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Roy Hodgson: England didn't show the quality I expected against Germany
• Manager admits England 'disappointed 85,000 people' • Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole limp off with injuries • Match report: England 0-1 Germany • Pictures: Tom Jenkins's best images from Wembley Roy Hodgson admitted England had lacked the necessary quality to wound Germany as his side suffered successive defeats at the national stadium for the first time in 36 years, with the manager conceding his side had "sent 85,000 people home disappointed" . The hosts failed to muster a shot on target in a home game for the first time this century – even if the manager…
00:21 » GuardianVIDEO: Hodgson rues 'disappointing' defeat
Manager Roy Hodgson says England's 1-0 defeat against Germany was a "disappointing" result, but feels his side were not outplayed.
19 Nov » BBC SportPoland 0-0 Republic of Ireland | Friendly international match report
Martin O'Neill fears he may suffer withdrawal symptoms after watching the Republic of Ireland battle to a 0-0 draw with Poland in Poznan to maintain a positive start to his reign. O'Neill and his squad will not reconvene until March, when they entertain Serbia at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and the long gap is something which the manager will have to get used to. "I'll have withdrawal symptoms – I'm not so sure it will be the same for the players," said O'Neill. "I might be on the phone to them but I'm not sure they are looking forward to that." Ireland gave as good as they got for…
19 Nov » GuardianHodgson upbeat despite second defeat
England manager Roy Hodgson sees 2013 as a successful year despite ending it with back-to-back Wembley defeats.
19 Nov » BBC SportStars who missed out on World Cup
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gareth Bale and Robert Lewandowski are among 11 world-class players who will not feature at the 2014 World Cup
19 Nov » BBC SportFrance can 'do great things' in Brazil
France coach Didier Deschamps says his side can do well at next year's World Cup after scraping through the play-offs.
19 Nov » BBC SportWhich teams are going to Brazil?
With the European and African play-offs complete, 30 of the 32 available places at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have been filled
19 Nov » BBC SportPoland 0 Republic of Ireland 0: match report
Poland 0 Republic of Ireland 0: After the dream start last Friday against Latvia, this was the sobering dose of reality for new manager Martin O'Neill.
19 Nov » TelegraphO'Neill praises Republic resilience
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill praises the resilience of his players after their 0-0 friendly draw in Poland.
19 Nov » BBC SportCroatia 2-0 Iceland
Ten-man Croatia reach the 2014 World Cup finals with a 2-0 win over Iceland in Zagreb following a goalless first leg.
19 Nov » BBC SportSocceroos tactical analysis: what is the Ange Postecoglou way?
Australia's new coach showed a willingness to play out from the back, and press whenever possible Ange Postecoglou's revolution got under way against Costa Rica but it was a familiar source that gave Australia the winner – corner, Cahill, goal. It was a match which showed clear signs of improvement and a move towards a "Postecoglou" way of playing, but there is still much improvement required and many questions to be answered Penetration The early stages resulted in a few half-chances, and one glorious chance for Mathew Leckie, as Australia played very vertically in attack. In midfield,…
19 Nov » GuardianEngland 0 Germany 1: in pictures
In pics: England go down 1-0 at home to Germany at Wembley Stadium, in their final match of 2013.
19 Nov » TelegraphPremier League still 'English', says Scudamore
• 'Owners and players buy into something very authentic' • Chief executive confident league will retain top spot in world The Premier League's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, has insisted it remains "quintessentially English" despite an influx of foreign players, managers and owners over the past two decades. Appearing before a Lord's committee looking into "soft power" and Britain's diplomatic influence abroad, Scudamore said foreign owners, now in control at a majority of the 20 clubs, were attracted to the top flight precisely because it had a clear identity. "We have a…
19 Nov » GuardianEngland's goalkeeper Joe Hart is still No1 but Germany made him sweat | Dominic Fifield
The sight of the national team's best keeper conjuring up reaction saves was heartening after his recent traumas • Match report: England 0-1 Germany • Pictures: Tom Jenkins's best images from Wembley Joe Hart should concentrate on the positives. He might care to linger on the moment, seven minutes from the interval here, when Per Mertesacker trundled his way through a muddle of markers to the edge of the six-yard box and thumped a point-blank header goalwards, from which Hart summoned a breathtakingly instinctive save at full stretch down to his left. Or, indeed, the rapid spring…
19 Nov » GuardianHow did England's players rate against Germany?
Do you agree with chief football writer Phil McNulty's England player ratings against Germany?
19 Nov » BBC SportBT Sport would 'welcome' talks with Fifa over bidding for rights to show live World Cup matches
BT Sport's broadcast head considers following up Champions League coup with bidding for World Cup matches.
19 Nov » TelegraphEngland v Germany: Five big questions from Wembley
Alan Smith considers the questions and the answers from England's latest defeat to Germany at Wembley Stadium.
19 Nov » TelegraphEngland v Germany: How the players rated at Wembley
Jeremy Wilson runs the rule over the teams at Wembley.
19 Nov » TelegraphFrance 3-0 Ukraine (3-2 agg)
France produced a transformed and unified performance to defeat Ukraine 3-0 and secure a place at next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil, progressing 3-2 on aggregate in a thrilling playoff return match after losing the first leg in Kiev last Friday. The decisive goal came when Oleg Gusev put through his own net in the 72nd minute after Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho had put Les Bleus ahead with his first international goal in the 22nd minute and Karim Benzema was on target 12 minutes later. "It's the magic of football. Four days ago we were bad, very bad," the coach Didier Deschamps told French…
19 Nov » GuardianJoachim Löw drops Germany down a gear but power is still there | David Hytner
Manager left out three key players from a team hit by injuries but this was an assured win for one of the World Cup favourites • Match report: England 0-1 Germany • Pictures: Tom Jenkins's best images from Wembley Roy Hodgson had injury problems. He was confronted by Germany, a nation with whom it is fair to say England have a bit of history, and the match represented the climax to the Football Association's 150th anniversary celebrations. There is no such thing as a friendly against these guys. So what does the England manager do? Pick his strongest available team and seek a…
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