England coach Fabio Capello works on Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard conundrum

Fabio Capello is working this week on a solution to the problem that has stumped every one of his predecessors over the last five years - namely, how to pair Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard successfully in midfield. Click to continue reading...

Here are highlights of the Spanish National Team training at Madrid today before they head to Estonia, & then to Belgium for their World Cup 2010 Group qualifying games. The bad news from... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

Frank Lampard dodges Steven Gerrard question as England prepare for Kazakhstan

Frank Lampard has brushed aside the age-old question about whether he and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard can operate effectively in the same England team.

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Scottish police have launched a major operation to stop Scotland supporters getting plastered on their way to the the World Cup qualifier against Norway at Hampden on Saturday. Frankly, they would be better off throwing their resources into a major operation to win the World Cup for Scotland since their is more chance of the [. Click to continue reading...

Bellamy ready to start for Wales

Striker Craig Bellamy insists he is ready to start Wales' World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on Saturday.

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A letter in the Soccerlens postbag today came from a desperate sounding footballer. We have tried to give reassurance and sound advice to help him through what is clearly a dificult time. Dear Soccerlens, I am a twenty-eight year old footballer who has achieved a modicum of success in my career so far. Click to continue reading...

At the end of the 6th Giornata we still saw surprises. Inter is top of the table, but they share a place with Lazio and Udinese, two squads who have been impressing in this start of the season. Both clubs are putting in good performances and don't look like calming down any time soon. Inter beat Bologna (with a splendid goal from Ibrahimovic), while Lazio needed a late equalizer from Simone Inzaghi (his first goal in Serie A in 4 years) to draw with Lecce.

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The FA have reported that England's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan at Wembley on Saturday is SOLD OUT.

It's now another 'boring' two weeks without the Premiership, just when everything is starting to take shape.

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England play Kazakhstan at Wembley on Saturday 11 October before traveling aboard to play Belarus next Wednesday on 15 October. With 2 wins in their first two World Cup qualifying games England are expected to win the next two qualifiers as well, even though expectations that the wins will be in some style are probably [. Click to continue reading...

The Italian call-ups for their upcoming World Cup 2010 Qualifying matches vs. Bulgaria (October 11) and Montenegro (October 15) have been revealed. Italy coach Marcello Lippi just submitted the list of 23 players to FIFA, a list which as usual contains notable absentees and a few surprises. Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Amelia (Palermo), De Sanctis (Galatasaray) Defenders: [. Click to continue reading...

Fabio Capello urged to give Manchester United's Wayne Rooney an England break

Manchester United will allow Wayne Rooney to join the England squad next week, although the club hope he may be rested for one of the two World Cup qualifiers.

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The USA announced their roster for the Cuba match, to be played at RFK Stadium on 10/11/08.  With advancement to the next round close to a sure thing, Bradley has taken a few more risks (well...I'd be happy to debate anyone on how "risky" they actually are) and called in some younger players.  I, for [. Click to continue reading...

Spanish National Team selector & coach Vicente Del Bosque (below) has handed in his list of Spanish players that will represent the country in the next World Cup 2010 Group qualifiers. Spain... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Robin van Persie says Wesley Sneijder lacks class over Euro 2008 row

Robin van Persie is the toast of Arsenal after finally overcoming his fitness problems, but he face a less harmonious situation when he joins up with Holland's squad on Monday.

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In this section, we give our take on one of the most hotly-contested issues in US Soccer. In a brief September 8th article, we brought up the debate on the difficulty of CONCACAF away Qualifiers, citing Ives Galarcep's "Hazards of road qualifiers" and Luis Bueno's "Debunking the myth." While looking through Soccer by Ives this morning [. Click to continue reading...

It was not quite as astounding as what went on in the global economy, but the week in football was certainly an eventful one.

I was certainly dumbfounded, but perhaps should not have been, by FIFA's woeful CHF 30,000 ($27,500) fine for the Croatian FA after their fans made monkey noises at black England players last month. Click to continue reading...

France coach Raymond Domenech under attack from Gregory Coupet

France coach Raymond Domenech does not protect his players and is responsible for a bad atmosphere in the team, says goalkeeper Gregory Coupet.

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England coach Fabio Capello to recall Gabriel Agbonlahor for Kazakhstan and Belarus

England look set to welcome new faces into the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus, despite recording an impressive 4-1 win over group rivals Croatia last month.

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Two bits of news for Tuesday: Boca Juniors' quest to find a replacement for Martín Palermo during his long-term injury layoff has come to an end with the signing on loan (with a US$1.5 million fee should Boca wish to make the signing permanent) of former Central and River Plate striker Luciano Figueroa from Genoa. Click to continue reading...

Le dicharazioni del portiere della Roma, Doni, al sito brasiliano placar.abril.com:

«Questa convocazione conferma che sto facendo un ottimo lavoro da quando sono giunto a Roma. Sono arrivato nel 2005 e sono diventato titolare di una delle squadre più importanti d'Italia. La mia dedizione e i miei sforzi sono stati ricompensati. Click to continue reading...

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Wouldn't you know it. After three months off, You Write the Caption has made a strong comeback, with this week's entry drawing a new record for submissions entered.

Let's face it, the above photo of Josh Wicks can't help but inspire the comedy writer in all of us.

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Wouldn't you know it. After three months off, You Write the Caption has made a strong comeback, with this week's entry drawing a new record for submissions entered.

Let's face it, the above photo of Josh Wicks can't help but inspire the comedy writer in all of us.

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In vista delle sfide con Venezuela e Colombia (in programma il 12 e 15 ottobre) valide per le qualificazioni ai mondiali del 2012, è stato convocato in nazionale brasiliana l'ex giallorosso Mancini. Della Roma, invece, partiranno Doni, Juan, e Julio Baptista.

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Croatia FA fined £14,920 for racist abuse aimed by fans at England's Emile Heskey

Fifa have fined the Croatia Football Federation £14,920 for the racist behaviour of some of their supporters during England's World Cup qualifier in Zagreb earlier this month.

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Besides qualifying for World Cup 2010 there are also international friendly matches.  Chile are meeting Mexico Thursday September 25th. Watch the match LIVE and HIGHLIGHTS here    Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site     Click to continue reading...

No its not an inflatable model of Sepp Blatter but a green haired leopard called " Zakumi".The organisers correctly figured that Blatter was inflated enough already and hence went for the leopard.
Zakumi - the ZA stands for South Africa while kumi means ten in assorted African languages.

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Maybe we're getting old, but the launching of the new mascot for the 2010 World Cup has made us feel that people sometimes take things a bit too seriously.

At the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg yesterday, world football's governing body unveiled the latest in a long line of cuddly and lovable characters who, it's hoped, will convey the element of fun that the World Cup holds within. Click to continue reading...

Zakumi, a dreadlocked leopard has been unveiled as the official World Cup mascot for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Zakumi, born on June 16, 1994, when new South Africa emerged after the apartheid regime, is a party-loving animal we are told.

The name is supposedly a composition of "Za", the common abbreviation for South Africa and "kumi" meaning "friend" in various African languages. Click to continue reading...

ITV announced last week it had agreed a deal with Setanta to broadcast highlights of all of England's remaining World Cup 2010 away qualifying matches. Highlights of each game will be broadcast on ITV1 from 10.30pm on the evening of the game. The remaining games are against Belarus on 15 October, Kazakhstan on 6 June 2009 [. Click to continue reading...

We know it's been a week or two since the most recent round of World Cup qualifiers took place, but we never quite got round to summing up all the action from outside Europe, so here's our whistle-stop tour of all you need to know, starting with...

South America
It seems we were a little hasty to cast our judgement on Brazil after the September 6th/7th matches. Click to continue reading...

Starting this month, I'm writing for ESPN's Soccernet on football across South America. These articles won't always include Argentine football, of course, but when they do I'll let you know here. This week the subject under the microscope is why the pressure of managing one of the world's top international sides is being cranked up [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Theo Walcott came to the world's attention after his hat-trick against Croatia for England in the World Cup 2010 qualifying game in Zagreb.

Here's what there is on YouTube of the young man (mostly for Southampton) with music by 50 Cent.




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This week, we at Some People Are On The Pitch have been focusing heavily on the recent World Cup 2010 qualifiers. That's all well and good, but we've always prided ourselves on our ability to bring you a running buffet of stuff across the football spectrum.

To prove our point, we'd like to bring to your attention today's First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup (sponsored by E. Click to continue reading...

Marcello Lippi's first two competitive games at the helm of the Azzurri left no surprises as Italy took victories in both of their World Cup 2010 qualification matches. In the first match of Italy's qualification campaign, a shocking draw seemed to be on the cards until Antonio di Natale's strike found . Click to continue reading...

On Wednesday night, as Italy battled Georgia and the sky of Udine radiantly displayed its Azzurri colors, there was a slight touch of giallorosso on the almighty's paintbrush. With Andrea Pirlo now wearing nº10 (stupid FIFA rules) and a certain Francesco Totti still keeping his retirement vows, things have been a bit confusing with Azzurri [. Click to continue reading...