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Stuart Pearce says 'everything is in place' for Euro 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce insists "everything is in place" for whoever leads the team to the Euro 2012 finals this summer.
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent begins recovery from ankle surgery
Friday 20 April 2012
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has taken the first step on his road to recovery after ankle surgery by doing some light running, manager Alex McLeish has confirmed.
Without Wilshere, midfield options are limited for Euro 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Injured Arsenal man has just five caps but was already key to national set-up, writes Sam Wallace
Sam Wallace: Without Jack Wilshere England's midfield options at Euro 2012 are limited
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Arsenal man has only won five caps but was already key to set-up of national side
Andy Carroll unhappy at being used as Liverpool substitute
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll believes he has spent too much time on the substitutes' bench since his big-money move to Anfield.
England manager appointment 'not far away' say FA
Monday 16 April 2012
Football Association chief executive Alex Horne has confirmed it will not be long before the organisation makes its move to appoint a new England manager.
Rodwell injury ends season
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Jack Rodwell is likely to miss the rest of the season and the European Championship after a recurrence of the hamstring injury that has plagued his season.
Pulis backs Crouch for a return to England fold
Monday 09 April 2012
You have to go back to 1984 for the last time a Stoke City player appeared for England. That was Mark Chamberlain, father of Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but Tony Pulis believes the club are finally due international recognition again in the shape of Peter Crouch.
Terry can 'barely breathe' but will still try to shackle Messi
Friday 06 April 2012
Chelsea captain is in the kind of form that makes him a hard man to ignore
Arsene Wenger joins those wanting early England appointment
Friday 30 March 2012
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger feels the Football Association must sort out who will be England manager sooner rather than later.
Sam Wallace: FA needs to act now – this is the Euros, not a popularity contest
Thursday 29 March 2012
There are 74 days left until England play France at Euro 2012 and, by the sound of it, Stuart Pearce is working on the assumption that it could well be him in the dugout in Donetsk. Certainly no one at the Football Association has told him to rule it out.
Pearce makes Euro plans while Harry kept in dark
Thursday 29 March 2012
The England caretaker manager, Stuart Pearce, is preparing for the possibility he may well be in charge of the national team for Euro 2012 this summer and is speaking to Premier League managers about the fitness and form of players who are up for selection.
Robin Scott-Elliot: Crouch, giant of the game, proves that big is beautiful
Monday 26 March 2012
The Way I See It: Fabio Capello was never going to trust a player who appears part Van Basten, part Rodney Trotter
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Gove’s lesson: spare the comma, spoil the child
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It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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