Football News - England Football Team and Fixtures, Euro 2012 Qualification

So, another manager falls by the wayside in the Premier League. After Chris Hughton got the chop from Newcastle, big Sam Allardyce has been given the boot by Blackburn. New owners Venky’s Group have immediately put their stamp on the club, by firing Sam Allardyce, who is a little shocked and surprised by the move. It’s not as if Blackburn have bee…
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It wouldn’t be a Premier League season if it wasn’t for some drama surrounding Carlos Tevez. The Manchester City player handed in a transfer request, after a dismissing reports earlier in the season that he was unhappy at Eastlands. He has reportedly been homesick as his family live back in Argentina, and there are rumours that he wanted to leav…
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Joe Cole moves to Anfield while Spurs ban Vuvuzelas Liverpool pulled off the surprising signing of England midfielder Joe Cole, beating off the competition of Tottenham. Chelsea let Cole walk on a free transfer in the summer, citing the reasons as economic, and insisted there had been no problems between the player and boss Carlo Ancelotti. This will be som…
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Oh dear! Somebody really ought to take that shovel off poor old Fabio Capello before he digs himself a hole that the FA are unable to pull him out of! In Italy, the more controversial the character, the more people appear to love them. Let’s face it, that’s how Silvio Belusconi came to be prime minister. But the culture in England is a little differe…
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While the money continues pour in for Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Holland to win this summer’s competition in South Africa, we should remember that this is a cup competition where the best team doesn’t always win. Indeed, from the last sixteen stage onwards, games are often decided by a fatal error or a brilliant piece of individual skill, whi…
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Barcelona splashed out £34.5 million to sign a 28-year-old striker earlier this summer, something which means that the Catalan club might get four decent seasons out of the player if they are lucky. However, David Villa is no ordinary forward and the former Valencia man looks an excellent bet to finish Top Goalscorer in South Africa this summer. The S…
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England‘s bid to host the 2018 World Cup looks to be hanging by a thread today following a weekend of accusations and resignations at the FA. Lord Triesman, head of England‘s bid team and chairman of the FA, was forced to abdicate both posts after he allegedly accused both the Spanish and Russian football federations of conspiring to ‘bri…
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England will begin their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign at Wembley against Bulgaria in September. England were drawn in the small group for the qualification, along with Switzerland, Montenegro and Wales. The two matches against Wales will be eagerly anticipated, with a bit of home nations rivalry going on, and the two British sides go head to head in March…
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England’s fate for the 2012 European Championship qualifying is now known, with a “local derby” to come against Wales in the qualification group. Although England boss Fabio Capello has a get out clause in his contract at the end of the 2012 World Cup, there are hopes abound that he will still be around to lead the nation at Euro 2012, which…
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The home nations are all involved in the Euro 2012 draw which takes place on Sunday. The big event, taking place in Warsaw, Poland will happen around 11am, and there is extra interest ahead of the draw, as some of the home nations could end up in the same qualifying group. In fact, with the seeding as it is, there could be one interesting group of England, Wales and…
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