Matthew Upson

England determined to build on former glory

So many ghosts inhabit the Olympic Stadium, the Swastika-etched setting for Jesse Owens' high-speed destruction of Aryan arrogance in 1936. The future is now: England, under Fabio Capello, are planning for the future with...

Fab's Scott to give him a go

ONE year ago this week, England lost 3-2 at home to Croatia. We were out of the European Championships — and Steve McClaren was out of a job. Bad times. Particularly if your name is Scott Carson. The decision to pick Carson for...

Parker gets England call

Filed: Monday, 17th November 2008 By: Staff Writer Scott Parker has been drafted into the England squad as one of two replacements for the injured duo Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. The West Ham United midfielder - who has...

West Ham United 0 Portsmouth 0

Nil-nil draws always leave one with a slight feeling of dissatisfaction. It’s often the football equivalent of going to a restaurant and leaving 90 minutes later without having had a meal…..more of which later.

One in, one out

Filed: Monday, 17th November 2008 By: Staff Writer Matthew Upson has retained his place in the latest England squad - but Rob Green had been dumped. The United centre half missed out on the last squad through injury, but is...

Capello's England squad in tatters

Fabio Capello's England squad to face Germany on Wednesday was in ruins last night as Steven Gerrard became the third high-profile name after Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand to pull out citing injury. While his senior players...

West Ham 0 Portsmouth 0

Fabio Capello thought his time was best spent on Saturday in the East End. The England manager then had to sit through a deeply average game that lacked spark or ingenuity for long periods, but he still felt that four players...

Few answers for Capello in Upton Park stalemate

Fabio Capello thought his time was best spent on Saturday in the East End. The England manager then had to sit through a deeply average game that lacked spark or ingenuity for long periods, but he still felt that four players...

West Ham 0 Portsmouth: Hammers' win-less run stretches to seven games

West Ham 0 Portsmouth: Zola frustrated as Hammers' win-less run stretches to seven matches By Sportsmail Reporter West Ham kept their first clean sheet in 25 matches but it was little consolation for manager Gianfranco Zola,...

Pompey and Hammers fail to break deadlock

West Ham 0 Portsmouth 0 West Ham kept their first clean sheet in 25 matches but it was little consolation for manager Gianfranco Zola whose team were jeered off against Portsmouth at Upton Park after their seventh consecutive...

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