Новости за 16.11.2017

Burnley boss Sean Dyche says the continued speculation linking him with the Everton job has left him dumbfounded. The 46-year-old has reportedly been one of the Merseyside club's top candidates to take over from Ronald Koeman, who was sacked last month. It has been claimed in recent days that Everton have been knocked back in their pursuit of Watford boss Marco Silva, prompting renewed suggestions they could make an offer to Dyche. However, the former defender insists his focus is entirely on... Читать дальше...

Roy Hodgson has revealed that Christian Benteke looks set to return for Saturday's visit of Everton, but has cast doubt over Ruben Loftus-Cheek's involvement. Benteke has not featured for the Eagles since coming off early in the 5-0 thumping at Manchester City on 23 September with a knee injury. Loftus-Cheek, meanwhile, lasted just 30 minutes of England's game against Brazil on Tuesday with a back injury after making a sparkling international debut in last week's draw with Germany. "Christian... Читать дальше...

Alberto Moreno has urged Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho to reject a move to Barcelona. The Brazil international was the subject of three bids from the Spanish giants before the transfer deadline, but the Reds held firm to ensure the 25-year-old remained at Anfield until at least January.  Speculation is still rife that Barcelona will make another attempt to sign the attacking midfielder and Moreno says he has done everything he can to convince his friend to stay on Merseyside. He told The Guardian... Читать дальше...

Adrien Silva's emergency request to be allowed to play for Leicester City has been rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Foxes agreed a deal worth up to €29.5million to sign the Portugal international from Sporting CP as a replacement for Danny Drinkwater, but missed the deadline for registration by a matter of seconds. This led to FIFA refusing permission for the move to be completed – a decision that the club unsuccessfully appealed against. CAS says Silva acted alone in... Читать дальше...

Ebbsfleet played Leyton Orient on national TV at the weekend, which drew attention to a niggling concern – Mambo, their defender since 2016, 'only' wearing the No.18 shirt.Although the club refused to make an official number switch amid pressure on social media, the National League side have produced a special one-off replica No.5 shirt adornedwith Yado's surname to beauctioned for charity on eBay. Proceeds go to Prostate Cancer UK.Bidding (at the time of writing) currently standsat £420(Lou, we... Читать дальше...

The 27-year-old last played for Finnish club Inter Turku, where he scored 16 times in 23 appearances.Gnabouyou played five times for Marseille from 2008-10, replacing Mathieu Valbuena on his Ligue 1 debut against Le Mans (and incidentally in his last too, against Valenciennes in 2010).The Frenchman hasbeen trialling with the Devon-based club since his retirement, and netted twice for themin a recent friendly.After impressing in training, Torquay have offered him a contract until January."We've not... Читать дальше...

Xabi IruretaAge: 31Can play: GKWage demands: LowIn-game stats:Need to know: Long-serving Eibar keeper who spent almost a decade with theArmeros, rising with them to La Liga from the third tierbefore leaving last season to join Zaragoza. His performances there weren’t convincing, though, and he was eventually released. Only 37 out of his 224 senior appearances have been in the Spanish top flight– but those playing stats are appealing.Benoit TremoulinasAge: 31Can play: DL, WBL, MLWage demands: HighIn-game stats:Need to know... Читать дальше...

Sergio Aguero has declared himself fit for Manchester City's Premier League clash with Leicester City on Saturday. The striker was taken to hospital in Krasnodar after suffering what City described as a "dizzy spell" at half-time of Argentina's 4-2 friendly defeat to Nigeria in Russia. Aguero was cleared to fly back to Manchester on Tuesday and the club stated they would monitor his condition ahead of the trip to the King Power Stadium. The 29-year-old says he will be ready for the game after... Читать дальше...

Osvaldo, who was signed by Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton for a then-club record £15m in 2013,retired from football last summer having been a free agent for three months following his release from Boca Juniors.He told Bocahe was leaving in order to pursue a career in rock and roll.Over a year later, the Argentine forward –whose best form came with Espanyol and Roma between 2010 and 2013 –insists he had no regrets retiring aged 30."I decided to quit at Boca, there was too much gossip,"Osvaldo told Gazzetta dello Sport."I couldn’t go out... Читать дальше...

World Cup draws haven’t always been kind to England.At the last tournament in Brazil, the Three Lions were again unseeded and placed in a group with Italy, Uruguay and surprise package Costa Rica; in 2002, Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side had to battle past Argentina, Sweden and Nigeria to reach the knockout stage.Not that a kind draw always produces desired results, mind: England were unable to take full advantage of some favourable ball-picking in 2010 when they finished second after struggling against the USA... Читать дальше...

Emmanuel Eboue feels Harry Kane is similar to Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and knows Arsenal face a tough task against Tottenham in the north London derby on Saturday. Kane has scored eight goals in 10 Premier League appearances for Tottenham this season and should be fit to play at Emirates Stadium this weekend after sitting out England's friendlies against Germany and Brazil. Speaking to DAZN, ex-Gunners defender Eboue singled out the red-hot centre-forward as a key threat to Arsene Wenger's hosts. Читать дальше...

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Unai Emery insists that the speculation surrounding Neymar should not distract from the Brazilian's performances on the pitch. The 25-year-old has scored 11 goals in 12 appearances since his world record move from Barcelona, but his time in France has been plagued by speculation that he does not get on with Emery and, more recently, that he could make a move to Real Madrid. Neymar was brought to tears at a press conference last week when Brazil boss Tite launched... Читать дальше...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has suggested that he could play a different role when he makes his Manchester United return. The 36-year-old has been out of action since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in the Europa League quarter-final victory over Anderlecht in April, but Jose Mourinho has hinted he could return before the end of 2017. Ibrahimovic led the line for Mourinho's side last year, supported by a rotating cast of attacking midfielders. Romelu Lukaku took the Swede's position and number nine shirt following his arrival from Everton... Читать дальше...

Central Coast Mariners led 1-0 through Wout Brama's 40th-minute penalty – butformer Energie Cottbus midfielder Adlung smashed Adelaide back into this A-League contest with a corking equaliser.On the hour mark, Isaias's dinked cross into the box was nodded clear to the edge of the area.Without hesitation, central midfielder Adlung stormed forward to meet the bouncing ball and unleashed a ferocious drive into the top corner that Mariners goalkeeper Ben Kennedy didn't even see until it had gone past... Читать дальше...

Ryan Shawcross considers Kurt Zouma to be one of the Premier League's best defenders and was surprised Chelsea allowed him to join Stoke City on loan. Zouma suffered a serious knee injury in February 2016 and struggled for playing time at Stamford Bridge after returning to full fitness. The 23-year-old has started 10 of Stoke's 11 Premier League matches, though, since moving to the bet365 Stadium on a season-long loan deal in July. And his Potters team-mate and fellow defender Shawcross feels... Читать дальше...

Please note: Player cards taken from our overall list of 100. Cut-off date to be a teenagerwas w/b October 23.11. Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Holland)Fosu-Mensah might not have expected to be flung into the fire of a desperate relegation battle when he joined Crystal Palace on loan this season, but he has done his personal cause little harm so far.The Dutchman was one of very few impressive performers in the season’s early weeks, but has found it slightly harder to nail down a place under Roy Hodgson. Right-back appears to be his best position... Читать дальше...

Eric Cantona has questioned Neymar's decision to move to Paris Saint-Germain, stating that Ligue 1 is not his "vision of passion and football". Neymar has been in impressive form since his world record €222million move from Barcelona in August, scoring 11 goals in 12 games to help the French giants open up a four-point lead at the top of the table and comfortably qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League. Former Manchester United striker Cantona, though, is struggling to understand the 25-year-old's... Читать дальше...

Willian wants Ruben Loftus-Cheek to return to Chelsea from his Crystal Palace loan spell after impressing for England against Brazil at Wembley. A shortage of available midfielders prompted England coach Gareth Southgate to hand Loftus-Cheek his international debut against Germany and the 21-year-old retained his place for the clash with the Selecao on Tuesday. Blues attacker Willian, introduced as a substitute by Tite in the second half, was impressed by the impact of the young midfielder and... Читать дальше...

Daniel Adlung's stunning equaliser and Ryan Kitto's dramatic goal in injury time saw Adelaide United come from behind to beat Central Coast Mariners 2-1 away from home in the A-League on Thursday. The Mariners went into the match in Gosford on the back of their first victory of the season, an encouraging 2-0 win over reigning champions Sydney FC. And they took the lead five minutes before half-time, Wout Brama stroking home from the penalty spot after Ersan Gulum clumsily fouled Connor Pain inside the area. Читать дальше...

So that's it – we now know every nationthat will be doing battle at the 2018 World Cup. How exciting.Eight nations qualified in the last week – four via the UEFA play-offs,two from Africa's groups, and another pair from intercontinental play-offs.Other brave boys made it long ago bytoppingtheir qualifying group and will be 100% confident that football is coming home at long last. Unquestionably. But how much attention have you been paying to the qualifying process worldwide? Let'sfind out.Below are the 32 qualified teams (plus the hosts)... Читать дальше...

The crucial World Cup play-off second leg was goalless in the 15th minute when Cueva took Peru's early corner.But the Sao Paulo star appeared to showa few jangling nervesas his attempted short pass to a team-mate was scuppered by the peskycorner flag.Because of therulethat says a different player has to make the second touch, Cueva simply had to watch on and allow New Zealand's Kosta Barbarouses to take the ball away from him.Still, everything turned out just fine: Peru secured the final World Cup spot ... Читать дальше...

Santi Cazorla's fitness nightmare amounts to the worst injury Arsene Wenger has ever seen, but the Arsenal manager remains hopeful the popular playmaker can return to action next year. The Spain international has not played since October 2016 due to Achilles tendonitis and had already spent long stretches on the sidelines prior to that. Cazorla revealed in an interview this month that he could even have lost his foot due to an infection. Asked at a news conference before Saturday's north London... Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger says he trusts Alexandre Lacazette completely and is not scared of Harry Kane as Arsenal prepare to host Tottenham in the north London derby on Saturday. Record signing Lacazette did not start as the Gunners suffered heavy losses, 4-0 and 3-1 respectively, in crunch matches away to Liverpool and Manchester City this season. That has prompted suggestions Wenger does not trust the France international striker, a claim the manager rejected out of hand. Pressed on the possibility he... Читать дальше...

As always, the stakes are high heading into Saturday's derby showdown between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. The capital clubs are locked together on 23 points in LaLiga, with the prospect of losing further ground on Barcelona – eight points better off at the top of the table – a grim one to contemplate. With another story of high-stakes glory and despair waiting to be written, we cast an eye back over six classic clashes in El Derbi.   November 19, 2016 – Atletico Madrid 0 Real Madrid 3 ... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho has confirmed Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to action before the end of the year, as the Manchester United manager hit out at England and rival clubs over Phil Jones. Ibrahimovic tore his anterior cruciate ligament in April to place his career and United future in doubt. But the 36-year-old forward has recovered swiftly from the serious injury and is closing in on a first-team comeback. Mourinho suggested last month the former Sweden international could be back this year and the... Читать дальше...