Well, I have DVR’ed the England vs Sweden Game, I’m going to watch it, after I go out to dinner with my Wife and In-Laws. We (England) don’t really have the best record against the Swedes in Competitions. The big one that sticks out in my mind was the Euro 96 game, against Sweden, IN Sweden. It was when Graham “Turnip-Head” was in charge of the national team, I remember Gary Lineker (Captain at the time) being subbed off and throwing the armband on the ground near Taylor. I felt bad for the entire team, but especially Lineker who had previously announced his retirement from the national team, and Taylor still subbed him off. Anyway, I digress, I just hope that I don’t hear about the result before I get to watch the game, so I can enjoy it as … Read More »

Just testing out the blog! See below for various soccer quotes:

Alex Ferguson on Pippo Inzaghi -
“That lad must have been born offside.”

Zoe Ball on David Beckham –
“They should leave David Beckham alone – he’s a great striker.”

Sander Westerveld on Francis Jeffers –
“Francis Jeffers is a disgusting, dirty little t**t.”

Mark Draper on Italian clubs –
“I’d like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.”

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