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World Cup 2010 - South Africa

• How Not To Act Like England Vice-Captain, Presented to You by Steven Gerrard
Let’s face it: Stevie G is a pretty sketchy character. Not that John Terry didn’t have his little bumps along the way before finally getting relieved of his position as England captain, but those were all off the field. Gerrard has had his share of off-the-field-drama after getting arrested for punching a DJ (which made [...]
Posted on >17 Mar 2010 at 9:24pm

• David Beckham?s New World Cup 2010 Role
Bit of good news for David Beckham. He will be going to South Africa with the England squad. Just not as a player. According to The Guardian, Fabio Capello will offer Becks the chance to join up as a non-playing member of the squad. I’d like to think that this offer is being made because [...]
Posted on >16 Mar 2010 at 6:47pm

• Beckham to Miss World Cup?
David Beckham, of infinite stardom, has unfortunately ruptured his Achilles. He limped off in a league game today against Chievo, though it wasn’t because of a challenge, he appeared to injure himself midstride. The current verdict is 5 to six months out, which puts him firmly out of World Cup standings, though this is of [...]
Posted on >14 Mar 2010 at 11:54pm

• Wayne Rooney: Talisman, Legend, Loony?
This isn’t exactly news, but it’s good enough. Wayne Rooney recently attended a media event in London with the World Cup. After what probably seemed like an eternity standing and having his picture taken with thousands of people (who I’m very jealous of), there was a little Q&A session, from which some Arshavin-like nuggets sprang. [...]
Posted on >12 Mar 2010 at 4:26pm

• What Exactly Is Going On In Here?
When he first arrived, he was hailed as the man who would sort it out. he had an impressive record, getting silverware with all four of his clubs. He was the disciplinarian, slightly old-fashioned, but he got things done. Not to mention, his fancy specs scream authoritarian. But recently, things seem to be getting a [...]
Posted on >11 Mar 2010 at 6:28pm

• England Flashback: Beckham Gets a Red Card vs Argentina in 1998
I posted about Beckham’s most famous sending off on the main page earlier, but thought it was worth re-posting here on the England blog too. We all know what happened. The 23 year old David Beckham was fouled by Diego Simeone, and then foolishly had a kick at Simeone’s calf in retaliation. The ref saw it, [...]
Posted on >10 Mar 2010 at 6:53pm

• FA Try to Suppress Bugged England Conversation
After yesterday’s nice news, its a return to the norm today, as the FA have discovered that a bugged conversation between Fabio Capello and his players before England’s win against Egypt last week was offered to the press. The FA have warned the press that it would illegal for them to publish the material as [...]
Posted on >9 Mar 2010 at 2:39pm

• Theo Walcott Reminds Us How Good He Is
Yeah, Theo’s performance for England vs Egypt was a little underwhelming. But based on the highlights I saw of Arsenal 3-1 Burnley, the young man still has plenty to offer the England team at World Cup 2010. Walcott delivered some dangerous crosses from the right flank, crosses that a better striker than Nicklas Bendtner probably would [...]
Posted on >8 Mar 2010 at 11:04pm

• Beckham Should Go to the World Cup
An interesting article over at the Guardian today, which suggests that taking David Beckham to South Africa doesn’t really make any sense. The thrust of the argument is this – we have other more/similarly talented players waiting in the wings that we just can’t afford to leave at home. The focus is particularly on Theo [...]
Posted on >7 Mar 2010 at 2:35pm

• Owen?s Done
We were all hopeful when Michael Owen made his daring move to Manchester United. It showed drive, ambition, and guts really, to go from the bench of a relegated club to the best (they won the league afterall) club in the division, and one of the best clubs in the world. His reasons were pretty [...]
Posted on >5 Mar 2010 at 4:05pm