Author: Engerlund

February 18, 2014

MEL HAILS FOSTER

New West Brom manager Pepe Mel has said that his goalkeeper Ben Foster should be considered for international duty by manager Roy Hodgson. Foster was once regarded as the next England number one when he was at Manchester United, but the failure to dislodge Edwin van Der Sar resulted in him losing this status. He has since slipped down the radar in the last few […]

January 29, 2014

Oxlade-Chamberlain target World Cup place

Arsenal winger Oxlade-Chamberlain has admitted the thought of making England’s squad for this summer’s World Cup kept him motivated after suffering a knee injury at the start of the this season. The youngster tore his cruciate ligament in Arsenal’s opening game of the season against Aston Villa, forcing Oxlade-Chamberlain to sit as watch the first five months of the season from the sidelines.

January 28, 2014

Van Gaal Focused on Netherlands

Having admitted he was offered the role as Tottenham Hotspur boss, Netherlands manager, Louis van Gaal, has insisted that all his focus is on bringing success to the national side at the World Cup in Brazil this summer.

January 6, 2014

ENGLAND DREAMS

Hodgson has been going to a lot of Premier League matches keeping in watch those players that are eligible on making their way to the 2014 World Cup which is now a few months away from beginning. Andros Townsend and Ravel Morrison are players that have been making an impressive season as well as a number of other ones that are playing fairly well with […]

November 12, 2013

HART STRUGGING FUTURE

There has been a lot of speculation about the future of Manchester city goalkeeper Joe Hart in the England national team. The 26-year-old has committed some high profile mistakes in 2013, which could cost him a place in the national team. He is the number one goalkeeper in England right now. A number of players, though, are challenging for his position. Celtic’s first choice goalkeeper […]

August 29, 2013

MOU HAD ENGLAND OFFER

New Chelsea manager José Mourinho has revealed that he was offered the England national team job just a few months after he left Chelsea in 2007. The Portuguese manager is back at the club for a second spell. He has revealed how the English FA approached him to take over from Steve McLaren after the former Middlesbrough manager was sacked. Mourinho left Chelsea in September […]

July 10, 2013

ENGLAND EXPECTS

The manager of the England national football team, Roy Hodgson, has said that he would be hugely gutted if his team doesn’t manage to qualify for the World Cup 2014 finals in Brazil. The England team hasn’t been at the top of its game in recent times. They have just managed to win 3 out of the 6 World Cup qualifying matches that they have […]

April 25, 2013

FAILURE IS POSSIBLE

England manager Roy Hodgson has admitted for the first time that the 1966 World Cup winners could possibly fail to reach the finals of the 2014 edition, which will be held in Brazil. Hodgson saw his team only manage a 1-1 draw with their main challengers in the group – Montenegro. Even though the prospect of reaching the finals is still within the hands of […]

April 22, 2013

Increasing success of sport betting

Currently sports betting has never been so popular than it is today, more and more people enjoy putting on a small bet for the weekends sports in order to make them more enjoyable to watch. This isn’t something new however as placing a bet is a tradition thousands of years old, however today it is slightly easier to place a bet from anywhere as betting […]

February 22, 2013

SCOLARI HAS ENGLAND REGRET

The Brazilian national team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted that he is still regretting the fact that he did not take up the England national team job when it was offered to him a few years ago. Scolari was recently appointed as the new Brazilian manager, and he is likely to lead the team into the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Scolari has enjoyed enormous […]