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In the coming week England will be overrun with the national flag. St George's crosses everywhere. On the cars, hanging on shopfronts, in pubs and clubs. Even the odd dentist's waiting room may be adorned with a red cross on a white background. However, it wasn’t always like this. In 1986 England’s tournament came...  ...read more

The last time England played in a tournament in Europe, some 100,000 supporters travelled to the World Cup in Germany to watch Sven Goran Eriksson's 'golden generation' take on the world. But only a minority had tickets. Members of englandfans, the official supporters' club, were allocated a total of 14,000 tickets...  ...read more

The 2012 European Championship is a mere eight days away.   In Poland and Ukraine the cast will soon assemble for the greatest show of the year. For football supporters here in Australia, it means a month of late nights early mornings and self inflicted fatigue. I've lived in Australia for just over fourteen years. The...  ...read more

Rob Thomas' alternative Euro 2012 diary. While thousands of England fans will head out to Donetsk and Kiev in Ukraine, England and West Brom fan Rob will be be spending his summer in Krakow, Poland. Find out why below... Krakow – An alternative Euro 2012 Many happily forget the World Cup of 2006, but for my son Ben and...  ...read more