Duncan Watmore Impresses Once More as he comes of the bench for England Under-21's and is awarded with the Man of the Match award READ MORE
Tag: England Football
Spain Dominate as England Search for Inspiration
And so, when push came to shove, England showed just how far they have to come to compete with Europe’s best. Despite ten wins from ten in qualifying, this showed the difference between Roy Hodgeon and his boys, and the elite. Spain Dominate As England Search For Inspiration Spain passed, pressed and kept the ball for […] READ MORE
Jordan Pickford: Sunderland’s Future England Number One
Jordan Pickford: Sunderland's Future England Number 1. Can the young Sunderland goalkeeper continue his progress and get to the top? READ MORE
Rooney, Charlton and tales of Strikers
This is a tale of three England strikers – after Wayne Rooney finally eclipsed the age old England goalscoring record set by Bobby Charlton. Just in case you hadn’t heard about it… Charlton’s record was established in 1968, when 2001: A Space Odyssey was the big cinema box office hit, West Bromwich Albion had beaten Everton […] READ MORE
Venturing into Non-League Football
I swapped the glitzy stars of the Premier League for the West Country derby between Weston-super-Mare and Bath, who play in non-league football’s second tier – the National League South. It’s not the highly paid Premier League footballers that should be considered the greatest asset to the beautiful game in England, but instead the hardworking […] READ MORE
What Happened to English Football?
After England were knocked out of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, one has to ask the question: what happened to English football? Not just internationally but the English Premier League itself. It’s just not the same league we’ve grown to know and love. Just a few years ago the Barclays Premier League was seen […] READ MORE
England Women’s Geordie Spirit Shows Where Men Are Going Wrong
Whenever the England national team of either gender has done anything in big tournaments, there has been a strong Geordie spirit running through the team. READ MORE
The Art Of Failure: What England Do Best
As England fail to compete well in another tournament we ask, "Why are England so good at failing?" READ MORE
Can English Football Ever Recover?
In the cult 1980s TV comedy series The Comic Strip Presents, there was a wonderful parody that explored how England might fare under occupation by international military forces. In one scene, a man is incarcerated in a bamboo cage, and ‘tortured’ by being forced to watch a television screen showing a shower head and a single […] READ MORE
Jamie Vardy Earns a Deserved England Call-Up
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy has been called up to the national team, marking an incredible story of his rise through the football league. Roy Hodgson has included Vardy in his squad, alongside Queens Park Rangers striker Charlie Austin and Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton, who are also hoping for their first England caps. Hodgson saw Vardy […] READ MORE
