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Wales vs England Report
England moved back top of Euro 2012 Qualifying Group C courtesy of a 2-0 win over Wales in Cardiff.
Goals in the first 14 minutes from Frank Lampard and Darren Bent were enough to see England to a solid win. England move ahead of second placed Montenegro in the group courtesy of goal difference.A passionate Wales crowd booed the English anthem but were silenced only seven minutes in when James Collins bundled over England winger Ashley Young and a penalty was awarded. Midfielder Lampard stepped up to calmly convert the penalty and give the Three Lions a 1-0 lead.
England continued their positive start and had the reeling Welsh two goals down eight minutes later. Glen Johnson released Young down the right flank, and the Aston Villa winger’s teasing cross was turned home by Bent to give Fabio Capello’s men a commanding lead.
Football Transfer News: Darren Bent On His Way To Aston Villa – Confirmed
In one of January’s shocking football transfer news, Darren Bent has asked Sunderland to quit the club for Aston Villa. Now, the Black Cat is well on his way to becoming a Villain.
It was reported earlier on that Darren Bent had issued a transfer request letter to Sunderland on Sunday night – much at the surprise and displeasure of Coach Steve Bruce and his club. A statement from Sunderland on Monday read:“The club can confirm that it has received a written transfer [request] from Darren Bent, following yesterday’s Wear-Tyne derby match.”
It has recently been confirmed that Daren Bent will join Aston Villa for a transfer fee of £18M which could mount to £24M based on the player’s individual statistics among other points. Commentating on this shocking transfer news, Steve Bruce told ESPN Soccernet:
Top European Footballer – The Race for European Golden Boot Award
Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Gonzalo Higuain, Luis Suarez, Antonio Di Natale, Darren Bent, Carlos Tevez, Seydou Doumbia, and David Villa. Doesn’t this list remind you of the top contenders for the European Golden Shoe Award? If the answer is yes, then you are just right.
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LiveSoccerTV.com travels to Spain, England, Switzerland, Holland and Italy to discover some of Europe’s finest goal scorers.
A quick reminder – What is the European Golden Shoe?
The European Golden Shoe is an award formerly known as the European Golden Boot. Many refer to it as the “UEFA Golden Boot” or the “UEFA Golden Shoe”. This award is given annually by the Union of European Football Associations to the overall top scorer of all the first division leagues in Europe.
Although the foundation of this award partly lies upon the idea of “being the top scorer” of a specific professional European football league, the high number of goals scored in a season isn’t the only criterion which makes a player eligible for this award.