In a new experiment, I am going to try a weekly wrap-up of news stories that caught my eye but that I don't think require pages of analysis as I am prone to doing So, here they are, concise and hopefully interesting. UEFA are expected to formally confirm in December that Wembley will host the [... Click to continue reading...

The English celebrates a team victory during the Soccer Aid charity match that was held at the Wembley Stadium in London, England. They were part of an all-star celebrity line-up at Wembley who beat a Rest of the World team led by superstar chef Gordon Ramsay for Soccer Aid. Read more about the match at Telegraph & [. Click to continue reading...

The matches for the 2008 European Under 21 Championship games are in full swing in London, England. England U21 faced Russia but lost so they were matched today against Portugal U21 to try and redeem themselves. The games are taking place at the Wembley Stadium. In this action shot England's Adam Johnson tries [. 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...

Having suffered the heart break of not reaching Euro 2008 perhaps now, as we gear up for the new season would be an interesting time to look at England's World Cup qualifying schedule. With just less than seven weeks to go before England start their campaign against Andorra we can begin the build up to [. Click to continue reading...

I was watching a replay of the recent game between the U.S. and Argentina tonight and was thinking about how far the U.S. National Team has come, and the direction that they are going in. Granted, this was not an example that the U.S. is on the road to winning the World Cup in 2010, the final result was 0-0. Click to continue reading...

England can no longer lay claim to the Premier League. Instead it's now the world's game. In fact, the Premier League should contemplate changing its name to the World Premier League, which would more accurately describe its global appeal. Before you report me to the loony bin, consider the fact that there are far more followers [. Click to continue reading...

Back in May I had the pleasure of going to Wembley Stadium and seeing England play against the U.S., which of course ended in a 2 - 0 victory for England. Sitting their at Wembley and knowing how important it is to the English players and fans to go and see their national team play at this magnificent stadium it made me think about the disadvantage that the U. Click to continue reading...

Last week saw the draws made for the very first round of next season's FA Trophy. The FA Trophy has regained some of the sheen that it lost at the turn of this century when the old Wembley stadium was demolished and the venue for the final was moved to Villa Park, but it will [...] Click to continue reading...

Last week saw the draws made for the very first round of next season's FA Trophy. The FA Trophy has regained some of the sheen that it lost at the turn of this century when the old Wembley stadium was demolished and the venue for the final was moved to Villa Park, but it will [...] Click to continue reading...

Published reports indicate both Nate Jaqua who helped his club in Austria stave off relegation with five goals in eight matches and Josh Wolff could be heading back to MLS. Wolff started the US friendly against England at Wembley Stadium... Click to continue reading...

US vs. England
Wednesday, 3pm ET/12pm PT
TV: ESPN Classic, Galavision (delayed 7pm ET)

England's coach Fabio Capello has named John Terry as captain for tomorrow's match against the USA at Wembley. Terry becomes Capello's third English captain in as many games.

Capello said: "I told him he'll be the captain and he was very, very happy. Click to continue reading...

Soccer fans on both sides of the Atlantic can look forward to watching England battle the United States at Wembley Stadium. For TV viewers in the U.S., you won't find the match on Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta Sports or GolTV. Instead, it'll be on ESPN Classic on Wednesday, May 28th at 3pm ET. If you live in [. Click to continue reading...

The FA Cup Final has been bothering me all week. With so much of the focus from the past two weeks centering around the qualification for the Champions League Final and one of the best endings to a Premier League season ever, it's been hard to focus on Saturday's match between Portsmouth and Cardiff City. Click to continue reading...

First of all, congratulations to West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City for their automatic entry into the Premier League next season, congratulations to Swansea and Nottingham Forest for heading up to the Championship, and congratulations to Paul Ince's MK Dons, Peterborough, and Hereford for their promotions to League One. Click to continue reading...

As reported back in February, EPL Talk can now confirm that England will be playing the United States in a friendly on May 28th at Wembley Stadium. The match will be an excellent opportunity to extinguish or fan the flames regarding the animosity that many Americans have against English soccer and vice-versa. Click to continue reading...

The source might not be the most impressive but there is a report out of England that the red, white and blues will meet the three lions at Wembley on March 28 (hat tip SBI). Before the Mexico match this past week, US soccer boss Sunil Gulati hinted at a top 20 opponent ahead of the June 4th meeting in Spain. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham will not start for England in their fight against Croatia Wednesday night. Due to his rash of injuries over the last eight months and his lack of pace, Steve McCalren has decided to go with Shaun Wright-Phillips instead.

I guess Peter Crouch will have to find someone else to set him up and inspire the squad.

Here is England's starting XI:
Carson - Richards, Lescott, Campbell, A Cole - Wright-Phillips, Gerrard, Barry, Lampard, J Cole - Crouch

In other 'the sky is falling news' for England, the pitch at the £757million ($1. Click to continue reading...