Tag: England
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EPL Matchday 10: One Bore Draw And Many Harry Returns
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea took another battering, on and off the pitch, over the last few days as this weekend’s Premier League matches saw them defeated, again, this time to West Ham. They followed that up with a penalty kicks defeat at Stoke, in the League Cup, although like most of the other top clubs that’s…
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International Blues
Is it only me who hates international weeks? Perhaps it’s a Scottish thing. All too often, our performances are the kind you watch from behind your hands, but only if there’s no room behind the sofa. The match against Poland was a case in point; you could feel the tension mounting up as the game…
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Watching Paint Dry – The Most Boring Matches In History
Everyone who watches football remembers at least one game they wish they could erase from memory, one match which was so bad that it made you want to give up watching the sport completely. These are some of those games … games which redefined the word “boring” and put a time and date on it…
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On this Day (5th June): Football League Latics, and Schoolboy Scholes
View image | gettyimages.com On this day 1978, Wigan Athletic held their very first meeting as an associate member of the Football League at their previous ground, Springfield Park. Chariman Arthur Horrocks and manager Ian McNeil met with the clubs directors and board members to discuss their Football League debut. It took Wigan just 29…
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Manchester United midfielder completes Everton switch
View image | gettyimages.com Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleveley has joined Everton on a free transfer, putting pen to paper on a five-year contract. The 25 year old midfielder, has been on loan to Aston Villa this season from Manchester United, and played for Villa in the recent FA Cup final, and made 30 appearances…
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Boca and PSG in race for Tevez
View image | gettyimages.com Paris St Germain have entered the race to sign Argentinian striker Carlos Tevez, who will leave Juventus this summer. It has been widely reported that Tevez is keen on a move away from Juventus, whatever the result in Saturday’s Champions League Final. He has been tipped to return to Boca Juniors…
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On this day (3rd June): Football League 92!
View image | gettyimages.com There are a few notable points for this day in the history of the beautiful game; On this day back in 1950, it was decided at the Football League AGM that the league should increase from 88 to 92 teams. Colchester United and Gillingham were added to the southern section of…
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England Under 21 Squad Announced
View image | gettyimages.com Gareth Southgate has announced his squad to take part in the European Championships which will be held in the Czech Republic in June and July. England have picked a strong squad, with a couple of full internationals named. Couple of players who are unfortunate to miss out are Eric Dier, centre…
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West Ham: Who will replace Sam Allardyce?
View image | gettyimages.com Rumours have come out this morning claiming that joint owners David Sullivan and David Gold have cut their managerial shortlist down to four names. Sullivan spoke out last week on the club’s website, explaining that they are being extremely thorough in their search, dedicating “every waking minute to recruiting the best…
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On this day (2nd June): England begin their World Cup defence
View image | gettyimages.com On this day in 1970, England began their defence as champions of the world as they played their first group game at the World Cup in Mexico. England won that game against Romania, Geoff Hurst scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win. In those days, you only got 2 points…
