Much of the talk surrounding the Three Lions this week was focused on the positioning of Steven Gerrard (not unlike the discussion at Liverpool last year). Fabio Capello put him out on the left (supposedly), which was met by scores of criticism from people who know a lot less about football than Don Fabio. Click to continue reading...

While reposting player-speak is nothing new 'round these parts, I found one half of El Fantastico (Captain Fanstastic) speaking about the other (El Nino) is such a frank manner rather refreshing. Ahead of the Inter match, Stevie G is obviously pysched to finally have a true equal in the final third of the pitch: The lad who [. Click to continue reading...

(pic:Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) 2-1. Well, that was close. Somewhere around the 85th minute I made the conscious decision to turn the game off. Yep, I closed the Explorer window and took the laptop into the bathroom so I could listen to iTunes as I bathed. Seriously. Understand, though, it wasn't because I was sick with the team or the impending [. Click to continue reading...