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England keeps Capello despite World Cup failure

England has decided to keep Fabio Capello as coach despite the team's poor performance at the World Cup.

Linesman says missing Lampard's goal 'unfortunate'

The Uruguayan linesman who failed to see that a shot from England midfielder Frank Lampard crossed the goal-line against Germany at the World Cup has described the error as "unfortunate."

English FA taking 2 weeks to decide on Capello

England's Football Association told Fabio Capello on Monday that it will take two weeks to decide whether to retain the Italian as coach of the national team.

World Cup post-game: Germany 4, England 1

Germany defeated England 4-1 in a Round of 16 match at the FIFA World Cup in a game marked by one of the most controverisal moments in tournament history.

FIFA tight-lipped after blown calls

FIFA refused to comment Monday on mistakes made by World Cup match officials that contributed to the elimination of England and Mexico.

Capello has no plans to quit

Fabio Capello has no plans to quit as coach despite overseeing England's worst World Cup defeat on Saturday, a 4-1 loss to Germany in the Round of 16.

England's pathetic exit

For England, the only good news was that Jorge Larionda and Mauricio Espinosa diverted attention elsewhere, offering Fabio Capello's team something to hide behind. Only they didn't. Not really. England are a hippopotamus quivering behind a lamppost, hoping no one can see them.

Germany better, but replay needs to be used

Germany was much the better team on the night against a defensively shambolic England side, but in 2010, there's absolutely no reason why a perfectly valid goal should be disallowed.

Germany's Mueller ousts England in World Cup

Thomas Mueller scored twice within three minutes to lead Germany to a 4-1 victory over England in a controvesial Round of 16 game at the FIFA World Cup.

England & Germany: penalties inevitable

Gary Lineker once famously said that football is a simple sport: it's eleven against eleven for 90 minutes and the Germans win on penalties.