Despite richest league, England can't punch its weight in Europe (AP)
Published 11/22/2007 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
England has the wealthiest soccer league in the world, with matches screened across the globe and business tycoons from the United States, Russia and Asia lining up to own the clubs. So why can't England put 11 Englishmen on the field to succeed on the international level? Steve McClaren became the latest coach to pay the price Thursday, getting fired after England's 3-2 loss at home to Croatia...
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MVNsoccer posted 11/22/2007 from www.thefa.com
Official highlights from TheFA. com: Watch the final Euro 2008 qualifier as Croatia deny England a place at the Championship with a thrilling victory, and post-match press conference wherin The FA confirm that the contract of Steve McClaren will be terminated with immediate effect.McClaren: "One of the saddest days of my career"
MVNsoccer posted 11/22/2007 from soccernet.espn.go.com
ESPN .com: The search now begins for McClaren's successor, but the former Middlesbrough boss was saddened that his time in charge had come to an end. --- He said: 'Eighteen months ago was the proudest day of my career and I was honoured to be the England head coach and for 18 months I've enjoyed every minute..."EURO 2008: NETHERLANDS holds 'undesirable' top seed
MVNsoccer posted 11/22/2007 from uk.reuters.com
The Netherlands have little cause to celebrate because their achievement is likely to hand them a tougher route through EURO 2008. --- Marco van Basten's team will now go into the 'top pot' so the Dutch are guaranteed to meet a team from a far more from a far more dangerous-looking second pot, comprising world champions Italy, Croatia, Czech Republic and Sweden...UEFA.com: Highs and lows on the road to EURO
MVNsoccer posted 11/22/2007 from www.uefa.com
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