England had a lot of the ball in today’s (June 29th) final of the U21 Euro Championships in Malmo, Sweden. The problem was, they didn’t really know what to do with it, and Germany did. However, there probably weren’t too many people out there who would have bet on a 4-0 Germany victory. To those [...]
The fact England beat Sweden on penalties after a 120-minute, 3-3 draw didn’t really come as much of a surprise as many experts thought it would go down to the wire, (including England manager Stuart Pearce), but the way the game played out took quite a few people off guard. In what looked like to [...]
Aston Villa striker John Carew has backed striker partner Gabriel gbonlahor to come back even stronger next season. The Brummie forward began last season in electric form, netting a hattrick on the opening day of the season against Manchester City at Villa Park. The England Under-21 international, who is currently on duty with Stuart Pearce’s [...]
Stuart Pearce has come a long way since he burst onto the management stage as boss of Manchester City. His England Under 21 side have now reached the semi-final of the European Under 21 Championships and it is no secret that a lot of the success is down to the gaffer. Pearce was always known [...]
England Under-21s have secured their place in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championships with a 2-0 win over Spain Under-21s. With Germany having earlier moved top of the group after beating Finland 2-0, manager Stuart Pearce knew his side would regain control with victory over the Spanish. After a relatively low-key first half, which [...]
The European Under 21 Championships kicked off in Sweden on Monday (June 15th) with a couple of pretty good games. England got the three points they so desperately wanted with a 2-1 win over Finland. However, there were a few rocky moments for them a long the way, with the worst one being the sending [...]
England’s under-21 side scraped through their opening game of the European Under-21 Championships as they saw off a Finland side 2-1 in unconvincing style. In a match that England played largely with only ten men, Stuart Pearce’s men were unable to display the charisma and style that the manager would have been hoping for. Lee [...]
England’s Under-21s will be looking to make up for penalty shoot out heartbreak as they start their European Championship campaign later today. They will take on Finland in the tournament opener and Stuart Pearce will be hoping that a repeat of their semi-final loss to the Netherlands last year does not happen again. The under-21 [...]
England’s under 21s warmed up for a big summer with a thumping win over Azerbaijan. England ran out 7-0 winners in a friendly, which will lift their expectation and confidence ahead of this summer’s European Championships. Michael Mancienne and Craig Gardener scored goals sandwiched between an own goal to put the home side 3-0 up [...]
