The future of England
Thursday, 6:15 p.m., Embassy Row Offices, crap part of Soho. Last night, Rog, when I arrived home in the dark of night after a long flight in from L.…
After the smoke has cleared
Tuesday, 1:15 p.m., Embassy Row Studios, crap part of SoHo. We lost two friends over the weekend. England, we always knew was on its way out. Don Fa…
What went wrong: The painful recap
Bennett: Davies, when did you get a feeling it was all about to go very wrong? For me, it was when I realized I am starting to warm up to the tactic…
One bad weekend
Germany 4. England 1. Seventieth minute. Martin Tyler: "Off comes [Jermain] Defoe. On comes [Emile] Heskey." Football's equivalent of throwing i…
England vs. Germany: the 'Big One'
Do believe the hype. England goalie du jour David James is as erudite as a footballer can possibly be, but his news-conference attempts to pass off …
Time to start believing, U.S. fans
Wednesday, 5 p.m., Hard Rock Cafe, Times Square I could not sleep Tuesday night. The knowledge the two sides of my identity -- England, my birthpl…
Questions for Judgment Day
Tuesday, 9 a.m. ET: ESPN Zone, Times Square, New York My wife had a kid on Sunday. Day 10 of the World Cup. She thoughtfully waited until Brazil had…
The official PowerPants team rankings
Tuesday, 7 a.m. Somewhere in the Hollywood Hills The final games of the preliminary round of the World Cup of WiffleSoccerParity are about to start. …
Whom will Don Fabio elect to start?
Note: Roger wrote this piece in the early hours of Sunday morning as his wife began showing signs of labor. Early reports say that Mr. Bennett found a…
Weekend preview: Brazil tilt tops action
Friday, 4:47 p.m. Mr. Dennehy's, Carmine Street, New York In the words of iconic American football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, "A tie is like kissing …
