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England To Be Seeded in Euro 2012 Qualifying Draw

England will be among the first group of seeds for the Qualifying draw for the 2012 European Championship to be co-hosted in Poland and Ukraine...

Written by Matt S about 4 days ago 104 reads 7 comments
FIFA World Rankings, November 2009: Spain Topple Brazil

Spain have returned to the top of the FIFA World Rankings, as published yesterday, replacing Brazil, who had held the No. 1 position for the previous four months...

Written by Matt S about 8 days ago 415 reads 16 comments
World Cup Draw 2010: England Set for Seeding Boost

With Uruguay becoming the 32nd and final team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup last night, thoughts are immediately starting to turn towards the Finals themselves, with the draw set to take place in just over two weeks time on 4 December in Cape Town...

Written by Matt S about 9 days ago 4,078 reads 24 comments
Five Things Fabio Capello Learnt About England After Playing Brazil

Now that the dust has settled on England’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil on Saturday it’s time to examine exactly what Fabio Capello will have learnt from the Three Lions’ trip to Doha...

Written by Matt S about 10 days ago 308 reads 7 comments
England's World Cup Squad: Who's Hot, Who's Not?

Saturday’s defeat to Brazil was only the fourth in Fabio Capello’s 21 games in charge of the England team, but the Italian will have been far from impressed by the performances from a number ...

Written by Matt S about 12 days ago 389 reads 14 comments
Luke Young Turns Down England Call, Retires From International Football

It has emerged that Fabio Capello attempted to call up Luke Young to replace the injured Glen Johnson in the England squad to take on Brazil on Saturday, but it has come to light that the defender has in fact retired from international football...

Written by Matt S about 17 days ago 114 reads 32 comments
Glen Johnson's Exit from England Squad Exposes Capello's Problem Position

Glen Johnson was forced to withdraw from the England squad yesterday as Fabio Capello’s side prepare to take on Brazil in Doha on Saturday...

Written by Matt S about 17 days ago 137 reads 19 comments
Brazil Vs. England: The History

England travel to Doha, Qatar on Saturday night for their final fixture of 2009 against Brazil. Fabio Capello has overseen a successful calendar year which has seen England win seven of their ...

Written by Matt S about 18 days ago 885 reads 6 comments
Injuries Force Fabio Capello Into Squad Reshuffle for Brazil Match

Fabio Capello named his England squad last night for the upcoming friendly against Brazil with the big names missing through injury grabbing the most attention...

Written by Matt S about 20 days ago 119 reads 0 comments
England Squad Preview: Capello Faces Injury Crisis Ahead of Brazil Test

Fabio Capello will name his latest England squad on Sunday night as England prepare for their final match of 2009. Following Capello’s desire to face the toughest possible opposition ...

Written by Matt S about 22 days ago 217 reads 2 comments
France Squad for Irish Playoff Test Has No Room for Vieira

France coach Raymond Domenech yesterday named his squad for the decisive play-off matches against Republic of Ireland in just over one week’s time...

Written by Matt S about 23 days ago 333 reads 10 comments
Republic of Ireland Matched Up with France in World Cup Playoff Draw

The Republic of Ireland will face France for a place at the World Cup in South Africa next year after Giovanni Trapattoni’s team were paired with the 2006 runners-up in the playoff draw in Zurich this afternoon...

Written by Matt S about about 1 month ago 274 reads 15 comments
FIFA World Rankings, October '09: Argentina Rise Again

The recent rounds of World Cup Qualifying, consisting of almost 150 games around the globe, have been inputted into the FIFA mainframe and the latest update for their world rankings has been spat back out...

Written by Matt S about about 1 month ago 667 reads 17 comments
FIFA World Rankings: What It Means for the European Play-Offs

Controversy reigned in Europe last week when FIFA announced that the draw for the play-offs in the European section of World Cup Qualifying would be seeded...

Written by Matt S about about 1 month ago 296 reads 26 comments
England's World Cup Squad: Who's Hot, Who's Not?

Fresh from securing qualification a month early England endured mixed results this week as they rounded off their qualifying campaign...

Written by Matt S about about 1 month ago 205 reads 4 comments
Wayne Rooney's Absence Leaves Capello Searching for Plan B

Thirteen minutes into England’s game with Ukraine on Saturday night, West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green was sent off and his team were forced to play with 10 men. Not that Wayne Rooney’s performance would have had you believe it...

Written by Matt S about about 1 month ago 103 reads 2 comments
Fabio Capello Recalls Agbonlahor and James for Final World Cup Qualifiers

Fabio Capello handed recalls to David James and Gabriel Agbonlahor as he named a 24-man squad for England’s upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Ukraine and Belarus...

Written by Matt S about about 1 month ago 65 reads 1 comments
England Squad Preview: Final World Cup Qualifiers

Fabio Capello names his squad this weekend, as England prepare to round off a successful World Cup Qualifying campaign in their final two fixtures...

Written by Matt S about about 1 month ago 213 reads 0 comments
England Confirms Friendly with Brazil in Doha

The F.A. has confirmed this afternoon that the Three Lions will take on Brazil in a friendly match on Saturday, Nov. 14...

Written by Matt S about 2 months ago 351 reads 20 comments
England's World Cup Squad Preview: Who's Hot, Who's Not?

Now that England have secured their ticket to next year’s World Cup speculation is already starting about which players might or might not make the plane to South Africa...

Written by Matt S about 2 months ago 346 reads 0 comments
France Set for Second Place But Show Their Spirit in Serbia

France’s hopes of topping their qualifying group appear to have passed after they were held to a 1-1 by Serbia in Belgrade last night...

Written by Matt S about 2 months ago 97 reads 0 comments
England vs. Croatia: The History

England will look to secure their place at the World Cup when they take on Croatia at Wembley on Wednesday night. Fabio Capello’s side currently have a perfect record in World Cup Qualification ...

Written by Matt S about 2 months ago 572 reads 4 comments
England v. Slovenia: Match Preview

England face Slovenia for the first time in their history at Wembley Stadium on Saturday in a friendly international...

Written by Matt S about 2 months ago 676 reads 0 comments
FIFA World Rankings, September '09: Brazil Still No. 1

The summer lull for football was reflected in the latest World Rankings as published today by FIFA with there being no great movement of note...

Written by Matt S about 2 months ago 359 reads 6 comments
Fabio Capello Recalls Peter Crouch and Aaron Lennon for Wembley Double

Fabio Capello named a 24-man England squad on Sunday night as England prepare to welcome Slovenia and Croatia to Wembley, the latter for a World Cup Qualifier...

Written by Matt S about 2 months ago 110 reads 6 comments

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Matt S Article Archive

England To Be Seeded in Euro 2012 Qualifying Draw

FIFA World Rankings, November 2009: Spain Topple Brazil

World Cup Draw 2010: England Set for Seeding Boost

Five Things Fabio Capello Learnt About England After Playing Brazil

England's World Cup Squad: Who's Hot, Who's Not?

Luke Young Turns Down England Call, Retires From International Football

Glen Johnson's Exit from England Squad Exposes Capello's Problem Position

Brazil Vs. England: The History

Injuries Force Fabio Capello Into Squad Reshuffle for Brazil Match

England Squad Preview: Capello Faces Injury Crisis Ahead of Brazil Test

France Squad for Irish Playoff Test Has No Room for Vieira

Republic of Ireland Matched Up with France in World Cup Playoff Draw

FIFA World Rankings, October '09: Argentina Rise Again

FIFA World Rankings: What It Means for the European Play-Offs

England's World Cup Squad: Who's Hot, Who's Not?

Wayne Rooney's Absence Leaves Capello Searching for Plan B

Fabio Capello Recalls Agbonlahor and James for Final World Cup Qualifiers

England Squad Preview: Final World Cup Qualifiers

England Confirms Friendly with Brazil in Doha

England's World Cup Squad Preview: Who's Hot, Who's Not?

France Set for Second Place But Show Their Spirit in Serbia

England vs. Croatia: The History

England v. Slovenia: Match Preview

FIFA World Rankings, September '09: Brazil Still No. 1

Fabio Capello Recalls Peter Crouch and Aaron Lennon for Wembley Double

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