Google's Sergey Brin previewing new 'Google Glasses'; England U-21 goalkeeper Ben Amos wearing Google-cam while balls are kicked at him during practice. The mind reels at the possibilities of this!; Wait until iJustine gets a pair of these!; @iJustine

England video: England U-21 goalkeeper Ben Amos wears The FA TV's Goggle-cam during a crossing training session. Uploaded September 8, 2012. http://youtu.be/egOtUmoE7Mo

This awesome video of England U-21 and Hull City goalie Ben Amos wearing Google-cam glasses while soccer balls are flying towards him during practice causes the mind to reel at the myriad possibilities of this, both training and entertainment!

(Or, in the hand of blogger iJustine, priceless. I'd be willing to bet that there's already someone at Google HQ in Mountain View trying to figure out how they can speed-up the process so that Justine Ezarik can get a pair in her hands -and on her oh-so cute face- and start evangelizing the product in her usual original and amusing ways via videos that capture the eyeballs of lots of early adaptors.) 

Hypothetically, in its simplest form, at a minimum, you could equip a striker wearing one pair of Google-cam glasses on a breakaway and a goalie wearing a pair moving out to block and you could see both points-of-views via a split-screen on TV, during a quick replay following a shot on goal, or via a sub-channel like what NASCAR does on DirecTV with driver-cam showing the view of individual drivers.


WSJDigitalNetwork video: Google's Sergey Brin Previews New 'Google Glasses', Uploaded September 10, 2012
http://live.wsj.com/video/google-sergey-brin-previews-new-google-glass/FCB1CF6F-98B3-4E0F-9534-23EE5CEAC8C6.html


Wall Street Journal
Hype and Hope: Test Driving Google's New Glasses
Device Puts Data Into Field of Vision but Software Is Balky
By Spencer E. Ante
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10000872396390443779404577643981045121516-lMyQjAxMTAyMDEwMDAxODA3Wj.html

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Ben Amos profile: http://www.hullcityafc.net/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=331404&tcmuri=303169

Hull City AFC: http://www.hullcityafc.net/

BBC's team page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/hull-city

The FA and the English National Team: 

Homepage: http://www.thefa.com/england
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/FA
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/england
Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/EnglandTeam 

England's current & past stars are asked, "Why can't we beat Sweden?" (Varför kan vi inte slå Sverige?) England-Sweden preview of Nov. 15th Friendly

The FA video: England's current and past stars respond to the question, "Why can't we beat Sweden?" November 7, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5k2J0om3Y&feature=colike

England's current and past stars are asked, "Why can't we beat Sweden?" (Varför kan vi inte slå Sverige?). English National Team vs. Sweden preview for the Tuesday night Friendly at Wembley on November 15th, 8 p.m. GMT; at 9 p.m. on TV4 Sport, Sweden. Sweden plays Denmark in Copenhagen this Friday night.

SvFF WebbTV video: Erik Hamrén inför Danmark och England.

SvFF's Andreas Vanberg talks with Sweden manager Erik Hamrén about the upcoming matches against Denmark and England, November 3, 2011.

http://professional.player.qbrick.com/player.aspx?mid=5C80C063

She's NOT likely to be be in Denmark or England rooting Team Sverige on, but we can always hope, can't we?

Above, a screenshot I took of Swedish star striker Josefine Öqvist on July 6, 2011.

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The FA YouTube Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/england

http://www.thefa.com/

http://thefa.com/England

Svenska Fotbollförbundet -SvFF (Swedish Football Association) homepage: http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/

SvFF's WebbTV/videos homepage: http://svenskfotboll.se/webb-tv/

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/index.html

http://www1.skysports.com/football/

England Press Conference for England at Wales Euro 2012 Qualifier in Cardiff, 25/03/11; Fabio Capello & John Terry comment

FA video: England National Team Press Conference in Cardiff for England at Wales Euro 2012 Qualifier, 25/03/11; Fabio Capello and John Terry comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAt0OVCvvgE

What's old becomes new again: John Terry reinstated as captain of English National Team, replacing Rio Ferdinand; England vs. Wales

FA video: John Terry delighted to regain the England armband - Wales v England
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkvx9OIElQA

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BBC Sports
Phil McNulty's Sports blog
Emotional Terry picks up pieces
By Phil McNulty
16:41 UK time, Tuesday, 22 March 2011

John Terry's bleary eyes betrayed a sleepless night and maybe even a hint of the "overwhelming" emotion of reclaiming the England captain's armband after Fabio Capello's brief address to his squad at London Colney.

Capello's reinstatement of Terry has met with a mixed reception, and the man who lost the honour 13 months ago amid claims about his private life admits he will not be "everybody's cup of tea" after replacing Rio Ferdinand.

Read the rest of the post at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2011/03/emotional_terry_picks_up_piece.html

I've been listening to lots of BBC 5 live the past two weeks, getting reacquainted with some voices, sounds and mental images that for awhile had been part of my daily routine, but which changed when I had to work on a project that was taking up a lot of my time.

I've been hearing some very interesting quotes, comments and interviews about Saturday's England at Wales UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifier in Cardiff, which will be starting about 11 a.m. Miami time, as well as the continuing saga of John Terry's quest for redemption, that, if it were about the NFL, people would say, "Wow, THAT's some interesting stuff!"
Like the way the current NFL Films videos of weekly 'miked' sidelines sound -a depth and context you're not used to.
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/euro2012qualifying

But because it's about English and European football, and there's not a lot of people hereabouts who share that interest, I don't really have a friendly venue for sharing what I've heard with any locals. Unlike the case in Arlington at Summer's Restaurant, the sports bar/restaurant I frequently went to catch Dolphin games on satellite hosted televised Premier League and Serie A matches on Fox Soccer Channel right before the NFL throngs poured in and the great TV switching and game info signs were hooked up.
American Football in one door, European Football out the other.
http://www.summers-restaurant.com/
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer

I actually listened to John Terry's press conference Tuesday afternoon via my computer, which, quite literally, sounded like it was next door, so I could hear the extraneous chatter, the moving about in the back of the room and could literally feel the anxiety from thousands of miles away.
There are a lot of smart people who think this decision by Fabio Capello is absolutely dreadful, and a like amount who think it's overdue, and in any case, was NOT playing-related and thus more a media-created controversy than a genuine one.

It's my understanding that it was originally scheduled for Friday up in Cardiff at the team hotel, but was moved-up to tamp down media speculation that Terry regaining the captaincy was sure to create fault lines within the team.
http://www.livesoccertv.com/news/3200/wales-vs-england-bellamy-doesn-t-know-me-well-enough-says-terry/
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/euro2012qualifying/story/England-star-Crouch-denies-unrest-over-Terry-leadership

It remains to be seen whether that press conference will keep lips sealed.
Personally, given the circumstances of what's happned, the scrutiny that will only increase and the fact that many reporters simply don't like Terry, I'm doubtful.

Saturday's match will be on ESPN 2 in the U.S. at 10:55 a.m. Eastern, and can also be seen on ESPN3.com.



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FA video: Ashley Cole exclusive on Wales, Bale's explosive rise to prominence and Ghana
http://www.youtube.com/user/england#p/u/2/kkheSLIHKwI

See also:
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/crouch-bale-is-wales-biggest-threat-thats-no-secret-2251063.html

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FA video: Wales vs England predictions from the stars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9YxE_XrJok


http://www.thefa.com/England
http://www.youtube.com/user/england

Ashley Young & Darren Bent lead England to first win of 2011, 2-1 friendly over Denmark; Jack Wilshere's first start

FA video: England 2, Denmark 1 at København, February 9, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mZaC1KbsRg

Stories at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/8311873/Denmark-1-England-2-match-report.html and http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9392631.stm

Phil McNulty's blog at the BBC includes this gem:

The talent was on show in a 45-minute cameo that, while confirming Wilshere is not the defensive midfield man Capello apparently envisages and never will be, illustrated rare gifts and an immediate comfort on the England stage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2011/02/capello_relishes_win_with_mean.html

The Guardian's England National Team homepage:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/england

FA video: Italy vs. England U21 Highlights - Azzurini 1, Lions 0

FA video: Italy vs. England U-21 Highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWVp28AQZ0U

Game story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9391403.stm and
http://www.uefa.com/under21/news/newsid=1592415.html

http://www.uefa.com/under21/index.html