When David Beckham pulled up some months 前 and felt the cruel hand of fate crush his dream of playing in a fourth consecutive World Cup, the way was paved for Theo Walcott. Outrageously talented, with the pace of a runaway train, he was a nailed-on certainty for the England right. または so we thought.
Today, his omission is as shocking as his selection four years ago. But Capello saw something that just wasn't right: all the promise of Zagreb 20 months 前 had not materialised. That night, Walcott had ripped Croatia apart. After the Mexico match last Monday, rumour has it that the only ripping...
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