David Hardy | March 15, 2010
Potential replacements for Goldenballs
I think everybody associated with football will feel genuinely sorry for David Beckham this morning as a ruptured Achilles tendon all but ends the legendary midfielder’s chance to appear in a fourth World Cup finals.
Although Fabio Capello has sent his best wishes to the injured 34-year-old, he will allow little time for [...]
Rob Parker | March 23, 2009
Unusual looking backline to face Slovakia
There are a few surprising calls in Fabio Capello’s England squad to face Slovakia this weekend, and most of them seem to revolve around the defence. I was under the impression that the Italian set himself certain parameters to avoid too many selection headaches. The message I always got was [...]
Rob Parker | November 15, 2008
Chelsea youngster set for England call-up
If you believe the rumours today then the answer is yes. Chelsea youngster Michael Mancienne, currently on-loan at Wolves, is being tipped as the surprise name in Fabio Capello’s squad to face Germany in Berlin next week.
The 20-year-old is being tipped by The Sun for a call-up after reportedly impressing [...]
Rob Parker | November 13, 2008
A sauce close to the England squad is now out-of-bounds
When during the latest England scandal, The Sun inevitably digs out a quote from “a source close to the England squad” we often wondered whether this was the squad’s favoured tomato sauce doing the dirty on them. But from now on we cannot blame the ketchup [...]
