David Beckham will do well to hold onto his England place

David Beckham and his glorious England career should surely now be coming to an end. Beckham's latest display surely shows why Fabio Capello must call time on Beckham.

Paul McGrath has now joined ex England manager, Bobby Robson in insisting it's time Beckham was put out to grass. Click to continue reading...

Gabriele Marcotti has added some good commentary on the criticism Fabio Cappello was receiving about his position of Steven Gerrard in last week's friendly defeat to the Czech Republic,

I was a bit nonplussed last week. After the friendly against the Czech Republic, I found out that Fabio Capello was apparently "killing" Steven Gerrard's career by playing him "on the left wing". Click to continue reading...

It looks like little Mickey Owen is going to face trial by fire on Saturday, as he'll not only have to test his mettle against opponents Arsenal, but know that Fabio Capello is following his every move from the stands at the Emirates. The Daily Mail reports that Fabio ... Click to continue reading...

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Ok, now I feel like the season has started properly. I was quite happy to have missed last weekend's games and particularly United starting off by drawing at home to Newcastle. I know that they drew against Reading to start things off last year, and still won the league, but come on. Click to continue reading...

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...

Stuff to read while you find naturally growing marijuana plants at the beach.... Lesson: Don't leave your children unattended around British tourists. (Unprofessional Foul) Becks playing for Preston North End way back in the day. (The Spoiler) Stuff overheard after the US game. (Dan Loney Blog) Somebody's questioning Fabio Capello & his trophy cabinet. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez is now hoping a summer of discontent amongst Liverpool's hierarchy can be consigned to the background.

He has admitted there were 'clear the air' talks with chief executive Rick Parry this week after acrimony over the proposed transfer of Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

In the wake of England's disappointing performance against the Czech Republic, Premiership Talk takes a look at the five players who have proven themselves in the English Premier League and deserve a call-up. Nominate your players by joining the Premiership Talk Forum.

1. Gabriel Agbonlahor. Click to continue reading...

English football suffered an uncomfortable night as a muddled display from Fabio Capello's side was played out against the backdrop of high-level political intrigue in Soho Square. While England struggled against an impressive looking Czech Republic side, whispers of Brian Barwick leaving his post at the FA echoed around Wembley Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you give birth to your own grandchild....... The miracle that is Darijo Srna. (Guardian Unlimited) Does Fabio need an umbrella too? (101 Great Goals) A fantastic puzzle to waste away the work hours. (The Spoiler) Silvestre to Arsenal is being being digested very slowly. (Arsenal Offside) Cesc has his credit cards rejected; obviously needs a bigger [. Click to continue reading...

After being given the armband for the friendly against France, the press tipped Rio Ferdinand to be the man to lead out Fabio Capello's England. However, John Terry was Capello's choice for captain, an 8 month decision process that Scolari, Chelsea's new manager, took all of 2 minutes to make. Capello couldn't seem to give [. Click to continue reading...

No matter how much Fabio Capello has tried to defend England's performances in all five of the friendlies he has taken charge of, it remains blatantly clear that the team are not currently ready for the daunting trip to Croatia next month. After previous unconvincing Wembley wins against Switzerland and USA under Capello, and a poor [. Click to continue reading...

No matter how much Fabio Capello has tried to defend England???s performances in all five of the friendlies he has taken charge of, it remains blatantly clear that the team are not currently ready for the daunting trip to Croatia next month. After previous unconvincing Wembley wins against Switzerland and USA under Capello, and a poor [. Click to continue reading...

Fabio Capello insists England are ready for next month's World Cup qualifiers despite his side's lacklustre display in a 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic.



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"I've not seen a Fabio Capello team play worse than that. The second half was diabolical.

"Some of the players are not recognisable from the ones who play week-in, week-out in the Prem. Steven Gerrard is not a left winger. We are killing him.

"He has to be in the middle of the pitch and be part of the game. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to Brian Barwick and the FA anyone who was even mildly interested in the England v Czech Republic friendly had to find somewhere or someone who has Setanta Sports - the backwater satellite broadcaster who has won the rights to show England's friendly and World Cup qualifying games.

Sad to report, that I was among the suffers who'd tuned in to witness the demise of Barwick. Click to continue reading...

FA chief executive Brian Barwick has been sacked after it was decided England are now officially worse than a pub team, according to FA chairman Lord Triesman. The damning verdict comes after England's hopeless 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic at Wembley on Wednesday night. Barwick was instrumental in cocking up the hiring of Luiz Filipe [. Click to continue reading...

Czech stalemate 1. Fabio Capello needs to stop the rot quickly before he turns into Steve McClaren. Expectations are high, but he has made a few key promises about what he expects from the team which he has not yet delivered on. Click to continue reading...

From link man to left midfielder, they will find a way to squeeze Steven Gerrard into this England team somehow.

They shoehorn the Liverpool midfielder into the side and encourage him to slide up and down the greasy pole that has become England's left midfield. Poor blighter.

Too good to leave out and too flexible to hold down his own position, he was stationed out there again last night. Click to continue reading...

England manager Fabio Capello  must have been channeling the" Wally With The Brolly" aka Steve McClaren. That can be the only logical answer for his decisions this week. First of all the decision to name John Terry as England captain was the wrong one. Terry is a great club captain. He rallies the troops and is [. Click to continue reading...

• It's clear that England is really lacking in two positions – left wing and center forward. Steven Gerrard is a very good player and performed well on the left today, but that's not his natural position and he doesn't give England much width. He needs to play in the position Frank Lampard occupied today. Click to continue reading...

• Well, I had it wrong earlier when I said Gareth Barry would be on the left and Steven Gerrard in the middle. The two were reversed to start, though Gerrard ended up drifting inside anyway. Ashley Cole and Wes Brown, the left and right backs, respectively, both needed to get forward and provide some necessary width to the team. Click to continue reading...

Yes, you read correctly. We've seen this story before. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard can't play together in the same midfield, but yet England boss Fabio Capello is going to give it another try in today's friendly against the Czech Republic. This should be interesting. The other surprise in the starting lineup is Gareth Barry, not [. Click to continue reading...

Yes, you read correctly.

We've seen this story before. Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard can't play together in the same midfield, but yet England boss Fabio Capello is going to give it another try in today's friendly against the Czech Republic. This should be interesting.

The other surprise in the starting lineup is Gareth Barry, not because of his inclusion but because of his position. Click to continue reading...

England plays the Czech Republic in a friendly today at 3pm ET/8pm UK time. The game will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel for U.S. viewers, while U.K. viewers can find the match on Setanta Sports. It should be interesting to see how Fabio Capello's side does at Wembley on a night when Emile Heskey [. Click to continue reading...