Things Fabio Capello got wrong

Distant, out of touch and doubting his squad was his undoing, writes Richard Williams.

England find spirit and spot in next round

England finally found their fighting spirit and along with it a place in the second round with a battling 1-0 win over feisty Slovenia on Wednesday.

Rising stars set to shine for England, Germany

With both teams top of their Cup qualifying groups, Wednesday night's Germany-England friendly is a chance to put some new talent in the spotlight.

Ferdinand: Wag culture turned England into a 'circus'

Rio Ferdinand has described the "Wag" (wives and girlfriends) culture that surrounded England in the days before Fabio Capello as a "circus".

Germany fret over Ballack ahead of Cup qualifiers

Coach Fabio Capello must rejig his defence as England head to Belarus for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier, while Germany fret over Michael Ballack.

England stun Croatia as Germany grab a draw

Teenager Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick as England beat Croatia 4-1 on Wednesday to avenge the two defeats that cost them a place at Euro 2008.

Ghosts of past haunt France and England

The ghosts of the recent past will haunt France and England as the former world champions embark on crucial midweek 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Owen left out of England squad

Michael Owen was the major omission from the England squad that plays opening World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia later this month.

John Terry named England captain

John Terry of Chelsea was named as England's permanent captain by coach Fabio Capello at a news conference on Tuesday.

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