England manager Roy Hodgson has named Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney in his England squad for the games against Montenegro and Poland at Wembley next week. Rooney is joined by United team mates Danny Welbeck, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Michael Carrick, and Tom Cleverley. Rooney had earlier been passed fit to play this weekend at Sunderland […]
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England maintain pole position for World Cup 2014 qualification
UKRAINE 0, ENGLAND 0 England secured a battling draw that sees them maintain pole position in Group H with a far from classic performance but one which afforded them a massive step towards the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. Frank Lampard could have sealed victory on his 100th England appearance but his late header […]
Welbeck woe after two-goal show
ENGLAND 4, MOLDOVA 0. England’s win against Wembley in their World Cup qualifier was the formality everybody predicted. Whether England make it to Brazil next summer won’t hinge on such opponents, but how they are against the heavyweights of the group – Ukraine, Montenegro and Poland. And one of those obstacles will be on […]
Rooney posts graphic image of head injury
Wayne Rooney answered his England critics who were questioning his commitment to the national team by posting a graphic image of his head injury on his Facebook site. The graphic looking gash across his forehead was caused by the boot of United team mate Phil Jones last Saturday in training prior to the 1-0 defeat against […]
Injury blow for England as trio pick up injuries
Manchester United duo Wayne Rooney and Phil Jones will miss England’s crucial World Cup 2014 qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine along with Liverpool’s Glen Johnson. Rooney suffered a gashed head in training ahead of United’s game against Liverpool at Anfield today while team mate Jones came off with an ankle problem during the first half […]