England could have walked - Fifa
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Fifa boss Sepp Blatter has admitted he would have supported England&#39;s players if they had walked off in the face of racial abuse against Spain this week.
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Fabio Capello's first match in charge of England ended in a 2-1 victory over Switzerland that offered the Italian as much encouragement about the potential of his new charges as evidence of the deficiencies that resulted in them failing to reach Euro 2008.
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England&#039;s new look was good enough to secure a 3-1 win over Hungary without quite convincing that it will resemble the finished article in time for the World Cup.
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England boss Steve McClaren has defended his decision to call-up David Beckham for international duty despite the midfielder putting in a 10,000-mile round trip from America and having to play two matches in 24 hours.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson&#039;s worst fears have been realised after the cruel injury to Michael Owen that has seriously depleted England&#039;s already threadbare attacking options.
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LONDON - Even before Michael Owen suffered a leg muscle injury that could jeopardise his England starting spot on Saturday, the seeds of doubt had already been sown.
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England&#39;s World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a miserable start yesterday when it squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Austria in Group Six.
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Fly-half Charlie Hodgson admits his missed kicks cost England victory against Australia.
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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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MR SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON was told that he was looking weary yesterday. England had drawn 2-2 against Austria the previous night in their opening match of the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign and the head coach was asked if he had considered resigning.
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David Beckham's chance of starting for England improved when teammate Aaron Lennon withdrew Sunday from games against Brazil and Estonia because of a knee injury.
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Wayne Rooney believes the three-pronged attack of himself, Michael Owen and Jermain Defoe can put England on the fast track to the World Cup finals.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter last night said he would have supported England&#39;s players had they staged a walk-off in Madrid last week.
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England captain David Beckham has apologised for deliberately getting himself booked, and while coach Sven-Goran Eriksson wants the matter put to bed, FIFA president Sepp Blatter says disciplinary action may be taken against the midfielder.
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The World Cup could be over for England&#039;s David Beckham and Wayne Rooney.
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England soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson reacts to a question during a press conference in Baku, Azerbaijan Tuesday Oct. 12, 2004, following captain David Beckham&#39;s comments that he deliberately got suspended
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HAVING fought so hard to keep his job during a turbulent summer, it was unlikely Sven Goran Eriksson was going to quit as England manager following Saturdayâs disappointing draw with Austria in Vienna.