Football players' chief Gordon Taylor has warned that Steven Gerrard and other England stars are facing burn-out because of the demands placed on them.

Gerrard has started six games in the last 18 days, including England's trip to Moscow and Liverpool's to Istanbul ...

Oct 13th: Estonia (h)
Oct 17th: Russia (a)
Oct 20th: Everton (a)
Oct 24th: Besiktas (a)
Oct 28th: Arsenal (h)
Oct 31st: Cardiff (h)

"If that was a racehorse you would say that was too much and have the RSPCA onto you," Taylor said.