England's 2018 World Cup bid set for boost
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A change to the system of rotating World Cup finals between continents due to be announced by FIFA on Monday would open the way for England to launch a bid to host the 2018 tournament.
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PARIS: European heavyweights England and France resume their World Cup qualifying campaign on Saturday with serious concerns over the goal-scoring potency of two of the worldâs deadliest hitmen.
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England have called up Toby Flood in place of injured centre Jamie Noon to join their World Cup squad.
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Shaun Wright-Phillips has set his sights on being picked for England&#39;s World Cup qualifiers after scoring on a scintillating debut for his country.
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England have turned to former captain Lawrence Dallaglio in a bid to bolster their increasingly beleaguered bid to become the first country to retain the World Cup.
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Queen Elizabeth II is to send a good luck message to the England rugby team ahead of the World Cup final in Paris, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
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VIENNA - England head into Thursday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Poland knowing a repeat of their mistakes in a 2-2 draw with Austria could leave them looking for a new manager.
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England coach Sven-Goran Erikkson has rewarded Tottenham's young striker Jermaine Defoe for his bright start to the season with a place in the England squad for next month''s World Cup qualifiers.
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PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Around 800 hopefuls, lured by the David Beckham factor, will bid to earn a place in the same team as the former England captain during open trials for the Los Angeles Galaxy this weekend.
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There&#039;s only one more off day the World Cup resumes. 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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England skipper Michael Vaughan believes England can be a force to be reckoned with at the World Cup after their recent one-day renaissance.
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Katowice, Poland (Sports Network) - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful to have captain David Beckham Wednesday night for a World Cup qualifier against Poland.
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Fifa drops its World Cup rotation policy, a senior official says, opening the way for an England bid for the 2018 tournament.
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South Africa and England have quite a World Cup history between each other and their clash here at the Stade de France on Friday promises to be yet another enthralling chapter.
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England aim to get their World Cup campaign back on track against Samoa in Nantes.
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Sport: The chief executives of Chelsea and Man Utd are leading candidates for World Cup bid roles
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LONDON -- David Beckham may return to England's national team to boost its chances of qualifying for the 2008 European Championship. The former England captain could be selected Saturday by coach Steve McClaren to play Brazil in an exhibition at Wembley next Friday and a Euro qualifier at Estonia...