Euro 2012 qualifer: Bulgaria v England – in pictures
All the best images from Sofia as England attempt to stay on top of Group G
‘We’ve got one foot in the finals,’ says England’s Wayne Rooney
• Toe injury will not keep striker out of Wales game• Four points from two games will be enough for EnglandWayne Rooney hobbled away nursing a slight toe injury but confident that England have "one foot in the finals" after his first international ...
Bulgaria 0-3 England | Euro 2012 qualifier match report
There was such impact to England's work that a dismayed home support was eventually reduced to disgracing itself with monkey chants aimed at Ashley Young, Theo Walcott and Ashley Cole. The visitors will still enjoy the thought of an evening when they w...
Euro 2012 Qualifiers: England cruise to a 3-0 win against Bulgaria
Wayne Rooney scores a brace and Gary Cahill opens his national account. The Bulgarian defense was shambolic although they did better in the ball possession department without really mounting a threat. England are sitting pretty in Group G against...
Bulgaria v England – as it happened | Scott Murray
England have a very good record against Bulgaria. In nine games since the two teams first met at the 1962 World Cup finals in Chile, the English have won five times, drawing the other four, scoring 13 goals along the way while conceding a mere two.Hist...
Euro 2012 qualifier preview: Bulgaria v England – video
Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart discuss their chances in Friday's European qualifier against a Bulgaria team managed by former Germany star Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Matthäus seeks win over England to help end his German exile
Bulgaria coach hopes Euro 2012 qualifier against an old adversary may open up the prospect of a passage homeIt is another frantic weekend even by the standards of Lothar Matthäus's nomadic lifestyle. On Friday the 50-year-old was looking dapper on a U...
England lack stability, says Matthäus
• Bulgaria coach says England vulnerable in Euro 2012 qualifier• Matthäus identifies 'problems dealing with pressure'Lothar Matthäus, the former Germany captain now in charge of Bulgaria, has increased the pressure on England ahead of Friday's Eu...
Montenegro ‘confident’ they can beat England to Euro 2012 place
• Coach Zlatko Kranjcar says team 'in great position'• England go to Podgorica on 7 OctoberMontenegro's head coach, Zlatko Kranjcar, is optimistic that his team can qualify automatically for Euro 2012 at England's expense, despite having missed a c...
Bulgaria 0-0 Switzerland | Euro 2012 qualifying Group G match report
England's position in Group G was strengthened when Bulgaria and Switzerland drew a blank in Sofia. This limp draw left both sides six points adrift of Fabio Capello's side and Montenegro.Lothar Mätthaus's Bulgaria took on a Switzerland side coached b...
Fifa investigates six officials over possible match-fixing
• Fifa looks into Bulgaria v Estonia and Latvia v Bolivia• All seven goals in two friendlies were penaltiesFifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against six match officials in relation to a possible match-fixing charge following an investigation...


Fabio Capello’s tactics in Bulgaria were as refreshing as his team | Richard Williams