James Richardson once more trawls the best of the European press to sum up their reaction to the week's best football stories James Richardson Ben Green Andy Gallagher
25 Oct » GuardianBut Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard "was not a top, top player" according to Sir Alex Ferguson.
22 Oct » TelegraphClick here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arriving WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF TOMBOLA When you're tasked with the responsibility of pairing up eight football teams into four different two-legged ties, the last thing you want is some ham-fisted…
21 Oct » GuardianJoin Marcus Christenson to see who the eight European teams are drawn with in the World Cup 2014 play-offs Marcus Christenson
21 Oct » GuardianArsenal midfielder Mesut Özil should be fit to face Norwich despite picking up injury while on international duty.
16 Oct » TelegraphWhen England fly to Rio for the 2014 Brazil World Cup, the squad will be staying at the swanky Windsor Atlantica on Copacabana. Here are some other top spots around the city, for a fraction of the price and for any time of year Contemporâneo Hostel, Botafogo This small boutique hostel, which…
16 Oct » GuardianHats off to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iceland and Ghana, while France are firing again and, whisper it, England are improving 1) Pharaohs on the wane, Black Stars rising The great Egypt team will remain unfulfilled. The play-off against Ghana was the last chance for some wonderful champions, most…
16 Oct » GuardianAndré Schürrle scored a hat-trick as Germany recovered from a two-goal deficit to finish their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-3 win over Sweden. Germany had already secured first place in Group C and a spot at the World Cup, while Sweden had clinched a play-off berth by beating…
15 Oct » GuardianRoy Hodgson's side could meet France in a World Cup play-off if England fail to beat Poland in their final qualifying match Just ask any Irishman: the play-offs are not a place you want to be when France are standing puff-chested in the path of World Cup qualification but should the unthinkable…
12 Oct » Guardian
