England skipper John Terry believes the future is very bright for the national team and claimed Arsenal are not the only club with talented young English players. Only weeks ago there seemed to be very little to get excited about as far as the Three Lions set-up was concerned. But, following Theo Walcott's stunning hat-trick performance in [. Click to continue reading...

When Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley FC have visited Cary over the last couple of years, our supporters club has hosted their traveling fans for some social events before and after those matches. Fans from both clubs expressed genuine amazement at how friendly we were towards visiting supporters. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while your big arse lands you in jail... Five football court cases to come (The Spoiler) Roughing up skilfill players, yay or nay? (Soccerlens) Catch up withh Igor Biscan (The Guardian) Four Associations Cup to start in 2011, sans Three Lions (England WCB) Motivational advice from The Voyeur (EPL Talk) Pirates of the Mediterranean (Valencia Offside) Johnny Exantus: everything [. Click to continue reading...

England blasted Croatia 4-1 yesterday in Zagreb in their second World Cup 2010 qualifying game, spurred by a hat trick from Theo Walcott, of all people. It was an impressive victory, to be sure, especially since Croatia hadn't lost in a competitive game on home soil since 1994 and England was missing Steven Gerrard and Owen Hargreaves. Click to continue reading...

Photo from Guerin Sportivo, July 1993, some glorious Serie A days


The last five days from Sept 6th to Sept 10th have been fruitful for Italian managers.The three i am speaking of have the weighty expectations of soccer mad nations to appease.In Ireland Giovanni Trapattoni's side have four of a possible six points as his Irish side beat Georgia 2-1 on Saturday and earned a tough road point against Montenegro. Click to continue reading...

England beat Croatia as Slaven Bilic's team hit the dirt as Walcott peppered them with some fine marksmanship. Walcott walked off with three goals and a porn star in hand. But this is better news for Arsenal as it needs Walcott to pull the trigger more often.

Capello's men forgot to hit the self destruct button as they entered the Maksimir Stadion.

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Croatian stars Stipe Pletikosa and Vedran Corluka have spoken ahead of the visit of England on Wednesday evening, saying that the Vatreni will capitalise on the Three Lions' fear...



"The Premier League is supposed to be the best league in the world but none of the players show that when they pull on an England shirt. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you eat 23,000 Big Macs...... Player breaks leg during goal celebration. Goal disallowed. Insult, meet injury. (The Beautiful Game) Fergie's hardest ever decision. No, you won't believe it either. (The Spoiler) Picking an England squad Mourinho-style. (Kornheiser's Cartel) The Three Lions need a cricket player. Click to continue reading...

Maybe this is what the national team need; a healthy dose of realism. After all, England haven't been world-beaters for quite some time, forty-two years to be exact, and it's time that the nation stopped living the lie that the Three Lions should triumph every time that they play. This ... Click to continue reading...

During the last couple of years the England U-21 has been a great sense of pride for the FA. The team has shown the grit and pride that has not been seen on the senior team in sometime.

At the last European U-21 Championship England went out in the semifinals to the Dutch in a shootout for the ages. 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...

Germany thankfully showed what a European soccer superpower should do when faced with a team of lowly sacrificial lambs by beating Liechtenstein 6-0 in their first World Cup qualifier.
While Jogi Loew's team were putting their part-time opposition to the sword in Vaduz, England were labouring to an embarrassing 2-0 win against Andorra in Barcelona. Click to continue reading...

It was in the Serie A that the tradition of putting a star above the team crest originated. A star was placed above a clubs crest to represent at least 10 league championships. Since then most great European club sides have adopted the tradition of decorating their jersey's with stars that represent past glory and give weight to a teams pedigree for all opponents to see. 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...

A motley collection of ageing not so indomitable three lions didn't roar too loudly.Milan Baros (off Ashley Cole) put the Czech Republic ahead.Wes Brown equalised by putting his head to a Beckham corner .Jankulovski put the Czechs in front again with a great free-kick. Joe Cole managed a scappy equaliser in the 90th minute.

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First the games that matter. CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers

Mexico 2, Honduras 1 (late comeback in Sven debut)
T&T 3, Cuba 1 (only two-goal or more margin)
Jamaica 1, Canada 1 (Usain Bolt with a goal)
Haiti 2, Suriname 2 (miraculous Haiti comeback, 89', 90')
Costa Rica 1, El Salvador 0 (Saborio goal and red card)

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I'm sure you've all heard it by now: England manager Fabio Capello named John Terry captain of the Three Lions today. If you believe the numerous media reports, the strong favorite to be handed the armband on a permanent basis was Manchester United center back Rio Ferdinand, whose steady, and at times fantastic, play tends [. Click to continue reading...

I'm sure you've all heard it by now: England manager Fabio Capello named John Terry captain of the Three Lions today.

If you believe the numerous media reports, the strong favorite to be handed the armband on a permanent basis was Manchester United center back Rio Ferdinand, whose steady, and at times fantastic, play tends to greatly overshadow his off-field transgressions over the years in the minds of many England fans. Click to continue reading...

Three Lions fans have been praying for a quality forward for years.

For Ashton, this was going to be the year. Focused to impress the national team's new coach, nothing it seemed could hold the 24-year-old back.

He even gave up his favorite food -- pizza -- in an effort to be in the best shape possible, after English coach Fabio Capello told him to lose some weight. Click to continue reading...

I won't even try to explain the pic, I'll just get right to it.

• Potential Three Lions saviors. [The Sun]
  
• The all-injured team. [EPL Talk]
  
• Berbatov pleads for dream move. Haven't we heard this before? [BBC]
  
• Soccer history like only they can. [Pitch Invasion]
  
• Top 25 clubs in world update.

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John Terry has been confirmed as Fabio Capello's permanent England captain.The Chelsea ace, 27, will lead the Three Lions against the Czech Republic tomorrow night at Wembley and in the upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign.

He fought off competition for the role from Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard. Click to continue reading...

What England accomplished in 1966 so few nations on the globe can claim to equal in a major international team sporting competition. Ridiculed at home by an over zealous press and negative fans, the Three Lions entered the annals of history with their unbelievable World Cup winning run. As we enter a new Premier League [. Click to continue reading...

What England accomplished in 1966 so few nations on the globe can claim to equal in a major international team sporting competition. Ridiculed at home by an over zealous press and negative fans, the Three Lions entered the annals of history with their unbelievable World Cup winning run. As we enter a new Premier League [. Click to continue reading...

A summer filled with video highlights here continues with Ashley Young's stunning goal in Aston Villa's 1-0 victory over Odense BK yesterday. The win sealed Villa's place in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round, and Young sent the home crowd into raptures with this right-footed drive from his usual left wing position. Click to continue reading...

Portsmouth has completed a $22 million move to bring Peter Crouch back to Fratton Park after seven years, during which Crouch played for four other clubs and earned his way squarely into the England setup.

Crouch, the tallest player ever to put on a Three Lions shirt at 6′7″, spent the last three seasons at Liverpool, where he scored 22 goals in 85 league matches but led the club in ‘06-'07 with 18 goals in all competitions, including a hat trick in Liverpool's 4-1 victory over Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

By JAMES CLARKAn occasional Pardew's Guardian feature leading up to the August 16th kickoff ...1) Will West Ham's Kieron Dyer recover fully from his horrific leg break? As you can see from the top photo above, the Hammers midfielder suffered a nasty injury in a League Cup match early last season, just as he was starting to make an impact for the East London side. Click to continue reading...

It's our great pleasure now to welcome back an old friend to Some People Are On The Pitch that we haven't heard from for some time. Kedge has been watching Euro 2008 with great enthusiasm over the last few weeks, but now the action's all but over he wonders whether England fans can afford to be optimistic about what's to come. Click to continue reading...

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Originally uploaded by pixelroiberResulta ser que los organizadores de las competiciones europeas no creen en ellos mismos, ¿por que? Pues por que como lo había dicho antes realizan música y vídeos exclusivos con toques que no representan bien a la sangre europea.

Por ejemplo ¿que tiene que hacer un jamaicano cantando la cancion oficial de la Euro? Click to continue reading...

Let me ask you something.

Do you really think Euro 2008 would be any better than it has been if England was there?

The answer to the question is not a tough one. NO!

This has been a great tournament so far, and the 16 nations that started the group stage were the 16 most deserving to be in Austria and Switzerland this June. Click to continue reading...

Can't get enough of that contagious techno-beat that accompanies the players' entrance at Euro 2008? Do a search on Youtube, and you'll come up with dozens of remixes of the White Stripes' song, which has become an unofficial anthem of the tournament.

From gigwise.com:

White Stripes Enjoying Odd Comeback At Euro 2008 With 'Seven Nation Army'

Despite being on hiatus, The White Stripes have been enjoying an unexpected comeback at this summer's Euro 2008 football championships.

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Little Max Rogers has arrived, probably kicking and screaming, into the soccer world.

From Martin:
Hi guys, Max Joseph Rogers born at 2.03pm UK time on Monday. 7lb7oz - 16 days early!
Back home already and doing really well. Hope all's well with you guys.

Sorry, U.S. fans, Max was born in England, so he's probably already sporting a little Three Lions onesie. Click to continue reading...

Ian Wright Challenges John Doyle/English FA archives

Fifteen years ago today in Foxboro, MA the US National Team recorded one of its most important pre World Cup 1994 victories with a 2-0 win over England. For me personally as a US Soccer supporter, this was the match that proved to both myself and other die in wool US supporters that we could compete at a high level internationally.

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We had planned our return from beautiful Espana to the Anglo-Saxon world specifically to coincide with the US v. England friendly on May 28, but that was before the tickets actually went on sale. Thanks to the appalling exchange rate, the cheapest seats were going for a cool $60 apiece. That's far more than we paid to see Barcelona (and not even in the cheapest seats), and we really do not like either of these teams nearly enough to shell out that kind of cash. Click to continue reading...

Two minutes after a controversial red-card Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored in the 91st minute to give the Dutch a one nil victory. An Albanian hooligan promptly takes out his frustration on Wigan defender Mario Melchiot:

Google Mario Melchiot and you'll see the highlight. Netherlands was beating Albania 1-nil as they say, and someone in the stands decided this would be a good time to throw a firework right at one of the Dutch players.

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