taking all the good feeling that was directed at that player
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Gerard Fit for Spurs game

teddy ruxspin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:45:15 GMT

The Liverpool Daily Post have reported part time bar brawler ,part time self defence instructor Stevie G will definintly be fit for the Tottenham clash . Same old scousers (of the Spanish waiter kind)
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South Africa 2010: Who should Capello play?

David Ricardo — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:01:55 GMT

SOUTH AFRICA 2010: WHO SHOULD CAPELLO PLAY? From his team selection in games, it seems Fabio Capello knows the majority of his World Cup starting XI. The Italian has enjoyed a successful time as
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World cup in South Africa good idea or bad idea?

teddy ruxspin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:30:07 GMT

Just been watching another report from very poor town ships and political unrest from a cash rich country like South Africa should they be spending money on stadia , policing ,hotels and footie relate
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God bless you Bobby Robson RIP 1933-2009

teddy ruxspin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:39:06 GMT

Bobby Robson without question the gentleman of English football and a credit to the north east of England . The best modern day English manager the most succesfull England manager with a team playing
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RIP Sir Bobby Robson

FSF — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:18:35 GMT

Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76 following a long battle with cancer. The former Fulham, Ipswich Town, Newcastle United and England manager was a massively popular figure throughout the game
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England's Best Manager has Died

RioNeal Phillips — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:03:46 GMT

Sir Bobby Robson has died.He was the man?who?discovered Ronaldo(The first Ronaldo) Whilst managing PSV.The man who made Jose his No.2 at Barcelona.The Man who Managed Ipswich Town to F.A.Cup Victory o
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World Cup 2010: England will surprise

Sarith Widerker — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:57:44 GMT

The World Cup is still far, far away. But I can already feel the hype starting. So one year before the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa it is time to play fortune teller. As so often Pele will p
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2010 World Cup Final ? An attempt to look into the future one year prior to the Final

Mani Honigstein — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:48:52 GMT

On the 11th of July in almost exactly a year from now, we will see the final of the FIFA World Cup 2010. One year prior I will try and make an attempt to look into the future and see what could happ
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Italia 90 team line up for Sir Bobby again

FSF — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:12 GMT

Sir Bobby Robson is calling for football fans to get behind his most successful World Cup team and help raise money for his cancer charity, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. On Sunday July 26th at Ne
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George Best On Beckham - Wats your opinion ?

Michael — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:30 GMT

I know Man U fans have gone through this many a time....But wat does the Rossoneri think of this Good Example of Sarcasm George Best about David Beckham in 2000 Beckham - you can say he's got a
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English Clubs Consecutive Top Flight Seasons - Part Two The Rest

escafeld — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:12:21 GMT

Following on from my recent post that shows the Top 20 list of clubs that have graced the English top flight ordered by the longest period of consecutive seasons here is Part 2. This shows the next 24
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English Clubs Consecutive Top Flight Seasons - Part One The Top Twenty

escafeld — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:45:57 GMT

Here is a Top 20 list of clubs that have graced the English top flight ordered by the longest period of consecutive seasons each club has managed. There was no league programme during WWI (1915-1919
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England 6-0 Andorra - That's the way to win these games

Martin Banks — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:30:49 GMT

Morning Footbo'ers, a review of the England game from last night for today's post. Don't worry non-England fans, I'm sure I'll be back to club football tomorrow. For years England have failed to l
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Live Game Blog: Kazakhstan vs England - UEFA World Cup Qualifier - Saturday June 6, 2009

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:45:16 GMT

Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">England travels to Kazakhstan in UEFA World Cup Qualifying on Saturday June 6, 2009. Match Preview Kazakhstan v England - Saturday - 11:00 EST -Engla
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summer break and qualifiers.

Naomi — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:56:39 GMT

Thanks to everyone who commented my last blog post. :) Now, obviously with the ending of all the leagues for the summer break, it means internationals time. I'm an Australian, and proudly follow the
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The end is near: What the Premier League final standings 08/09 will look like

Benno Hansen — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:40:51 GMT

It's spring and Europe's leagues are finishing. My statistically inclined inner geek and my computer have taken a look at the standings. Here's what we can predict for the English Premier League which
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Fantasy Premier League: Stephen Ireland's return to action fails to check Man City's woes

Pinoy FA — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:32:47 GMT

Stephen Ireland is back with Manchester City after missing two games in the BPL but the troubles of Mark Hughes' squad remain. After losingin away fixtures toArsenalin the League and Hamburginthe UEFA
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Who has been the best in player in the English Premier League from the past nine years .........?????..............

Ankur Bhatt — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:19:01 GMT

i think it's thierry daniel henry.....................what's ur opinion....????........

Please leave Rooney alone Teddy!

Mido A — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:43:22 GMT

Remember Teddy? He was one of Man United players in 1999 UEFA Champions league final. Teddy thinks Rooney could demolish his career after losing his calm yesterday during England v Ukrain
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I'm missing Michael Owen

sunit — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:39:10 GMT

Who could ever forget the goal against arch rivals Argentina at Saint Etienne on a tearful world cup 1998 pre-quarter final night! England were left heartbroken by the dreaded penalty shooto
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If Paul Gascoigne joined Manchester United!

Mido A — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:36:34 GMT

Paul Gascoignes current mental health and financial problems have been well publicised. He had stints in a mental institution and has previously battled drinking problems as well as marit
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Shearer put England World Cup chances on Rooney shoulder!

Mido A — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:36:19 GMT

Alan Shearer has faith in Rooney" src="http://www.trulyreds.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/alan_shearer.jpg" mce_src="http://www.trulyreds.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/alan_shearer.jpg" alt="Alan Sh
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Launching Aaron Lennon......................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ankur Bhatt — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:10:40 GMT

At the age of 14 yrs, Lennon became the youngest player to have sponsored shoes. But it didnt end their, at the age of 21 only, he has already marked his presence in the football world. Lennon start
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On Spain v England

Guillem Balague — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:14:45 GMT

There were moments in last nights game when the Spanish side seemed to have become a caricature of itself; just for ten minutes and at the beginning, reveling in their passing and soaking up the ols
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All internationals Tonight all goals england loose to spain messi scores another wonder goal!

Saska — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:55:35 GMT

see all the goals tonight from all the internationals as spain beat enland and messi scored anoher wondergoal aganist france over 20 games played see all the highlights link below http://www.boxoff
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Week 23 Gazzetta Football Italiano

Football Italiano — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:55:08 GMT

By Tim Doel Now it would be difficult to write a Gazzetta article this week without talking about the pressing problems that are affecting the relationship between the UK and Italy in which as It
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Attacking 90 !

Eric Pederson — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:42:20 GMT

By the way I think the next big thing will be Danny Wellbeck who is on Manchester United's Reserve team but has just been called up to play for England. He's only 18 and he has a unique style - very d
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The Premier leagues price to pay...

Deaje — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:34:43 GMT

Usmanov 2.696 Billion Kroenke 2.7 Billion Abramovich 23.5 Billion Glazer 2.5 billion Hicks 1.3 Billion Gillett 1.1 Billion Shiekh Mansour 133+ Billion Lerner 1.5 Billion Some of the most powerful bil
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Another one bites the dust...

Dan K — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:36:09 GMT

Yesterday was a very sad day for the world of football. My friends, whether you are aware of it or not, yesterday, the game changed forever. One of the game's real heroes, nay, legends, hung up his bo
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England's win last night in Berlin

Chris Cohen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:55:05 GMT

May I just say, amongst all the wonderful football, the passionate commitment and unrelenting desire shown by the England team last night, it was also truly wonderful to see Scott Carson back in an En
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Who is England?

Mani Honigstein — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:45:55 GMT

Tomorrow Germany and England will face each other once again. Of course it is only a friendly game, but a game between these two countries is never a friendly... The English still dream about their
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This Week in Football

Joe — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:31:45 GMT

So, I've decided to start my football blog.. I have no idea of how many people will actually read it, or how often I will update it.Anyway.. I have been constantly given footballing treats this week.
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My Footbo Intro

Shaun Wright-Phillips — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:33:26 GMT

Its been almost two months since I returned to Manchester City and its been a pretty hectic period in that time. I really value the time I spent at Chelsea, but I was thrilled to return to Manches
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The Meeko - Week 8

Simon — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:48:10 GMT

Another International break saw England beat Khazakhstan and Belarus, and take our win count to 4 consecutively in Group 6. I have to say that with the away win over Croatia in the bag we must surel
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You put your left foot in, your right foot out....and so on and so forth

Matthew Titcombe — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:55:42 GMT

He seems to have a plan B...which is nice. Chris Waddle's stunning assessment of Fabio Capello's tactical abilities there. Now I'd have thought having a Plan B was the least one could expect of a m
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Saturday: On which the sun shines, tasty beverages are consumed, and England make a half arsed attempt to ruin it all

Matthew Titcombe — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:42:11 GMT

Having spentFridaydaytimeat workwhining to myself and any poor sod in earshot aboutthe previousnight'sindulgenceI decided to see out Friday eveningconfined to my quarters watching TV and snacking. Wh
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The Meeko - Week 7

Simon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:12:30 GMT

AtSunderland, Arsenal faced a team similar to Hull in that their opponents sat back and soaked up Arsenal's pressure, were fortunate Arsenal didn't convert most their chances but took the chances th
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The Meeko - Week 6

Simon — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:12:58 GMT

What a roller-coaster week for an Arsenal fan, as ever I'll start with my teams performances this week. It all started last Tuesday with a cracking game against Sheffield United. What a great bunch of
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Captain's Armband makes Terry Bullet Proof

Stephen Lee — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:39:58 GMT

It has been a truly terrible week for England Captain John Terry, not that anyone would know. The footballing world seems to overlook the misdemeanors of England's Captain, and even when he has don
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Capello's England show ruthless streak

Simon Head — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:45:54 GMT

After a series of pretty uninspiring friendlies, there were plenty of question marks over the England team and whether their new manager, Fabio Capello, could turn them from perennial underachievers i
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England's Artists Content to Draw

Stephen Lee — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:04:37 GMT

Another disappointing... uninspiring... lacklustre... bland... typical England performance did nothing to encourage the nations' faith that Capello is taking his England forward. But this is not the
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The Meeko - Week 3

Simon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:11:07 GMT

I just don't know where to start... Firstly in terms of football results I didn't see the gameslast weekend but from what I've read and heard Chelsea boss Scolari seemed short of ideas when his team
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Nice guys don't always finish last

Simon Head — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:54:31 GMT

England manager Fabio Capello named his squad for the forthcoming World Cup Qualifiers today and sprung two major surprises. The first surprise, which will doubtless receive the most press coverage in
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Forget groin surgery, Steven Gerrard needs a lobotomy

Nick Price — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:29:24 GMT

So Liverpool have made it three eye-gougingly bad performances in a row with one notable constant, Steven Gerrard playing centrally in a 4-4-2. Coincidence? Nada. Media furore? No chance. He may hav
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The Meeko - Week 2

Simon — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:30:44 GMT

Now,I know this is going to sound like I'm jumping on the band wagon, especially after Steve MacClaren's comments this week about 'The Impossible Role' and how everyone over-reacts to England results
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DIE STINKENDE SCHILDKRÖTE

Raphael Honigstein — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:07:46 GMT

England liefert gegen Tschechien ein beschmend schlechte Leistung ab. In der zweiten Halbzeit schwappte minutenlang eine Welle durchs sprlich besuchte Wembley-Stadion. Pure Langweile hatte die Besuc
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England - the land that progress forgot

Nick Price — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:37:40 GMT

John Nicholson's piece kicked off the usual furore about how the England manager should select players, suggesting that Capello is serving up more of the same in selecting tired international failures
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The Meeko - Week 1

Simon — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:35:44 GMT

Well the 1st week of the newPremiership season is over and no real surprises. The big 4 all took points and I must say, as an Arsenal fan this is going to be a hard season. Last season everybody that
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1966 - England, a Bar-Mitzvah, a World Cup -- and a lasting curse...

Benjamin Rosendahl — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:57:46 GMT

Hello, everyone The football season is starting, and here is a good film to knock it off. It also explains why England had such bad luck in World and Euro Cups: Sixty-six (http://www.imdb.com/title/
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Beckham in L.A. - one year later

Benjamin Rosendahl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:08:04 GMT

I'm coming there not to be a superstar. I'm coming there to be part of the team, to work hard and to hopefully win things. With me, it's about football. I'm coming there to make a difference. I'm co
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I'm not bitter, I'm just English!

Dan K — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:47:02 GMT

I think it's safe to say Euro 2008 is missing one crucial ingredient. Like a good quality recipe, it can all come apart if not cooked with the exact ingredients in this case, the national football te
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What might have been

Simon Head — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:37:24 GMT

Were less than a week into the tournament, and with Russia set to play Spain tonight, my thoughts have turned to how different things might have been if England had qualified. For starters, wed be
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England - An Autopsy

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:17:07 GMT

georgia, 'times new roman', 'bitstream charter', times, serif; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom
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Top 5 Defensive Backfields for the World Cup- your thoughts?

Footie Phantom — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:08:58 GMT

Top 5 Defensive backfields for Fantasy 06/02/2010 0 Comment(s) Stressed from choosing your Defenders? Sometimes a nice performance from a defender can put you over the top in your leag
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