Welcome

The hype, anticipation and predictions stop this week as England take to the field for the first time under their new manager – and Fabio Capello will probably be the happiest of all to allow results and performances to do the talking from now on.

We focus on the big game with Switzerland at Wembley on Wednesday by looking at some of the facts and figures in our Previews section, while we feature the new Scorecast markets in Tactics.

It’s the manager himself who comes under the spotlight in Fab Facts, while if you fancy some provocative banter take a look at Pub Talk, where the suggestion is that it doesn’t matter who the manager is, England are unlikely to win the World Cup again for many years.

And in such a big week of international football, we’ve got a top prize – check out Beat The Expert for your chance to win the Ultimate Armchair Fan Prize Package: 32” LCD TV, home theatre system and 12-month Setanta Sports subscription.

Please feel free to forward The Score on to any of your friends and family you feel would enjoy it. We’ll be back later in the month ahead of the Carling Cup Final with another mixture of news, betting information and great prizes.

Happy punting!

Paul Witten
Director of Football