englands dizzy spells give fabio capello rare taste of defeat

... those are the type of questions that capello will have asked himself on the flight home in the early hours of this morning while his players, who will reunite next month for a friendly match against slovakia and a world cup qualifying match against ukraine, pondered a gulf in class that looked as wide as the bay of biscay

robbie keane steals the show by inspiring republic of ireland fightback

... having spent most of the season being overlooked or substituted, robbie keane last night showed he can make important contributions if he is allowed to remain on the pitch for 90 minutes after rescuing the republic of ireland with two late goals to keep giovanni trapattoni's world cup dream alive

david beckham equals bobby moores record but england cant stop spain

... this was a chastening evening for the english, placing all the talk in certain quarters of strolling to world cup glory in its proper perspective ... spain’s hopes of hosting the 2018 world cup were hardly enhanced by the chaotic organisation inside and outside the ground

itv still seeking great advert for the game

... a recent highlights show wallowed in dreary 0-0 draws, all but ignoring cup shocks

peter kenyon must take responsibility for chelsea carnage

... however, prior to his intervention, and kenyon's stewardship, chelsea had climbed to fourth in the premier league, won the fa cup and qualified for the champions league

eduardo puts arsenals success above his quest for fitness

... 45pm; emirates stadium, london tv: setanta sports 1 radio: bbc radio 5 live the forward, who suffered a compound leg fracture at birmingham on february 23 last year, was a surprise inclusion on the list of substitutes, at tottenham on sunday, and is close to making a belated return to first-team football at the emirates, possibly against cardiff in monday’s delayed fa cup fourth round replay

how chelsea juggernaut went off the rails

... at the time few would have disagreed, yet barely three years and three managers later, chelsea have found themselves sacking a world cup-winning coach amid the fear of not even finishing in the premier league's top four

john terrys fight for form and fitness a concern for fabio capello

... imagine, then, if england's friendly with spain had been a world cup qualifier

david beckham hopes ac milan stay will extend england career

... beckham feels his chances of playing in next summer’s world cup depend on whether he stays with milan, and negotiations between the italians and la galaxy are continuing

beckham equals moore outfield caps record

... the 33-year-old midfielder, recalled to the squad after impressing fabio capello with his recent displays for ac milan, came on for the second half and now looks set to eclipse moore as the most capped outfield player when england play their next match, a world cup qualifier against slovakia on march 28 ... but it is not completely out of the question that he could reach that landmark if he is able to make his loan move to milan permanent and realise his ambition of playing for england in next year’s world cup finals in south africa ... the first of his 17 international goals came at the 1998 world cup, his freekick against colombia helping england into the second round ... beckham was wearing the armband when england hammered germany 5-1 in munich in 2001 and it was his dramatic last gasp free-kick that secured a 2-2 draw with greece later that year, clinching the squad’s place in the 2002 world cup finals ... "of course bobby moore was the captain when we won the world cup and maybe people will say that will always overshadow anything david beckham has done