Jermain Defoe is back (Video)

Jermain Defoe scores goals.  If you had to describe a player in one sentence, nothing more accurate could be said about the Tottenham striker.

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How does our English league move on after the “Terry racism” scandal?

When it comes down to it, what happened regarding the John Terry “racism scandal” was not acceptable or should it have been tolerated, in arguably the “greatest league” in this modern age of football, this league has built its great name and reputation on being a non racist league which doesn’t tolerate any discrimination or racism.

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Was the International period a success for England? (VIDEO)

Domestic football had taken a break for a week and half and was replaced with a couple of international fixtures for each nation. For England it was a chance to pick up six points and six points they were capable of getting.

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Young football nation making waves (Video)

Montenegro has only existed as a footballing country since 2007.  They started life as the joint 199^th best team in the world (bottom).  Since then they have made rapid improvements and are in position to cause what could be a potentially devastating upset in the World Cup Qualifiers.

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You thought the pitch last night was bad? (Video)

So, Poland v England was postponed last week because of a ‘proposed’ waterlogged pitch. I mean, they could have at least attempted to play, its only a bit of water eh boys?

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San Marino: worse than your local five a side? (Video)

There has been much discussion as to whether teams at the foot of the rankings such as San Marino should play a pre-qualifying round following their thrashing by England on Friday.

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Is TW14's KO a KO for his time at AFC? (Video)

Theo Walcott's latest injury is clearly poor luck on the young lad - literaly having the stuffing knocked out of him against San Marino on Friday night can't be what he had planned. 

I imagine he has visioned tearing the Sunday Leaguer's a new one as he showcased to Arsene Wenger why he is worth £100k a week. Instead he spent the night in A&E struggling to catch his breath. 

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What is England’s best central-defensive partnership?

With John Terry now consigned to international retirement, the debate rages on as to who should Roy Hodgson turn to at the heart of his side’s defence as he begins to plot England’s route to success at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, should they qualify.

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Is Jermain Defoe the unluckiest English striker?

When the team news filtered through that Danny Welbeck would be partnering Wayne Rooney at the expense of Jermain Defoe against San Marino, the logic of the move was apparent. Against an outfit that would offer no space for England’s attackers, Roy Hodgson preferred the movement of Welbeck to in theory, stretch the opposition into places they would hitherto be unwilling to go to, rather than the more static Defoe.

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Which of England’s Under 21 stars look set to make the step up?

As England thrashed San Marino to get their World Cup qualification campaign back on track, it was refreshing to see so many notable Under-21 internationals take their place in the starting line-up.

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The Top 10 England goalscorers

With England preparing to take on San Marino as they continue their road to Brazil 2014, Roy Hodgson’s strikers will be licking their lips at the prospect of adding to their tallies against according to the Fifa World Rankings, the worst team in the world.

So with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe and Danny Welbeck sure to have ample goalscoring opportunities, we look back at the Top 10 England scorers.

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Can Michael Carrick be an option for England in central-defence? (Video)

When it was first mooted by Roy Hodgson it was at first more or less ignored and those who heard it, will not have had the most welcoming of receptions to the idea. However, if you look beyond the face-value, could Michael Carrick actually be a realistic option in central-defence as England adapts to life after John Terry?

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A glimpse into the future of England

The recent headline news about the huge centre of excellence for English Football got me thinking.  What sort of squad can we expect, not in Brazil 2014 but in Russia 2018?

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The rollercoaster career of Steve McClaren (Video)

Steve McClaren's failure to qualify England for Euro 2008 will no doubt harshly haunt the rest of his career in football, despite his success in becoming the first Englishman since Bobby Robson in 1996 to win a top-level domestic league.

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It’s not Terry’s….It’s?

John Terry had called time on his England career after 78 caps for the national side, deeming his place in the squad as untenable after recent racial allegations were made against him. The former England captain has had a very up and down career for the Three Lions, but who is likely to step up and take his place in Brazil in 2014?

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