In the 1966 FIFA World Cup, England had defeated West Germany in the final to win the trophy. Who scored most goals for England? Wayne Rooney is regarded as one of the most successful players in the history of English football. Over his 15 year career in the national football team of ...
The Lionesses were trying to bring a World Cup back to England for the first time since 1966, but fell just short. "They're a fantastic team. I think first half we weren't our best, second half, we definitely put the fire in," England captain Millie Bright said. "But yeah, we jus...
Sadly there are many others which we could have included but didn't. Two in particular stand out as 'nights we failed to qualify for the World Cup'. In 1973 a home draw with Poland ended our hopes and Sir Alf's job, but we absolutely battered a team who were to come third in West...
Back before 1966, there was the County of London (1889-1965), but that was much smaller than the sprawling present-day Greater London. All of East London, for example, was still part of Essex (including where West Ham once played and now play, and where Leyton Orient still play). And ...
Samoa and latterly Wales providing fierce opposition.But the dream of global supremacy so coveted by Woodward and his players is still alive, and victory over France would take England into their second World Cup final."We have struggled in a few games, but we are here now in the semi-fin...
When Messi played in the World Cup final, he stuck Gonzalo Higuain through and he missed a sitter. If Higuain scores, they win the World Cup. It's still a team sport. You can't judge a player on that -- it's ridiculous. ESPN: Have you ever been in a position where you ha...
No other mammal is known to live as long as the bowhead. Scientists have shown that some of these whales have lived well beyond 100-including one that survived to 211. For perspective, if he were still alive, Abraham Lincoln would be turning just 206 this year. De...
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Founded in 2009, Clown Shoes was a result of a joke, some spite and a deep passion for craft beer. While they find clowns a bit questionable, everyone can agree their shoes are quite hilarious – a reminder of humility and to find humor in life. The team’s mission is to produce beer...
On the 27th of June 2010, the English Football Team were eliminated from the South Africa World Cup by their biggest rivals Germany. A topic of a large amount of controversy is the Frank Lampard goal which was disallowed by linesman Mauricio Espinosa even though it clearly crossed the goal ...