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- England v Algeria - Rooney ready to prove power
- Wayne Rooney has vowed to prove himself on football's biggest stage and the England striker is feeling "sharp and hungry" ahead of Friday's clash with Algeria in Cape Town. Rooney admits there is room for improvement in his own performance following England's 1-1 draw with the United States in their opening World Cup View more »
- Rooney: England had no fear
Wayne Rooney has rejected suggestions that England played with "fear" during their draw with the United States in their World Cup opener.
Captain Steven Gerrard had given England a dream start in Rustenburg by giving them a fourth-minute lead but a howler from keeper Robert Green allowed Clint Dempsey to equalise as View more »- Rooney poses for picture with four-letter word written on shoe
Wayne Rooney put his foot in it by sending a four-letter message to the world when he posed for official pictures with the England team.
The Man United striker was photographed with the legend “FCUK U” scrawled across the instep of his left shoe in black letters.
Wayne’s graffiti went unnoticed un View more »- England v Algeria: Gareth Barry returns for Group C World Cup clash in Cape Town
Fabio Capello has confirmed England midfielder Gareth Barry will play some part in Friday's World Cup match against Algeria in Cape Town.
Barry has regained full fitness after suffering an ankle injury when in action for Manchester City in early May.
Capello told BBC Sport: "Gareth will play this Friday. He is ok View more »- Barry back to face Algeria
Fabio Capello has confirmed England midfielder Gareth Barry will start Friday's World Cup match against Algeria in Cape Town.
Barry has regained full fitness after suffering an ankle injury when in action for Manchester City in early May.
Capello told BBC Sport: "Gareth will play this Friday. He is okay, there View more »- Dempsey: England feel pressure
United States forward Clint Dempsey claims England's players seemed "edgy" during their 1-1 draw on Saturday and believes they were struggling to deal with the pressure.
England got their World Cup campaign off to a flyer when captain Steven Gerrard gave them the lead inside four minutes, but the USA hit back thro View more »- Fabio Capello believes Germany are scared of England
Fabio Capello believes that Franz Beckenbauer's damning criticism of the England team is because Germany are scared of meeting them in the World Cup.
According to sources, the England manager, who has a good relationship with Beckenbauer, has not taken the attack too seriously and merely regards it as an attempt to View more »- World Cup 2010: Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole return to training
Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole both took part in England's training session on Tuesday, having missed the session on Monday.
Rooney was forced to miss yesterday's session in order to receive treatment on a minor ankle injury sustained when he was kicked during the 1-1 draw with the USA.
However, after some work in th View more »- Fabio Capello slaps sex ban on England players
Fabio Capello has slapped a sex ban on the England players.
WAG Lizzie Cundy revealed news of the ban in her weekly Closer magazine World Cup diary.
She revealed: ”There have been lots of conflicting reports about which WAGs are coming out for the tournament, but I can finally set the record straight.
"Chante View more »- World Cup 2010: Franz Beckenbauer attacks England's 'kick and rush'
• Former Germany captain says England have gone backwards• Germans have advantage with Jabulani, says Carragher
Franz Beckenbauer has launched a scathing attack on England's style of play and claimed Fabio Capello's side have "gone backwards into the bad old times of kick and rush".
Beckenbauer, one of View more »
