Here we have suffered from it.” Whether other managers/diplomats/presidents/generals will be as measured in the heat of the World Cup is a moot point. Photograph: Sam Frost/GuardianTHE FIVEЯYes, it’s our not-singing, not-dancing World Cup Fiver. NEWS, BITS AND BOBSBelgium boss Bobby M has warned Toby Alderweireld that he might want to try to make Mauricio Pochettino pick him for Spurs if he expects a World Cup place. Toni Kroos reckons Brazil’s 1-0 defeat of Germany might serve as a helpful kick up the jacksie for some of his underperforming team-mates before the Ethics World Cup. Belgium, Tunisia and Panama: how did England’s World Cup opponents get on?

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 15:00 UTC