The next few years will see England’s national football team feature in top friendly matches amid competitive ones.
The Three Lions have been lined up for tough friendly matches against Spain, Argentina, Germany and Scotland. The FA also announced this week that England could lock horns against Brazil in 2013 ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Meanwhile, they have three more Euro 2012 qualifiers coming up in their agenda. In September, England will play in Bulgaria before hosting rivals Wales. Their campaign will end on October 7 with a match away to current joint group leaders Montenegro.

2010 FIFA World Cup flops England dropped down from fourth to sixth in the latest FIFA World Ranking which is set to change on August 24. In the meantime, the English FA have just around one more year to decide which manager will succeed to Fabio Capello.

The Italian boss, who often branded as “lucky” to still be in charge of the Three Lions, has been guaranteed of avoiding the anguishing fate of unemployment at the end of his England contract. Fabio Capello is set to become a TV pundit as England will be experiencing life without the 65-year-old during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The ex-Real Madrid and Juventus manager has endured epic fails with the English national team but says he will focus and hope to end his career with a trophy—the 2012 European Championship title to be precise.