England World Cup Blog 2010

It's gonna be an orgy!

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Written by Kris Mole Thursday, 11 March 2010 17:06

 According to news reports over the past couple of days, the UK has donated a million quid to South Africa to buy condoms in a bid to combat HIV and Aids, as the African nation builds up for this summer's World Cup.

South Africa claims to need a billion johnnies this year as it anticipates extra demand from foreign football fans. 

Now call me cynical, but doesn't that sound a little bit over the top?

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It matters more at Picklive Football

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Written by Dave Allan Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:00

"It matter more when there's money on it" goes a famous betting company slogan, suggesting watching live football can be enhanced by having a definite interest in the outcome.

Well, perhaps that is about to change thanks to the boys at Picklive Football who have invented a unique in-running fantasy football experience powered by some nifty flash programming.

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Get Bent!

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Written by Kris Mole Wednesday, 10 March 2010 20:43

 The debate over who should partner Wayne Rooney up front this summer is as vocal as ever recently, with question marks being put above the names of Defoe, Crouch, Cole, and even Heskey. But for some reason unknown to me, one player is being overlooked, despite being the 2nd highest scoring Englishman (behind Rooney) in the Premiership this season.

In fact, in a comment on here a couple of days ago I put the suggestion out there, but had no response. 

So I'll try again. 

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England? The semi-finals would be a great achievement

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Written by JR Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:50

We have a guest post from Wrighty7 this evening. Wrighty7 has been blogging about all things Arsenal for a good few years now and has built up a large following. His articles attract comments from far and wide and he is well respected  by Arsenal fans (as well as other clubs' fans I dare say!). You can visit his blog here.

Wrighty7 is also a keen England fan, here are his thoughts on England's chances at the upcoming World Cup Finals.

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My first England memories

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Written by Matt Pitt Tuesday, 09 March 2010 11:42

My first memories of the England football team come from the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the tournament that Bobby Robson's boys reached the semi-finals before being ousted by Ze Germans.

To be honest, I don't actually remember too much about the group stages which is hardly surprising as they were pretty uneventful. I also remember David Platt, not

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