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- England Winger Theo Walcott 'Completely Respects' Fabio Capello's Decision Not To Select Him In Final Squad
England winger Theo Walcott has passed on his best wishes to the 23-man squad who will travel to the World Cup after he missed Fabio Capello's cut.
The Arsenal player has confirmed reports that he will be one of seven players omitted from the Italian's selection when it is announced at 4pm on Tuesday. Four years ago View more »- Capello commits to England after agreeing new deal
Fabio Capello will commit himself to England tomorrow - and tell Inter Milan to forget any idea of making him their next coach.
Capello received the assurances he sought from the Football Association in a telephone conversation with new Club England head Sir Dave Richards yesterday.
Richards told Capello that the F View more »- Capello to sign new England deal
- Manager sets pre-departure deadline to remove 'break' clause as he prepares to name final 23-man squad Fabio Capello will sign a new contract with the Football Association by the time that the England squad fly to South Africa tomorrow morning, after he told the governing body that his future must be resolved before h View more »
- Gerrard shrugs off injury scare
England midfielder Steven Gerrard has played down another injury scare ahead of the World Cup.
Liverpool captain Gerrard sparked fears ahead of the Three Lions' South Africa campaign last week when he twice withdrew from training with a damaged calf.
The midfielder then hurt his knee during England's 2-1 friendly View more »- Rio buoyed by subs' impact
Rio Ferdinand is delighted England were bailed out from the bench against Japan.
After a sloppy first-half performance the Three Lions eventually emerged from their slumber in Graz to record a 2-1 win. And, as he heads into his fourth tournament, Ferdinand is also acutely aware that it might be the impact players View more »- Capello knows his men for South Africa
Fabio Capello has confirmed he knows the names of the players who will carry England's World Cup hopes in South Africa - and they are the same ones he had in mind when he arrived in Austria a fortnight ago.
Providing the medical update on Gareth Barry confirms the Manchester City midfielder will have recovered fro View more »- Lampard confident of World Cup penalty ability
England midfielder Frank Lampard has insisted he wants to carry on taking penalties - even after his second consecutive spot kick miss, his third of the season.
Lampard, who also missed in the FA Cup final, said: “It's down to the manager. I'll always want to take it.
It wasn't a great penalty. It's disappoin View more »- Cole: I've done all I can to make World Cup
Joe Cole last night claimed he could not have done any more to force his way into England's World Cup squad.
Cole was the big winner from England's final warm-up friendly before Fabio Capello names his 23 man squad for South Africa tomorrow.
Chelsea midfielder Cole staked his claim in just 45 minutes with an excell View more »- Capello happy to stay
Fabio Capello will today have crunch talks on his England future.
Football Association chiefs are confident they will persuade him to stay after a hasty reshuffle yesterday following the resignation two weeks ago of Lord Triesman.
Inter Milan have made Capello their No.1 target to replace Jose Mourinho and are read View more »- Rio Ferdinand has matured and is ready to take on world
Rio Ferdinand doesn't do European championships, having been omitted in 2000, banned for 2004 while England never even reached 2008, but he loves a World Cup.
Rising to challenge: Rio Ferdinand is inspired by Sir Bobby Charlton's example
South Africa will be his fourth, equalling Sir Bobby Charlton's England record. View more »
