‘Ferdinand will find it hard to replace Gerrard as England captain’
September 30th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 30(ANI): England manager Fabio Capello is reportedly considering to ditch defender Rio Ferdinand and let midfielder Steven Gerrard carry on as the captain."Steven Gerrard has done really well since ... Read more...
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Ferguson terms Liverpool ace Torres a cheat
September 20th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 20 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has termed ace Liverpool striker Fernando Torres a cheat.Manchester United's John O'Shea escaped calls for a red card after bringing ... Read more...
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Rio Ferdinand believes Capello will restore England captain armband
September 9th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.9 (ANI): Rio Ferdinand believes that coach Fabio Capello will restore the England captain's armband to him from Steven Gerrard.Capello has refused to confirm whether a fit-again Ferdinand would regain the ... Read more...
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Two wins don’t make England a good team: Gerrard
September 8th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 8 (ANI): After morale boosting victory against Bulgaria and Switzerlad, England skipper Steven Gerrard has said the Three Lions are still a distance away to be a great team.Victories ... Read more...
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Capello, Gerrard hail Rooney’s match winning performance against Switzerland
September 8th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 8 (ANI): England boss Fabio Capello hailed ace striker Wayne Rooney after he scored his first goal for the country in a year.Rooney, who has been accused of cheating ... Read more...
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Gerrard backs pal Rooney to get over his off-field problems
September 7th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.7 (ANI): England skipper Steven Gerrard has come out in support of striker Wayne Rooney after having emerged from his own nightmare last year.The Liverpool midfielder, who leads England against Switzerland ... Read more...
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England must stick with Coach Capello: Gerrard
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 3 (ANI): England skipper Steven Gerrard has said that FA should back coach Fabio Capello, as team set off for the Euro 2012.Gerrard, who leads the Three Lions in ... Read more...
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England stars believe ‘weirdo’Fabio losing the plot, think he might quit
August 13th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.13 (ANI): England's football stars think coach Fabio Capello is turning into a "weirdo", a man who has lost the plot, and one who is failing to inspire the squad ... Read more...
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Top three from World Cup held to draw
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Auf der Heyde
Berlin, Aug 12 (DPA) The top three World Cup finishers were all held to draws in friendly international football matches played Wednesday.David Villa scored an equaliser for world ... Read more...
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Gerrard admits team facing battle to win back irate fans
August 11th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): England football captain Steven Gerrard is hoping to start a salvage operation by leading his chastened team to a friendly victory over Hungary at the unfriendly Wembley Stadium ... Read more...
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Gerrard admits to having had thoughts of quitting after 2010 World Cup
August 11th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): England skipper Steven Gerrard has admitted to having had thoughts about quitting international football in the wake of the team's awful performance during the South Africa World Cup."I'm ... Read more...
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Gerrard says okay for fans to boo England Lions if they fail
August 11th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.11 (ANI): Skipper Steven Gerrard has given England fans permission to boo the team at Wembley tonight if they fail to deliver against Hungary."I probably would boo. We deserve it. We ... Read more...
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Capello risks rift with players by passing buck for World Cup fiasco
August 10th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.10 (ANI): Fabio Capello's refusal to accept responsibility for England's defeat in the World Cup in South Africa and blaming the players' neuroses for it, is likely to have a telling ... Read more...
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Photos of ciggie puffing England WC stars, WAGs shock fans
August 4th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.4 (ANI): Fans of the England World Cup stars have reacted with shock to photographs of Wayne Rooney, 24, Aaron Lennon, 23, and Ashley Cole, 29, puffing cigarettes and cigars. ... Read more...
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Torres keeps Liverpool guessing about his future
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 22 (ANI); Ace Spanish striker Fernando Torres is keeping Liverpool guessing on his future, as new coach Roy Hodgson revealed that their 50 million pounds-rated striker has yet to ... Read more...
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Cole’s swipe at Chelsea, says he joined the biggest club in England
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 22 (ANI): Midfielder Joe Cole took a swipe at his former club Chelsea by saying that he has joined the biggest club in the country.Liverpool's new signing reckons that ... Read more...
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Can’t wait to play alongside Cole: Gerrard
July 21st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 21 (ANI): Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has provided a major boost to the club by pledging to stay at Anfield, and said he cannot wait to play alongside new signing ... Read more...
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Liverpool signs Cole for 19 million pounds
July 20th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 20 (ANI): England midfielder Joe Cole has signed a four-year deal with Liverpool worth 19 million pounds.The midfielder will get 90,000 pounds a week.Cole, 28, gets the No 7 ... Read more...
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Liverpool offers Joe Cole massive 4.7 million pounds deal
July 18th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 18 (ANI): Liverpool has offered Joe Cole a massive 4.7 million pounds-a-year deal outbidding other rivals to make the midfielder new coach Roy Hodgson's first major signing.Hodgson met ... Read more...
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England struck with World Cup flops for another two years, fears Neville
July 5th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 5 (ANI): Manchester United defender Gary Neville, who has won 85 England caps, fears that England is stuck with their World Cup flops for another two years.England fans want ... Read more...
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Capello warns England big stars to perform or perish
July 4th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 4 (ANI): England boss Fabio Capello has informed Football Association chiefs that he will dump his big stars if they don't show an immediate improvement in their game.Capello, ... Read more...
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Gerrard rules out retiring from international football
July 4th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 4 (ANI): England skipper Steven Gerrard has ruled out retiring from international football, and has vowed to play until at least the European Championships.He is in line to retain ... Read more...
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Sex-related text slur against England skipper Gerrard was a hoax
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): Mobile texts and e-mails suggesting that England football captain Steven Gerrard had got his wife Alex Curran's 16-year-old sister pregnant, and therefore this was responsible for the team's ... Read more...
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Beckham played peacemaker to calm tempers among England players
July 1st, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 1 (ANI): Ace midfielder David Beckham stepped in to defuse a crisis in the England team that was creating camp among players during the World Cup.The belief is that ... Read more...
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England footballers on holidaying spree after shameful WC exit
July 1st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 1 (ANI): England mega rich footballers went on holidays after their shameful exit from the World Cup, leaving a seething nation behind.Ace playmaker Frank Lampard was all smiles ... Read more...
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‘World Cup flops’ Rooney and Gerrard pull out of Gladiator-style skills event
June 30th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30(ANI): England footballers Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard have pulled out of the star-studded skills event, A:3K, which would have earned them 500,000 pounds each.The duo would have ... Read more...
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Lampard has no intention of retiring from international football
June 29th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 29 (ANI): Frank Lampard has no intention of retiring from international football following England's exit from the 2010 World Cup.Lampard will be 36 by the time of the 2014 ... Read more...
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Now, the Three Lions lose their underpants
June 29th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 29 (ANI): After getting a 4-1 thrashing from Germany, the England players suffered yet another humiliation when their underpants were stolen from their luxury rooms.The players subsequently complained to ... Read more...
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Controversy in Germany’s 4-1 demolition of England (Night Lead)
June 28th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bloemfontein, June 27 (DPA) Germany demolished England 4-1 Sunday in the first titanic clash of the 2010 World Cup, one that will long be remembered for an England "ghost goal" that will ... Read more...
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Gerrard asks players to beat Germany and secure place in history
June 27th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 27 (ANI): England skipper Steven Gerrard has asked his players to secure their place in World Cup history in Bloemfontein today by beating Germany and lead the country to the ... Read more...
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Moore’s widow’s rallying call to Three Lions: Do it for Bobby
June 27th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 29 (ANI): Football legend Sir Bobby Moore's widow, Stephanie, wants the England team to win against arch rivals Germany, and urged the players to do it for the 1966 World ... Read more...
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Ferdinand says 5-1 2001 victory over Germany can inspire England to glory
June 26th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 26 (ANI): Injured England skipper Rio Ferdinand, who was ruled out of the World Cup due to injury, has asked his team friends to picture victory over Germany tomorrow in ... Read more...
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Rooney’s return to form can end Germany’s World Cup dreams: Klinsmann
June 26th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 26 (ANI): Former Germany player and manager Jurgen Klinsmann is hoping that ace striker Wayne Rooney doesn't return to form during the Sunday clash against his country or else the ... Read more...
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England to wear ‘lucky’ red strip for WC tie against Germans
June 25th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Rustenburg (South Africa), June 25(ANI): The England team will go into Sundays' World Cup knock-out game against Germany wearing their "lucky" all-red strip.Steven Gerrard will lead his side out in the red ... Read more...
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England through, but dramatic US win sends them on top (Second Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 23 (DPA) England finally found their form at the Port Elizabeth stadium Wednesday and reached the last-16 of the football World Cup with a 1-0 over Slovenia.
But they ... Read more...
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