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- Lampard: We need to get up and at 'em
Frank Lampard has warned England must get into opponents' faces to be successful in South Africa.
The Chelsea midfielder is convinced England can take the World Cup by storm if they use the high-tempo style of the Premier League.
Lampard admits England were below par in their final two friendlies against Japan and View more »- Beckham sends Walcott a message of hope
David Beckham has tried to ease Theo Walcott's World Cup heartbreak.
The former England captain sent the Arsenal star a text urging him to keep his chin up and assuring him he can come back stronger in the future.
Walcott, 21, was axed from Fabio Capello's World Cup squad, but the Arsenal winger is close to 35-year View more »- Captain Rio rallies England troops
England departed for South Africa on Wednesday as captain Rio Ferdinand revealed a simple formula for winning this summer's World Cup.
Fabio Capello's squad have had to cope with discussion surrounding the fitness of Gareth Barry, the omission of Theo Walcott and Darren Bent from a 23-man squad and the renegotiation View more »- Members of England's national football team
Airport workers cheer as England's national football team boards a flight to the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tournament in South Africa, at Heathrow airport in London June 2, 2010.
England's national football team player Peter Crouch looks back while boarding the flight to the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tournam View more »- Ferdinand: Nobody is safe under Capello
• No hiding place for 'big names', says Ferdinand• 'We want teams not to want to draw us'
Rio Ferdinand claims none of the England squad felt safe as Fabio Capello prepared to drop seven players from his party and the captain added that the lack of a comfort zone will help drive the players as they try t View more »- Dignified Walcott wishes England luck
England depart for South Africa with a World Cup good luck message delivered through tears of pain from Theo Walcott.
It is a measure of the Arsenal man's development that he responded in the most appropriate manner to being axed by Fabio Capello.
"I am very disappointed not to be included in the squad going ou View more »- England World Cup squad: winners and losers
Fabio Capello's England squad for World Cup 2010 announcement has raised a few eyebrows.
Missing you already: you won't be seeing much of Melanie Slade and at the World Cup Theo Walcott this summer
World Cup losers
Theo Walcott: Claimed he ‘deserved’ to be in the squad over the weekend. Having not de View more »- Lampard: Rooney can be be just like Gazza
Wayne Rooney will emulate Gazza at the World Cup... by being the England's training camp live-wire.
The Manchester United striker hates staying in his room alone, and devotes his spare time to buzzing around and raising spirits of his team-mates, according to Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.
At Italia 90, Gascoign View more »- James: The World Cup ball is 'horrible'
David James last night savaged the "horrible" World Cup ball - and admitted it is odds-on to leave at least one keeper in South Africa red-faced with embarrassment.
The Portsmouth shot-stopper, desperate for his first taste of World Cup action after travelling as an unused squad member in 2002 and 2006, joined Spain View more »- Theo Walcott devastated by Capello's World Cup shock
Devastated Theo Walcott last night told of his shock at being axed from England's World Cup squad.
The Arsenal star was the big victim as ruthless England boss Fabio Capello picked Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips ahead of him.
Walcott, 21, who had just sat his driving test when he heard the shock news View more »
