I can't find it now - but someone asked earlier why the Germans can consistently produce good teams - this is the reason.
Bundesliga clubs are required to be majority-owned by German club members (known as the 50+1 rule (de) to discourage control by a single entity) and operate under tight...
And went out in a whimper against Italy a couple of days ago.
You need to look harder
Faroes Islands has a population equivalent to that of Lancaster who play in Northern Premier League Division One North, or Horsham who play in the Isthmian League South Division, or Sittingbourne who play in...
Spain went out today in a bit of a whimper - they are starting to face the same issues as England as the money is dominating there as well. It is worth noting that the one standout team in Spain at the moment is Athletico where Simeone does not tolerate prima donnas and big money players - and a...
The problem is that England expect to win - that somehow it is preordained. It's not - you have to fight, you have to have a team mentality and you have to get stuck in.
In England you have 18 and 19 year olds signing five year contracts worth £50k a week or more. What incentive do that have to...
Murdoch and Sky have destroyed English football - too much money for average players and teams with billionaires playing fantasy football and American hedge funds trying to cash in on the daft money.
Wales, NI and RoI all fought and can hold their heads high - the overpaid primadonnas who play for England were an embarrassment - and Hodgson is brutal who, like the England players, has a reputation that he does not and never has deserved,
As an Irishman I was proud with the way the Irish players fought and fought - this is embarrassing for any English fan.
Everyone in Ireland was cheering for Iceland - and will be doing the same when they play France.