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Andy Anson, the chief executive behind England’s bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, has said lessons must be learned from the failure of the bid in 2006.

 
New Wembley, new world-class manager, new coaching staff and now a new kit; the stage seems set for England to cruise through the 2010 World Cup qualifying stages. However spectacularly we have failed to qualify for a World championship or European tournament in the past, there is a really positive mentality about the England camp.
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I don’t think Capello could make it any clearer what he thinks about Michael Owen and Engalnd right now. Having not picked him in the recent squad, he also decided not to call him up when Heskey and Cole got injured. Who did he call up instead? Bent. Who got injured today in training. His [...]

England finally overcame a very-well organised but highly defensive Andorra team, winning 2-0 thanks to goals by Joe Cole both in the second half.

Andorra are currently holding England 0-0 at half-time, with England enjoying nearly all of the possession but are still without any goals. Here are 5 observations made from the game:
1. With Beckham on the bench, no-one in the England team can cross the ball (perhaps maybe Lampard, when he wants to).
2. That said, Theo Walcott [...]

England face Andorra today in Fabio Capello’s first competitive game in charge as England manager as England look to qualify for the South Africa World Cup.
Rio Ferdinand appears to be the only absence from the squad, but there will be more-than-capable replacements with Terry, Lescott, Brown and Upson all looking to be given a chance [...]