- Welbeck ready to be England's leading man
- 14/06/2012 by YAHOO Sport
- Fourteen years after a teenage Michael Owen cut a swathe through Argentina's defence at the 1998 World Cup, Danny Welbeck is dreaming of making a similar impact for England at Euro 2012.Owen's electrifying run and goal in St Etienne is Welbeck's earliest memory of watching England, and the 21-year-old has since been able to learn directly from the veteran predator during th... Full Story »
- Svensson accuses England of disrespecting Sweden
- 14/06/2012 by Goal.com
- The former Southampton midfielder insists the Three Lions have consistently underestimated his nation and has warned against doing the same ahead of their Euro 2012 encounterAnders Svensson has accused England of disrespecting Sweden ahead of the clash between the two teams at Euro 2012.England have beaten Sweden just once in 43 years, and Svensson believes that the Thre... Full Story »
- Henderson says he's ready for a first team place if Gerrard and Parker can't take the strain
- 14/06/2012 by Dailymail
- Jordan Henderson has declared himself ready to be thrust into the thick of England's European Championship campaign if Roy Hodgson's worst fears about his central midfield are realised.Hodgson admitted on Monday he was not certain Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker could continue to play every four days in Poland and Ukraine.That could see Henderson thrown in at the deep end i... Full Story »
- We want goals! Hodgson hopes to see England become more creative
- 14/06/2012 by Dailymail
- Roy Hodgson has told England’s players he wants to see more ambition and aggression against Sweden on Friday night.The England manager was delighted with their disciplined, defensive display against France on Monday but has addressed his squad and told them he wants to see a more fluent attacking performance. As Danny Welbeck said on Wednesday: ‘As a team we want to ge... Full Story »
- Natural born thriller: I've played for England at every level and I belong here, says proud Welbeck
- 14/06/2012 by Dailymail
- Never mind policemen. England footballers are getting younger.Danny Welbeck made a room full of newspaper men feel distinctly old when he said his first memory of an England striker in action was Michael Owen scoring that goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.It drew a gasp from his audience and was then followed by a brief history lesson for the 21-year-old.Maturit... Full Story »
- Razor sharp Rooney shows off new look in training as Coleen and WAGs jet out to Poland
- 14/06/2012 by Dailymail
- Wayne Rooney showed off his latest look at England training today after shaving the sides of his head.The striker, who is banned for Friday's second Group D match against Sweden, is desperate to rejoin the team.He will have to wait until Tuesday's potential qualifying decider against co-hosts Ukraine in Donetsk.Hair we go: Wayne Rooney reveals his new razor sharp look a... Full Story »
- Body language: The story of the surprising Joleon Lescott... and his tattoos
- 13/06/2012 by Dailymail
- Quiet, thoughtful and unassuming, Joleon Lescott has never been your typical England centre half. One look at the profound messages tattooed across his torso or a few minutes in the company of the softly-spoken boy from Birmingham will tell you that. Then again, the 29-year-old who claimed his first international goal to give England the lead in Monday’s draw with France ha... Full Story »
- Wilshere calls in troll cops
- 13/06/2012 by The Sun
- Final straw ... England and Arsenal midfielder Jack WilshereENGLAND ace Jack Wilshere has called cops after Twitter trolls claimed he had tested positive for cocaine.The outrageous suggestion that the Arsenal midfielder — out of action since injuring his ankle last August — has not been playing because he failed a drugs test was tweeted from two accounts and spread lik... Full Story »
- Ibra's got the hump again... this time with his 'unprofessional' Sweden team-mates
- 13/06/2012 by Dailymail
- Just two days after their opening defeat against Ukraine in Kiev and Sweden’s Euro 2012 campaign is on the verge of falling apart.The sun may have been shining at the Swedes’ rural training retreat 25km outside the Ukraine capital but inside the locker room the ramifications of being put to the sword by Andriy Shevchenko on Monday night were still being felt.At the heart o... Full Story »
- Ukraine chief takes swipe at England by accusing them of racism over Rio
- 13/06/2012 by Dailymail
- England have been accused of racism for leaving Rio Ferdinand out of their Euro 2012 squad.Ukraine’s FA president Grygory Surkis attacked British media coverage of alleged racism at the tournament and claimed Ferdinand’s absence from the squad was due to the allegations that John Terry made racist comments to Ferdinand’s brother Anton.Accused: A Ukrainian football chief ha... Full Story »