Well it is now!  England are out of the World Cup.  On Saturday England lost on penalties to Portugal in the Quarter Finals of the World Cup.  David Beckham went off injured, Wayne Rooney was sent off, Portugal scored a disallowed goal, it went to Extra Time, then Penalties.  It wasn’t a classic, but there was high drama!

England have a terrible record with penalties as it is, but it didn’t help that Wayne Rooney, Micheal Owen and David Beckham, all first choice penalty takers, were not on the pitch!  Needless to say for the fourth time England were knocked out of a major competition on penalties.

Here at Answer English we have now swung our support round to Germany.  They have everything England didn’t show, flair, attacking football, invention and ‘bottle’.  Best of luck to them!

As for England, there will be now a time for reflection.  David Beckham has retired the captain’s armband, Sven has gone, a new era dawns…  Remember, there is always next time.