Looking at the Women's European Championship (Video)

In a few days’ time the Euro 2013 tournament will get under way in Sweden and hopefully England can do better than their male counterparts in the recent U21 and U20 tournaments that have brought so much criticism of the youth football system in this country.

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FIFA World Rankings Update - The Talking Points

Are the rankings more accurate than we think?

Much is made of the validity of the rankings so it is probably firstly worth asking if you would expect the leading eight teams to form World Cup quarter finalists – if a tournament were to be played right now.

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Women's European Championships - Preview

This month sees the biggest contest in European women’s football take place in Sweden. Many might be quick to knock it but the female game has improved beyond belief over the past decade and this tournament is likely to provide ample evidence of that.

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The problem with England's youth ranks (Video)

First we witnessed the terrible performances of the U21's at the European Championships, with even their manager criticising how they had played, before the U20's attempted to salvage some pride at the World Cup.

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Do England stand a chance in Brazil next year?

The Confederations Cup serves two purposes: 1. to fill Sepp Blatter's pockets and 2. a dress rehearsal for hosts Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup.

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Where are they now: Francis Jeffers (video)

32-year-old Francis Jeffers has had a very long career stretching out over 16 years having played for 11 different clubs in four different countries. He was once affectionately labelled by Arsene Wenger after Arsenal signed him as ‘The fox in the box’ because of the way he poached goals at Everton. However over his career Jeffers has proved to be anything but foxy. He now plays for League Two side Accrington Stanley after spells in Scotland, Malta and Australia.

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Gary Lineker: so much more than a bag of crisps (Video)

Gary Lineker's post football career has been so successful that it is sometimes easy to forget that he once was the most prolific striker on the planet.

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The England national team: failure to launch

Another anti-climax in a major international tournament for the Three Lions leaves a poignant reminder that we need to inspire creativity in our homegrown players to succeed on the national scene. Or does it?

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European World Cup Qualification Round Up - The Winners

Following another night of enthralling qualification action across Europe on Friday, we outline who moved a step further to qualification.

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Matt Le Tissier interview: Why England are struggling to compete, questioning Hodgson and why he would choose Rickie Lambert over Danny Welbeck

Over 500 appearances for Southampton, 8 caps for the England senior side and more than 200 goals in his career, and Matt Le Tissier was kind enough to talk to us at Football Friends on how he feels about the national team.

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3 Outside Bets to make England’s World Cup squad should they qualify

As we know a lot can change in a year. With England

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Lacklustre performances only highlight England's dried up talent pool

Much criticism was directed towards Roy Hodgson following an unquestionably poor display against Ireland last Tuesday night, yet in truth this was just another glaring example of how empty the stocks currently are in regards to picking an England squad.

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Gary Neville looks at how England can claim victory over Brazil (video)

Brazil vs England will go ahead despite fears regarding the stadium safety. The Maracana has been recently renovated ahead of the World Cup next year and had failed to supply officials with the needed paperwork, but this is an issue that has now been sorted so we can look forward to our compatriots being ripped apart by the silky Brazilians. YAY!

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Grassroots in England: Finding the next Rooney - Interview with academy coach

A new ‘Golden Generation’ is said to be building in the country, even considering the high amount of foreign imports currently plying their trade in the British Premier League. Key members at the top clubs are coming through their academies and among them are several young Englishmen.

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England’s missing piece of the jigsaw

England have been solid and consistent at recent international tournaments and, with the exception of Euro 2000, have always qualified for the knock-out stages at least.

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