Schadenfreude

This just in: Deco and Costinha are out of Saturday's match due to being sent off against the Netherlands. To be fair, Deco did nothing at all to deserve his second yellow. The ref lost any control of that game, awarding a record 16 yellow cards and sending off four (also a record). And Cristiano Ronaldo's fitness will be an issue, as he hobbled off in tears in the first half. Are the stars coming into alignment for England? It's beginning to look that way.