[ENGLAND] A day before its first warmup against the Czech Republic in Connecticut, Bob Bradley and his U.S. coachingstaff will keeping an eye on what’s happening Monday at Wembley Stadium, where England, its first opponent at the World Cup, faces Mexico (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Telemundo, noon ET). What should welook for from England? What […]
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World Cup Warmups
[DATEBOOK] Host South Africa, which will play two Latin American teams (Mexico and Uruguay) at the World Cup, plays a key warmup when it hosts Colombia inPretoria on Thursday. For all this week’s games and television viewing information … SCHEDULE:May 27 in Minsk,12:30 pm ET Belarus vs. Honduras May 27 in Aalborg, 2:15 pm ET […]
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Blackpool completes rapid climb to top
[ENGLAND] From the depths of English soccer nine years ago to promotion thanks to Saturday’s promotion playoff victory over Cardiff City at Wembley, it’s beenquite a ride for Premier League-bound Blackpool. Promotion will be a bonanza for the club from the former seaside tourist mecca. It will earn close to $130 million in television and […]
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Capello's approach: you are what you wear
While it remains to be seen whether Italian Fabio Capello become a World Cup champion coach, he’s surely a contender for World Cup micro-manager. The Englandhas implemented a strict dress code, deciding what his players will wear each day. “You are wearing this — you are a team,” is how goalkeeper RobertGreen described the philosophy. […]
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Absurdity of it all is the problem
[ENGLAND]The fallout from Lord Triesman‘s secretly taped conservations with a former mistress published on Sunday was swift. Within 24 hours of revelations that hebelieved 2018 World Cup bid rivals Spain and Russia were conspiring to fix the 2010 World Cup finals and 2018 World Cup bid, he resigned as chairman of The Football Association and […]
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Scandal rocks World Cups
[ENGLAND] If you’ve never heard of Lord Triesman before, you sure will now. He quit Sunday as the chairman of theEnglish Football Association — the head of English soccer — and England’s World Cup bid committee after he became embroiled in a sex scandal that threatens to bring down the English bid to host the2018 […]
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What They're Saying
“It’s probably the worst pitch we’ve played on all year.” — Chelsea’s John Terry on the Wembley Stadium field after the Blues beat Portsmouth,1-0, in Saturday’s FA Cup final. Portsmouth manager Avram Grant called the turf — the 11th laid down since the new stadium opened three years ago — “astable.” (FA chairman Lord Triesman […]
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English doubles
[MAKING A LIST] For the first time, Chelsea won the English Premier League and FA Cup in the same season when it beat Portsmouth, 1-0, Saturday in the FA Cupfinal at Wembley Stadium. The Blues, who won the game on Didier Drogba‘s free kick, became only the seventh team to win the double. YEARTEAM 1889 […]
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Beckham is an unneeded distraction
Columnist Patrick Barclay isn’t surprised England coach Fabio Capello — known for his steely pragmatism — wouldindulge David Beckham and let him join the England national team in South Africa as a coach. Barclay says the move is the latest example of howCapello has stuck by the “cap-conscious golden boy” whom he helped make the […]
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Hahnemann: 'We're really settled in'
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Goalie Marcus Hahnemann, picked up by the USA for the 2010 World Cup after a strong season at Wolves,got more good news on Wednesday when the English Premier League club extended his contract for another season. Hahnemann, 37, had a clause in his agreement that called for a contractextension if Wolves stayed up […]