i see the new england shirts wer out the other day and im just wondering do england ladies team up wiv the men agen for promo pics?

I can't find anything, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything

They normally pose together , that's what happened in the past.

England v Sweden
Tuesday 12 February 2008
Larnaca, Cyprus

England v Norway
Tuesday 14 February 2008
Larnaca, Cyprus

Hope Powell will take a 20-player squad to Cyprus next week to take on two of the world's top five in friendlies, as The Three Lions prepare to re-start their Euro 2009 qualifiers.

Siobhan Chamberlain
Chelsea
15.08.83
6

Carly Telford
Leeds United
07.07.87
1

Laura Bassett
B'ham City
02.08.83
7
0

Rachel Unitt
Everton
05.06.82
62
4

Casey Stoney
Chelsea
13.05.82
51
2

Alex Scott
Arsenal
14.10.84
35
8

Mary Phillip
Arsenal
14.03.77
61

Faye White
Arsenal
02.02.78
57
4

Lindsay Johnson
Everton
08.05.80
20

Anita Asante
Arsenal
27.04.85
26
1

Emily Westwood
Everton
15.06.82
14
0

Jill Scott
Everton
02.02.87
13
1

Fara Williams
Everton
25.01.84
55
16

Kelly Smith
Arsenal
29.10.78
67
26

Jody Handley
Everton
12.03.79
30
5

Sue Smith
Leeds United
24.11.79
65
14

Eniola Aluko
Chelsea
21.02.87
28
5

Karen Carney
Arsenal
01.08.87
33
6

Rachel Yankey
Arsenal
01.11.79
77
11

Lianne Sanderson
Arsenal
03.02.88
9
1

Defenders dont score that many goals in a lifetime. Check your work Shlj. Maybe you need some help with the translation.

35 caps 8 goals I forgot to put the explanation

Please don't argue

Sweden team that will start against England today:


12 feb kl 14.00
Dasaki Achna-stadion, Larnaca
Sverige-England

Sveriges startelva: 1 Hedvig Lindahl - 16 Anna Paulson, 7 Sara Larsson [K], 3 Stina Segerström, 6 Sara Thunebro - 18 Nilla Fischer - 13 Frida Östberg, 20 Lisa Dahlkvist, 17 Frida Nordin - 8 Lotta Schelin, 10 Jessica Landström.

Ersättare: 12 Sofia Lundgren, 21 Kristin Hammarström - 2 Malin Levenstad, 4 Charlotte Rohlin, 5 Maria Karlsson, 9 Maria Nordbrandt, 11 Johanna Almgren, 14 Madelaine Edlund, 15 Linda Sembrandt, 19 Anna Lindblom.

Courtesy Smoggie

so i saw that sweden wo, by 0-2

bud why where hanna and vickan not there?

Smoggie didn't tell me that - she did mention afterwards thet Lotta Schelin sorted the England team 2-0, only a brief text though.

and she was happy as larry with the result in the txt she sent me. A baby squad she called the Swedish team , and England can't even beat what is basically a second string side Although Hope Powell said England were the better side and just couldn't handle Sweden for muscle.

HLF: those two were probably rested.

Apparently we have beaten Norway 2-1 in Cyprus, Fara and Kelly scored...great result

And even better news to go with that , Aluko was on the bench . Hope Powell started the game with Lianne Sanderson

This is from BBC:

Everton midfielder Fara Williams and Arsenal striker Kelly Smith were on target as England deservedly beat the Women's World Cup semi-finalists.

After a 2-0 defeat by Sweden in the first of their mini-tournament matches in Cyprus, England made better use of their possession and might have won by a wider margin.

National coach Hope Powell said: "We were diligent, we worked really hard and it was a very good collective performance by the girls.

"We've beaten a world class team, and although I wouldn't say we outplayed them I felt we were worthy winners of an excellent game and a very tough test for us."

England out-passed the Norwegians for long periods and should have been ahead long before Williams' 47th-minute opener.

Smith volleyed wide from six yards after just four minutes, then her Arsenal colleagues Karen Carney and Lianne Sanderson both fluffed much easier chances.

The vital thing about this trip was the preparation it gave us for the qualifiers coming up

England coach Hope Powell
At the other end Chelsea goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain had to make a good 23rd-minute save from striker Solveig Gulbrandsen.

But seven minutes later right winger Carney missed a free header, and seconds before the break striker Sanderson shot straight at keeper Christine Nilsen from four yards.

Williams finally broke the deadlock with a near post header from a looping cross by Arsenal left winger Rachel Yankey.

Against the run of play midfielder Ingvild Stensland equalised with a 30-yard lob in the 53rd minute.

But 11 minutes later a Smith penalty restored England's lead after Carney had been brought down by Nilsen.

The keeper, who was lucky to escape even a caution for her offence, made partial amends with superb saves from Yankey and Smith as England looked for a killer goal.

But two proved enough and now, with Sweden and Norway set to meet in the last game of the mini-tournament, Powell's team are certain to finish at least in second place.

More importantly, the matches against sides ranked in the world's top five have given England - ranked 10th - an important boost ahead of Euro 2009 qualifiers in March.

Powell said: "The absolutely vital thing about this trip was the preparation it gave us for the qualifiers coming up - now we have to take this form into those games."

Powell's team, who top their qualifying group with maximum points, head back into Euro action with games against Northern Ireland and the Czech Republic.



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Norway (4-3-3): Nilsen; Nordby, Vikestad, Horpestad, Folstad; Knutsen, Stensland, Storlokken; Lie, Gulbrandsen, Wiik.
Substitutes not used: Hjelmseth, Herlovsen, Giske, Lindblom.

England (4-2-1-3): Chamberlain (sub Hawke 73); A. Scott, White, Phillip, Stoney; Asante, Williams; K. Smith; Carney, Sanderson (sub Aluko 73), Yankey.
Substitutes not used: J. Scott, Bassett, Johnson, Unitt, Westwood, Handley, S. Smith.

Referee Ms Sophia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)

chamberlain telford
basset scott stoney unitt white phillip johnson
asante westwood williams scott
carney smith smith yankey
sanderson handley

No aluko ! wow penny has finnaly dropped

I bet you they say the reason for Aluko not there is due to exams

I thought it was for lack of goals scored

NI 0
england 2 williams and white

I've just seen an interview with Hope and Faye. Faye didn't look that happy considering they had just won.

She doesn't always look happy, I got a smile last sunday which is unusual

Its good she scored