I will shortly be leaving for town where I will meet Dan and Simon. We will then go to the cinema(!) to watch the quarter final of The World Cup between England and Portugal. COME ON ENGLAND!!!

I would like to take this opportunity to make a Queen like speech to the nation and England players. I doubt Frankie Lampard and Stevie G are fans of Sparkster.net, but you never know…

Today will be the biggest game of your lives,
Small kids idolise you,
Grown men want to be you,
Women want to be with you,
You have the potential to make millions of fans cry with joy or despair,

There are many problems throughout the world and in peoples own lives,
Watching you lets many of them escape from these problems for the 90 minutes you play,
You have the power to make people feel better about themselves and each other,
Nobody living today is able to do this on such a mass scale,

England are a unique national team,
They have a very special set of fans,
Each one has their own unique, strong opinions on the game but they all share one thing – belief
Belief that England will once again be World Champions,
Belief that David Beckham and the players will lift the trophy,

England are also a special team as they actually invented the beautiful game,
Its style of play may have been adapted by Brazilian and Mediterranean players but the heart and passion of the game is very much English,
England players may not perform fancy tricks with their legs or play glamorous football but they have grit and determination
Let’s show the world how it should be played properly.

Unite a nation.
Come on England