24 years of age and still improving by the day. Wayne Rooney has fast made a name for himself since making a storming introduction to English Football back in 2002, announcing himself as England’s brightest young talent with a fantastic strike against Arsenal at Goodison Park. Then just 16 years old, he was tipped to become one of England’s best, and now it’s time to question that prediction as he finds himself in the best form of his career.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has come out and made the bold statement that Rooney is currently the best player on the planet. That’s some praise. Pele, Maradona, Best, Ronaldo, Henry, Ronaldinho, Messi… The list of players who have received such accalades goes on, and one gets the feeling that Rooney isn’t about to stop here.
England have been drawn in Group G for the Euro 2012 qualifiers alongside Switzerland, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and most notably Wales. The two sides last faced each other in the World Cup 2006 qualifiers, with England emerging victorious on both occasions.
The group has been described as one of the two toughest groups in the draw, with Group A also being predicted to be extremely tight.
Fabio Capello shared the view that Groups A and G would be the toughest.
I think the worst groups were Group A and Group G and we got Group G. It’s a tough group because each game will be strong games to play.
Other British interest saw Scotland drawn alongside defending champions Spain in Group I, while Republic of Ireland will face trips to Russia and Slovakia as part of Group B, and Northern Ireland will come up against world champions Italy in Group C.
Abbey Clancy graces the front and the inside of the March edition of FHM. There have been a lot of rumours that Cheryl Cole will be the sexiest WAG for the World Cup and all the headlines will be about her. Surely our WDKF fave Clancy has got to be in with a shot?
You all must have heard of Vanessa Perroncel by now right? If not where have you been? John Terry is plastered over every paper and news bulletin after his court gagging order over stories about his personal life. Those stories relate to the fact that JT had an affair with Vanessa who at the time was with Wayne Bridge. It’s one hot mess for the England captain especially in this World Cup year. read more…
It’s always great sport isn’t it when top line commentators struggle with a surname during the live broadcast of a sporting event. As a viewer, listener and a fan, I’ve always admired the professionalism and tact of such football luminaries as Motty, Mike Ingham, Jonathan Pearce, Martin Tyler and my personal favourite, Stuart Hall. The ease with which the lot of them rattle off complicated name after complicated name during their working afternoon or evening has often impressed me, much more so than say, television news readers, who, to be honest, just need to get the hang of an African or Eastern European politician a couple of times before moving on. It’s so easy to have a bit of a pop at the ref or commentator if you’re watching a game from the stands or on TV at home isn’t it, I couldn’t do either job but without them everyone’s footy experience would be quite a bit worse.
This got me thinking a bit about footballers handles read more…
Back in October I wrote a piece about Independent School’s Football in an attempt to broaden people’s knowledge about School Football. At that time Shrewsbury School’s 1st XI had just beaten Lancing School of Brighton 2-0 in the 2nd round of the Independent Schools Football Association Cup, and now, 3 months on, we’re just 10 days away from a semi-final clash with Millfield School of Somerset.
Earlier on in our season we were involved in a thrilling match with Millfield, albeit just a friendly. We took the lead early on, before the home side clawed themselves back into the game to lead 3-1. With only 20 minutes remaining on the clock, we pulled a goal back through a penalty, before equalising soon after. Had it not been for a certain someone missing a sitter in the final minute of the game, we would have come away with a memorable win. Now we have our chance to set the record straight.
Millfield are in the top 3 sporting Schools in the country, as are we. This is a massive rival clash and one that for the winner will earn a place in the final to play at Stadium MK, home of the MK Dons, against Either Manchester Grammar School or Repton of Derbyshire.
Wednesday the 3rd of February is the big day, and everyone is chomping at the bit to get out there and get ourselves into the National Final. Wish us luck!
We’ve heard that chant a few times coming from Liverpool’s camp this season. First when they drew with Lyon in the CL and then when they got eliminated. We also heard it when they went on a run of poor results and then beat Man Utd. In fact, we’ve heard it so much and fans have been disappointed so many times that no one, Rafa included, have actually dared to mention it now. The win against Spurs was seen as a battle for the last CL place, but I personally believe that this is where Liverpool’s season will really kick start.
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Manchester United are currently the laughing stock of English football.
Not really for the fact that weve been utterly rubbish on the pitch, but because of the mess regarding the ownership of the club from the Glazers.
Rafael Benitez has made his first move to bolster the Liverpool squad in an attempt to improve his side’s fortune on the pitch by capturing the signature of Argentina International Maxi Rodriguez from Atletico Madrid on a free transfer. Maxi’s contract at Atletico was due to expire in the Summer, and as he had fallen out of favour with the Spanish giants, he was seeking to gain some regular first team action with the World Cup Finals just 147 days away.
I posted back in October last year here about Cristiano Ronaldo replacing David Beckham for Armani and the pictures are now available. Anyone think his “package” has been photoshopped? Not overly impressed by Ronaldo’s shots as they are hardly anything new are they? You might want to google the Megan Fox Armani shots though…uber girl crush. read more…
Owen Coyle, one of the brightest young Managers in English Football at the moment, guilty of making one of the most stupid Managerial moves ever, or a sly career move that will pay dividends in the end?
Coyle’s move a few miles south from Burnley to Bolton has really got people stumped. Burnley are currently 14th in the Premier Division, and while they’re far from clear of the drop, you’d definitely back them to stay up, especially against Bolton. Bolton are 18th following the departure of the much unloved Gary Megson, and I think it’s safe to say they will be in the relegation mixer come the 36th, 37th, and 38th games of the season. So why, oh why did you make that move Owen?
An incredible story coming out of Africa today reports that the Togolese National Team, on their way into the Congo ahead of the African Nations Cup, were attacked by a group of armed Angolan rebels on the boarder between the two countries. The driver of the bus has been killed, and two of the players injured in this unprovoked ambush.
Patrick Vieira is all set to become Roberto Mancini’s first signing at Manchester City, providing the French International passess a medical at the club. Vieira is currently out of favour under Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, and has decided that to prolong his career, a move to England is required.
I must admit that in my writings i have no interest in courting any sort of controversy. I write about things i have an opinion about and im quite happy to have a good ol’ ding-dong with anyone that wants a debate.
My recent post on my View From Tier 3 site (A Manchester United biased blog..the stuff that i keep off WDKF!) was about what role Mr Rooney has played in our recent slump. This piece has given my email and twitter a good old bashing! I knew many would find it impossible to accept a die-hard Red question Wazza, but i never thought people would actually shed tears about it.
Here’s the link: http://viewfromtier3.blogspot.com/2010/01/rooney-obsession.html
Does anyone agree with me!?
