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Does the job really need to be a full time role?

Date: 12th February 2012 at 9:22 am | Filed under: England,Euro 2012,Football Blogs,Premier League,Tottenham Hotspur | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , | image © Action Images

As Fabio Capello’s deserted desk chair enters its final revolution the search for his successor has already began to pick up heat. The Italian’s decision to quit as England manager last night surprised few who had reached the conclusion that his tenure at Wembley had simply become untenable. The Football …

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Harry Redknapp for England – haven’t we been here before?

Harry Redknapp

Rejoice everyone! That horrible Fabio Capello, the man seeped in failure, that didn’t understand what it meant to be English, didn’t utilise our unique qualities, who took our millions for nothing, is gone! The 18 month media-led campaign to rid us of this chancer can now end, and the righful …

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The Top TEN Worst Set Pieces of all time?

Kleber

Free kick taking is considered a fine art. Sizing it up, calculating the trajectory, weight and speed needed to find the sweet spot that lies just a few short yards away. When it all goes off without a hitch it can leave you breathlessly staring in awe at the ball …

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Do we really need an English manager?

“I’d have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you pesky kids” mutters ex-England boss Fabio Capello as he shuffle’s past the awaiting press pack on his way out of FA headquarters in central London. Replace kids with uncouth football dinosaurs and that would offer a fairer and accurate …

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Was Fabio Capello undone by his relationship with the media?

Date: 9th February 2012 at 4:56 pm | Filed under: England,Featured Blog,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | image © Action Images

Well, there you have it then, the four-year reign of terror of Fabio Capello is at an end, let’s all take to the streets and rejoice, right? This is not an article about Harry Redknapp and the England job, for he is such an overwhelming favourite that his eventual coronation …

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The Top TEN most ‘heroic’ football performances in England

Bert Trautmann (1956)

You may be tempted to think of the modern day footballer as a protected species. When you see a number of the Premier League’s big name stars rolling around on the floor after a collision, it becomes hard to imagine that those same players are capable of extraordinary feats of bravery …

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The Next England Captain?

With pressure building by the hour, the inevitable happened. With John Terry’s trial for racial abuse delayed until after the European Finals, the decision to strip Terry of his captaincy of the national side (again) was taken by the FA this morning. They had little choice really. It was not …

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Young English footballers aren’t alright…or are they?

Soccer - UEFA European Under 21 Championship 2011 - England v Czech Republic - Viborg Stadion

A series of early international tournament exits in the last year have placed question marks over the quality of English footballers. Unsurprisingly, the finger of blame has yet again been pointed at the system responsible for developing young players. Zarif Rasul investigates the English youth development system.

THE diminutive young Nigerian …

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What lessons can we learn from their youth development?

RealMadridyouth

England’s youth development has long been seen as lagging behind the rest of the top European countries. It seems as if every nation goes through a rut with their youth set-ups at some point, so what exactly can we learn from those successful nations, who have managed to turn their …

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Another nail in the coffin as Premier League clubs benefit from reform

I think it’s fair to say that the football league is in a rather tempestuous place: struggling with a debt crisis of its members whilst watching the elite Premier League clubs drifting ever further away from their humbler counterparts. The introduction of the play-off system has been a positive of …

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