Steve McClaren became known as the ‘Wally with the Brolly’ on this day in 2007 as his England side failed to qualify for Euro 2008.England hosted Croatia at Wembley, knowing that avoiding defeat would take them to the Finals the following year. Croatia had already qualified for the European Championships and both sides would qualify […]
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On This Day – 1st August
Steve McClaren became England manager on this day back in 2006. He was announced as successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson in January of 2006 before taking charge after the World Cup.McClaren started his managerial career at Middlesbrough in the 2000/01 season and was the Football Association’s second choice to replace Eriksson. Initially, Luis Felipe Scolari was […]