It’s Spain and only Spain for me insists Enrique…..

Jose Enrique has admitted that his Liverpool team-mates are encouraging him to play for England after being ignored by Spain, The Daily Mail reports.The Spanish left-back has been in excellent form since his arrival from Newcastle United in the summer….

Chamberlain – The English senior squad is not my priority now

Arsenal’s new wonderkid Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain spoke a bit about himself to the club’s official website. It seems that the player is not yet interested to hear the rumours about him joining the England senior national squad to next year’s EURO 2…

Club Connections – Newcastle United

Of course on Saturday, Manchester United will face-off against the unbeaten Newcastle United at Old Trafford. It will be a game that both sides will want to win. With that in mind it’s worth looking at 8 individuals who have both spent time at Un…

Tom Huddlestone – Spurs Forgotten Man

There’s a buzz about Spurs at the moment. Everyone is talking about Harry Redknapp’s team electrifying the Premier League. There’s even talk of a title challenge! After the first two games of the season, who would have thought that? Brad Friedel has made the goalkeepers position his own by offering calm and confidence in place [...]

Match Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

THFC1882 present another guest blog. It’s Rob again with his preview of Monday nights return to action Monday 21st November 2011, White Hart Lane. 8pm Kick off Live on Sky Sports 1HD & 1 Another International break is over and we can get back to the important domestic business once again. What an International break [...]

Head to Head: Norwich vs Arsenal

Here is the Statistics for Norwich city vs Arsenal (all Time) Courtesy : soccerpunter.com A bird’s eye view of Norwich and Arsenal results in English Premier League 2011-2012 so far. Did they play better at home or away? Norwich Matches Win Draw …

England duty revitalises Chelsea Pair

Chelsea pair Frank Lampard and John Terry are all smiles after both playing their parts in England’s victories over world Champions Spain and Sweden respectively.

England v Sweden Highlights – Friendly

England completed an unbeaten 2011 in satisfactory style by ending their 43-year wait for a victory over Sweden. Gareth Barry’s Header secured England another 1-0 win, in addition to becoming England’s landmark 2,000th goal. And it was the first time the Three Lions have gone through an entire year without losing since 1996. The winning [...]

So we owe Manchester City £1m now. Fine by me

Daniel Sturridge, seconds ago, took to the field at Wembley for his senior England bow. A massive accomplishment for the young man, one deserving of a mighty round of applause from The CO.
With that first cap also comes a price, in the form of a £1 million windfall to Manchester City – the final installment [...]

Harry Redknapp: Has he changed opinions?

THFC1882 welcomes back Rob for another guest blog. In June Rob wrote this about Harry Redknapp. So have the last five months changed Rob’s opinions? Has the manager won him over? Read on to see what Rob has to say: Five months ago I asked this blog site if I could do an article on [...]

JT: "STURRIDGE IS READY!"

Tonight Daniel Sturridge may get his chance to start for England against Sweden after hearing of Danny Welbecks injury. It will be his first start in the first team and he will be looking to impress. The way Sturridge has been playing his football so f…

TERRY REVEALS HE’S LEARNT FROM TWO OF OUR BEST.

John Terry spoke to the press ahead of England’s friendly with Sweden and has revealed he is feeling good, getting plenty of support from players and managers alike and always looks to two Chelsea Captains of the past as his inspiration. We all know wh…

Best Arsenal player outside the obvious? | Jack off?| French refusal | Squillaci staying…

Oh gosh, this is tough, churning out another blog with hardly any news! Errr, so, what have we got? Well… Robert Pires was offered the chance to play for Doncaster, he rightly told them to do one. I was with someone who works with him the other d…

A legend or one of Arsenal’s legendary player nowadays.

England won the match and Spain need to accept the facts they are not good enough. If Capello was the main reason for it, then try others to coach the Spanish instead. “Trying to be the best ever team in the world fortunately will invites others …

Why England’s Victory Over Spain Was A Freak Result Not A Great Performance

England beat Spain, and the BBC made it sound like we were better than them! Ahem let’s just pause for a second and have a reality check! Firstly, what the hell was that formation?

"Get Well Soon Ray"

The Football Association have confirmed that the England goalkeeping coach, Ray Clemence, has been admitted to hospital.Clemence began to feel unwell on Friday, and missed both training and also Saturday’s friendly win over the world champions, Spain. …

STURRIDGE: NEW DEAL ON THE TABLE?

Reports surfaced over the weekend that Danny Sturridge is soon to be rewarded for his good start to the season at Chelsea with a new contract being offered to him to tie him down to the club for the foreseeable future. This for me is great news, Sturri…

Real Football Ahead!

Norwich City,England,Spain,Arsene Wenger,Bert Van Marwijk,Robin Van Persie,Frank Lampard,FIFA,Alex Song,Barcelona Is that the faint glimmer of real football ahead. Yes, justRead the Rest…

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The time has come!

Fabio Capello has confirmed that Daniel Sturridge will make his England debut on Tuesday against Sweden.

England share similarities with Arsenal… to a point

Fabio Capello’s England have experienced some miserable results in the past year or so, such as the humiliating 4-1 defeat to Germany and the disappointing draws to Switzerland and Montenegro. For a national side that is so steeped in history and suc…

Video: Super Frank v. Spain + FA’s tunnelcam

As you well know, Frank Lampard captained England today versus Spain. It was his second time leading the Three Lions, and I’d say he did fairly well for himself.
Super Frank scored the only goal in a solid if unspectacular 1-0 win over the European and world champions at Wembley.  Cue the Euro favorites headlines (ridiculousness). [...]

England vs Spain 1:0 HIGHLGHTS

captain Frank Lampard scored the only goal of the game just after half-time to deliver England a 1-0 victory over Spain  at Wembley, as Fabio Capello’s men showed discipline to hold out under constant pressure.            

England vs Spain Friendly 2011

Captain Frank Lampard scored the only goal of the game just after half-time to deliver Englanda famous 1-0 victory overSpain at Wembley, as Fabio Capello’s men showed discipline to hold out under constant pressure.              

Would Arsenal’s Walcott offer England anything as a centre-forward against Spain?

This evening’s international friendly against Spain at Wembley sees Theo Walcott most probably starting on the right side of midfield. Daniel Sturridge and Darren Bent look to be the pair of strikers chosen by England manager Fabio Capello but Walcot…

Liverpool’s Henderson wants senior spot back

Liverpool’s England U21 captain Jordan Henderson is determined to play his way back into the senior squad.Henderson insists seeing his Young Lions team-mates play against Spain will not fill him with jealousy, just determination.The Liverpool midfielde…