The Magpies attacking midfielder is more at peace with himself now and is hoping his positive form on and off the pitch will help secure him a place in Poland and the Ukraine

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) The German soccer federation says it will rule Friday on Hertha Berlin's appeal of a relegation match that resulted in the team's demotion from the Bundesliga.

The home team put in a solid defensive shift, and a goal from each member of its forward tandem secured the win.

The Earthquakes dominated most of the match, but were only able to secure a draw late in the proceedings.

Shinji Kagawa and Mats Hummels were also on the scoresheet as the Poland international's red-hot form propelled BVB to its first DFB-Pokal title in 23 years

The QPR boss will take his team to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday knowing that a point would secure survival for the Hoops and potentially scupper the Blues’ league title chances

The attacker has struggled to secure regular first-team action in his maiden season at the Allianz Arena, and could be shipped out on loan to the Weserstadion.