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Wright-Phillips back in England squad

Steve McClaren has signalled his intent to escape the shadow of Sven-Goran Erikkson by dropping former England captain David Beckham...

Players

11 Aug

John Terry named England captain

John Terry has been named England captain by Steve McClaren. The Chelsea skipper replaces David Beckham who stepped down from..

Players

10 Aug

Former Blues Casiraghi and Zola team up to lead Italy U-21's

Former Chelsea striker Pierluigi Casiraghi has been appointed as coach of the Italian Under 21 team, with Blues legend Gianfranco..

Legends

25 Jul

World Cup 2006: Zidane in danger of fading into the red mist

Three days after Fabio Cannavaro lifted Italy’s fourth World Cup in the Berlin Olympiastadion, the planet still chatters incessantly about..

Best-of

13 Jul

World Cup 2006: The professor versus the patrician

When later tonight two men lead out their charges for the World Cup final showdown at Berlin Olympiastadion, football aficionados..

Blog

9 Jul

World Cup 2006: The Curse of the Tinkerman

In every one of those countries that have just lost in the World Cup quarter-finals (apart from Ukraine), the mother..

Blog

4 Jul

World Cup 2006: Brazil – killing of the flash boys

Dortmund is a quiet, unremarkable town; middle Germany, if you like. The Park Hotel opposite the Westfalenstadion, home of Borussia..

Best-of

4 Jul

World Cup news – days 19 and 20…

Four years ago Guus Hiddink led South Korea to the semi-finals of the World Cup. On that fairytale run they..

Blog

28 Jun

Cech undergoes shoulder surgery

Petr Cech has undergone a routine operation on his shoulder following the Czech Republic’s exit from the World Cup, according..

Players

26 Jun

World Cup news – day 18…

David Beckham became the first England player to score in three World Cups as his free kick guided Eriksson’s team..

Feature

26 Jun

World Cup: The Last Sixteen

The sparring is over; the business is on – Germany v Sweden, England v Ecuador, Argentina v Mexico, Holland v..

Blog

24 Jun

World Cup news – day 15…

Australia and Ghana both reached the knockout phase on a day which saw the Czech Republic depart, Brazil and Italy..

Feature

23 Jun

Chelsea's Premiership fixture list – 2006/7 season…

Chelsea kick off their campaign for a third consecutive Premiership title at home on August 19 when Stuart Pearce’s Manchester..

Premier League

22 Jun

World Cup news – day 14…

Hernan Crespo and Arjen Robben watched from their respective benches as Argentina and Holland fought out an absorbing 0-0 draw..

Feature

22 Jun

World Cup news – day 13…

England’s thirty-eight year drought against Sweden continued last night at the RheinEnergieStadion. Twice they took the lead but an increasingly..

Blog

21 Jun

World Cup news – day 12…

Andriy Shevchenko scored his first World Cup goal yesterday as the Ukraine put their nightmare performance against Spain behind them..

Feature

20 Jun

World Cup news – day 11…

William Gallas and Claude Makelele face the prospect of an early exit from the World Cup after South Korea snatched..

Feature

19 Jun

World Cup news – day 10…

Ghana and the U.S.A. ripped up the form book and shocked the Czech Republic and Italy respectively as Group E..

Feature

18 Jun

World Cup news – day 9…

Argentina made clear their intention to take the World Cup from neighbours Brazil as they destroyed Serbia and Montenegro 6-0..

Feature

17 Jun

World Cup news – day 8…

The nation gnawed at its fingernails for eighty three minutes yesterday evening before Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard finally broke..

Feature

16 Jun

World Cup news – day 7…

Andriy Shevchenko had a disastrous start to the World Cup as his Ukraine side were thumped 4-0 by a rampant..

Feature

15 Jun

World Cup news – day 6…

Despite good individual performances, William Gallas and Claude Makelele made a disappointing start to Germany 2006 as an out-of-sorts France..

Feature

14 Jun

World Cup news – day 5…

It was a day of mixed fortunes for the Chelsea players in action at the World Cup yesterday. Petr Cech..

Feature

13 Jun

World Cup news – day 4…

Arjen Robben and Ricardo Carvalho made successful starts to their World Cup campaigns yesterday. Robben put in a man-of-the-match performance..

Feature

12 Jun

World Cup news – day 3…

England laboured to a 1-0 win over Paraguay in their first Group B game, the victory secured in the third..

Blog

11 Jun

World Cup news – day 2…

England have no new injury worries as they start their World Cup campaign against Paraguay in Frankfurt this afternoon. Steven..

Feature

10 Jun

World Cup news – day 1…

Andriy Shevchenko scored on his comeback from a knee injury last night as Ukraine beat Luxembourg 3-0 in their final..

Feature

9 Jun

World Cup 2006: Germany – heaven on earth…

On Friday afternoon months of hype will finally come to an end: Michael Ballack will lead the host nation out..

Feature

5 Jun

World Cup 2006: Sven-Goran Eriksson, a very English eccentric…

Behind their stiff upper lips and Dunkirk spirit, the English secretly like the odd moment of madness. The Finns have..

Best-of

10 May

England: The Wasted Years

I’m not English, but I’m a huge fan of England. Like every fan of England, I’d looked forward to seeing..

Best-of

9 May

Wright-Phillips misses out on World Cup

Four Chelsea players have been selected in Sven-Goran Eriksson’s 23-man England World Cup squad: John Terry, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole,..

Players

8 May

Don't mention the ticket prices: Germany 2006

The spectacle and glamour of the World Cup draw in Leipzig last Friday wasn’t exactly low-key; any ceremony that involves..

Feature

14 Dec

Tag Archives: Internationals

Wright-Phillips back in England squad

John Terry named England captain

Former Blues Casiraghi and Zola team up to lead Italy U-21's

World Cup 2006: Zidane in danger of fading into the red mist

World Cup 2006: The professor versus the patrician

World Cup 2006: The Curse of the Tinkerman

World Cup 2006: Brazil – killing of the flash boys

World Cup news – days 19 and 20…

Cech undergoes shoulder surgery

World Cup news – day 18…

World Cup: The Last Sixteen

World Cup news – day 15…

Chelsea's Premiership fixture list – 2006/7 season…

World Cup news – day 14…

World Cup news – day 13…

World Cup news – day 12…

World Cup news – day 11…

World Cup news – day 10…

World Cup news – day 9…

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World Cup news – day 3…

World Cup news – day 2…

World Cup news – day 1…

World Cup 2006: Germany – heaven on earth…

World Cup 2006: Sven-Goran Eriksson, a very English eccentric…

England: The Wasted Years

Wright-Phillips misses out on World Cup

Don't mention the ticket prices: Germany 2006

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