Thursday Thud: John Terry in England Dressing Room

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Lampard Captains England (Hotness Multiplied)

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Ashley Cole Wins England Player of the Year

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British Royalty in South Africa

Oh, and Prince William and Prince Harry were there too.




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England Players Embark on Golf Outing

The England players enjoyed a spot of golf on their day off on Sunday. Gareth Barry, James Milner, Stephen Warnock, and Michael Dawson all took part of the fun.

Robert Green tried to forget about his howler against the USMNT by wearing a ridiculous hat. One can only assume.


Peter Crouch was happy to be in the outdoors without a football at his feet. Although, he's had to endure many giraffe jokes since arriving in South Africa.


Wayne Rooney took a wee before teeing off. What's the saying? You can take the Scouser out of Liverpool but you can't take the Scouse out of the highly-paid footballer. I might be making that up. Still fitting though, I think.


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James Corden with England's Footballers

He golfed with Stevie...


He went fishing with JT...


And played tennis with Crouchie...

(P.S. I'm NOT backing the beard.)

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England Model Fancy M&S World Cup Suits

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The Hills Are Alive, With the Sound of... Scousers?

Now that would be one horrifying musical. Can you imagine?



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World Cup 2018 Bids: Hot Men and Handbags

David Beckham was there as the ambassador for the England bid. He held the bid all pretty-like and visible. Then Becks presented the 3-Part Box Set to Sepp Blatter whilst posing like the injured stud that he is.




Carlos Bocanegra was representing the United States' bid, which was also presented in a lovely box-set.


The Dutch took a different, and much less traditional approach. Handbags.

So the bid must have been written on some scraps of paper and gum wrappers, I suppose.

And if one person tells me that these are manbags/murses, I will tell them they are oblivious morons kindly to look again.

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World Cup Preparations: It'll Be Cake

No. Really.



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England's Not-So-Secret Third Kit

Is this not the shiz!? I LOVE IT! I hope they wear it at some point.

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Tricky, Tricky Capello

How do you get the England National Team to not get laid until after the World Cup?

Make them sleep in this...

Yeah, that'll do it alright.

They're altitude tents and are supposed to create similar conditions to that of higher altitudes. The staff has the England players using them to help them begin to adjust in preparation for the World Cup. Joleon Lescott spoke about them on Soccer AM.

Well played, Mr. Capello. Well played.

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England's Euro 2012 Qualification Fixtures Confirmed

Euro 2012 Fixture schedule, Group G

Friday 3 September, England v Bulgaria
Tuesday 7 September, Switzerland v England
Tuesday 12 October, England v Montenegro
Saturday 26 March 2011, Wales v England
Saturday 4 June 2011, England v Switzerland
Friday 2 September 2011, Bulgaria v England
Tuesday 6 September 2011, England v Wales
Friday 7 October 2011, Montenegro v England

Steven Gerrard Visits 10 Downing Street

The England vice-captain was there to represent the national team alongside Gordon Brown, the South African team captain, Aaron Mokoena, and the President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.



These suits are lovely. Hope I see them more in South Africa.


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A Letter to Wayne Bridge

I realize that I probably won't win any fans with this one, but I feel as if it needs to be said.


Dear Wayne Bride:

As a result of your decision to remove yourself from England selection opportunities, I would like to bring up the following conclusions that you may not have realized as a result of your verdict.

You are a selfish pillock.

You have managed to put your personal vendetta ahead of the your nation and England football fans, alike. Not to say that England can’t win World Cup without you, but why wouldn’t you want to play in a WORLD CUP? It’s just absurd. And with Ashley Cole injured and struggling to get fit in time, you’d actually get to play! It was a massively selfish decision and you’ve thought about no one, but your ego.

I like you, I always have. (Mainly because you’re lips are serious competition for even Angelina Jolie.) I worry that this decision could result in career suicide. We’ve seen it before. Turning your back on your country is never a wise move, especially when that country is England.

You can’t runaway from your problems. Avoidance and denial never solves anything. (Although, personally, I am a fan.) Man up. Be courageous. We all have to work with people we don’t like. I think it’s part of the definition of a “job,” actually. I realize you’re a sensitive bloke, but boo-freakin’-who. Strap on those boots, pull up your socks, and get on with it.

Lastly, and perhaps most obviously, you’re a footballer. There is like a 99.9% chance that you’ve cheated too. Isn’t your anger directed at JT slightly hypocritical? I mean, you and Vanessa had broken up. Not that that warrants JT’s bad behavior, but you two weren’t even together at the time, so what’s your issue. Is there a man-code (or rather, boy-code) that I’m not aware of? Everyone hates JT right now, but he’s still playing for England. You were the victim here, but alas you’ve conceded the high ground. John Terry put his big boy pants on, respected the boos of fans, and faced the wrath of an entire nation. Something you couldn’t do.

Yours truly,
MRWF

Euro 2012 Draw: Great Britain Derby

England were drawn in Group G along with Wales, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Montenegro.

For all the groups and the draw in full, check out the UEFA site.

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Rio Ferdinand: Puffy Coat, Puffed Up Ego

Am I the only one that thinks that how he's England captain, he's going to turn into an egomaniac? I hope he doesn't get as puffed up as his coat...

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David Beckham in South Africa

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John Terry on the Sidelines Against Brazil

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