England t20 world cup

Dropping back to help his defence after half an hour, Deisler was responsible for an even bigger gaffe when he passed back to Kahn. The goalkeeper was forced to pick up the ball because the pass was underhit and Owen was bearing down upon him, but with all 11 German players standing on their own line England were unable to profit from a free-kick from 10 yards out. Beckham's venomous shot inevitably hit the wall, and Neville's follow-up effort from the edge of the area sailed over the bar. … [Read more...] about Owen puts England in World Cup dreamland

10. Hiring a psychologist is no magic bullet England’s 72-man entourage left for Brazil with a chef, a grass specialist and an in-house psychiatrist, and lasted five days. Brazil, meanwhile, called in a psychologist for an “urgent session” before their game against Colombia to calm players criticised by Carlos Alberto for being in tears too often, and it worked. Then they played Germany. The tournament overall did little to encourage big spending on staff, with the top three highest-paid coaches - Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson and Cesare Prandelli – all failing to reach the knockout stage. The lowest-paid, Miguel “The Louse” Herrera, on a reported £125,000, took Mexico through and says he’ll be back in 2018. “For me, there’s nothing better.” … [Read more...] about World Cup 2014: 11 things the tournament taught us

"I have been told I will be free to leave Russia on that date as planned. I spent one hour and 40 minutes in police custody, from the moment I was detained near the Kremlin to the moment of my release from police. … [Read more...] about Peter Tatchell arrested by Russian police in Moscow ahead of World Cup opening ceremony

'People like that should not do that,' business owner Robert Maestro told KTLA. He said the attack was uncalled for and could have messed 'it up for the other people who just want to have fun'.   … [Read more...] about Mexico fan is arrested for launching a FIREWORK at line of police officers while celebrating his nation’s World Cup win against champions Germany

Kahn certainly did not feel like a top keeper on this occasion, later declaring that “we might as well have had my gym bag in goal” as it “would have kept out a couple of the shots I let in”, while on the BBC Mark Lawrenson dubbed him Oliver Can’t at half-time. Owen remembers that England “bounced into the dressing room” at the interval as “we had a feeling by now that this was our night”. One long-time team-mate had never seen the striker so excited. “I remember the atmosphere in the dressing room at half-time,” said Jamie Carragher, a substitute who came on in the second half. “Michael Owen was really wound up, to an extent that I’d never seen from him before. He had the scent of blood and knew we would take Germany apart in the second half if we did the right things. He was operating at the top of his game that night. He was unstoppable.” … [Read more...] about Germany 1-5 England: 15 years on World Cup qualifier is still music to ears of many