At Wembley yesterday I had on a different hat, more specifically my In Bed With Maradona hat. It’s not so much a hat as smart shoes and a collared shirt, items required to watch England v Belgium as part of The FA Club experience, where prawn sandwiches are considered uncouth and former England internationals rub shoulders with television presenters, England sponsors and dirty, working class scrotes like me who are lucky enough to be friendly with the good people at Umbro.
England’s final preparations for UEFA Euro 2012 will take place at Wembley this coming Saturday afternoon in the shape of a friendly match against Belgium. The game presents plenty of talking points, one of which is the testing of goal-line technology by the makers of Hawk-Eye.
In news that isn’t quite as big as it was initially reported to be, Wembley will host a high-profile live testing session for goal-line technology in eight days’ time.
Roy Hodgson’s first home game as England manager takes place on June 2nd at Wembley, when Belgium come visiting for an intriguing friendly that pits England against a burgeoning and highly-rated young team. TSC‘s friends at Wembley Stadium have ten pairs of tickets to give away for the game, and in order to dish them out they’ve opted for a vintage challenge.
Supporting the England national football team from a fresh perspective.
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