WAYNE ROONEY NAMED CAPTAIN AFTER RETIREMENTS OF STEVEN GERRARD AND FRANK LAMPARD; ENGLAND SQUAD HAS FOUR UNCAPPED PLAYERS Wayne Rooney was today named as England’s new captain following the retirements of Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard and New York City’s Frank Lampard, who is currently on loan at Manchester City. The 28 year old had already been […]
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England squad players get chance to stake claim against Costa Rica
NINE CHANGES FOR ENGLAND AS FRINGE PLAYERS GET A RUN OUT Roy Hodgson announced the England team to face Costa Rica tomorrow at Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, and will seek to restore some pride before flying straight home immediately after the game. The team will look to avoid an unprecedented whitewash in Brazil – three […]
Costa Rica add Italy to their list of World Cup scalps, England crash out of the World Cup
ITALY 0, COSTA RICA 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) HARD WORKING COSTA RICA CONDEMN ITALY TO DEFEAT AND END ENGLAND WORLD CUP HOPES EARLY How the Scots must be laughing now at the prospect of an England v Costa Rica game in which the English have nothing to play for after Fulham striker Bryan Ruiz’ […]
Suarez double leaves England hopes in tatters
URUGUAY 2, ENGLAND 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) LUIS SUAREZ PUNISHES DEFENSIVE LAPSES WITH DOUBLE STRIKE DESPITE WAYNE ROONEY’S FIRST ENGLAND WORLD CUP FINALS GOAL It had to be him. At the end of an exhausting second half, a ‘half-fit’ Luis Suarez pounced on a mistake by his Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard from a long punted route […]
England give youth a chance but Italy emerge victorious
ENGLAND 1, ITALY 2 (WORLD CUP GROUP D) ROY HODGSON GIVES YOUTH A CHANCE BUT ENGLAND ARE OUTFLANKED Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli scored the decisive goal that won the game 2-1 for Italy after England were indeed guilty of spending too much time worrying about Andrea Pirlo to see Antonio Candreva exploiting space […]