There is this news about the threat of the England FA Sponsor that if David Beckamp of Real Madrid will not lead the team to the world cup they will withdraw.
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beckham will be captain. there is just some media speculation about the chances of the next england manager stripping beckham of captaincy, since he hasn't been playing well lately, and putting someone else as captain.  the england sponsors would be worried at that because beckham is such a big brand.
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i have watched this match. it seems that the possible players who would like to play this year wc in germany are not exorting much to their ability for a fear of being injured and that is the reason MU could not beat sunderland as so many world class players are playing for MU who are simply not taking any risk . moreover MU is not going to win this year premier league ,so player like rooney, ronaldo, rio ferdinand are not playing to their potential.can't help sir furgution .this is professional football ,you have to accept the reality.
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david beckham (england)
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Agree for the most part but England will definitely finish first, Sweden second. Sweeden took advantage of very weak teams in the prelims (13 goals out of the 30 came against Malta). But keep in mind they lost both games to Croatia. England has been ramping up and is long due for a good show. They should do well in this cup if they don't let Beckham screw up too much
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Give Terry a shot. I think he will be more connected with the players. I didn't really notice Beckham doing to much leading in any capacity today. Free kicks, that was the only time I really noticed him. You know a few years back he stood out in any team, that is not the case anymore, he blends in. Terry is solid and consistent. Things were quite disorganised for England under Beckham especially while defending their goal. And Annie what the heck has being "hotter" got to do with football and the ability to lead your team to victory. I'm not English but was really hoping England would really give their fans something to cheer for. They did until they stopped protecting their lead. Terry for your captain, if Becks wants the job, let him work to get it back.
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It's been going on for ages.  I believe FIFA is going to start having empty stadium matches if it happens next year, I think they even threatened to relegate teams whose fans get out of hand.  There are some sanctions for doing it in the world cup, I forget what they are.  I think the team loses a point or something like that.
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tough one.\nThe money paid to the so called "top players" is out of all proportion.\nYou cannot  put the fire or the hunger back unless they are hungry. \nIn the UK, there are too many overseas players (bought to ensure the success of the big clubs) and not enough good young British players get the chance to come through. It's a CATCH 22, they don't get the experience & they can't get picked without proving their ability.\nYou are right about the achilles heel - it's gone too far at this stage.\nYou need really good leadership that can create a hunger for success, England didn't have it with Sven, Chelsea & United have had it in recent years. Can Steve McClaren create the desire for success with the English team - where money is secondary to cash? Perhaps.
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I think no!!! My reason being Beckham is more for ratings than his technique...Madrid never reallyu needed Beck's skills...they wanted his fame....He sells tickets, not to imagine jerseys & tv rights...in his 1st year at madrid, Real overpassed Manchester as the world's richest club...and guess what MLS might just use that to attract the world's attention & with a good management team they could just be competing with Europe's elite leagues
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not this year England went to Germany with a lot of injuries and this will effect the play of England they are not going to make it.the swede probably deserved it .they have a couple of guys that think the yellow card is part of there uniform .check the Sweden England match for examples .Germany is strong but so is Brazil  Australia is the real sleeper they played Brazil up to the last minute and missed alot of potential goals but that's part of the game.Spain ,Italy and Mexico two struggling teams.England isn't able to face off with Brazil or Germany both would run them into the ground with England forced into a defensive game as with the Sweden match  second half when they still had some strikers that could walk.the depend on a young 18 year old to see them thru the world cup.alot of people thought England was gambling with the selection well it came back and bit them in the first round that they struggled out to advance.
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i seriously hope not ..  the rest of the world including me don't want them back... they can stick to making corny ads with inspirational music where they act cool and powerful... \neveryone knows the US sucks at football.. and  yes, its football .. not soccer you dumbasses
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Definately agree, but he won't be because Beckham is Sven's little pet. Also, Stevie plays for the super Reds, not some fancy-dan London club!
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They have yellow cards, one more and they can miss the next match. Seeing as though their team is already through it wouldn't make sense to risk them for this game.
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Well as you know the premier league is highly competitive and it requires every player to give it all they have. It is unfortunate the situation England is. All I can say is the players are not only dedicated to their country, they are also dedicated to the team(s) they play for.
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I think it could be David Beckham. His form 's not been great and he is under tremendous pressure to perform.
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I believe the inquirer tends to oversimplify the issue and phrases the question badly. Otto Pfister, the Togo coach, was right in choosing to leave days before the Cup. He was hired very short term, and took the job on that short notice. If the Togo government does not want to finance a World Cup campaign, they are being very incooperative and disrespectful to the coach who has taken such pressure by agreeing to coach the team. Remember that Togo's players have qualified -- something that is huge for Togo. The least their government could do is reward them. These contracts were agreed upon and now are being disputed? What an embarassment...please. However, Pfister has been very collected in handling this situation, and I believe has since returned as coach. It is too bad this situation became so public and the government of Togo allowed it to get to this point.
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Yes i agree wholeheartedly. I settle down to watch a game not involving England and all we get is Wayne this or David That, for gods sake Engurlund ain't even playing. Then we get that arrogant smug little wanker Lineaker at H-T with comments like "England have no reason to fear either of these teams" well Gary hate to tell you this you poncey prick neither of these teams have anything to fear from England.Well enough of the rant and on with the greatest show on earth. Oh one more thing COME ON PORTUGAL. F.T.P.
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i'm fed up about him a think England has a good squad with or without him, they are making him such a big deal, i know he's good but come on people need to move on