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- I used to be scared of 'massive' Ledley King as a teenager, admits John Terry
It takes a lot to intimidate John Terry.
Yet the man the Chelsea skipper will line up alongside against the USA on Saturday used to scare the living daylights out of the Blues defender.
I haven't changed at all since I was stripped of England captaincy, says John Terry
Ledley King revealed a few days View more »- Gareth Barry to miss opening group game with USA in Rustenburg
Gareth Barry will play no part in England's opening game in Rustenburg
The Manchester City midfielder who remained a doubt for Fabio Capello's 23-man squad had made a quicker than expected recovery from the ankle injury he suffered last month.
After being handed a deadline of June 13, the day after the USA game, to View more »- England land controversial referee for opener
World Cup 2010: controversial Carlos Simon to referee England v USA group match
England's opening World Cup game against USA on Saturday will be refereed by Carlos Simon, a Brazilian official who has caused controversy with some of his decisions in his homeland where Flamengo even reported him to Fifa for one "unambig View more »- Ledley King set to start for England against USA in World Cup 2010
• Spurs defender hopes knee won't hinder his progress• 'To be here is something I will never forget,' says King
The return of Ledley King to prominence is a heart-warming tale that tempts supporters to ignore any little shiver they feel over a defender whose damaged knee has a fame of its own. Fabio Cape View more »- Edson Buddle double lifts creaky USA over Australia
USA 3-1 Australia
This eventful match in Roodepoort held the crowd's interest, but the array of incidents would have been a particular pleasure to the watching Franco Baldini, England's general manager. The three goals for the victors will have counted for less than the realisation that the USA lacked resilience and View more »- Capello:'Beckham can help us with World Cup opener'
David Beckham will be England's super spy at the World Cup.
Fabio Capello will spend the week picking the former England's captain's brains for information about next Saturday's Group C opponents the USA. The 35-year-old midfielder, ruled out after rupturing his Achilles during a spell at AC Milan, has spent three y View more »- US over Australia 3-1
- ROODEPOORT, South Africa (AP)—The dress rehearsal could not have gone much better for the United States. In a small stadium near an open field in a suburb west of Johannesburg, the Americans beat Australia for the first time, a 3-1 victory Saturday on a sun-splashed autumn afternoon that filled the U.S. players View more »
- Golden Rule: Carlos Bocanegra & Iker Casillas
Carlos Bocanegra
The cream of the highly-talented/highly hot crop is fading fast, Kickettes, and we're freaking out. So help us, if we hear any more bad news bears around the WC, we're throwing in the (stolen) Mandarin Oriental Hotel towel and moving to Mars.
Michael Ballack
There's those who've succumbed to inj View more »- Int'l Friendly: USA - Australia
Who: United States vs. Australia What: International Friendly When: Saturday, June 5, 2010; 8:30 a.m. ET Where: Ruimsig Stadium; Roodepoort, South Africa TV: ESPN2
The United States Men's National Team stages their final pre-World Cup warm-up match against fellow qualifier Australia on Saturday in South Africa's Rui View more »- Fitness scare for Altidore
United States striker Jozy Altidore has been hospitalised with a sprained ankle.
Villarreal striker Altidore missed practice on Thursday due to the injury but American broadcaster ESPN said hospital X-rays ruled out any serious damage. The reported added that Altidore's fitness was being assessed on a day-to-day b View more »
