Capped: Dean Ashton on his England heartbreak and his redemption in Trinidad
On the second episode of our series 'Capped' we speak to former England and West Ham striker Dean Ashton about his solitary cap against Trinidad & Tobago in 2008, and also reflect on the freak injury sustained during his first call up in 2006 that would ultimately lead to his retirement at the age of just 26-years-old.
Dean takes us inside the England camp at the height of the Golden Generation and the tricky atmosphere that brought with it, memories of being captained by John Terry and David Beckham, and reveals the plans Fabio Capello had for him for the 2010 World Cup.
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Capped: David Dunn on his England appearance v Portugal in 2002
In the first of our new interview series "Capped", where we talk to players who played for England but perhaps not quite as many times as they'd hoped, we're joined by the former Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder David Dunn
David reminisces about the moment he found out he'd got the call up, making his mark in the first training session, what it was like playing alongside some of the Golden Generation, and reflects on some of the reasons he didn't get another opportunity to pull on the England shirt.
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Robyn Cowen is joined by the Telegraph's Kathryn Batte to reflect on the Lionesses double-header against Belgium: a 5-0 win followed by a 2-3 defeat.
While there's discussion of a dominant display at Ashton Gate and Michelle Agyemang's incredible debut goal, there's also plenty of question marks chucked up by the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the two displays from Sarina Wiegman's side: issues at left-back, Hampton vs Earps rumbles on in goal, and Russo seems more crucial than ever.
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How confident should the Lionesses be ahead of the Euros?
Robyn Cowen is joined by David Walker and the Telegraph's Kathryn Batte to take stock of where Sarina Wiegman's England find themselves with just three months to go before they attempt to win back-to-back European Championships
We look ahead to the Nations League double header with Belgium, get into the ongoing saga around Mary Earps and Hannah Hampton, enthuse about the resurgence of Chloe Kelly at Arsenal, and wonder whether there might be a few more interesting selection dilemmas for Wiegman as England go into these games missing some key players
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Liam Delap, Iling-Junior & Egan-Riley chat England fandom, Ballon D'Or , England U21s
George grills Liam Delap, Sam Iling-Junior and CJ Egan-Riley about their England fandom, and Ali & George chat around some of the topics raised, including the next England player to win the Ballon D'Or, Man City's dominance in England youth age groups, Ashley Cole the Hall of Famer & more.
We can't wait for the England U21 Euros this summer, and hope this introduction to some of Lee Carsley's Young Lions gives you a closer connection to the team before they head out to Slovakia in June.
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A show for England football fans, by England fans. Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker have all travelled across continents to watch England play, and loved covering the team during Euro 2024. The England Pod believes that supporting England should be fun, and this show sets out to make it a reality for the millions of English football fans.
Expect passion, humour, and plenty of debates about squad selection. The England Pod will cover the England Mens Senior Team, the Lionesses and the England Under-21s, with match recaps, tournament previews and balanced discussion of key issues. There will also be interviews, retrospectives, and more.
If there are Three Lions on the shirt, we want to talk about it.
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