England was knocked out of the World Cup last weekend by Portugal. As usual it was not a straight forward affair. Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping a Portugese player (in front of the referee – smart move) leaving the English team playing with just ten men. To be fair they played well just not well enough and the game ended in penalties. I don’t know what it is about the English team and penalties but the two don’t seem to go together! Needless to say England lost the game as a result of the penalty shootout. Following on from this defeat David Beckham has resigned as captain of English team, stating that it was time for a new captain to start afresh with the new manager.