Powerful Wigan Athletic striker Emile Heskey has said that he regrets leaving Liverpool, and wishes that he had had more of a chance to prove himself at the top level.

The England international's career has been reignited since his move to the JJB Stadium, with his good performances earning an England recall and interest from several Premier League clubs. Click to continue reading...

Wing sensation Theo Walcott says he is enjoying becoming the hatchet men's top target. Arsenal star Walcott was on the end of some brutal treatment in the Ukraine on Wednesday. Dynamo Kiev's Andriy Nesmachniy battered Walcott so much and so often Arsene Wenger claimed the defender deserved three red cards. Click to continue reading...

I have no proof that this is going to happen, but in my head I see Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore meeting in Andorra or somewhere in the Pyrenees mountains this week on a day off from training. They'll sit at the bar, order a rare cognac (because those two are sooooo legal in Europe) and then one of them will hold his snifter aloft and belt out the following toast:

"To Charles Renken, the next "next big thing" in American soccer. Click to continue reading...

After making his comeback from a groin injury during Saturday's 2-1 over Manchester United, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is hoping to start in the Champions League against Marseille on Tuesday.

After missing England's pair of international fixtures against Andorra and Croatia last week as he overcame a groin operation, Gerrard started Saturday's north-west derby on the bench. Click to continue reading...

My lover has a kind heart.

Which is probably why he recently bought me "The Little Book of Football" and accompanying DVD at Aldi for £2.99.

I won't go into great detail about the circumstances in which I read the book but lets just say I do a page or two every morning.

Anyway, this morning I came across the following passage;

"In an era of so many talented individuals, it was a puzzle that the national side did not do better"

The team - England

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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has today been handed a massive boost ahead of the Premier League clash with Manchester United tomorrow. Both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have been declared fit to play after injury concerns.

Gerrard missed England's two World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia with a groin injury sustained whilst playing for Liverpool and was serious doubt for tomorrow's match. Click to continue reading...

Theodorus Walcottus Awesomus

Arsenal meets Blackburn this weekend, another team that believes in Josip Simunic style of tackling. Here is hoping that Walcott gets the start after his barnstorming performance against Croatia which should have boosted his confidence to stratospheric levels.

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It has been a long time coming, but tonight Theo Walcott has shown the world what his is capable of doing.  Scoring three goals and make run after run.  This following a great display against Andorra has put Wlacott ahead of Beckham and Bentley in the pecking order fro the right wing role.  What must [. Click to continue reading...

Memories of England's sole triumph are sepia-tinted in going back to 1966 - but at least they picked up three points, albeit at the expense of little Andorra, in their opening game, while a directionless France were capitulating 3-1 in Austria.

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I hope the England players are feeling better than I am at the moment! If not I hate to think what might happen tonight in what will be a very hostile Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb. Powered by Max Banner Ads Been suffering from a back problem for over a week now which makes sitting down for [. Click to continue reading...

When it was announced that Steven Gerrard and Owen Hargreaves would be unavailable for England's games against Andorra and Croatia, some members of the press had a field day. All of a sudden, two of the biggest Premier League clubs in the land were sticking their middle finger in the ... Click to continue reading...

Fabio Capello's England squad selection for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia asked more questions than it answered. The inclusion of Jimmy Bullard and omission of Michael Owen garnered the most press, but one or two other absences have induced bemused faces on Fleet Street. The real concern should be that a vast chunk [. Click to continue reading...

Theo Walcott has told England coach Fabio Capello he is ready to take Croatia to pieces on Wednesday night. Capello handed Walcott his first senior start in the World Cup qualifying victory over Andorra at the weekend. "I feel great. I'm buzzing, flying. I just can't wait for Wednesday." Playing on the right side of midfield at the [. Click to continue reading...

OK OK.

I get what it is about Alan Shearer.

Did you watch SportAid last night? I thought it was great entertainment.

And yes, much as it pains me I have to say I suddenly realised why everyone goes on about AS.

I have never seen him play before but he has got something a bit special. Click to continue reading...

For once, the Brits know how it feels to be American. That is, they know how difficult it is to watch England play football on TV. With the TV rights for England in Britain going to Setanta Sports, most Englanders didn't see the two nil win against Andorra on Saturday. The same will apply to the [.. Click to continue reading...

Steven Gerrard non recupererà in tempo Liverpool-Manchester United di sabato, big match della quarta giornata di Premier League. Lo ha annunciato lo stesso centrocampista della nazionale inglese e capitano dei reds. Gerrard si è sottoposto ad un doppio intervento per un problema muscolare all'inguine ed è stato già costretto a rinunciare al doppio impegno con l'Inghilterra contro Andorra e Croazia. Click to continue reading...

Wayne Rooney has come under fire for the lack of goals he has been scoring for England. He insists that his scoring record is not weighing on his mind as he looks forward to Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Croatia. Rooney has scored only five times for England in four years. "I've no problem with it. Click to continue reading...

EAI's Victims Need Our Help

We know a lot about football you and me. We know that Brazil isn't what it used to be, that the MLS is woefully overrated at the moment (which is saying a lot), that Middlesborough are this season's Aston Villa, that Manchester City will still never win anything, and we know that England will never play attractive football again. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you hide a sawed off shotgun in your baby's stroller........ What the billionaires in the EPL mean for La Liga. (Guardian Unlimited) The refreshing fiscal responsibility of the Bundesliga (Deutsche Welle) Andorra's moral victory. (SoccerLens) "Has the Prem become a farce?" (Reuters Soccer Blogs) The secret to Slaven Bilic's success lies abroad. Click to continue reading...

At various times throughout his career Fabio Capello has been called the best manager in the world. Frankly, with a record such as his, it is very difficult to argue against. Just to refresh your memories, at his first club, AC Milan, he had the difficult, some said impossible, task of taking over from the great Sacci. Click to continue reading...

Sven McClarens England impress England came through their toughest test with a superb 2-0 victory against the gardeners, plumbers, estate agents of Andorra. With Germany proving there are no easy games in International football with a very unconvincing 6-0 win in Liechtenstein this was a warning to the rest of the world that England are back! Click to continue reading...

I really don't know how the 7,000 plus England fans do it. Travel away to see England play no-hopers Andorra in a World Cup qualifier in Barcelona - perhaps the attraction of a weekend in Barcelona did it.

Its bad enough supporting your club every weekend without expending more energy and emotion on a two-bit, two-bob international team who really haven't done anything since Sir Bobby Robson was in charge. Click to continue reading...

Scotland lost 1-0 to Macedonia in Skopje, but neighbours England ended up 2-0 winners against Andorra despite an unconvincing display. And just like in the game against the Czech Republic, Chelsea winger Joe Cole saved the day for Fabio Capello, scoring a brace in the second half as the Three Lions struggled against their weaker [. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday's Andorra versus England game was a fix.

Later in this post, we detail for our subscribers how the fix was perpetrated, minute by minute on the field of 'play'.
As for the rest of you freeloaders, at least you know that the match was rigged.

Yesterday's Andorra versus England game was a fix. Click to continue reading...

2010'da Güney Afrika'da son bulacak yolculuk için tren kalktı. Avrupa takımları en prestijli futbol organizasyonunda Güney Afrika'da olabilmek için dün akşam ilk maçlarına çıktılar. Türkiye'nin yer aldığı 5. Grupta İspanya Bosna-Hersek'i 1-0, Belçika ise Estonya'yı 3-2 ile geçti. Click to continue reading...

Andorra coach David Rodrigo claims his side's 0-2 defeat against England was a moral victory for the tiny country. While it was undoubtedly a better result for Andorra than England would have hoped for, it was a somewhat predictable outcome. In fact, I predicted it here. But I am not convinced that this adds up [. Click to continue reading...

A Clint Dempsey goal was enough for the U.S. to beat Cuba 1-0 Saturday, while Mexico beat Jamaica, 3-0.

David Beckham started on the bench for England in the win over Andorra and Croatia downed Kazakhstan, 3-0.

Up next for Mexico Wednesday: a likely dispirited Canada.

The U.

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When McClaren's England won 3-0 against Andorra many fans and pundits attacked the manager and team for not winning against a poorer opposition, tonight Cappello's England only managed a 2-0 victory.

So does this mean that once again that England will struggle and even fail to qualify for a major tournament? Click to continue reading...

England finally overcame a very-well organised but highly defensive Andorra team, winning 2-0 thanks to goals by Joe Cole both in the second half. As mentioned in the last post, England started brightly with Walcott looking very dangerous down the wing, but the team couldn't take any of their chances and things started to slow down [. Click to continue reading...

Fabio Capello asked for patience. Between the Czech Republic last month and Andorra today, I would say the fans patience has run out. England's performance against Andorra this afternoon can only be described in one word, dire.  From the team selection that had me wondering if Fabio Capello thought this was a friendly, to a first half [. Click to continue reading...

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Fabio Capello asked for patience.

Between the Czech Republic last month and Andorra today, I would say the fans patience has run out.

England's performance against Andorra this afternoon can only be described in one word, dire.

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Having just sat through England's pretty unconvincing performance against Andorra I can only conclude that there is some mysterious law I am unaware of banning actually running with the ball, as opposed to just kicking it and hoping.

I was surrounded by about 20 England fans at the pub where we watched the match and I would describe the mood as subdued resignation. Click to continue reading...

Andorra are currently holding England 0-0 at half-time, with England enjoying nearly all of the possession but are still without any goals. Here are 5 observations made from the game: 1. With Beckham on the bench, no-one in the England team can cross the ball (perhaps maybe Lampard, when he wants to). Click to continue reading...

Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner has shaken off an ankle injury to start for his country in their World Cup Qualifier against Hungary tonight. Speedy winger Theo Walcott claims a surprising start in England's WCQ versus Andorra at the Olympic Stadium. Johan Djourou continues in defence for Switzerland v Israel while Arsenal's French trio Bacary Sagna, William Gallas [. Click to continue reading...

England face Andorra today in Fabio Capello's first competitive game in charge as England manager as England look to qualify for the South Africa World Cup. Rio Ferdinand appears to be the only absence from the squad, but there will be more-than-capable replacements with Terry, Lescott, Brown and Upson all looking to be given a chance [. Click to continue reading...