David Beckham & Fabio Capello
- David Beckham
What is it with Fabio Capello and David Beckham?
Having changed Capello’s mind after being dropped from the Real Madrid squad back in 2007, we weren’t hugely surprised to learn that Beckham has managed to convince Fabs to back away from his statement that the player was ‘too old’ to be turning out for England any more.
Capello has apparently re-opened the door once again (after ending Beckham’s career via the media without actually mentioning it to the player himself), stating at the weekend that he and Beck’s ‘will have a chat’ once the Achilles injury is resolved.
As ‘are they/aren’t they’ love affairs go, this one is decidedly more interesting than some others we could mention. But in case anyone is unclear, it should be noted that we love David (beard and all) and hereby undertake never to close any doors on him. Promise.
A full list of the England squad for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland is here.
Scott Carson in England squad for Euro 2012 qualifiers
Scott Carson has been recalled to the England squad after a two-year absence.
- Scott Carson
The West
Brom goalkeeper is joined by Manchester City‘s Joleon Lescott for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland.
England squad for Euro 2012 qualifiers v Bulgaria (3 September) and Switzerland (7 September):
Goalkeepers: Scott Carson (West Brom), Ben Foster (Birmingham), Joe Hart (Manchester City).
Defenders: Gary Cahill (Bolton), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), Matthew Upson (West Ham)
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), James Milner (Manchester City), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Forwards: Darren Bent (Sunderland), Carlton Cole (West Ham), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
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Five other players are recalled by boss Fabio Capello for the games on Friday and Tuesday after they were omitted for the 2-1 friendly win over Hungary.
Matthew Upson, Michael Carrick, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe all return.
However, there is still no place for Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole who was also not selected for the Hungary victory on 11 August.
Chelsea’s John Terry and Frank Lampard, Fulham striker Bobby Zamora and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand are all out injured.
Lampard and Terry were ruled out of Capello’s plans following their club’s 2-0 over Stoke on Saturday.
Midfielder Lampard will undergo a hernia operation next week, while central defender and former England captain Terry has injured his right hamstring.
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Germany 4-1 England
Germany 4-1 England (Last 16) – 27/06/2010: Lions Limp Out After German Rout
The rivals put in an exciting contest at Bloemfontein…
England are out of the 2010 World Cup after being thrashed by Germany at Free State Stadium in South Africa. Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski scored and it looked comfortable, but Matthew Upson’s tally gave England a chance to come back. The Three Lions will be aggrieved that a Frank Lampard strike was wrongly disallowed at the end of the first-half, but Thomas Mueller’s second-half brace gave coach Joachim Leow’s side a convincing 4-1 victory.
Slovenia 0-1 England
Slovenia vs England – 23/06/2010 (Group C): Slovenia: 1-Samir Handanovic; 2-Miso Brecko, 4-Marko Suler, 5-Bostjan Cesar, 13-Bojan Jokic; 10-Valter Birsa, 8-Robert Koren, 18-Aleksandar Radosavljevic, 17-Andraz Kirm; 9-Zlatan Ljubijankic, 11-Milivoje Novakovic. Subs: 12 J Handanovic, 16 Seliga, 03 Dzinic, 06, Ilic, 19 Filekovic, 22 Mavric, 07 Pecnik, 15 Khrin, 20 Komac, 21 Stevanovic, 14 Dedic, 23 Matavz
England: 1-David James; 2-Glen Johnson, 15-Matthew Upson, 6-John Terry, 3-Ashley Cole; 16-James Milner, 4-Steven Gerrard, 8-Frank Lampard, 14-Gareth Barry; 19-Jermain Defoe, 10-Wayne Rooney. Subs: 12 Green, 23 Hart, 05 Dawson, 13 Warnock, 07 Lennon, 11 J Cole, 17 Wright-Phillips, 22 Carrick, 09 Crouch, 21 Heskey
Goal – Jermain Defoe (23 Min.)
England 0-0 Algeria
England 0-0 Algeria: Nervous Three Lions Freeze In Tournament Headlights
Princes William and Harry could provide little inspiration for England, as Fabio Capello’s men slumped to a goalless draw with Algeria that has thrown their World Cup ambitions in a stark light
The opening exchanges looked a little rushed and revealed little apart from that once again the Jabulani ball might cause problems, with Algerian keeper Rais M’Bholi reaching behind his head to collect a towering, if aimless, cross which seemed to balloon over him unexpectedly.
World Cup 1966 England Video
England 1966: On 30th July 1966, England were crowned champions of the world, but in circumstances that remain controversial still today. Geoff Hurst struck a hat-trick in the 4-2 final win over rivals West Germany, but it was his second goal that caused debate. Nonetheless, assistant referee Tofik Bakhramov deemed it over the line – and the host nation celebrated.
- Winner England 1966
Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole Return
England’s World Cup anxiety over the fitness of key players Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole has eased after the duo returned to training on Tuesday.
The Manchester United striker and Chelsea defender missed Monday’s session in South Africa amid concerns over respective injuries.
Rooney, England’s star man, was only able to undergo some gentle work in a hotel swimming pool on an ankle injury he sustained in Saturday’s draw with the USA.
Left-back Cole was offered an extra day of rest in order to recover from the outing in Rustenburg, having missed a large part of the domestic season with a fractured ankle.
King absence
But Fabio Capello saw both players take a full part in training on Tuesday as he continues to prepare his side for Friday’s Group C match against Algeria in Cape Town.
Injury-plagued Tottenham centre-back Ledley King was the only absentee from training as it remains uncertain as to whether the defender will play again in this summer’s World Cup.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has hinted that the 29-year-old has had a scan on a groin injury sustained against the USA and that he could require three weeks of rehabilitation.
The Football Association has so far refused to set a date for King’s return, but it appears unlikely that he will feature before the semi-final stage, if England make it that far.
Wayne Rooney
Michael Dawson Dreams of Algeria Start
England defender Michael Dawson admits it would be a dream to face Algeria on Friday.
The Tottenham centre-back is hoping to fill in for club team-mate Ledley King in the heart of the Three Lions defence after King was ruled out of England’s next Group C game with a groin strain.
Dawson, who was a late arrival in South Africa after replacing the crocked Rio Ferdinand, is vying with Matthew Upson and Jamie Carragher for a starting berth against the Algerians and the 26-year-old is hoping to get the nod from coach Fabio Capello.
Michael Dawson
“For me, it would be a dream to play but we’re just concentrating on training and hopefully I’ll do the best I can and we’ll see.
“I’m excited for Friday and hopefully we’ll get a win under our belts. We got a point against the USA, we would have liked to get more but it wasn’t to be. The mood is positive.”
Dawson is not paying much attention to the attack on England by German legend Franz Beckenbauer who claimed their football had gone “backwards”.
The Spurs man added: “You can’t really take too much notice. Everyone’s got an opinion.
“You look at our players in the England squad and it’s world class so we’ll just concentrate on ourselves for the moment.”
Goalkeepers justified?
The official ball of the 2010 World Cup-related debate continues. Robert Green and the British to the Algerians Chaouchi’nin goals, to think again, “jabulanı” yi brought.
The official ball of the 2010 World Cup-related debate continues. Robert Green and the British to the Algerians Chaouchi’nin goals, to think again, “jabulanı” yi brought.
- Robert Green
Used in the World Cup “Jabulanı named ball, especially in the tournament before the goalkeeper had been criticized by more than. Follow a different line every time the ball the goalkeeper stressed, were united in opinion Jabulani’nin is very light.
While the debate about the World Cup ball, the tournament’s first goal was the scene of an interesting three days. Britain and the United States in a match played between the British goalkeeper Robert Green’s goal is to, once again brought to mind jabulanı’yi.
Match end they eat and goals of evaluating England national team captain Steven Gerrard, “This week all new wholesale was talking about. Here, in soccer strangeness was one of shock and a goal, and we ate. No matter what, whether, until the end of Green’s back,” he said.
Robert Green’s goal is to eat the ball’s impact continues to be debated as to whether, this time with a goal seven unlucky goalkeeper Algeria. Slovenia’s 1-0 win over Algeria in the face, saw Chaouchi’nin goals in the match marked his castle.
Eaten in two goals, the goalkeeper error, or do not know the gun named Jabulani, but discussions will continue for a long time as it seems.
England 1-1 United States
(Group C) England – United States – 12/06/2010 Highlights
Everything seemed to be going well for England when Fabio Capello guided them to South Africa with nine wins out of ten in qualifying, but in recent weeks the Italian has come under scrutiny for the first time during his reign as manager. Unconvincing performances in their last three friendlies – as well as doubts over the form and fitness of star players – has put doubt into whether Capello’s men can win the World Cup, but the Three Lions still remain one of the favourites to win the competition this summer.
Ashley Cole launches a long pass up field to Heskey and the Aston Villa forward rises above Onyewu to flick the ball onto Rooney but DeMerit is there to smash the ball away. (3 Min.)
Goal - Steven Gerrard (4 Min.) / Clint Dempsey (40. Min)
