England’s friendly with Egypt was one of the few remaining fixtures in which Fabio Capello has the opportunity to establish his World Cup elite. Come mid May the England manager has to name his provisional squad and while he is sure to have already penned a few names on his team sheet…

Despite the fact Manchester City made easy work of their game against Premiership leaders Chelsea and  irrelevant of the class, skill and footballing talent on show, the only real talking point to come out of Saturdays early kick off will be; should Wayne Bridge have shaken John Terry’s hand? Within minutes of…

Football has been dealt a massive blow yesterday with the bite of the countries recession really beginning to demonstrate its destructive power - on the footballing world. Administrators have moved into debt-ridden Portsmouth Football Club after the Premier League side failed to find a buyer willing to invest. Portsmouth have been dealt a…

When Gianfranco Zola refers to you as “King Midas” you know you’re on top of your game. Rooney is in the form of his life and he’s in a class of his own. Everything he touches turns to gold and the United striker can do no wrong. Every aspect of what he…