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Young lions looking dangerous
England under-21s will be looking to keep up their 100% record in qualification for the European Championships when they travel to Belgium on Monday (Belgium U21 3/1, draw 5/2, England U21 8/11).
Stuart Pearce’s side have made a perfection start in Group 8, taking the maximum 12 points available from their first four games.
Belgium U21 v [...]
Odds stacked against Three Lions
There will be no better yardstick for England to assess where they stand in world football than when they take on the mighty Spain at Wembley on Saturday evening, with the kick-off at 5.15.
Vicente Del Bosque’s men comfortably top the world rankings as both world and European champions and are the 5/2 favourites for more [...]
Pearce’s young Lions to roar on
Stuart Pearce’s England Under-21s can continue their good start to their Euro 2013 qualifying campaign when they meet Iceland in their second Group 8 game on Thursday (England 8/13 – match prices).
Pearce’s side kicked off their bid to qualify for the Euros in two years’ time with a thoroughly-convincing 6-0 win over Azerbaijan at Watford’s [...]
Young Lions to roar against Israel
After a superb start to their qualifying campaign, the England under-21s (2/7 to beat Israel) are back in action on Monday in a friendly against Euro 2013 hosts Israel and looking for another superb performance as they look to build form in their quest to qualify for the European Championships in 2013.
Stuart Pearce’s men (1/4 [...]
Changes needed for Lions
It’s déjà vu for Stuart Pearce and his England Under-21s as they must win their last group game at the European Championships to progress to the semi-finals. Two years ago Pearce and his young lions found themselves in a similar position and pulled a rabbit out of the hat as they got the better of [...]
Time for Young Lions to roar
England Under-21s
England Under-21s kicked off their European Championship campaign with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with favourites Spain on Sunday. Now they must do better when they meet the Ukraine on Tuesday as they look to progress in the tournament (England 3/4, Ukraine 16/5 – match odds).
Boss Stuart Pearce would probably have taken a draw against [...]
Scholes regrets Three Lions decision
Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes has admitted that he regrets turning down the opportunity to play for England (9/1 to win the 2012 European Championships) at the World Cup in South Africa this summer.
The midfielder was believed to have been contacted before the tournament by national boss Fabio Capello who wanted to use the player’s [...]
Walcott out of Three Lions squad
England coach Fabio Capello has sprung a big surprise by leaving Theo Walcott out of his World Cup squad, but Shaun Wright-Phillips, Stephen Warnock and Joe Cole have got the nod.
Walcott made the headlines four years ago when then-boss Sven Goran Eriksson included him in his 23 for the World Cup in Germany, despite the [...]
Bristol City to tame Lions