Capello pleased despite losing perfect recordOctober 11th, 2009 DNEPROPETROVSK - Fabio Capello claimed not to be too diappointed after losing his first competitive match as England manager in Saturday's World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine in Dnepropetrovsk Saturday. Having already booked their place at next year's World Cup in South Africa, Capello's men failed to record a ninth straight win in the qualifying campaign as they were defeated 1-0 after being reduced to 10 men with the early sending off of goalkeeper Robert Green and a deflected Sergiy Nazarenko goal.
Owen won't lose sleep if he doesn't play for EnglandOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United striker Michael Owen has said that he won't face sleepless nights if he doesn't find a place in England squad for World Cup 2010. "There is plenty more to life if I'm not picked in the England squad...
England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine to be internet exclusiveOctober 5th, 2009 LONDON - England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on Saturday is to be shown exclusively live on the internet. It will be the first time that an England match has not been available on one of the television networks.
Ponting tells team not to ease off against EnglandSeptember 15th, 2009 LONDON - Australian middle-order batsman Michael Hussey has revealed that skipper Ricky Ponting has told the team not ease off against England in the ongoing one-day series despite taking a series-winning 4-0 lead. "Ricky's been on our hammer already basically about trying to maintain our momentum.
Capello laughing his way to bank with one million pounds bonusSeptember 11th, 2009 LONDON - England boss Fabio Capello is not only happy with his team's performance, but the one million pounds incentive from Football Association has also brought cheers on the coach's face. Capello, who is already on six million pound-a-year, got a one million pound bonus by qualifying for the World Cup.
Capello's Midas-touch will get us World Cup glory: LampardSeptember 11th, 2009 LONDON - England star Frank Lampard has revealed that coach Fabio Capello has instilled self-belief in his players, turning a bunch of players who failed miserably to qualify for Euro 2008 into a group of potential World Cup winners
Capello, who arrived in England with a reputation as a master tactician, is proving that he has a Midas touch as well after England won eight games out of eight to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa. The England coach's management style as well as his knowledge of the game has also left his players contented with the way things are going.
Capello says England can win World CupSeptember 10th, 2009 LONDON - England coach Fabio Capello after watching his team crush Croatia 5-1 has said that now they can win the World Cup. "If we can keep everyone fit and play with the spirit we showed against Croatia, then we can be real contenders.
Croatia will have a tough game against England, says its coachSeptember 6th, 2009 LONDON - Prior Croatian manager Slaven Bilic has said that that his side has the potential to crush in a World Cup qualifier. However, he admits that while his team stopped England from qualifying for Euro 2008, this time around, Fabio Capello's squad is strong, and pressure is more.
England good enough to win 2010 FIFA World Cup: John TerryAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - England and Chelsea FC captain John Terry has said the national team is good enough to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Speaking on the eve of England's first game of the season, tonight's friendly in Holland, Terry said: "If we play like we are, we can't rule ourselves out of winning the World Cup."
According to The Sun, under Fabio Capello, Terry and his Three Lions teammates firmly believe they can lift football's biggest prize in South Africa next July.
England must hammer home their spin advantage during First Ashes Test: WillisJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - Former England fast bowler Bob Willis has said that the hosts must hammer home their spin advantage in Cardiff and get their Ashes quest off to a flyer. Willis, who claimed 325 wickets during his international career, and is now a Sky Sports expert, told Sun Sport that England can call on Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar to do the job that is expected of them, while Australia, on the other hand, have just Nathan Hauritz and part-timers Michael Clarke, Marcus North and Simon Katich.
Beckham returns to starting lineup as England routs Andorra 6-0 in World Cup qualifierJune 11th, 2009 England routs Andorra 6-0 in World Cup qualifyingWEMBLEY, England — David Beckham made his first start for England in a competitive match in two years, helping his nation move closer to World Cup berth with a 6-0 rout of Andorra on Wednesday night. Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe scored two goals apiece, and Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch each had one.
Rooney targets England goal-scoring record as another two move team closer to World Cup finalsJune 11th, 2009 England closer to WCup, Beckham, Rooney to recordsWEMBLEY, England — England moved closer to World Cup qualification, David Beckham to breaking its appearance record and Wayne Rooney halfway to becoming the country's career scoring leader. What Wednesday's 6-0 rout of Andorra — the seventh straight qualifying win — didn't provide is any evidence of the team's chances of ending its 44-year wait for a world title in South Africa next year.
Beckham may play for England in match against AndorraJune 10th, 2009 LONDON - Football star David Beckham, 34, is in line to replace suspended Gareth Barry in central midfield for England's Wembley World Cup qualifier against Andorra tonight. It is more than two years since Becks last started a competitive game for his country - in the 3-0 win in Estonia under Steve McClaren back in June 2007.
Capello claims he showed Roo how to scoreJune 10th, 2009 LONDON - England football coach Fabio Capello believes in keeping the art of playing football simple, and when he was asked before tonight's World Cup qualifier at home to Andorra how he had turned Wayne Rooney into such a prolific goal-scorer for England, Capello replied: "I told him to stand in front of the goal!"
Capello says that he wants Rooney to be spending more time in the area where goals are scored from. The Sun quoted Capello, as saying: "Rooney needs confidence to score goals but the last year, not only in the national team but also with United, Rooney arrives more times in front of the goal and this is important.
Rooney's dream is of winning World Cup gloryJune 8th, 2009 LONDON - Ace striker Wayne Rooney is dreaming of the ultimate glory of winning the World Cup with England. Beating Andorra on Wednesday will leave Fabio Capello's side on the brink of making it to South Africa next summer.