The World Cup hasn't even started yet and, already, England are in danger of becoming a laughing stock. And this time, it's not even on the pitch. The Football Association made an 'uge error when they issued the team-sheet for England's World Cup warm-up match with Ecuador. 
England were held to a 2-2 draw by their fellow World Cup qualifiers in an entertaining, if somewhat heated, clash in Miami, during which Raheem Sterling and Antonio Valencia were sent off. But that flashpoint – which saw Ecuador’s Valencia strike Sterling in the face after a rather rash late tackle by the Liverpool winger – was not the biggest talking point of the night. The daftest lapse came courtesy of the FA, who listed every England player's passport number and date of birth on the team sheets which were handed around the press office. An incredible security breach and one which could, feasibly, lead to identity theft on an unprecedented scale. Though, to be fair, if anyone can afford to have their identities stolen, it's probably twenty three overpaid professional footballers. The FA admitted the error and said that it would 'investigate.' It wasn't the only breach - captain Frank Lampard had his signature displayed on the paperwork, which was obviously meant for official eyes only but ended up being distributed en masse. Hopefully England will hang around in Brazil long enough to get replacement passports sorted out.
So, as noted, Raheem Sterling got himself sent off and Wayne Rooney scored as an experimental England side drew 2-2 with fellow World Cup finalists Ecuador in Miami. More worrying for England manager Roy Hodgson - apart from the squad's passport numbers being printed on the pre-match team-match sheets - was a knee injury to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after he collided with an opposing player in the sixty third minutes which saw him replaced by Jon Flanagan. England fell behind early on when Enner Valenica powered home a header on eight minutes, but England eased themselves in front courtesy of goals from a Wayne Rooney tap-in and a Rickie Lambert drive. 
Substitute Michael Arroyo slammed the ball high into the net from distance on seventy minutes to earn Ecuador a draw with James Milner and Jack Wilshere failing to close down space in time. Sterling replaced Rooney on sixty four minutes, but was sent off fourteen minutes later for a rather reckless attempt at a tackle on Antonio Valencia, who joined him in departing after grabbing the Liverpool winger and trying to throw him to the ground. Fortunately for Hodgson, the red card won't count ahead of the World Cup. It remains to be seen if Oxlade-Chamberlain will recover in time for their opening Group D match against Italy in Manaus a week on Saturday.
Odious worthless greed bucket, horrorshow (and drag) Adrian Chiles knows all too well how it feels to be mocked on social media as a regular feature on anyone's timeline during ITV's coverage of a big match. But, he got off to the worst possible start as England drew with Ecuador on Wednesday, making an hilariously stupid blunder almost immediately.
The gaffe-prone grumpy presenter will lead ITV's -thoroughly wretched - coverage of the World Cup in Brazil, but blunders have become a standard part of his repertoire. Indeed, Chiles got well ahead of himself as he opened up coverage of England's match in Miami by lamenting the weather in ... Rio – only to hastily realise, to his horror, that the game was in fact in the USA. The embarrassing gaffe was swiftly picked up on social media with fans roundly deriding the presenter, who was plucked from the BBC on a big-money contract by ITV to, among other things, front their football coverage. It's far from the first time that Chiles has made a high-profile mistake when attempting to be humorous. The former - sacked - presenter of breakfast TV fiasco Daybreak also famously once promised anyone who was 'still awake' during the dour FA Cup tie between Fulham and Sheffield United covered by ITV to write in and he would 'send them a fiver.'
England were held to a 2-2 draw by their fellow World Cup qualifiers in an entertaining, if somewhat heated, clash in Miami, during which Raheem Sterling and Antonio Valencia were sent off. But that flashpoint – which saw Ecuador’s Valencia strike Sterling in the face after a rather rash late tackle by the Liverpool winger – was not the biggest talking point of the night. The daftest lapse came courtesy of the FA, who listed every England player's passport number and date of birth on the team sheets which were handed around the press office. An incredible security breach and one which could, feasibly, lead to identity theft on an unprecedented scale. Though, to be fair, if anyone can afford to have their identities stolen, it's probably twenty three overpaid professional footballers. The FA admitted the error and said that it would 'investigate.' It wasn't the only breach - captain Frank Lampard had his signature displayed on the paperwork, which was obviously meant for official eyes only but ended up being distributed en masse. Hopefully England will hang around in Brazil long enough to get replacement passports sorted out. 
Substitute Michael Arroyo slammed the ball high into the net from distance on seventy minutes to earn Ecuador a draw with James Milner and Jack Wilshere failing to close down space in time. Sterling replaced Rooney on sixty four minutes, but was sent off fourteen minutes later for a rather reckless attempt at a tackle on Antonio Valencia, who joined him in departing after grabbing the Liverpool winger and trying to throw him to the ground. Fortunately for Hodgson, the red card won't count ahead of the World Cup. It remains to be seen if Oxlade-Chamberlain will recover in time for their opening Group D match against Italy in Manaus a week on Saturday. Odious worthless greed bucket, horrorshow (and drag) Adrian Chiles knows all too well how it feels to be mocked on social media as a regular feature on anyone's timeline during ITV's coverage of a big match. But, he got off to the worst possible start as England drew with Ecuador on Wednesday, making an hilariously stupid blunder almost immediately.
The gaffe-prone grumpy presenter will lead ITV's -thoroughly wretched - coverage of the World Cup in Brazil, but blunders have become a standard part of his repertoire. Indeed, Chiles got well ahead of himself as he opened up coverage of England's match in Miami by lamenting the weather in ... Rio – only to hastily realise, to his horror, that the game was in fact in the USA. The embarrassing gaffe was swiftly picked up on social media with fans roundly deriding the presenter, who was plucked from the BBC on a big-money contract by ITV to, among other things, front their football coverage. It's far from the first time that Chiles has made a high-profile mistake when attempting to be humorous. The former - sacked - presenter of breakfast TV fiasco Daybreak also famously once promised anyone who was 'still awake' during the dour FA Cup tie between Fulham and Sheffield United covered by ITV to write in and he would 'send them a fiver.' 
