TweetEngland boss Roy Hodgson has named his 23-man England squad for Euro 2012 with Danny Welbeck and Glen Johnson both included. Birmingham's Jack Butland comes in to replace the injured John Ruddy, whilst Andy Caroll will lead the line (for the first two matches at least) with the likes of Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and [.

TweetEngland boss Roy Hodgson has named his 23-man England squad for Euro 2012 with Rio Ferdinand left out and Steven Gerrard being named as captain. The squad was announced on Wednesday afternoon with the biggest talking points being the exclusion of Rio Ferdinand and the inclusion of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Manchester City lost their 3 point advantage at the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 defeat at Everton with In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu arguing that boss Roberto Mancini should bring back Carlos Tevez asap It is a well known fact that most people have very short memories not least where football is [.

Jose Mourinho To Manchester City? The rumours linking the Real Madrid boss to Eastlands grow and In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu warns that if Mourinho does become City coach then they will dominate the Premier League Sporting comebacks are usually special things. Who can forget the return of Thierry Henry to Arsenal after five years [.

No sooner had Real Madrid been eliminated by Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey quarter-final had a new war of words emerged from the Real camp who ITS' Rolly Pelovangu argues are suffering from Battered Wife Syndrome After Barcelona's Copa Del Rey success over Real Madrid at the Camp Nou, the overriding image which stuck [.

In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu takes an in-depth look at the former Chelsea, Inter and current Real Madrid boss and asks the special question: Is Jose Mourinho overrated? Iconoclastic; the act of challenging established ideas and customs common within a certain place or time and not merely for the sake of argument.

Mario Balotelli could be in hot water with the FA after appearing to stamp on Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker during Manchester City's 3-2 win over Spurs at the Etihad Stadium. The pair came together in the second half with the combative Scott Parker diving in to block Balotelli's shot. As the Italian striker swivelled to [.

The FA have charged Mario Balotelli with violent conduct after he appeared to stamp on Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker during Manchester City's 3-2 win over Spurs at the Etihad Stadium. The pair came together in the second half with the combative Scott Parker diving in to block Balotelli's shot. As the Italian striker swivelled to [.

Arsenal slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United as boos rang out after Arsene Wenger inexplicably substituted Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with the scores at 1-1 The nippy and technically astute youngster was having his best game in an Arsenal shirt and after much persistence from the hosts, set up striker Robin Van Persie [.

Tottenham have slapped an astonishing £150million price tag on coveted winger and current PFA Player of The Year Gareth Bale in a bid to ward off suitors. So any attempt to nick Bale from White Hart Lane will, in total, smash the current £80million world-record transfer Real Madrid paid to secure the services of former [.

In recent years gone by matches between Arsenal vs Manchester United was the outstanding Premier League fixture and has duly served up some classic encounters at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal 2-1 Manchester United: Premier League, Dec, 2006 It is fair to say that Arsenal have yet to truly leave a mark at the Emirates Stadium [.

Manchester City and Tottenham are ready to lock horns at the Etihad Stadium in a potential Premier League title-defining clash which promises to be dynamite. For the past two season's, Manchester City and Tottenham clashes have been purely to decide the squabble for that much-coveted fourth UEFA Champions League spot.

Barcelona came from a goal down to bag a 2-1 win in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey Quarter-Final as once again Pep Guardiola got the better of Jose Mourinho. Perhaps ‘deja-vu' is not quite the best word to describe Real Madrid's third successive defeat to Barcelona in as many matches. There was [.

In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu looks back to the last time Real Madrid and Barcelona clashed in the Copa Del Rey as Jose Mourinho's men triumphed 1-0 in the 2011 final In a tight and nervy game, best remembered for Alvaro Arbeloa's terrible stamp on David Villa, Pedro's wrongly disallowed goal in the second half [.

Glen Johnson is the subject of much discussion after Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini slammed a tackle he made during Liverpool's 1-0 League Cup semi-final win at Eastlands. Johnson leapt into a two-footed tackle on Joleon Lescott during a fiery second half. Enraged, City boss Roberto Mancini suggested that Johnson's tackle was a far more [.

Vincent Kompany was controversially dismissed by referee Chris Foy during Sunday's thrilling FA Cup 3rd Round clash between Manchester City and Manchester City. The City captain went in for a challenge on United winger Nani in the 12th minute but referee Chris Foy pulled play back before showing Kompany a straight red-card despite contact with [.

Former Argentine international Hugo Gatti has launched a scathing attack on Barcelona's Lionel Messi by stating that he would be a 'bench-warmer' in the days of Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff. Speaking to Radio La Red Gatti who made 18 international appearances for Argentina between 1967 and 1977 sought to bring Lionel Messi [.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is a man worth paying to see. Off the field his actions are the stuff of legend and on the field he already is a legend! Here are 5 of the Italian's finest strikes. Mario Balotelli Goal vs Rubin Kazan, 2009 UEFA Champions League Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan were making [.

Arsenal are set to offer club legend Thierry Henry a two-month loan deal but is coach Arsene Wenger right to resign the French striker? There can be no doubt that Thierry Henry is Arsenal's greatest ever forward and having been voted as the Premier League's best ever foreign import in a SKY One poll – [.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been banned for 8 games and fined £40,000 for racially abusing Patrice Evra and In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu pulls no punches in debating the FA decision. ‘Negrito'. That is the word allegedly in contention following Luis Suarez's eight game ban after racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during [.

Nigerian defender Festus Baise scored a scorpion kick and perhaps the greatest ever own goal during Sun Hei SC's 3-2 defeat to Citizen AA in the Hong Kong first division. Is this the finest ever goal you will see? That is, the finest ever OWN goal you will see? Poor Festus Baise. The nippy Nigerian's [.

Barcelona face Santos in the Club World Cup final on Sunday in a match which pits South American superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar face-to-face for the first time ever at club level. The two clubs are the apotheosis in terms of quality in both their respected continents with Santos having won their third Copa Libertadores [.

The UEFA Champions League last 16 draw takes place on Friday in Nyon with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Napoli awaiting their fate in the knockout round. Two seeding pots have been formed, one consisting of group winners and the others of runners-up as follows: Group winners: Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Benfica, [.

Once again Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo went missing as Jose Mourinho's men were beaten 3-1 by Barcelona in the El Clasico begging the question can he perform in big matches? For many onlookers Barcelona's 3-1 win over Real Madrid in Saturday's El Clasico brought up many talking points typical of such a titanic European [.

Barcelona midfielder Xavi has claimed that Barca are far superior to Real Madrid after Pep Guardiola's men grabbed a 3-1 win in the season's first El Clasico. Xavi was one of three Barcelona players on the score sheet as the champions came from a goal down to topple Real Madrid 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu [.

In The Stands previews La Liga's big Saturday night match as Real Madrid host Barcelona in the season's first ‘El Clasico'. There are some things in life which stand out as not-to-be-missed hallmark events and dates. We all know them; they include birthdays, Bank holidays, Christmas Eve, Easter, May Day, April Fools Day and of [.

In The Stands brings forth the team news and our predictions as Real Madrid host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in the El Clasico. Going into Saturday's clash Real Madrid currently sit top of La Liga on 37 points, three ahead of Barcelona having played one game less. Both sides are bang in form and [.

Manchester United were dumped out of Europe's elite cup competition after a 2-1 defeat to Basel so it is adios to the Champions League and hello to the UEFA Europa League! The draw for the Europa League round of 32 and round of 16 will be held on 16 December 2011 on the same day [...] Related posts:

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A 2-1 defeat to FC Basel saw Manchester United eliminated from the UEFA Champions League meaning that Fergie's men will be playing in the Europa League from now on. The chickens have surely come home to roost. Sir Alex Ferguson's men were left wanting on a bitterly disappointing night in Basel as last season's runners-up [.

A horror show from Arsenal goalkeepers Vito Mannone and Łukasz Fabiański condemned Arsenal to a 3-1 defeat to Olympiakos and proved once again that Arsene Wenger must sort out the team's goalkeeping problems. Unbelievably bad, pitiful and far from reliable. How else can one describe the current crop of Arsenal goalkeepers currently vying for Wojciech [.

The 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or will be decided between three contenders Lionel Messi, Xavi and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. But who will win? In a month which will seen billions of people around the globe celebrate the birth of Christ, the football world was reminded of the day that three very special (almost Christ-like [.

The draw for Euro 2012 has been made and the fixture list has also been drawn out marking England's plot to the final in Kiev come 1, July. Interestingly enough, should Fabio Capello's men emerge from Group D unscathed, they will face-off against what is likely to be Spain or Italy in the quarter-finals.

The Full draw for Euro 2012 has been made with England being drawn in Group D alongside hosts Ukraine, Sweden and France. The full draw is as follows: Elsewhere, World Cup runners-up Holland will face-off against joint favourites Germany, Denmark and Portugal in the dreaded 'Group of Death', whilst Spain take on the Republic of [.

The 2011 FIFA/Fifpro World XI list has been revealed with six British players, including Gareth Bale amongst the 55 chosen names in the list. The list is chosen from some 50,000 professional football players across the globe who have voted for the best player in every position. Spanish and European champions Barcelona have 11 players [.

In The Stands sticks two fingers up at the official Euro 2012 draw and plays God to create our very own ‘dream draw' throwing up some potential blockbusters! Let's face it, the long-winded ceremony-come-draw for Euro 2012 on Friday evening will be a bore. That is of course until the balls start being drawn out [.

Sunderland have sacked manager Steve Bruce after a string of poor results the club have confirmed Wednesday evening. The news has come somewhat as a shock to many Sunderland fans as well as fans from across the country as the first Premier League managerial casualty this season is claimed. After a bad run of results [.

In The Stands looks ahead to the draw for Euro 2012 which takes place on Friday in Kyiv, Ukraine with England situated in Pot 2. The long awaited draw for next summer's European Championship finally takes place at the Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday 2 December at 18.00CET (19.00 GMT time). With [.

In The Stands can confirm that Chelsea are ready to cut their losses with beleaguered boss Andre Villas-Boas sooner rather than later after a poor 2-0 Carling Cup quarter-final defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday. Villas-Boas' fate was sealed after Liverpool's second win at Stamford Bridge in nine days saw the Blues crash out of this [.

Welsh manager Gary Speed was found dead at his home in Chester on Sunday morning in an apparent suicide leaving a black mark for Welsh football. Police were called to the former Everton, Bolton, Newcastle and Sheffield United ace's house in Chester on Sunday morning with news of his death emerging soon after.

Manuel Friedrich headed home an injury-time winner as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Chelsea 2-1 at the Bay Arena and prove that Andre Villas-Boas' Chelsea side are in a crisis. There is a virus sweeping through London at the moment. The origins of the virus are somewhat unknown although its undiscriminatory nature and effects are clear and [.