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After Guus' FA Cup winning swansong at Wembley eleven days ago, Guus disappeared off the face of the earth.
Well he didn't really.
He went quietly back to Russia to resume his coaching duties with the national team.
Last night he took his Russian side to Finland and won the game 3-0, a victory that took Russia top of their WC2010 qualifying group.
Just over 58,000 fans made it to Wembley (despite the tube strike) this evening (Wednesday) to see England beat Andorra 6-0. To be honest it should have been 12 or more, but the crowd went home happy with SIX and I wonder how many punters got the correct score.
For the record Wayne Rooney scored 2, Jermaine Defoe scored 2, Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch scored the others.
Next week England U21s start their campaign to become European U21 Champions in Sweden.
Next on Real Madrid's shopping list? Cristiano Ronaldo
Still there is no news on the tube strike due to start 7pm Tuesday night, perhaps Wembley will be 'murdered' if the tube strike goes ahead let alone Andorra.
But what do you know about Andorra? Back in September England travelled to Andorra and won 2-0 thanks to two Joe Cole goals.
Andorra is bordered to the right by France and to the left by Spain and Andorra is predominately by occupied Spanish speaking residents. Approximately a quarter of the population (70,000) is made up of Andorrans.
To say Hello in Andorra, say 'HOLA,' but as Andorra will be in London this week, say HELLO.
But what does Andorra have to offer the intrepid traveller? Duty free, Skiing, The Pyrenees and Andorra for those with a load of £ or $ is a taxman's nightmare - A tax haven.
To quote The Lonely Planet:
"The town of Andorra la Vella is squeezed into the Riu Gran Valira Valley and is mainly engaged in retailing electronic and luxury goods. With the constant din of jackhammers and shopping-mall architecture, you might be in Hong Kong - but for the snowcapped peaks and an absence of noodle shops?"
As well as watching England beat Kazakhstan yesterday I also watched Brazil dismantle Uruguay in Uruguay 4-0. It was Brazil's first competitive win in Uruguay for 33 years.
Straight after that I watched Argentina luckily beat Colombia 1-0 in Buenos Aires and as I write Peru have just kicked off against Ecuador and they say the football season is over.
After an indifferent start where England could have been 2-0 down inside twenty minutes, England won in Central Asia beating Kazakhstan 4-0 with goals from Gareth Barry, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard from the penalty spot.
Roll on Andorra!!
Extract from the The Lonely Planet
"The ninth largest country in the world, Kazakhstan lies at the heart of the great Eurasian steppe, the band of grassland stretching from Mongolia to Hungary, which has served for millennia as the highway and grazing ground of nomadic horseback peoples."
England are in action twice over the next five days, trying to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Tomorrow (Saturday) England play Kazakhstan and next Wednesday England host minnows Andorra at Wembley.
If the proposed tube strike goes ahead next week, how will people get to Wembley?
Wembley could be deserted as the Marie Celeste.
