Buzzin Football Blog

With a fantastic show by the GB Team at the Beijing Olympics drawing to a close, and Kevin Pietersen offering a much needed boost as the new England Cricket captain and all-round cricket messiah (even though he’s actually South African),  it’s a shame a similar lift hasn’t been forthcoming from the England football team.
England Manager [...]

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England 2 Czech Republic 2
Last night Fabio Capello and England played their fifth and final international friendly match before next month’s World Cup qualifying games against Andorra and Croatia. But the excitement and expectation that followed Fabio Capello’s appointment as England manager as all but evaporated after yet another poor England performance that lacked skill, [...]

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Fabio Capello has just unveiled John Terry as the new permanent England captain.  He gets the nod over Rio Ferdinand, who becomes the vice-captain.
For me, John Terry is the most suited for the job.  He is as passionate about playing for England as David Beckham is, and has always shown pride in wearing the three [...]

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Setanta Sports on Freeview has gone up by a pound to £10.99 per month. In the coming season, the channel has 46 Premier League matches, England World Cup Qualifiers and Friendlies, the Community Shield and the FA Cup - more football than they’ve ever had before.
This price rise comes as Ofcom’s new counting method [...]

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England beat the United States 2-0 tonight in a friendly international at Wembley.
It is the same scoreline as when they previously met at Wembley back in 1994, when Alan Shearer scored twice. But the United States team were by far the worst USA team I have seen in the past 20 years. And therefore, [...]

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