England World Cup Blog 2010

Japan v Denmark Preview - A view from Japan

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Written by Tony Concannon Wednesday, 23 June 2010 07:49

Here in Japan there is a mixture of mild excitement and slight bemusement on the prospect of the national team making it to the last 16 of the World Cup. They were not expected to do this well, but Takeshi Okada's men (only) need a draw against the Danes to unexpectedly progress from Group E. Okada was under enormous pressure going into the tournament, following four successive defeats, Japan's worst run in twelve years.

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Supporting England with Ringtones Downloaded to Mobile Phones

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Written by Tony Tyrell Wednesday, 23 June 2010 05:29

I shouldn't knock ringtones. It was the sector that I first started to understand about the Internet and how things fitted together however I always thought people stopped buying England ringtones in about 2005.

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Stan and Hughie on Safari - A2b World Cup Twitter

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Written by Dave Allan Tuesday, 22 June 2010 21:18

Hi I'm Stan and I've travelled to South Africa with my mate Hughie in a burger van to return an England star's luggage and see some footy!

Today we're enjoying the Kragga Kama Game Reserve. Well, I am, Hughie isn't. Thanks to his insane hair growth and love of leaping at people from trees he has been shot with tranquilliser darts several times. This has rendered him even less coherent than usual and made him quite grumpy. Last seen, he was urging several baboons to "start some shit"

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Now it actually is must win for England

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Written by James Beckett Tuesday, 22 June 2010 20:19

Okay okay...your probably getting a bit fed up of me telling you that it is must win for England, but now you have to believe me, because...it's must win for England!

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Buy a World Cup Vuvuzela

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Written by Dave Allan Tuesday, 22 June 2010 14:10

Love them or hate them, the vuvuzela is the most talked about, searched for, sought after and bought World Cup item for South Africa 2010.

BUY A VUVUZELA ONLINE NOW 

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Why England are so bad? Is Souness right?

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Written by Dave Allan Monday, 21 June 2010 18:09

I've never been the biggest fan of Graeme Souness' punditry or indeed his management skills but I came across this video below of him talking about why he thinks England are playing so poorly.

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Worst World Cup Tipster - Introducing Tim Lovejoy

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Written by Dave Allan Monday, 21 June 2010 13:30

It's bad enough seeing the hapless fool on BBC cookery programmes or being outbroadcast by Danny Baker over on Radio Five but now the muppet has turned his hand to advising real people on how to spend their hard earned cash at the bookies.

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Golden Boot betting finally comes to life

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Written by Dave Allan Sunday, 20 June 2010 20:46

The betting market for the Golden Boot (leading Goalscorer at the World Cup) finally came to life when pre-tournament favourite Luis Fabiano of Brazil (tipped here) found the net twice against Ivory Coast.

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Is this the worst World Cup ever?

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Written by Paul Quinn Sunday, 20 June 2010 15:52

That question Tony asked the other week about which is the best World Cup ever (probably 1986, I think we decided), got me to thinking about which one is the worst. I've thought long and hard, and it's this one. Isn't it, though?

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Patrick Evra in France training ground bust up.

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Written by Dave Allan Sunday, 20 June 2010 15:38

Manchester United Patrick Evra has become the latest  player involved in the implosion of the French World Cup campaign as seen in this training ground bust up with the French fitness coach Robert Duverne.

This training ground spat comes after Nicholas Anelka was sent home and Saturday and the players refusing to train in Sunday in protest at the Chelsea star being sent home.

Love the bit 35secs in.

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England v Algeria - Stan and Hughie

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Written by Stan Logan Saturday, 19 June 2010 23:04

Hi I'm Stan and I'm a Scot at the World Cup following England. Why? I can barely remember but stick around to find out! As faithful followers will recall, I have been trying to return an England star's bag, left behind when he visited my school. Among a number of valuable items in the bag are a live peacock (quite scrawny), a genuine get-out-of-jail-free card and Mazarati jump leads.

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The real reason why England are pish

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Written by Andrew Williams Saturday, 19 June 2010 22:39

England are terrible because all the players are GANTING for a pint!  Fabio Cappello has banned booze while all the players are in South Africa. Now they want to go home.

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Mexico and Uruguay to fix World Cup game?

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Written by Dave Allan Saturday, 19 June 2010 13:42

The first 'fixed' match of the World Cup is on the cards and the odds on the betting exchange Betfair suggest there will almost certainly be a draw in the game between Uruguay and Mexico on Tuesday June 22 at 3:00pm GMT.

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Capello needs to inspire England again

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Written by James Beckett Saturday, 19 June 2010 13:14

The date was the 26th of March 2008, and England have just suffered a 1-0 defeat away to France. It was Fabio Capello's first defeat as England manager in only his second game in charge, but despite the loss the Italian was happy. He said: “I told my players, you played well for 45 minutes, if you can play well for 45 minutes then you can play well for 90 minutes.”

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Who is the man to partner Rooney v Algeria?

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Written by Tom Wakefield Thursday, 17 June 2010 22:49

Ever since Michael Owen faded in to the football wilderness, there has been a place in the England side along side Wayne Rooney. But no matter who plays with the Manchester United man, they never seem to consistently perform. But now Fabio Capello has to chose from Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey or Peter Crouch, for Friday's crunch game with Algeria.

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