It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Dulko might be there ..

Daniela Hantuchova will be there.

Anna ivanovic s going to be there.

Kirilenko s going to be there.

Now whats there not to like about Wimbledon , beats watching that fat guy stuff two goals in against England ...

My money's on Liverpool for next season - the way Gerrard linked up with Suarez for that final goal was poetry.

And as for England's hopes of beating Costa Rica, I doubt they could beat Costa Coffee at the moment.

The only good news relates to the England shirt I bought from Amazon. They have a 14 day returns policy.

Just watched the high(sic)lights - I stopped watching England's matches live years ago - they always deliver - nothing.

At least some of us on here have seen England win a World Cup, but I doubt our grandchildren will do the same.

Remind me again, why some of those Premiership (sic) players are worth the wages?

Premier League Player Salaries (Club by Club)

Manchester United Players Salaries 2014 – Man Utd Wage Bill

The numbers apart - Rooney worth 50% more than Luis Suárez - really!

Yep pathetic. And I have to watch that every other week.

Suprised Van Persie doesnt say something about that, surely now hes the next Man Utd skipper.

Skinny and G/F.

I despise the out of proportion money that Murdoch and (his cronies) have destabilised professional Football with as much as you do, but as they say it's just another example of the extremes of market forces that we see in this country and abroad.

Also until you lot who continually vote for the Political parties who have sucked up to Murdoch over the years change your voting habits, things are unlikely to change very much anytime soon in Pro Football at least.

The 'Stop Suarez Plan' which didn't work:

We missed John Terry......

Stephen Gerrard hints at retirement...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/steven-gerrard/10913543/Steven-Gerrard-says-he-will-retire-from-England-duty-after-World-Cup-2014-campaign-ends.html

Even the England ants are now going home:

I don't know why, but I just seem to love Italy a lot more this morning....and I have this urge to hum the "hot chocolates" theme tune : do you believe in miracles......how about a team that loses twice and goes on to reach the final.........what ?.....hey...stop throwing shoes at me....

England now have zero points from their opening two matches, having also lost to Italy in Manaus.

However, they can still qualify for the knockout rounds - but will need an almighty helping hand from the Azzurri. England need Cesare Prandelli's Italian side to win BOTH their final two fixtures - against Costa Rica tomorrow, and Uruguay next week. Anything else, and the Three Lions simply cannot match the points totals of either of the sides from the Americas.

Then England must beat Costa Rica in their final match - and beat them well - and hope that they can do enough to finish in second place on goal difference.

More than snookers, Hodgson's men need a miracle. But history is not their friend.

No team has ever before arrived at a World Cup, lost their opening two matches, and gone on to qualify through the group stage.

RF - its actually I believe in miracles.



A very appropriate video!

Did you see some of them? I think it might have been the boots!

The odds on Italy winning twice and England beating Costa Coffee are only about 11/2 so hardly a miracle needed (although England may have to win by 2).

From my Scottish viewpoint I think Uruguay should have been down to ten men towards the end of the first half for a second yellow card offence, but the ref bottled it. The England defence was poor again and the second goal wasn't just Gerrard's fault. I think Hodgson has done a reasonable job with a team of limited talent and see no reason for him to resign.