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ENGLAND NEWS

ROONEY OFF AS ENGLAND CRASH OUT

Wayne Rooney was sent off as England went out of the World Cup on penalties to Portugal.

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		ENGLAND LACKED HUNGER - SIR BOBBY Sir Bobby Robson has claimed England lacked the hunger to win the World Cup.

		ROONEY HANDED TWO-MATCH BAN Wayne Rooney has been handed a two-match ban for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho.

		OWEN SLAMS SVEN LONE STRIKER TACTIC Michael Owen blasted England's decision to play Wayne Rooney alone up front in Germany.

TERRY MAKES ALL-STAR SQUAD John Terry is the only England player in the World Cup squad of the tournament.

ROONEY HAD TO GO - UEFA CHIEF FIFA will deal with Wayne Rooney's violent conduct charge before the end of the World Cup.

PREMIER LEAGUE HIT BACK AT JOHANSSON The Premier League disagree that too many foreigners in the top flight led to England's World Cup failure.

OWEN FEELS FOR SHOOTOUT FLOPS Michael Owen says he feels for England's World Cup penalty shootout flops.

TAYLOR FEARS IT'S THE END FOR ENGLAND Graham Taylor fears England may never win the World Cup again.

RIO EMBARRASSED BY ENGLAND DISPLAYS A chastened Rio Ferdinand was embarrassed by England's lame World Cup performances.

ROONEY GETS FA BACKING Wayne Rooney's plea of innocence over his red card will be backed by the Football Association.

BLATTER BACKS ROONEY REF FIFA president Sepp Blatter has given his backing to the referee who sent off Wayne Rooney.

NEVILLE SOLDIERS ON Gary Neville has insisted he will never voluntarily quit international football.

BARWICK SALUTES ENGLAND FANS Brian Barwick has hailed the "phenomenal" support of England fans in Germany.

McCLAREN OPPOSED THEO SELECTION Steve McClaren told Sven-Goran Eriksson not to take Theo Walcott to the World Cup.

RONALDO CLEARED OVER ROONEY RED Horacio Elizondo insists Cristiano Ronaldo did not influence his decision to send off Wayne Rooney.

LENNON BACKS TERRY AND GERRARD Aaron Lennon hopes John Terry or Steven Gerrard is selected as the next England captain.

PLAYERS TOO TIRED FOR PENS - CROUCH Peter Crouch blamed exhaustion for England's dismal performance in their penalty shootout with Portugal.

COACH SLAMS CARRAGHER England fitness coach Ivan Carminati has branded Jamie Carragher a "joke" after his penalty miss.

ROONEY SHOWS NO SIGNS OF APOLOGISING Wayne Rooney did not apologise to Sven-Goran Eriksson for his red-mist moment.

World Cup 2006 fixtures & results header

Date	Match				Grp/Rnd

10/06/06		England	1 - 0	Paraguay	B
15/06/06		England	2 - 0	Trin & Tob	B
20/06/06		England	2 - 2	Sweden	B
25/06/06		England	1 - 0	Ecuador	R2
01/07/06		England	0 - 0	Portugal (1-3)	QF

Group B
Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	5	2	7
Sweden	3	1	2	0	3	2	5
Paraguay	3	1	0	2	2	2	3
Trinidad & Tobago	3	0	1	2	0	4	1

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