I am inherently biased. I should point out that I wouldn’t have selected Theo Walcott for the England provisional squad in the first place. However, he was selected, so I will try to provide an argument for and against his selection in the final squad.
On the eve of England’s first warm-up match for the World Cup another member of the England set-up has expressed his disappointment at Paul Scholes’s decision to not make himself available for selection – England captain, Rio Ferdinand.
Today Germany won the under 17 european tournament against their rivals the Netherlands on extra time 2:1.This is the first titel for a German national youth team since 1992 and a big sucess for the new formed DFB youth advancement.
Manchester United and Barcelona will meet in the 2009 Champions League Final held in Rome this May – as both sides overcame London opposition to reach the 54th final. Manchester United are competing in their fourth final having won the trophy in all three final played previously whilst Barcelona will be competing in their sixth final – however only winning the competition twice in their history.
Michel Platini, star of the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals, will not be too pleased with the potential of another all English final, as Arsenal, Chelsea and current European Champions Manchester United all progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
UEFA has announced that it is unlikely to move the final from Rome after an Arsenal fan was stabbed in the leg before the last 16 tie between the London club and Roma on Wednesday. UEFA also amazingly claimed that moving the final away from the chosen ground would make fans ‘less safe’
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