The Truth About England's So-Called 'Golden Generation'

Between 2002 and 2006, in particular, England had an excellent group of players, including the likes of Gary Neville, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, and Michael Owen. Adam Crozier, chief executive of the FA, labelled England's emerging talent as a 'Golden Generation', a tag that would haunt the players and their manager for years to come. In this video, HITC Sevens takes a look back at England's so-called Golden Generation, many of the criticisms of them, and launches something of a defence of manager Sven-Goran Eriksson and his undeniably talented squad.