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Germany 4, England 1
Germany, and Referee, Leave England Speechless
By ROB HUGHES
Published: June 27, 2010
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — The Germans power on, but the English become the third of Europe's big five soccer nations to depart the World Cup woefully short of living up to their billing.
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England's Wayne Rooney argued with the linesman Mauricio Espinosa after a goal was disallowed that would have tied the match at 2-2.It was not even a close call. Frank Lampard's lob over the goalkeeper struck the crossbar and fell 18 inches behind the goal line. Neither the Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda, nor his linesman, was sufficiently up with play to award it.
You can call it incompetent officiating. You can call as loud as you wish for goal-line technology. But as England Coach Fabio Capello complained moments after his team's elimination, "The mistake of the linesman, and I have to say also the referee, is inexplicable because from the bench I saw the ball in the net.
"I no understand this decision."
Capello may struggle to find the right words in English, but his reasoning was sound. How, in 2010, when television technology exists to show from four different angles that a goal is a goal, can it be disallowed?
How can FIFA, which boasts of making $3.2 billion on the current four-year World Cup cycle, deny the right of players to be granted a goal when viewers from Blomfontein to Timbuktu can see the unfairness?
Well, fate has a habit of waiting a long, long time to settle old scores.
Ask any German old enough to remember Wembley Stadium, 1966, and they will tell you that England beat Germany in the World Cup final with a goal that should never have been allowed.
Franz Beckenbauer, perhaps the most accomplished German soccer player of all time, never tires of saying to any Englishman who shakes his hand that, maybe England deserved the Cup that day — but the ball shot by Geoff Hurst against the crossbar bounced down without crossing the line.
History repeats itself, or rather history wipes the slate clean. The difference of course is 44 years, a lifetime of technological changes in the world but not adopted by soccer.
However, it is not because of Sunday's loss that Capello is considering whether he wishes to remain or resign as England's coach. He was asked four times and all he would say was: "I have to decide. I have to speak with the chairman to see if he has confidence in me or not."
If Capello should go, it could on paper cost the English Football Association more than $18 million because it signed a two-year extension with Capello just before the tournament.
But Capello alone is not responsible for England's inadequacies. Driving down to Bloemfontein on Sunday, the roads were packed with English supporters, led to believe, as during every fourth summer since 1966, that it had the players to show the world how to play the game England invented.
Germans have a way of disputing that. Their players and England's players down the decades have contested World Cup elimination games, with their followers hyping their teams. The English in particular pay fortunes to follow their team to painful disillusionment.
The disallowed goal in Bloemfontein should not disguise that Germany was superior on the field. Its emerging young talents — Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira to name three — completely outplayed England's aging household names.
Even an older German, a Pole who chose to represent Germany, could outfox this England defense. Miroslav Klose is an enigma to his club, Bayern Munich, for whom he seldom gets a game, but at three World Cups now he has led Germany's attack, and been among the top scorers at each.
His goal after 20 minutes exposed England. It was a route-one approach, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer booting the ball from one end of the field to the other, and Klose too quick, too strong, too persistent for Matthew Upson.
As Upson tried to foul him, Klose tenaciously scored his 50th goal in 99 matches for Germany. As easy as that.
Germany's second goal had more quality in the buildup, with Ozil, Klose and Muller all moving and passing the ball quicker than the Englishmen could think until, finally, Lukas Podolski, unmarked, shot through the legs of goalkeeper David James.
Game over? Not quite. What England lacks in skills it tries to atone for in spirit.
From a corner kick, Steven Gerrard played a high ball into the goalmouth, Neuer and defender Jerome Boateng failed to cut it out, and Upson headed England back into the match.
Moments later, with Germany reeling, came Lampard's goal that never was.
"You never know the psychology of football," Capello said after the game. "At that time we were the better side, but at 3-1 Germany was able to play counterattack."
The third and fourth goals were created with clinical passing, and finished with almost embarrassing ease by Muller, a 20-year-old forward for Bayern Munich. He has the famous name of Germany's record goal scorer, Gerd Müller, and the newer version has time to grow into something special.
It helped that England gave him the freedom of the penalty box.
England is on the way out, again. Its team flopped, and its coach is thinking of his future.
When Capitalism Meets Cannabis
By DAVID SEGAL
Published: June 25, 2010
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"No M.B.A. program could have prepared me for this experience," she says, wearing a cream-colored smock made of hemp. "People have this misconception that you just jump into it and start making money hand over fist, and that is not the case."
Since this place opened in January, it's been one nerve-fraying problem after another. Pot growers, used to cash-only transactions, are shocked to be paid with checks and asked for receipts. And there are a lot of unhappy surprises, like one not long ago when the Farmacy learned that its line of pot-infused beverages could not be sold nearby in Denver. Officials there had decided that any marijuana-tinged consumables had to be produced in a kitchen in the city.
"You'd never see a law that says, 'If you want to sell Nike shoes in San Francisco, the shoes have to be made in San Francisco,' " says Ms. Respeto, sitting in a tiny office on the second floor of the Farmacy. "But in this industry you get stuff like that all the time."
One of the odder experiments in the recent history of American capitalism is unfolding here in the Rockies: the country's first attempt at fully regulating, licensing and taxing a for-profit marijuana trade. In California, medical marijuana dispensary owners work in nonprofit collectives, but the cannabis pioneers of Colorado are free to pocket as much as they can — as long as they stay within the rules.
The catch is that there are a ton of rules, and more are coming in the next few months. The authorities here were initially caught off guard when dispensary mania began last year, after President Obama announced that federal law enforcement officials wouldn't trouble users and suppliers as long as they complied with state law. In Colorado, where a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana was passed in 2000, hundreds of dispensaries popped up and a startling number of residents turned out to be in "severe pain," the most popular of eight conditions that can be treated legally with the once-demonized weed.
More than 80,000 people here now have medical marijuana certificates, which are essentially prescriptions, and for months new enrollees have signed up at a rate of roughly 1,000 a day.
As supply met demand, politicians decided that a body of regulations was overdue. The state's Department of Revenue has spent months conceiving rules for this new industry, ending the reefer-madness phase here in favor of buzz-killing specifics about cultivation, distribution, storage and every other part of the business.
Whether and how this works will be carefully watched far beyond Colorado. The rules here could be a blueprint for the 13 states, as well as the District of Columbia, that have medical marijuana laws. That is particularly the case in Rhode Island, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and Maine, which are poised to roll out programs of their own.
Americans spend roughly $25 billion a year on marijuana, according to the Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron, which gives some idea of the popularity of this drug. Eventually, we might be talking about a sizable sum of tax revenue from its sales as medicine, not to mention private investment and employment. A spokesman for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws says hedge fund investors and an assortment of financial service firms are starting to call around to sniff out opportunities.
"We're past the days when people call here to ask if marijuana will give men breasts," says Allen St. Pierre, the executive director of NORML. "Now, the calls are from angel investors, or REITs — people who are looking for ways to invest or offer their services."
What happens when pot goes legit? How does the government establish rules that allow the industry to flourish, but not run rampant? And given that this is all about medicine, what about doctors, some of whom have turned medical marijuana consultations into a highly lucrative specialty?
These and dozens of other questions are now being answered in cities like Boulder, an affluent, whole-grain kind of college town where the number of dispensaries — anywhere from 50 to 100, depending on whom you ask — is larger than the number of Starbucks and liquor stores combined. During a recent visit, it was clear that for every marijuana seller and physician who thinks that the rules are too strict, murky or fluid, there are others who can hardly wipe the smile off their faces.
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Fans at Glastonbury music festival watched the game on a big screen Fans have expressed their disappointment after England were knocked out of the World Cup with a 4-1 defeat by Germany.They knew it was never going to be an easy match, but for many England supporters, it should not have been such a humiliating defeat.
As the final whistle blew, fans who had turned out to cheer on their team in the bars of Broad Street, Birmingham, held their heads in disappointment.
Many spoke of the "disgraceful" performance of some of the England players, while others shifted the blame on to the team's manager Fabio Capello.
Disappointed faces Some fans were still reeling at Frank Lampard's disallowed goal, claiming had it been allowed, the outcome may have been different.
"That should have been a goal," said Teresa Masterson, 40. "I think that would have changed the game.
"When it went to 3-1 they lost the momentum."
Fans watched the game on multiple screens at Walkabout in Birmingham Haydn Etheridge, 23, from Tiverdale, West Midlands, said England had been "cheated"."If it had been 2-2 that may have changed the game - it could have been a different game.
"England were disgraceful."
Fans had been jubilant after Matthew Upson scored the first, and only, England goal 37 minutes into the match.
Huge cheers could be heard echoing all the way along Broad Street, where the game was being shown in a number of pubs and sports bars.
There were looks of amazement when, about a minute later, the controversial second goal was scored.
Fans ran out into the street shouting with disbelief.
Their joy quickly turned to disappointment when it was ruled that the ball had not crossed the line.
'Overpaid players' For many fans, England's overall performance was just not up to scratch.
Rakesh Kumar, 34, from Edgbaston, Birmingham, said: "Even if they lost, it does not matter - they should have played with pride in the last half.
"Personally I think they are overpaid. They did not play with passion."
Sue Pickford, 46, who watched the match with her family, described England's World Cup performance as "awful".
"We have all been really building up to this and thinking it could be wonderful but it has been dreadful," she said.
But Ms Masterson, from Tyseley, Birmingham, was more sympathetic towards the players.
Thousands of people watched the match in Millennium Square in Leeds "I thought England played well against a strong German side," she said. "But they were not good in defence."They let easy goals in. I am not disappointed in the way they played but I am disappointed for England as a nation."
There were many disappointed faces at Glastonbury, where fans watched the match on big screens.
Terry Jenkins, 55, said: "I am embarrassed. If it wasn't so painful I'd laugh.
"I hope the players think about the people who have travelled to South Africa and spent money they probably don't have."
Up to 8,000 watched the game at Millennium Square in Leeds, and 13,500 people flocked to Manchester's Castlefield Arena.
Thomas Jones, a teacher from Preston, Lancashire, left after 80 minutes.
The 28-year-old said: "They think they are world-class players but their performances don't justify their massive salaries.
"I am embarrassed to be English today."
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World Cup Player Ratings: Germany 4-1 England
There were goals, controversy, and excitement between the two rivals. Goal.com rates the participants...
By Adam Scime
Jun 27, 2010 5:40:00 PM
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Neuer- 6.5: All over the place in the first-half, making a hash on the England goal. He was much more secure in the second half, catching crosses with ease and denying Gerrard a late consolation.
Lahm- 5.5: Not a vintage performance from the diminutive full-back, but he did his job when called upon. Arguably, his worst game of this World Cup thus far, even though he was not poor by any stretch.
Mertesacker- 7.5: Incredible in the air to deny the Three Lions any success in that area. A competent defender, who plays with a clean style that is refreshing to see.
Friedrich- 6.5: Made a decisive play in the second-half and to deny England when they were fired up after Lampard's disallowed goal. Otherwise solid enough at the back.
Boateng- 6: A great block to deny Milner what looked like a certain goal. Milner and Cole had little success on his side even though Boateng was hardly noticeable during the 90 minutes.
Khedira- 7.5: incisive in front of the back four and also willing to provide an option going forward. He had yet another great game.
Schweinsteiger- 7.5: Always put a foot on the ball in midfield, more determined in the second-half and played a part in a text-book counter to set up Mueller for Germany's third.
Mueller- 9: One assist and a brace from the talented youngster, who has achieved what every player dreams of doing in a World Cup match with two great finishes. Also set up Klose with another great chance in the first-half and caused all sorts of problems for Ashley Cole.
Oezil- 8: The hero against Ghana was at it again, popping up everywhere in support of the strikers, his dribbling and movement left the Three Lions for dead many times. He burst past Barry and to square for Mueller and finish off the match completely.
Podolski- 7: Tracked back when necessary and also kept up his positive exploits with a low shot from a tight angle for Germany's second.
Klose- 7: He has been in top form at this World Cup and was an opportunist to poke the opener past James. However, he should have scored another when set up by Mueller.
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Gomez- 6: Was hardly involved, but the match was over as a contest by the time he entered.
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James- 5: Made two good saves from Oezil and Klose. However, he looked poor on Podolski's tally with suspect positioning. James' experience was not enough.
Johnson- 5: Got forward in the first-half, but he is not a great international player. Looked out of his depth against the Germans as his team lost 4-1.
Terry- 4: Completely misjudged the long ball that led to Klose's goal and after a brilliant display against Slovenia he ended his tournament as a flop along with several of his team-mates.
Upson- 6: Some credit for scoring a goal with a nice header, but defensively he was almost as poor as Terry. The way Klose held him off for his goal made him look like a schoolboy at the back.
Cole- 5: Involved in some strong challenges at the start, but Oezil and Mueller had Cole in their pocket for most of the match. It was a nightmare for the Chelsea full-back.
Milner- 5.5: Not nearly as effective as he was against Slovenia; the Aston Villa midfielder did not justify his selection this time around. He tried to open up the defence in the second-half but to no avail.
Lampard- 6.5: Can consider himself unlucky, as his first-half volley had clearly crossed the line. The Chelsea midfielder also slammed the crossbar from a free-kick in the second-half but from open play, he struggled against Khedira and Schweinsteiger.
Barry- 5: Completely left for dead by Oezil on Germany's fourth as he lacked the pace to keep up with the Werder Bremen starlet.
Gerrard- 7.5: Looked the most likely to make things happen in the first 60 minutes for England and set up their lone goal of the match with a nice cross. The skipper showed spirit and willingness to get involved but didn't get the support from his teammates.
Rooney- 5.5: No goals for the Manchester United star at the 2010 World Cup. He displayed great control on some long passes and showed flashes of his ability, but in the end it was not enough for the Three Lions.
Defoe- 5: Pressured the Germany backline to no avail and it's clear that he is not the striker England require at the top level.
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Joe Cole- 6: Came on as a replacement for Milner, but he fared little better and didn't see enough of the ball in dangerous situations.
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Germany pulverizes England
Karthik Krishnnaswamy Germany booked a place in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup with a 4-1 pre-quarterfinal win over England at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Germany was the better side technically, but its cause was aided by an erroneously disallowed Frank Lampard effort in the 39th minute that would have helped England draw level 2-2.
The ball broke to Lampard on the edge of the penalty area and the midfielder let fly a shot that saw the ball bounce down off the crossbar and, replays later indicated, over the goal line before spinning back out, an incident reminiscent of Geoff Hurst's controversial extra time goal in the 1966 final between the same two sides. Unlike Hurst's effort, Lampard's was disallowed.
Klose played a critical role in Germany's second goal, releasing Thomas Mueller with a clever first-time flick over the defence with the outside of his foot. Mueller squared the ball across to the unmarked Lukas Podolski, who drilled home between James's legs from a narrow angle.
England hit back in the 37th minute through Upson, the West Ham defender heading home a cross from Steven Gerrard on the right flank from an England corner taken short.
Starting the second half trailing 2-1, England poured forward in search of an equaliser, and came close with the crossbar denying another Lampard strike, a 30-yard free kick. But this relentless attacking left England vulnerable to counterattacks, and Germany took full toll, with Mueller finishing two splendid breakaway moves within four minutes of each other.
The first saw the 20-year-old winger exchange sweeping diagonal passes with Bastian Schweinsteiger across the length of the pitch before beating James at his near post with a rasping drive.
Then, a long ball found Mesut Oezil clear of the England defence. The playmaker slipped the ball through Glen Johnson's legs to the charging Mueller who sidefooted adroitly past James.
Germany was the better side technically, but its cause was aided by an erroneously disallowed Frank Lampard effort in the 39th minute that would have helped England draw level 2-2.
The ball broke to Lampard on the edge of the penalty area and the midfielder let fly a shot that saw the ball bounce down off the crossbar and, replays later indicated, over the goal line before spinning back out, an incident reminiscent of Geoff Hurst's controversial extra time goal in the 1966 final between the same two sides. Unlike Hurst's effort, Lampard's was disallowed.
Klose strikes
Germany took the lead in the 20thminute, a long goal kick from goalkeeper Manuel Neuer exposing the cracks in England's defence. Centre back John Terry came out to intercept and missed, leaving his partner Matthew Upson in a race to the ball with German striker Miroslav Klose. Klose brushed Upson aside, and showed great composure to toe-poke home.Klose played a critical role in Germany's second goal, releasing Thomas Mueller with a clever first-time flick over the defence with the outside of his foot. Mueller squared the ball across to the unmarked Lukas Podolski, who drilled home between James's legs from a narrow angle.
England hit back in the 37th minute through Upson, the West Ham defender heading home a cross from Steven Gerrard on the right flank from an England corner taken short.
Starting the second half trailing 2-1, England poured forward in search of an equaliser, and came close with the crossbar denying another Lampard strike, a 30-yard free kick. But this relentless attacking left England vulnerable to counterattacks, and Germany took full toll, with Mueller finishing two splendid breakaway moves within four minutes of each other.
The first saw the 20-year-old winger exchange sweeping diagonal passes with Bastian Schweinsteiger across the length of the pitch before beating James at his near post with a rasping drive.
Then, a long ball found Mesut Oezil clear of the England defence. The playmaker slipped the ball through Glen Johnson's legs to the charging Mueller who sidefooted adroitly past James.
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World Cup 2010: Germany gloats after defeating England 4-1
"Thanks lads - that was your revenge for Wembley!" read a headline on the Bild newspaper website on Sunday night, summing up the arrogance, pride and joy of a nation whose young team steamrollered England out of the World Cup.
By Allan Hall in Berlin
Published: 8:05PM BST 27 Jun 2010
Published: 8:05PM BST 27 Jun 2010
Down and out: England know it is all over just before they are to re-start the match with the score 4-1. Photo: Getty Images
Jumping Jermain: England's Jermain Defoe header hits the crossbar but he is ruled out for offisde. Photo: Reuters
"What a beautiful revenge for Wembley," the paper added, in reference to the 1966 England World Cup goal which most people in the Fatherland refuse to admit was a goal at all.
It went on to report, in English, the three cruelest words for the Three Lions: "Bye, bye England!" "Germany have played themselves with style into the next round," said the staid Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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And on the same Wembley-revenge theme, added: "The referee missed the 'Wembley goal' but our double-pack in the second half sent them home in style."
"Such a great result against England has never been achieved by Germany before," said Der Spiegel magazine.
"Capello's grim expression only got grimmer as the match progressed. The morale of the English was broken on the pitch. Germany deserved its win."
Across Germany, there was an outpouring of emotion not seen - said some commentators - since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Over half a million people watched the game at the Fan Mile site in Berlin alone and later headed into the city to quench their thirsts and strut their stuff.
At Irish and English bars across Germany, the mood was less celebratory.
Paul Shdelburn, 22, an IT specialist in Munich from Deal, Kent, said: "They never fail to let you down. What a bunch of carthorses. That goal that was disallowed that could have been so vital in the end didn't mean s**t."
David Miller, 44, from, Brentford, Middlesex, working as an engineer in Berlin, saw the game in Cafe Floh in Grunewald, Berlin.
He said: "The whole English team has to be nuked and reconstructed from the ground up. We scored three goals in this entire World Cup, for Christ's sake. I hope these expensive 'athletes' - and Rooney in particular - think long and hard about the con they are pulling on us."
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"Such a great result against England has never been achieved by Germany before," said Der Spiegel magazine.
"Capello's grim expression only got grimmer as the match progressed. The morale of the English was broken on the pitch. Germany deserved its win."
Across Germany, there was an outpouring of emotion not seen - said some commentators - since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Over half a million people watched the game at the Fan Mile site in Berlin alone and later headed into the city to quench their thirsts and strut their stuff.
At Irish and English bars across Germany, the mood was less celebratory.
Paul Shdelburn, 22, an IT specialist in Munich from Deal, Kent, said: "They never fail to let you down. What a bunch of carthorses. That goal that was disallowed that could have been so vital in the end didn't mean s**t."
David Miller, 44, from, Brentford, Middlesex, working as an engineer in Berlin, saw the game in Cafe Floh in Grunewald, Berlin.
He said: "The whole English team has to be nuked and reconstructed from the ground up. We scored three goals in this entire World Cup, for Christ's sake. I hope these expensive 'athletes' - and Rooney in particular - think long and hard about the con they are pulling on us."
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Cristiano Me and Kaká... @realkaka #POR #BRA #worldcup http://twitpic.com/20ilib 16 minutes ago reply
FIFAcom #ARG 1:0 #MEX: 26' Carlos TEVEZ (Argentina) scores!! http://bit.ly/aDqKVq #worldcup 21 minutes ago reply
StatManJon #eng have lost twice playing in all red out of six - both defeats v the Germans. 25 minutes ago reply
WorldCupTele World Cup 2010: Ghana take time to savour victory over United States http://tgr.ph/bw5G3t 30 minutes ago reply
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World Cup 2010: Fabio Capello to discuss future with FABBC Sport - 1 hour ago Fabio Capello said he will not resign as England coach but will discuss his future with the Football Association after his side's World Cup exit. England were knocked out the last-16 stage of the competition following a 4-1 defeat to Germany. ... Capello, Lampard call for goal-line technologyBLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — Fabio Capello and Frank Lampard demanded Sunday FIFA introduce goal-line technology after the England midfielder had a perfectly good goal ruled out in his team's 4-1 World Cup mauling by Germany. Germany were leading 2-1 ... World Cup Player Ratings: Germany 4-1 EnglandThere were goals, controversy, and excitement between the two rivals. Goal.com rates the participants... By Adam Scime Neuer- 6.5: All over the place in the first-half, making a hash on the England goal. He was much more secure in the second half, ...
Shocked Britons mourn German drubbingHindustan Times - 1 hour ago Germany crushed England 4-1 in the most thrilling match of the World Cup so far today as two second-half goals from Thomas Mueller killed off the clash between the two classic soccer rivals. Caught between the relentless sun beating down on them and ... World Cup 2010: Germany gloats after defeating England 4-1"Thanks lads - that was your revenge for Wembley!" read a headline on the Bild newspaper website on Sunday night, summing up the arrogance, pride and joy of a nation whose young team steamrollered England out of the World Cup. ... England v Germany: Jorge Larrionda has previous when it comes to line callsJorge Larrionda and Mauricio Espinosa, the referee and linesman responsible for failing to give Frank Lampard's 'goal' against Germany, were under the protection of elite police officers on Saturday night amid fears that angry England fans presented a ... Germany deserved win, says GerrardBLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — Captain Steven Gerrard said Germany deserved to beat arch-rivals England despite a disallowed Frank Lampard goal that he said would have changed the course of the World Cup last 16 match. England were trailing 2-1 when a ... Fans despondent after England World Cup defeatFans have expressed their disappointment after England were knocked out of the World Cup with a 4-1 defeat by Germany. They knew it was never going to be an easy match, but for many England supporters, it should not have been such a ... Debate: Should Fabio Capello now go?Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago After England's shambolic 4-1 defeat to Germany in the World Cup, England coach Fabio Capello's position will come under immense scrutiny. Should he go? On his way out: Fabio Capello leaves the stadium after England's humiliating defeat. ... World Cup 2010: Germany always reach the knockout stages - Lukas PodolskiGermany hammered England 4-1 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday afternoon to reach the quarter-finals of World Cup 2010. A goal apiece from Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski and a brace from Thomas Mueller saw the ... All 5,603 related articles »
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