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The Home Internationals Soccer Tournament, 1946-84, A Complete Record by Gary Watton is
a match-by-match record of this annual tournament, once played amongst the four national teams of
the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each match gets its own page
and the details include lineup (interestingly including which club the player played for at the
time, a great touch), scorers, and a brief summary to give it context.
It's Boxing Day in the United Kingdom. My gift to the loyal, hardy, salt-of-the-earth readers of
this little blog? A picture of Mario Balotelli. Think that should suffice, considering it's a
holiday period and I really don't feel like sitting in front of my keyboard and trying to form
sentences or come up with lame, strained egg nog jokes.
LONDON, ENGLAND MARCH 03: Adidas present the Official Match Ball for the 2011 UEFA Champions League
Final at Wembley Stadium on March 3, 2011 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Gary Prior/Getty
Images for adidas)
EL sorteo de los octavos de final se realizo por la madrugada en Suiza y así salieron
sorteados, los juegos de ida se realizarán el 14 y el 15 o el 21 y 22 de febrero mientras que los
enfrentamientos de vuelta se jugarán el 6 y 7 o el 13 y 14 de marzo.
After dropping off my son at school this morning, I was driving down the road and suddenly had a
revelation. In the 27 years I've lived in the United States, I've never felt more connected to the
United Kingdom than ...
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Gary Speed, who died today, was 42 years old
An announcement has been made by the Football Association of Wales today with the shock news of
the untimely death of former Leeds United, Newcastle United, Everton and Wales star Gary Speed. The
cause of death has yet to be made public at the time of writing but it is news which will shock all
of football in the United Kingdom, and in his native Wales in particular, his national team he had
recently led to three successive wins and had signalled a turn in fortunes since he took the job in
February this year.
Some of you are Anglophiles, ex-pats or live in the United Kingdom, so I hope you'll allow me this
indulgence to write about a topic that has nothing to do with the English Premier League but has
everything to do ...
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Why anyone still clinging onto the 39th game proposal should heed lesson of NFL's London
leg
Whenm in 2007, America's National Football League first announced that it was coming to the
United Kingdom, the league's website was swamped with more than a million requests for tickets.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made a landmark ruling this morning that will have a
dramatic impact on the Premier League. The ECJ ruled that it is not illegal for individuals in the
United Kingdom to buy set-top box ...
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Alexi Lalas MLS blog: How best Canadian ever scored for a hat-trick of clubs in one
season
Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every
Wednesday USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the States, and
you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.
Here is a Youtube video that's been created by one of our readers, Roy Kavanagh, and it tracks the
history of St. James' Park. St. James Park is the sixth largest football stadium in the United
Kingdom with a capacity of 52,409, and is located right in the center of Newcastle, with its white
cantilever [.
Alexi Lalas MLS blog: How the USA fell under the spell of Klinsmania!
Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every
Wednesday USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the States, and
you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.
By: Ram GurungColumnist: Nepalifootball.com
Rohit Chand may
finally play in Europe but in different country and different league than speculated. The Ligue 1
i.e. the French A division League Champions Lille OSC have been monitoring the progress of young
Nepalese prospect Rohit Chand.
Jack Wilshere and Wayne Rooney will grace the cover of FIFA 12 in the United Kingdom when the
popular video game is released this autumn. Wilshere, who was Arsenal's player of the year last
season, is an avid gamer as is Rooney, who is gracing the...
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Alexi Lalas MLS blog: Exhibition matches against Prem sides taking precedence over
league games? Sod that!
Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every
Wednesday USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the 'States, and
you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.
NEW! Alexi Lalas MLS blog: An All-Star XI that I think could give Man United a
game
Welcome to MirrorFootball's new MLS blog, brought to you in conjunction with ESPN. Every
Wednesday USA legend Alexi Lalas will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the 'States, and
you'll also be able to watch the week's best goals and highlights.
Whooooooo?
Genting is a Malaysian company whose core business is built around casinos and tourism, although
they also own property and energy businesses amongst other things. They reportedly own the largest
number of casinos in the UK, including the Circus Casinos in Hurst Street and Star City.
The following statement was issued on behalf of the Qatar 2022 Bid Committee for the FIFA World Cup
in response to the allegations published in a memorandum provided to the Culture, Media and Sport
Select Committee of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom: Further to the publication by the
Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee ("the CMS Select Committee") of the House of Commons of a
Leicester City have officially announced that their home ground, the Walkers Stadium, will play
host to a Leicester City vs Real Madrid pre-season friendly in July 2011. The Leicester Real Madrid
friendly will take place on July 30, 2011, and will be Real Madrid's only pre-season fixture in the
United Kingdom before the 2011/2012 season.
Budweiser have released a viral video to promote its beverage to United Kingdom residents. The
video introduces a new invention by Budweiser, a new sport entitled Poolball which combines the
best of soccer and pool. According to Mashable, the game...
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A quick update and thank you to all of our readers and Twitter followers. Over the past month,
we've see visitors from 167 countries with the United Kingdom and United States leading the way...
Malaysia, Australia, Norway, Canada, Ireland, ... Continue reading →
Midfielder Lindsay Tarpley (Madison) will travel to the United Kingdom on
Monday in preparation for the U.S. women's national team's first match in England.
The U.S. will play England at 2 p.m. April 2 at London's historic Brisbane Road, home of League
One club Leyton Orient.
With the clocks springing forward one hour this morning in the United States, the start-times for
Sunday's FA Cup matches are later than usual (the United Kingdom doesn't move their clocks ahead
until March 28). First up is Stoke City against West...
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The euphoria of Tottenham's midweek win against AC Milan last week was shared across the United
Kingdom as Tottenham became only the third English team to beat AC at the San Siro. The Tottenham
performance was the archetypal European away-leg performance. Neat and compact and with every
player doing their job, they kept it simple and played on the counter, nullifying the Milan attack
and finally getting the goal to take them back to White Hart Lane with a 1-0 win.
BOLTON, United Kingdom — Daniel Sturridge kept up his impressive scoring record for Bolton to
inspire a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. The England
under-21 forward scored for the third straight match since joining on loan from Chelsea on transfer
deadline day, smashing home a swerving finish in the [.
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom — Liverpool has agreed to pay a club-record fee to Newcastle for
striker Andy Carroll. If the Reds complete the signing of the England international, it paves the
way for Spain striker Fernando Torres to leave Anfield for Chelsea. A Liverpool statement says the
club has had an offer accepted for Carroll [.
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom — Liverpool has agreed to pay a club-record fee to Newcastle for
striker Andy Carroll. If the Reds complete the signing of the England international, it paves the
way for Spain striker Fernando Torres to leave Anfield for Chelsea. A Liverpool statement says the
club has had an offer accepted for Carroll [.
Dotmund has always managed to keep his passion for Richard Keys and Andy Gray well under
control, ever since the former posed the what-he-presumably-thought-was-rhetorical "[would we
really swap what we have now for] a £2.50 ticket and a cold pie?" question in February 2007′s
FourFourTwo magazine.
Yeah, I know, way too obvious of a headline. If you haven't heard, Omar Cummings' training/trial in
England has completed and he's returning to Colorado next week for the start of training camp.
Aston Villa worked out a loan deal with him and the Rapids, but it fell apart when Cummings was
unable to obtain a work permit for the UK.
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here A preview by Billy The Dog McGraw
Birmingham is a diminutive village famed for being the lowest settlement in the United Kingdom at
170 feet below sea level. The location, home to elves, dwarves and other such creatures, was
discovered by chance in 1874 when the [.