36 days left till the FIFA World Cup 2010 kicks off in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 11. Many teams are considered favourites to win the title - England being one of them. Over the past years, decades - oh what am I talking about nearly half-century even - all England fans and supporters have traveled along a long and windy road filled with injuries, red cards and penalties always ending up in disappointment. But each time big tournaments come around the English nation transforms it's dispear into hope. The hope of bringing back home that trophy once again since 1966. This hope always sweeps the nation by storm uniting not only football supporters from different clubs, but also women, children and all well-wishers. Mostly this hope is accompanied by a song which one as a nation can relate to and identify oneself with.
To start off this blog I have chosen seven English football songs symbolizing the seven games it is going to take to win the title in South Africa. These songs have filled and still fill the English nation with hope and pride onlooking the great task which lies ahead of them his summer.
Ranked at number 7 is "Bell and Spurling's - Sven Sven Sven". This song was composed after England humiliated Germany in the qualifying phase for the FIFA World Cup 2002 in Japan/South Korea by beating them 5 goals to 1 away in Munich. Michael Owen being the man of the match by stitching 3 goals past German keeper Oliver Kahn. The song renders homage to England's head coach at the time Sven Goran Erikson. These days people think back in regret upon the time the Swed coached the Three Lions, because he could never 'Go Big' when he had to - so finally he had to 'Go Home'. Nevertheless the songs does show us there were good times.
Rank 7
(Ranks 1-6 will follow shortly)
match stats
Germany vs. England - qualifying match for World Cup 2002
Saturday, Sept 1, .2001, 7:30 p.m. Olympic Stadium, Munich
attendance: 63.000 - referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Goals:
1:0 Carsten Janker 6.
1:1 Michael Owen 12.
1:2 Steven Gerrard 45.
1:3 Michael Owen 46.
1:4 Michael Owen 66.
1:5 Emile Heskey 74.
Nice first blog entry and I am sure I´ll follow your next entries as well. At the moment I´m sitting in an office in Durban and in front of me is a jersey of the English national team. I´m still wondering why they only have one star over their emblem... At least Germany has three!!!
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