- Danny joy! Welbeck to lead line against France... but young Gunner Chamberlain misses out on start
- 09/06/2012 by Dailymail
Danny Welbeck looks to have won the race to be England’s centre forward when their Euro 2012 campaign begins against France on Monday.The Manchester United striker’s instinctive finish in last week’s 1-0 friendly win over Belgium has convinced manager Roy Hodgson to pick him ahead of Andy Carroll as the replacement for Wayne Rooney, who is suspended.Welbeck, 21, impresse... Full Story »- Spot of bother? England open doors to training HQ... but lack of penalty marks could leave fans fearing over Euro 2012 shootouts
- 09/06/2012 by Dailymail
England's open-doors policy to their Euro 2012 quest continued this morning with a public training session at their base on the outskirts of Krakow.Despite rebuilding their Hutnik base into an ultra-smart training centre, the pitch is missing one crucial thing: penalty spots.Given England's poor performances when it comes to shootouts, we can only hope that Roy Hodgson wil... Full Story »- France coach Laurent Blanc 'surprised' at Rio Ferdinand's omission from Roy Hodgson's England squad
- 08/06/2012 by Telegraph.co.uk
Ferdinand’s brother, Anton, was allegedly racially abused by England defender John Terry last year and the wider suspicion is that the Manchester United defender was excluded due to fears that his selection alongside Terry could harm squad unity. Terry denies the allegation and Ferdinand told Hodgson that he wanted to play in Euro 2012 but was overlooked in favour of Terry... Full Story »- England striker Andy Carroll needs good service to hit the right notes at European Championship
- 08/06/2012 by Telegraph.co.uk
Welbeck might have scored in his last game against Belgium, but Carroll should not be discounted - particularly if Hodgson can devise a tactical plan to ensure we see the best of him, rather than the centre-forward who was a shadow of his former self for much of last season with Liverpool. Until the final six weeks of the season, it was beginning to look increasingl... Full Story »- France's Yann M'Vila a major doubt for England game
- 08/06/2012 by Telegraph.co.uk
But there was otherwise positive news on Les Bleus' defensive midfield injury crisis, with Blaise Matuidi and Alou Diarra both making good progress in their recovery from setbacks. M'Vila has been a doubt for the game since turning his ankle in a pre-tournament friendly against Serbia on May 31 and team doctor Fabrice Bryand considers it likely the Rennes star will miss ou... Full Story »- Capello reluctant to work in Italy again
- 08/06/2012 by Goal.com
Fabio Capello has revealed that he is uninterested in working in Italy again, admitting that he feels he has already "done enough" coaching in his homeland.The 65-year-old was linked with Inter immediately after resigning as England boss in February but nothing came of the speculation and the former AC Milan coach is still looking for a new job.However, Capello explained tha... Full Story »- Jermain Defoe thanks well-wishers for condolences
- 08/06/2012 by Goal.com
England striker Jermain Defoe has taken to his Twitter account to thank well-wishers and hospital staff after his father passed away on Wednesday night.Scores of footballers and fans took to the social networking website in order to send condolences to the Tottenham striker, who left his country's Euro 2012 camp to be with the rest of his family.The 29-year-old will rejoin th... Full Story »- Italian Nicola Rizzoli to referee England's Euro 2012 opener against France
- 08/06/2012 by Goal.com
England’s first Euro 2012 game against France is to be refereed by Italian Nicola Rizzoli.Having spent 10 years officiating in Serie A, the European Championship is the 40-year-old's first major tournament.Three Lions' boss Roy Hodgson will remember Rizzoli after he refereed Fulham’s Europa League final defeat to Atletico Madrid in 2010.However, he is more likely to b... Full Story »- Lie back and think of England, Rio
- 08/06/2012 by The Sun
Sunny side up ... Rio Ferdinand in Cyprus as England prepare for Euro 2012 without himSOCCER star Rio Ferdinand tries to put his Euro 2012 disappointment behind him by sunning himself on holiday in Cyprus.Wearing red flowery shorts, the Man United defender, 33, stretched out on a sun lounger and cooled off in the pool.The 81-cap player was left out of the squad for Poland an... Full Story »- Down on his luck
- 08/06/2012 by The Sun
Stewart defends his 34 England games without scoring a goalI'M STEW-PENDOUS ... Downing aims to shine for England boss Roy HodgsonSTEWART DOWNING’S stats do not make great reading for a player whose priority is to attack.In 34 games for England, the Liverpool winger has never scored a goal.And he neither scored nor contributed an assist for his club in their entire Premie... Full Story »
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