ENGLAND 1, SWEDEN 0 England’s 43-year wait for victory against Sweden is finally over after their win in an international friendly at Wembley. Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry initially claimed the matchwinner, which was also a milestone goal for England as it was their 2,000th at full international level, but it was later debited as an […]
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Captain Lampard’s nod of approval is pain for Spain
England 1, Spain 0 A tale of two posts put the stamp of approval on England’s win over World champions Spain at Wembley. Four minutes into the second half, Manchester City’s James Milner curled a deliciously teasing free kick from the left deep into the heart of the Spanish box. Darren Bent rose above Sergio […]
Rooney dropped from England squad
Wayne Rooney has been dropped from Fabio Capello’s squad to play in friendly games against Spain and Sweden. England coach Fabio Capello revealed that he had explained that he was looking towards other options in the build-up to the Euro 2012 group games next year as Rooney is currently banned from the opening 3 games […]
FA will appeal Rooney’s England ban
The FA have revealed that they will be appealing against Wayne Rooney’s 3 match ban for England which would put him out of all of England’s group games at Euro 2012 next year. They now have 6 days to put together a case to UEFA. Rooney’s case has been supported with a written statement by […]
Rooney handed three match Euro ban
Wayne Rooney will miss all three of England’s group games at Euro 2012 after he was handed the maximum punishment for his deliberate foul on Miodrag Dzudovic in the final qualifying game against Montenegro. There were rumours of an appeal from the FA but the danger of an additional punishment for a frivolous appeal could make […]