The debate rages on as to if Messi or Ronaldo compare to Maradona because they haven’t won the World Cup. But as we all know you don’t have to be a great individual to be in a great collective (just ask Ringo Starr!) So here are the worst eleven players to win football’s most glittering […]
10 England Players going on Sale or Return?
The Premier League transfer window may be closed, but in Europe teams can buy on for another 9 days and Championship teams can loan. So which England players may be on the move. Ademola Lookman Red Bull Leipzig have made an improved £22million bid for Lookman following his successful loan spell last season. But Everton want […]
England’s Winners and losers: Week 2
Winners Harry Kane At the 15th time of asking Kane has popped his August cherry! The England skipper has put to bed one of football’s weirdest statistics and can now plot his course to another Golden Boot. James Maddison In the winners list for the second week in a row, Maddison opened his Leicester account […]
World Rankings boost reflects Southgate’s progress
Today FIFA issued their first World Rankings list since the World Cup and England are up 6 places to number 6. Southgate’s side are moving up the rankings How well the rankings reflect a sides prospects is debatable, but seeing new World Champions France at number 1 & Belgium at 2 suggests the new system […]
England’s winners & losers: Week 1
With a new club season upon us, here’s our weekly form check on England hopefuls… Winners Luke Shaw He scored his first goal! It seems the love/ hate relationship between Shaw and Jose Mourinho is all hearts and roses. Shaw was stout in defence, overlapped well and came up with a neat finish to secure […]
The Under Capped England Squad
We’ve done the Uncapped Squad, The One Cap squad and now for the conclussion of the trilogy with a look back at those players who England picked but not often enough. In part 1 we look at the best 11, in part 2 we’ll fill out the remaining squad… Uncapped England Squad The One Cap Wonder Squad Note […]
England’s Late Preseason winners & losers
The Premier League kicks off on Friday, so with renewed interest in the national team who’s going into the new season on a high… Winners Phil Foden We can all stop praying for Jack Wilshere’s glass ankle, hurrah! Foden was outstanding as City claimed the Community Shield with a comfortable win over Chelsea. Foden looks […]
Could Football be coming home in 2030?
Yesterday the FA announced they were considering a bid to host the 2030 World Cup. It was hardly a surprise and a final decision won’t be made until next year, but it prompts several questions, why are England bidding again after the embarrassment of the 2018 bid? How would it work? and most importantly would […]
England’s Early Pre-season winners and losers
Pre-season is far from done with the Community Shield set for Sunday, so with the World Cup stars still absent which England hopefuls have stood out? Winners Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal) The breakout star of this Preseason. His touch and technique have led to comparisons to a young Jack Wilshere (hopefully minus plonker tendencies) and he […]
Under 19 failure highlights complexity of club vs country
So England failed to retain their Euro Under 19 title after a 5-0 drubbing from France. Worse still failing to make the semi finals put England into a playoff to make next years Under 20 World Cup. They lost it 3-0 to Norway meaning England won’t be defending the Under 20 World Cup they won […]