England: victims of their own culture

It’s the 1st of August 1966, and Geoff Hurst’s hat-trick has sank West Germany at Wembley. England have brought the Jules Rimet trophy home, and their forefathers who taught the world how to play football must be praised. Little did they know it would be Continue reading

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Leighton Baines: England’s best left-back

With the England/Brazil friendly game fast approaching, a selection dilemma will surely arise for England boss Roy Hodgson. Competition throughout the squad is improving all the time with many young English stars now breaking into their respective first team Continue reading

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Raheem Sterling: let him shine

During the last international break, England manager Roy Hodgson opted to give Liverpool youngster Raheem Sterling a call up to his England squad despite the fact that Sterling has only made 10 senior appearances scoring 1 goal in the process. Continue reading

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St George’s Park – the key to the future

As the keys to St George’s Park were finally handed over to the FA last week it seems only right to explore how this £100 million project is expected to turn around the fortunes of English football, enabling us to compete with the very best in the world and perhaps even Continue reading

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Has Euro 2012 enhanced international football’s declining reputation?

Think back to March, if you can, and try to remember how you felt upon hearing the news that Fifa were planning to scrap the unpopular February and August friendlies, which had so often blighted the progress made by the forever-luckless Continue reading

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