England scramble draw to avoid Germany clash
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England were held to a 2-2 draw by Sweden to avoid a dreaded World Cup showdown with Germany in a nerve-jangling match overshadowed by an injury to striker Michael Owen.
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Arsenal were held to a surprise 1-1 Champions League group E draw by Rosenborg Trondheim on Wednesday after failing to take advantage of their many goal chances.
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David Beckham is England&#39;s main injury worry ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland. He took part in training in Vienna this morning but was forced to pull out of the final stages to receive further treatment to his bruised ribs.
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England and Holland play out a tame stalemate at Villa Park.
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England&#39;s recovery from a first innings debacle has seen them dampen the home side&#39;s fire in what has been a remarkable match.
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Vienna: England&#39;s soccer World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a miserable start on Saturday when it squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Austria in Group Six.
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David Beckham lurches from one crisis to another. Michael Owen projects a squeaky clean image. The country which invented soccer should have no problem deciding who&#39;s the best choice to captain England&#39;s national team.
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Juergen Klinsmann took some risks in his home debut as Germany coach and they paid off in a 1-1 draw Wednesday with five-time World Cup champion Brazil.
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Looking to rebound after poor showings in Euro 2004, England and Germany won tuneup games Wednesday in preparation for qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup.
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Soccer fans have to get through two days of withdrawal before the games resume on Friday. Next up are the quarterfinals with Germany facing Argentina and Italy taking on Ukraine on Friday. Saturday&#039;s games are England vs. Portugal and Brazil against France.
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While the rest of European soccer shuts down for a midwinter break, England turns up the heat. The big leagues of Italy, Spain and Germany take a breather so that players can heal injuries and
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England will play arch rivals Germany in a friendly at the new Wembley stadium on August 22, the Football Association confirmed on Thursday.
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David Beckhamâs booking in Englandâs 2-0 win against Wales rules him out of Wednesdayâs World Cup qualifier away to Azerbaijan.
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England face Estonia in Tallinn in a must-win Euro 2008 qualifier.
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Germany, England and Ecuador &amp;#151; yes, Ecuador &amp;#151; already have made the second round of the World Cup. They&#039;ll decide their opponents in the knockout phase on Tuesday.
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David Beckham bent the ball over the wall and squeezed England into the World Cup quarterfinals. Beckham curled a trademark 25-yard free kick just inside the post in the 60th minute, giving England an ugly 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Sunday and a berth against the Netherlands or Portugal.
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David Beckham prevented a major incident between England&#39;s fired-up players and their aggrieved Spanish counterparts in Madrid, according to an England insider yesterday.