Why Reus Needs To Be Stopped Tonight If England Want To Beat Germany

England host Germany this evening in what is bound to be an enthralling tie, despite the meaninglessness of it all. The travelling national are said to be ready to rest a number of players for the clash at Wembley, but there is still one man who will need to be stopped if Roy Hodgson wants to come out of the tie with any kind of result, and that is Marco Reus.

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International Fever - Home Nations Preview

England

Wembley needs to be home sweet home for Roy Hodgson’s squad for their remaining matches against Montenegro and Poland. These two opponents are one’s not shy of a few key players that have shown in Europe’s top league’s what they can do so they will both come over thinking they have every chance of snatching a victory. Although, for me at least, it wouldn’t be an England international match without Welbeck and Cleverley being constantly berated on social media! Score Predictions: England 2-0 Montenegro, England 3-1 Poland.

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Is Danny Welbeck Poised For Greatness?

Wednesday night's friendly between England and Scotland proved to be an entertaining clash with England coming out the victors 3-2.

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The rise of the Sammon - Derby's in-form striker (video)

Striker Conor Sammon finally looks set to make his full Republic of Ireland debut tonight after impressing this season in the Championship with Derby County.

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Finland building for Euro 2016 (video)

The Finnish national team achieved one of the greatest results in their history on Friday night, earning a 1-1 draw with World and European champions Spain in Gijon.

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Could you fry an egg on Sepp Blatter's head?

I would certainly like to try because all the pain and misery he is causing with these international breaks is just exruciating.

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The international break and why it bores me

These international breaks can be tedious business, can't they?

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The international break. Again

“Hmmm what football to watch this weekend. Premier League? No, it's the international break. Serie A? No, it's the international break. La Liga? No, it's the international break. International break. International break. International break!”

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Key World Cup Qualifiers in Europe this weekend (video)

With most European teams having already played 4 group games, this weekend's fixture represent a critical stage in the World Cup Qualification process. We now look at which of Friday's fixtures are likely to be crucial in determining which countries will be on the plane to Brazil next summer.

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Uzbekistan for World Cup 2014? (video)

Ask people to point to Uzbekistan on a map and the majority will struggle. Ask people what they know about the Uzbek football team and you'll be met by a blank look. You may even be asked to leave the building. Yet in just under 500 days time, we may be learning a lot more about Central Asia's rising football powerhouse on football's biggest stage - the World Cup finals.

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Ghana leads the way in coaching development

Many Ghanaians called for the head of coach James Kwesi Appiah after the Black Stars' shock shootout defeat to Burkino Faso in the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations.

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The World Cup Qualifiers: A Global Perspective

Although still in relative infancy in Europe, the Brazil 2014 qualification campaign for many other continents began in earnest as far back as June 2011. With under 500 days to go until the finals, we look outside of Europe at the countries most likely to make it to the upcoming World Cup.

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Bright Orange Future? (video)

Having started with only 2 players with over 8 previous caps and a whole raft of youngsters in an impressive 1-1 draw with Italy on Wednesday night, are we about to witness a successful new generation of Dutch talent under the stewardship of veteran coach Louis Van Gaal?

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From the archives: Michael Owen vs Brazil (Video)

A dark time is coming. 

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The national team don’t appeal to me

With each passing day, the international break is slowly but surely coming to an end.

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