England will not have to wait long to find out what they have let themselves in for by qualifying for Euro 2012, as European champions and World Cup holders Spain come to Wembley next month.
The good news - and coach Fabio Capello and members of the Football Association hierarchy were correct to point this out - is that England qualified top of their group and unbeaten after Friday's tempestuous draw in Montenegro.
Yet this appeared a small mercy as Wayne Rooney once again proved he cannot be trusted to control his temper and England were given a good old-fashioned going over for 45 minutes before securing the point required.
England's task of turning themselves from convincing qualifiers to genuine contenders in Poland and Ukraine next summer was arduous enough before Rooney took a kick at Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic and was rightly sent off by referee Wolfgang Stark.
Read More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2011/10/capellos_world_cup_squad_dilem.html
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Trapattoni has several injury concerns
There are a number of injury concerns in the Republic Of Ireland soccer squad ahead of their upcoming Euro 2012 Qualifiers against Andorra and Armenia.
Paul McShane will play for the Hull City reserves tonight but is unlikely to travel to meet up with the international squad. He's been out of competitive action with a calf problem.
John O'Shea and Jonathan Walters are carrying knocks. Both played for their clubs in the English Premier League at the weekend.
Read more - http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1003/ireland_euro2012.html
Paul McShane will play for the Hull City reserves tonight but is unlikely to travel to meet up with the international squad. He's been out of competitive action with a calf problem.
John O'Shea and Jonathan Walters are carrying knocks. Both played for their clubs in the English Premier League at the weekend.
Read more - http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1003/ireland_euro2012.html
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