@bbcsport: Did 'fake relationships' and big rivalries hinder England's World Cup dreams? Rio Ferdinand, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Steve McClaren discuss the dynamics of the 2006 World Cup squad, and how it manifested on and off the pitch. ▶️ England 2006: The Golden Generation | Watch on BBC iPlayer
Yet spain dominated a decade during the most heated el clasico times with almost all barca and real players except some guys like marcos senna, torres and capdevilla
2026-05-19 17:27:27
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SB_Waves :
Are they still going on about this
2026-05-19 18:15:45
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dsvdv :
No one cared for PL back then. It was Serie A and La Liga. Only Man U were relevant.
2026-05-19 17:43:30
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Lev :
No that was you Rio
2026-05-19 17:22:55
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Desmond :
„Premier League was very competitive“while everyone was watching Ronaldo and Messi in La Liga
2026-05-20 00:31:35
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Golden Ticket 🎫 :
The premier league was proper back then
2026-05-19 16:41:20
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Michael2+6 :
Sounds like excuses🤣
2026-05-19 23:30:09
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TikTokker2 :
Egos.
By the sounds of it only Rooney was sincere
2026-05-20 09:54:17
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Conor :
Finally the golden generation is being discussed
2026-05-19 17:14:11
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drew :
have we considered that maybe they just weren't as good as they thought? we always hear about how they were the best players in the world but when it was time to be the best players in the world they werent
2026-05-21 23:19:39
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Crarich1989 :
Because other teams knew how to put their country first
2026-05-19 18:16:35
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spanielwalks :
it was perfectly obvious they didn't care.
2026-05-24 09:18:48
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the darts club :
Spain are a perfect example of rivals winning tournaments
2026-05-20 18:21:57
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Rocco DeMeo :
They never played like they were unified..less than the sum of their parts - by a long way.
2026-05-19 17:49:28
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tboycfc :
The biggest rivalry in world today is El Classico and when the rivalry was at its, Spain dominated World football. its not an excuse
2026-05-21 21:42:02
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ToniB :
if Real Madrid and VARCELONA squashed their beef on the national team 😂I am sure English players could do the same
there is not a biggest rivalry than Madrid and varcelona😂😂😂😂
2026-07-15 20:33:38
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Broadyyy :
Rio Just jumping on the wagon and copying Gerrard trying to stay relevant
2026-05-19 22:32:16
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Kyle :
We had a good group of players but Brazil, France and Spain had better players
2026-05-19 17:17:00
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Rampson P Zhinoa :
Rio said it all
2026-05-20 06:17:01
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Its_owaney :
But Spain had Madrid and Barca fighting World war on the pitch but won everything internationally with each other
2026-05-20 08:17:27
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user1304602674635 :
All I hear is excuses
2026-07-08 05:47:39
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TikToktiktok :
I blame Ferguson.
2026-05-22 08:35:50
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con_sheridan :
I miss this era so much - everyone is friendly nowadays
2026-05-21 12:17:35
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Formula1 fan 92 :
You could tell they played like they hated each other
2026-07-07 09:39:18
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