England were handed a relatively kind France 2016 draw for the European Championships with Switzerland their main rivals for a place in the 24-team finals. The Swiss will join England in Group E along with San Marino, Lithuania, Estonia and Slovenia. Gibraltar will also feature in the qualifying draw for the first time after they […]
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England vs Italy kick off revised
England’s opening match of the World Cup in Brazil 2014 has been revised back to 11pm on Friday June 14 after FIFA negotiations with ITV and their Italian counterparts Rai. The local time for kickoff in Manaus will now be 6pm meaning the heat and humidity in the Amazon venue could be even higher than […]
England land World Cup 2014 ‘group of death’
England were drawn in Group D of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil in what is sure to be dubbed ‘The Group of Death’ with an opening game against Italy and games against Uruguay and Costa Rica. 1966 hero Sir Geoff Hurst pulled England out of Pot 4 as the World Cup draw was made […]
Carrick misses England friendlies
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick will miss England’s friendlies against Chile and Germany after aggravating an achilles injury. Carrick had already admitted he had to be ‘patched up’ to face Arsenal last Sunday but will now return to United after admitting defeat in his efforts to get fit. Carrick will join United team mate Danny […]
Hart keeps place in England squad
Manchester City’s Joe Hart has retained his place in Roy Hodgson’s latest England squad to play friendlies against Chile and Germany later this month. The England goalkeeper, rested by City manager Manuel Pellegrini for games against Norwich City and CSKA Moscow, is expected to be rested for games that might see Fraser Forster and John […]