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JUST IN!!!...chiellini did damage...dutch fa reports say that van persie has torn ankle ligaments...i think 12 weeks was what they said was the duration of his injury...*scratches head

eh wasnt impressed much with the friendly..ben foster was solid but honestly he shouldve been sent off when he got nilmar...fortunate for england that luis fabiano missed the penalty, but england just didnt have the firepower to equalise...rooney played the best for england...and he captained the side..he looked good with the band..and he said that he'd love to captain again. sure, well as long as rio, john terry, and gerrard arent playing, there you go...

i think capello was wrong not to play ashley young, the guy brings tons of speed and 100% effort..not a bulldog like milner, but has a more better skill set than him..shouldve really opted to played with 5 midfielders and play joe cole...and im sure capello couldve found a better pick to play with wes brown in center than matthew upson..lack of youth players becoming a serious problem for england..all of the few prodigies play winger/striker..kieran gibbs and michael mancienne look to be potentially good players on defence but spend all their time in the U-games

also read up that real madrid legend ra?l considering retiring next summer...quite interesting...not very old being 33 but really, he did all a player could do...and did it in spectacular fashion with arguably the most successful club since the sport's establishment...he scored 226 goals during his 530 match tenure he played at the santiago bernabeu...