Category: England

Petr Cech might be a little obsessed with the No. 33

If you’ve seen the 2007 film The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey, then you know what a fixation on a single number can do to a person. Sadly, it appears Petr Cech’s move to Arsenal has set him down this path.

Since Wojciech Szczesny is holding onto the Arsenal No. 1 shirt with the iron grip of a toddler on a lollipop, the former Chelsea goalkeeper decided to avoid an immediate confrontation and settled on a different shirt number. One that seems to hold a prominent place in his thoughts right now…

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Young England players get valuable big tournament elimination experience at U-21 Euros

For the third consecutive time, England have been eliminated in the group stage of the U-21 European Championship, ensuring that the senior team’s next generation is prepared for the soul-crushing international career that awaits them.

A 3-1 loss to Italy left England at the bottom of their group (just like the senior team at last summer’s World Cup), in which Portugal and Sweden advance to semifinal dates against Germany and Denmark, respectively. This allowed the England players to get valuable experience in looking disappointed while wearing an England shirt…

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Jack Wilshere’s stunner against Slovenia and the greatest England goals ever

Jack Wilshere scored two exceptional goals during England’s 3-2 win against Slovenia in Euro qualifiers. His second was the best of the bunch though, and it earned high praise from Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker, illustrating the widespread tendency to confuse the latest great goal for the greatest.

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Man United to offer XXXXL shirts by popular demand, Spurs still offer bigger

To match the size of their record deal with new kitmaker Adidas, Manchester United will offer XXXXL shirts next season. Their shirts for the 2014/15 season, the last made by Nike, were only available to more rotund fans up to size XXXL. But thanks to Adidas, supporters can now spend the summer keeping hydrated exclusively by drinking melted ice cream and still fit into a top originally intended to be worn by a world-class athlete.

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