Now that the nonstop headlines and misery are over and we know for certain that Steve McClaren is the next coach of England, it is time to turn our attention to the next big issue: who will replace Steve McClaren? We haven’t checked yet, but there are probably oddsmakers somewhere who already have [...]

It is a race against time for Wayne Rooney’s metatarsal. England is trying anything and everthing including an oxygen chamber to speed up his recovery. Cue music.

I’m not a huge Wayne Rooney fan and I’m largely indifferent to England, but I am disappointed about the news that Rooney will be out for six weeks with a broken bone in his foot. England is an entirely different team when it has a healthy Rooney and Michael Owen in its lineup. [...]

Just when you thought the England coaching search drama would be put to bed, along comes news that the search for the next Sven will continue to go on. At a news conference today, Luiz Felipe Scolari said thanks, but no thanks to mother England. “The English FA is going to choose a [...]

We’re exhausted. Ever since Sven’s Sheikh scandal rocked the world a couple of months ago, the intense speculation about who would succeed him as England’s coach has been nothing short of tiring. Our certified Sven expert Shawn over on the England blog has been courageously reporting every detail and every rumor. It [...]

Michael Owen might not be able to play in the World Cup, but the even bigger news is that the world no longer has to wait for the lyrics of the official England fight song. A somewhat careful reading has left us wondering if this song, penned and performed by Embrace, is about football [...]

After you submit a picture of your face to win some World Cup tickets, you might as well attach it to another email and fire it off to the folks who are putting together a flag mosaic that will be hanging in the stadium for England’s World Cup matches. The creators are using thousands [...]

Following on the heels of Mexico’s early roster announcement last week, Trinidad and Tobago have announced a 24-man provisional roster for the World Cup. It is interesting to see that Fulham keeper Tony Warner has only been named as a reserve despite much fanfare a few months back when he agreed to play for [...]

Talk about courage. Paraguay striker Julio Gonzalez says he is considering having a prosthetic arm fitted so that he can resume his football career next season. Gonzalez had his arm amputated in January following an automobile crash in Italy, effectively ending the Vicenza striker’s hopes of representing his country at the World Cup. [...]

We have some financial advice for all of you loyal readers out there. If Wayne Rooney puts his money on red, you are advised to put your money on black. According to newspaper reports in England, Rooney has racked up gambling debts of £700,000. We thought he only spent that kind of [...]