England defence coach Mike Ford is reportedly being considered for the England rugby league head coach’s job, threatening Martin Johnson’s intentions to keep his management team in place for the Six Nations.
Former Oldham, Castleford and Wakefield scrum-half Ford is thought to be in contention to succeed Tony Smith, who resigned from the post following the [...]

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Zanzibar’s Chief Minister Ally Juma Shamhuna has requested the world soccer body FIFA to recognise the Isles and admit them to the international football family.
Speaking during the launch of the World Cup trophy tour [...]

Injury crisis paves way for Premiership rookie’s promotion
Gloucester’s Paul Doran-Jones is set to be fast-tracked to Test match rugby against Argentina this weekend as England’s propping crisis deepens further.
The 24-year-old appears ready to make the move up despite having played just 266 minutes of Guinness Premiership rugby following his move to Kingsholm from Championship side [...]

Nick Kennedy refuses to give up on England
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Kennedy has not been named by Johnson to face Australia, New Zealand or Argentina in next month’s autumn internationals, despite playing some of his best rugby this season with the Exiles, who are currently second in the table.
Despite [...]

Australia opt for English referee to take charge of Four Nations clash
England have welcomed the appointment of a home referee, Steve Ganson, for Saturday’s Four Nations match against Australia in Wigan, after the Kangaroos refused to accept a neutral official from New Zealand or France.
Australia have plenty of history with Ganson, who awarded a crucial [...]

Chelsea Midfielder Frank Lampard Targets 100 England Caps

England’s players consider themselves blighted by their reputation as the “golden generation”, a moniker first granted them by the former chief executive of the Football Association Adam Crozier, with Frank Lampard stressing that they would only be worthy of the tag should they triumph at a major finals.
Crozier [...]

England 5-1 Croatia: England Recreate Magic Of Munich With Five-Goal Thrashing Of Croatia

England booked their passage to the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa in imperious manner tonight, as two goals each from Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, and one from Wayne Rooney, earned them a resounding 5-1 victory over Croatia.
The home team also [...]

10) England 1974The 1970s were a dark period for the England national team as they failed to progress to a single major tournament between 1970 and 1980. The most notable let-down was not qualifying for West Germany ’74. Requiring a win against Poland in their final match in London, England could only manage a 1-1 [...]

England Boss Fabio Capello: I Have Decided Who Will Partner Wayne Rooney In Attack Against Croatia
The Italian maintained that there would be no talk of his side winning the tournament in South Africa next summer until they had secured their qualification, with “three finals” left to play to decide their fate.
Capello also [...]

Fabio Capello Aston Villa’s Emile Heskey Is Fundamental To England Structure
Awkward-looking striker Emile Heskey is a fundamental commodity for the manner in which England play, and his positional sense, ability to knock the ball on and play-in oncoming forwards and attacking midfielders, as well as his hold-up play, will likely see him [...]

Chelsea’s John Terry Claims History Will Spur England Against Croatia
England have of course already hammered Croatia 4-1 in Zagreb since then, but know that a victory at Wembley on Wednesday night will seal a place in next summer’s World Cup in South Africa, and Terry claims that the memory of the game [...]