Why do English men act like idiots and behave soo poorly at football matches?
345436
BECAUSE THEY ARE IDIOTS !!
629173
men act like jerks..cos they are born one!
588022
let's face it, footballers aren't renowned for their diplomacy or articulation. They know that they are so well paid, and so vital to their teams, that no one will sack them regardless of the stupid things that may or may not come out of the mouths, and the rest come out of their ars..!
515522
they are in the same group as England,Paraguay and Sweden.15 of there 23 man squad play football in Britain at relatively average levels.they shouldnt make it past the group stage but strange things happen.
1142180
Are you having a laugh lad?? Did you see the "referee" in the England - Paraguay game. The only thing slick about him was his hair mate. He should have just had done and pulled on a Paraguay shirt in the second half. He thought he was god. I bet he got a good bj from the paraguay coach after. The greasy git.
1032809
I agree. The americans suck and are an insult to the game of football. There must be some scandal with them and FIFA because there is no way they are better than england. The states are not 4th in the world! Canada is better than the states!!
1163147
i know i'll take a bashing from the english football fans here but here goes anyways... in retrospect to most english footballers, they do make too much money!  technically-that is skillwise-they're english players are far inferior to say, spanish, argentine, brazilian, dutch, czech or-oh my god! even french players. take david beckham for example... the man is above-average at best... he's not great goalscorer like ronaldinho, doesn't possess riquelme's vision, figo's footwork, nedved's playmaking penchant nor landon donovan's speed. we're never going to compare him to zidane for a myriad of reasons-most of which have to deal with ability. he doesn't even play any real defence. all of these downgraded abilities and yet, only ronaldinho makes more money than he does.  why?  because of looks...!  (chuckles...) then there're are individuals such as jermaine defoe whom i can never recall ever starting a match for team england-and rightfully so-yet he makes millions.  onward, we have the goalkeeper, robinson who would not start for my national team, romania if he were selectable by the head coach, victor piturca.  i cannot remember sol cambell, joe cole or shaun wright-phillips haven't really made serious impressions on me. ofcourse, there are exceptions... rooney is a boatload of talent, sheringham continues to be a warrior and steven gerrard is by far, the best midfielder england have now... he even scored today, versus trinidad and tobago.  then there are players such as crouch and, possibly the best england has to offer, michael owen. this brings us to a serious question: why don't these players make anywhere nearly as much as beckham-i mean, i really understand ronaldinho's income-he deserves every penny and more. what is depressing to me is that beckham isn't even the best midfielder on his national team let alone in europe, with the likes of rosicky, nedved, figo, ballack, antonio reyes and so forth-or the world with riquelme, donovan, ronalaldinho, robinho as well as julio baptista getting the nod from me over beckham-and i watch and follow loads of football-you would think i really didn't have a social life if you all would know how much football i follow. therfore, i know what i am arguing about! although footballers do not make anywhere near the kind of money that nba basketball players or pga tour professional golfers make on a yearly basis, some are grossly overpaid-especially in england.  to compare the earnings parity among the different sports: as much money as ronaldinho and beckham make-both in the vicinty of $25 million- kevin garnett of the nba makes $28 million per year in salary alone-not including very lucrative endorsements. shaquille o'neal makes more than $30 million a year in salary alone. let's not even discuss kobe bryant. the single most boring sport you can ever wacth on telivision, golf, brings tiger woods more than $60 million a year in total. phil mickelson more than $25 million. therfore, in comparison, footballers' pay, anywhere in the world i'm afraid, pale in comparison to athletic earnings from your brothers in arms from acroos the atlantic-and i do not mean canada!!! footballers face much more pressure to perform well than athletes here in the united states and then there're all the politics involved-such as when say, germany suit up against poland or ireland republic play england. everyone on both side play their hearts out when turkey face greece and serbia face either bosnia-herzigovina or croatia. we, as romanians, lose our minds when we play hungary. this unique to only football, and adds alot of pressure. when you really think about it, eleven or so men can cause the utmost national pride or adversely depress millions, in seconds. football is the only sport consistently used as political propaganda-remember el salvador-honduras? the match only pushed things over the edge and gave both nations' leade
533747
You're third word in your question is the answer...because they are MEN!\n\nI know exactly what you're asking, and why you're so confused...they play because they can, but I also think its because they're less comfortable with commitment than we are.\n\nNot much to do about that except accept them as they truly are, and hope all goes well!
421960
I agree with you there. Its pathetic that they can't find some proper british players to play for the team as there are some fantastic players out there. If other teams can do why can't they!!!
619866
The manner in which the FA went about in selecting a manager recently is one example of "english arrogance" - it was stupid. You don't shortlist nor interview proven products like Gus Hiddink or Scolari - it's insulting. They can do that with any other english/british manager because they do not have the required experience/expertise.\n\nEnglish footballers are generally a predictable lot - you know more or less his next move, where he's going to kick the ball. Do you know what makes Rooney great? Apart from his other outstanding skills, his unpredictability is what sets him apart. And it is this aspect of the player that is so evident in the boys from brazil.\n\nI do believe England 2006 squad is the best team ever assembled since the days of the late Sir Alf Ramsey. And if they don't lift the trophy on July 10, England might have to wait out another 40 years in the football wilderness as nearly-men and under achievers. Because English or British managers DO NOT have what it takes to make a winning side. Steve McClaren will not even win a European Cup title for England, let alone a world cup. A Curbishly or an Alldaryce will plunge English football into rock bottom.\n\nThe FA need people who can ask a question like you did and come up with the right solution even if you have to go across the channel to bloody France if need be. If you can do this, you would have learnt an important lesson.
1186678
The problem with Team GB as you suggest is that players from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland wouldn't get into the team! It would be made up solely of English players therefore there is no point lad.\n\nBirds are genetically designed to be un interested in football. If you were then us blokes would never get any peace.\n\nOf course you girlies always complain when Coronation Street or Eastenders is taken off for footie. The world cup is every 4 years. That crap is on every bloody night. Lets have some perspective on it.
1122364
True that,they are human. But this is a world class international tournament and requires and deserves world class performances. They are paid an obscene amount of money to do a job. If we regular folk were to perform our jobs with crucial mistakes as they have we would not have a job to return to. The highest standards are expected from our players and this can't happen without the referee's doing the same.
225892
Gunner 4 Life!\n\nAll that talk about not having enough Englishmen in the team is a load of crap. Who cares! As Wenger said, why take a Britisher in the team if there's a 'foreigner' who can play better than him! No thanks!\n\nChelsea have won this year, but let's see how long they can keep it up... Losing to Fulham. HAHAHA! way to go Chelsuck!\n\nGO GUNNERS!
1047140
they are just animals, I am English and so ashamed of the fans that go over there and ruin it for everyone, no wonder a lot of nationalities do not like the English, we are not all like that!!
1119921
I don't think they do.  English supporters will jibe allot (and stand up for themselves), and some other foreign nationals fans can (and usually do) take it the wrong way.  The worst national fans I think you'll find are actually, Turkey (stabbed to death two LEEDS Fans, in an European game) and Italy.  NASTY!!!!!!\n\nMy BF went to the France world cup and told us of an incident where there were loads of English fans sitting in a park watching one of those big screens that had been set up to watch the game, and a load of (Argentinean I think) supporters started throwing bottles and bricks at into the crowd at them.\n\nThe French police were all standing there, so you'd think, that the Frenchies would turn around to sort out the argies.  Well NO it didn't happen.  The Frenchies came steaming in on the English and they hadn't even done a thing.  So not only where the English getting attacked from the Argie fans, but from the police themselves.  Just goes to show that foreigners will always automatically jump to conclusions and blame the wrong crowd just because of their nationality.\n\nAnd the big story that came out of that World cup.  \nIT WASN'T A GROUP ENGLISH FANS THAT KICKED THE HELL OUT OF AND THE HEAD IN OF A YOUNG FRENCH POLICE OFFICER WHICH KILLED HIM, DOWN THE SIDE OF AN ALLEY AFTER ONE OF THE GAMES !!!.  \nBut a group of Neo-Nazi Skin Head Germans (I think) Hooligans that weren't even out in France for the Football, but out to seek trouble wherever they could !!!
1108713
England are over paid spoilt little boys and are - quite frankly not worthy of a place in the world cup. They played like a pub team on hackney marshes on a sunday. Oh , it was hot, well they are supposed to be athletes, what about all the manual workers working in the heat for 8 hrs a day, all the english poofta's had to do was chase a bag of wind(beckham) for 90 mins !!
743505
Sorry to dash your hopes but usually to play for england or one of the counties, you do actually have to be english. I know it sounds mad but its one of the basic requisites for the job. sorry!