I am very excited about this World Cup. With the blend of quality, youth and experience we have in our squad, we are confident of beating any opponent.

I don’t have any problem with Beckham as captain. I have not spoken to him about the dismissal. I don’t know what happened but you do get sent off in football. He is going to...

He wins everything up in the air and for such a tall man, he has a very good touch on the floor

From what I know about Michael Owen, he would never say things like that. It’s not his style.

If we can avoid injuries, the only question is probably which centre-backs I will choose.

I have concerns about all of them, I would say, because we’re in the middle of March and the season finishes for them at the beginning of May.

I had hoped to avoid Sweden. Here in England everyone is counting on a win, despite not having won against Sweden since 1968.

I am very sorry and angry about the second half. That was a disaster,

If Michael Owen is 100 percent fit, there is no doubt he will play. He has had only one competitive match this season, but if he is fit, he is very important for us.

John Terry will be there. Yesterday he did everything and today he did everything. He looked fit and sharp.

It could only happen in this country.

It’s a big blow, but we still have a very good team and a chance to do OK. When you pick, you pick a squad, and you have to have a plan B.

I am in a similar situation!

I’m ready, as simple as that,

If you meet an opponent not concentrated you are very happy — that’s sport — but I can promise you that we will be very focused and concentrated on the pitch tomorrow.

Real Madrid wants David to train with the club this week. We never expected David to be with us for the first game, and I understand and respect their view that they want him with...

I talked to Sol Campbell and he wants to be at the World Cup, that’s for sure.

I’ve always said we’re one of five teams that can win it and if all our players are fit and healthy, I think we’ll do very well.

No one is untouchable, it would be unfair to say that.

I have never thought about it,

He is still an important part of this England squad.

This time we don’t meet until the last group match. Hopefully, both countries will be through to the next round by then.

He’s a good player coming back from an injury. He can rejoin the team for the World Cup.

He’s a big target man, good header, and he will give Michael many chances to score. I’m sure about that.

I am very sorry for the fans. I told (the players) that if we are going to play football like this we can forget the World Cup.

I expect a lot of long balls to James Quinn. They have a very busy midfield so I expect a difficult game. When we’re talking about Wales, about Northern Ireland, it’s a dream for those...

You tell him certain things and he does them. The game he played in Portugal for us in February was fantastic and he did well again on Sunday.

Now there’s been an agreement and we have to look at the World Cup and concentrate on that.

We had a long chat and they will do everything to make sure he’s fit as soon as possible. We know it’s serious. He’ll stay in Manchester and we still hope he’ll take part in...

It’s not an easy group, but it could have been worse, much worse. I asked to avoid the Netherlands and we did that and I asked to avoid Australia and we did that as well.

I’m coming back. I’m fit. It’s all coming together.

He had to pull out unfortunately. They took a scan of his foot and he has a stress fracture. He’s probably out for a month at least.

This season we haven’t performed as we should do, and we have to do that tomorrow.

The first thing is that he must start to play … otherwise I can’t pick him. You can’t gamble.

This will be the players’ home and set the atmosphere as we prepare for all of our games. Hopefully this hotel will be the launch pad for us to achieve success in Germany.

I think he will play but I’m not sure. The decision will be taken after practice tomorrow.

I complained after each of the practice sessions we had at the stadium. I talked to the UEFA official responsible for the pitch and he promised it would be repaired before the game. I don’t...

I always want to entertain.

Obviously I’m very disappointed for Michael. It’s very bad luck for him and for Newcastle United.

I think the FA must have a new manager before the World Cup starts because if they wait until after it’s too late.

It’s more important now to win and get the three points in Poland.

If we play like that again we may not even get to the World Cup.

The importance of this win is enormous. The performance today was up and down. We knew it would be a difficult game and that Wales would fight for every ball.

I’m almost sure, 100 percent certain that he will be fit for tomorrow. He did everything today, even shooting at the end, so he seems OK.

I think the fans must have had a very hard time choosing because we are lucky enough to have a number of really outstanding individual players.

I knew yesterday that he had more than one fracture. That’s what I heard. I don’t know what that means, but I’m not that pessimistic.

I am very pleased that we won and are starting to play football with the right spirit again.

We suffered, but we did it together as a real football team.

Many times the words I say don’t come out in the papers. I could have as many examples as you want.

We are meeting one of the best teams in the world. It’s important for our confidence that we do well in this game and important for the England fans as well. If they see we...