Five Things Fabio Capello Learned From England Wins Over Bulgaria. Switzerland

England continued their post-World Cup revival this week, beginning their qualification campaign for Euro 2012 with maximum points and seven goals. With regular names such as John Terry and Frank Lampard, not to mention long term absentee Rio Ferdinand, missing there were plenty of points to prove from players new and old. Below are some key points that can be drawn from the two games.   1. England... 

England vs. Switzerland: The History of the Fixture

Fresh from getting their qualifying campaign off to the perfect start with a comfortable 4-0 win over Bulgaria, Fabio Capello’s England side now head to Basle to take on Switzerland. Ottmar Hitzfeld’s Swiss side are ranked 17th in FIFA’s World Rankings, 10 places below England, and as second seeds in the group tonight’s away trip represents the toughest test that the Three Lions... 

England vs. Bulgaria: The History of the Fixture

Fabio Capello’s England will start their qualifying campaign for Euro 2012 against Bulgaria on Friday night at Wembley. This is the third time that the nations have been drawn together in qualifying for the European Championships and the Three Lions will hope that history repeats itself as England have achieved qualification on both previous occasions. England are unbeaten in those qualifiers,... 

England Squad Preview: Fabio Capello To Turn To Youth for New Season

Fabio Capello will announce his England squad on Saturday for the upcoming match against Hungary at Wembley. Wednesday night’s friendly game will be England’s first since their disappointing showing at the World Cup in South Africa. England’s second-round exit at the hands of Germany was only one of four sub-standard performances over the summer and Capello is expected to ring the... 

FIFA World Rankings, July 2010: World Champions Spain Take No. 1 Spot

World Cup winners Spain have regained the top spot in FIFA’s World Rankings, as revealed today by football’s governing body. Spain last held the No. 1 ranking back in March this year and replace Brazil, who drop down to third place on the back of their disappointing quarterfinal exit in South Africa. Beaten finalists the Netherlands are now ranked second in the world, equalling their highest-ever... 

FIFA World Cup 2010: Joe Hart Is England’s New No. 1, but He Needs Club Football

The fallout of England’s exit from the World Cup last Sunday has already lead to much speculation about how the team must change in order to progress.   High up the agenda for most is the introduction of younger players to replace the older, more established names who have failed once more at international level.    Of all the names put forward as part of England’s... 

2010 FIFA World Cup: Brazil Ranked No. 1 Going into World Cup

FIFA have released their World Rankings for June 2010, the last time the rankings will be published before the FIFA World Cup begins in South Africa in just over two weeks time.   Brazil remain at the head of the rankings, with Spain in second position ahead of their Iberian neighbors, Portugal, who are still third.   The only change in the top 10 sees France leapfrog Croatia into the ninth... 

England vs. Mexico: The History

England take on Mexico at Wembley on Monday night in their penultimate warm-up match for the World Cup and their last at home.   Fabio Capello will hope to find a balance between bedding down his first-choice XI and experimenting with newer players as he prepares to trim his provisional squad down to 23 names by the start of June.   Mexico are currently ranked 17th in the FIFA World... 

Fabio Capello Names Carragher in England’s 30-Man Provisional World Cup Squad

Fabio Capello has named Jamie Carragher in his provisional World Cup squad as announced by the FA this afternoon. The 32-year-old defender returns to the Three Lions squad after having retired from international football in 2007. The Liverpool defender is joined in the 30-man selection by Gareth Barry, despite concerns over the Manchester City midfielder’s fitness for the summer tournament after... 

England Squad Preview: Capello Ready to Name Provisional World Cup Squad

Fabio Capello will announce his 30-man provisional World Cup squad tomorrow.   The chosen players will travel to Austria for an initial week long training camp after the FA Cup Final next weekend.   They will return home for a friendly against Mexico at Wembley on Monday, 24 May, before heading back out to Austria for a final warm-up match against Japan on Sunday, 30 May.   Fabio Capello... 

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