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Leighton Baines reckons Everton are a match for anyone, and that it doesn’t matter if the Blues bring in any new faces in the summer. “People have been talking about next season and having everyone fit, because there’s a lot of ‘what ifs’ about last season,” said the defender. “If we’d have started with everyone [...]

Leighton Baines has revealed his disappointment about being left out of England’s World Cup squad. The left back, who no doubt would have watched England stutter to a 1-1 draw in their opening match against the USA, gave an insight into how he was feeling after being omitted from Fabio Capello’s final 23 man squad. [...]

Leighton Baines is apparently not going to the World Cup, despite having played 2 full matches for England in the warm-up. Instead, Sky Sports News are reporting that Stephen Warnock – who has played 8 minutes for England in 12 months – will go in his place. Baines will find out for certain from Fabio [...]