Person: John Foreigner

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Finding ways to cope when football comes home

It was an age of innocence that seems a long time ago now; those perfect summer days when we could take a moment every few hours to ask ourselves whether or not this has been a great World Cup, maybe even the greatest World Cup.

English stars tot up cost of ‘failure’

Trust the cynics to wave the 'imaginary yellow card'

Football fans find identity in crisis

Making a hames of James? Just call him J-Rod

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Embattled manager keeps key ally Roy onside

A distinctly English problem

However England got on last night — it doesn’t matter anyway, since they have decided not to win the next World Cup — it was a long week for the current undisputed holder of the All-England Controvassy title.

Sat, 12 Oct, 2013

It’s never enough for England

First indication of the direction the week might take came early in last Sunday’s Anfield skirmishes when Tom Cleverley propelled himself into the shins of Philippe Coutinho.

Sat, 07 Sep, 2013

So sorry Hod, it’s in Rod we trust

Hod and Rod. Two men made for centre stage inched back into the glare this week.

Sat, 15 Jun, 2013

Gaffe-prone Richards put his foot in it again

It was hard to know where to start with Premier League Chairman Dave Richards’ insistence in Doha that football had been stolen from England, its rightful administrators.

Sat, 17 Mar, 2012

Tipp have hope where England have none

Lar and Fabio.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012