Phil Jagielka aiming to finish with dream topping
THE Hasley Crawford Stadium will never be known as one of world football's cathedrals but this ramshackle arena could be the place where Phil Jagielka's dream comes true.
While some cynics regard England's friendly with Trinidad & Tobago tomorrow evening as nothing more than a PR exercise, a trip designed to schmooze outspoken FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, try telling that to certain members of Fabio Capello's squad.
Warner, president of the CONCACAF region, is fiercely against England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup, but it is the tournament in South Africa two years from now that Capello and company are most bothered about.
THE Hasley Crawford Stadium will never be known as one of world football's cathedrals but this ramshackle arena could be the place where Phil Jagielka's dream comes true.
While some cynics regard England's friendly with Trinidad & Tobago tomorrow evening as nothing more than a PR exercise, a trip designed to schmooze outspoken FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, try telling that to certain members of Fabio Capello's squad.
Warner, president of the CONCACAF region, is fiercely against England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup, but it is the tournament in South Africa two years from now that Capello and company are most bothered about.
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