Hundreds of Egyptian bedouin protesting against mistreatment by the authorities on Saturday threatened to block a border crossing with Israel if their demands are not met, a tribal leader said.
England stayed in contention for a spot in the 2008 European Championship by beating Israel, 3-0, yesterday in a qualifying match at Wembley Stadium.Shaun Wright-Phillips, Michael Owen and Micah Richards each scored for England, which had been in fourth place in Group E before the match.Wright-Phillips scored his first competitive international goal in the 20th minute. Owen made it 2-0 in the ...
WEMBLEY, England (AP) -- England stayed in contention for a spot in the European Championship by beating Israel 3-0 Saturday in a qualifying match.
An injury crisis has not helped their cause but it is primarily a crisis of self-belief that England must overcome as they seek to put their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign back on track against Israel at Wembley on Saturday.
England stayed in contention for a spot in Euro 2008 by beating Israel 3-0 Saturday in a qualifying match.
Sport: Euro 2008 qualifier: England eased their qualification worries as they finally clicked at Wembley to win 3-0 against Israel.
A delighted Steve McClaren claimed England had made Israel look ordinary after watching his patched-up side cruise to a 3-0 win at Wembley on Sunday morning (AEST).
England 3-0 Israel: First Wembley win by Euro 2008
LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - England scored a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over Israel at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to improve their chances of qualifying for Euro 2008.
Micah Richards' first England goal, Shaun Wright-Phillips' second and Michael Owen's 38th in 84 games were enough to see off outclassed Israel and ease Steve McClaren's Group E worries, for another few days at least.