Ollie Irish - Premier League Tales

Spain passed England off the park last night in Seville. It was a chastening performance and result, although probably not for Fabio Capello, who is infinitely more realistic about the quality of England's footballers than its fans and tabloid media.

In England's defence, they were missing their three best players: Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard (not to mention Owen Hargreaves, a forgotten man in the England set-up). With the exception of the injured Carles Puyol,...