Former French national team manager Gerard Houllier has revealed some of the lesser-known players that England fans should be aware of when the two sides meet in Ukraine. France and England have been drawn in the same group as each other for the upcoming European Championships in Poland and Ukraine. France beat England 2-1 at Euro 2004, when they were in the same group. Houllier, who managed Les Bleus for one year, failed to get them t...More

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle believes the emergence of talented young players within the Three Lions national side can only provide great things. Hoddle was in charge of England for three years between 1996 and 1999 and led the side to a quarter-final place in the 1998 World Cup. England were beaten by Argentina and Hoddle introduced a lot of youthful players to his squad in that time, including Michael Owen, David Beckham and P...More

England avoided two potentially difficult groups in the European Championships 2012 draw at the Palace of Arts in Kyiv but the Republic of Ireland face a trying opening stage. Fabio Capello's men drew Ukraine, one of the host countries, Sweden and France in Group D of the tournament. England recently defeated Sweden 1-0 in a friendly at Wembley, but have a difficult record with France at European Championships. In 2004, England were ...More

It’s safe to say that when Team GB finally takes shape at the London Olympics that it will not be the football equivalent of rugby’s British Lions. Rather than the best of the best, Team GB is more likely to be a ragtag bunch, consisting of Fabio Capello’s cast off’s, veterans and a smattering of players from the ‘smaller’ nations. There has been so much political mudslinging thus far that very little time and thought has yet to be d...More

England’s surprise victory over Spain saw Fabio Capello’s side enjoy a relatively rare success, defeating the reigning World and European Champions at Wembley. While some purists have criticised the approach adopted by the home side, Capello’s gameplan would make his side the first team to keep a clean sheet against Spain since Portugal almost 12 months earlier. Despite resting captain John Terry, favouring Joleon Lescott and Phil Ja...More

First things first: a victory over the reigning World and European champions is no mean feat. Spain are in continual evolution, as younger, leaner, more talented players replace the old-guard that oversaw the end of their trophy famine in 2008; indeed leading the nation to eight straight victories in qualifying for Poland and Ukraine’s 2012 championships. More than mere champions, the longevity of Spain’s success and the style it ha...More