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He plays regularly for the German national team, but I don't rate him, nor their chances this summer much. However, they'll probably win all the same somehow.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

yeah germany are just one of those teams you gotta hate,

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I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

It's their overall arrogance that grates, plus their 'practical' approach to the game that's just awful.
Oh and their art of diving and rolling around a lot following a near incident with an opposing player.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

what is total football? didnt they invent it? or was that the dutch?

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I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

neither. An Englishman did.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

it was the dutch and very good it was too

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cruyff was good at it yeah? i seem to associate that with johan cruyff

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I was born with "methemoglobinemia"

It was an Englishman. Be told.
And he got rejected by the wisened ones at the English FA, but found acceptance with the clogwearing cheese eaters.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

correct

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our loss, their gain:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reynolds_%28footballer_born_1881%29

So thanks to him, we'll be (England that is) shortly returning to it's more natural position in FIFA's ranking.
Over 50 years and the english game has learned nothing really. well except to import better skilled foreign players that is.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

England victory may be wiped out

Ashton may still be waiting for his first England cap
Four England players could lose their first caps after Fifa said the 3-0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago may not be rated a full international.

Fifa is unhappy that England made one more than the maximum six substitutions in the 3-0 win, although the Football Association thought it was pre-agreed.

Dean Ashton, Joe Hart, Phil Jagielka and Stephen Warnock all made their first appearances for England.

But the victory is now in danger of being erased from the record books.

West Ham striker Ashton started the match, while Manchester City goalkeeper Hart, Everton defender Jagielka and Blackburn left-back Warnock came off the bench in the second half.

England boss Fabio Capello made seven changes in total - four at half-time, and three more later in the second half.

And that has left Fifa unhappy and considering whether to downgrade the match from an official A international.

A Fifa spokesman said: "We can confirm that Fifa did not give special dispensation to make up to seven substitutions at the Trinidad and Tobago versus England match.

"We have spoken internally at Fifa about the matter and nobody allowed this to happen."

However, the FA is under the impression such a decision had been agreed - and it is believed it had originally asked to make 11 changes.

If Fifa rules the match should not be counted as a full international, it would also be a blow for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, who scored his first goal for his country.

England would also slip back down the Fifa world rankings, having moved up two places and regained a place in the top 10 after their victory.

And David Beckham, who was Capello's surprise choice to captain the side, will move back to having led his country on 58 occasions.

The hosts made six changes in the match, which was played in part to celebrate the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation's centenary.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7437052.stm

Fifa has announced England's 3-0 friendly win against Trinidad & Tobago will stand, despite a mistake over the number of substitutions used.

England made one more than the maximum allowed six changes, claiming they had received special dispensation to do so.

Fifa insists that is not the case but says it was a mistake by the referee and will not downgrade the status of the match from an A international.

That means four England debutants will be able to keep their first caps.

Dean Ashton, Joe Hart, Phil Jagielka and Stephen Warnock all made their first appearances for England.

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It's a whopper indeed. It's probably really meaningful and probably quite profound yet still, somehow, nonsense! No offence, Shimmer. - Buffbill

no no no, i like the foreigners. it's those c nts in white football shirts that get on my tits. - GA (on England)

FAO Shrewsbury Town, your cheque is in the post......

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