Новости за 27.11.2017

Rafael Benitez says it is a reality that Newcastle United could not afford to compete with other Premier League teams in the transfer market, and urged fans to back the out-of-form Magpies. It has been a miserable run for Newcastle, who have lost four straight matches and scored just one goal in that time to slip to 14th in the table. Boss Benitez is thought to have been frustrated by Newcastle's transfer business in the last window, as their rivals splashed the cash. The Spaniard believes that... Читать дальше...

Manchester United must channel the past sides managed by the legendary Alex Ferguson and "stick with" pacesetters Manchester City in the Premier League title race, says Bryan Robson. Pep Guardiola's City have dropped just two points in 13 matches this season, scoring a sensational 42 goals in the process. United have been the best of the chasing pack, but still sit eight points adrift of their rivals. Former United and England midfielder Robson concedes that City are showing few signs of weakness... Читать дальше...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has promised to take a hardline approach against racism and doping at next year's World Cup in Russia. The likes of Yaya Toure and Hulk are among the high-profile names to have spoken about being subjected to racist abuse in Russia in recent years, and the topic of how to deal with discrimination has been a key talking point in the build-up to the World Cup. Infantino has vowed to take a zero-tolerance approach to racism, including stopping games if necessary, but... Читать дальше...

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain has undergone surgery after fracturing a bone in his left hand, making him a doubt Friday's visit to Napoli.

Before Sunday's crunch J League fixture, the match ball was delivered to referee Hiromu Kimuraby amacaque dressed head to toe (or knee) in the brightly coloured Osaka kit.Donning his pink shirt proudly, the critter struggled at first to showoff some silky skills, before calmly pickingup the size five ball and handingit over to Kimura –who promptly posed for a photo with his new primate pal.Osaka's hero of the moment was duly applauded and cheered as he left the field to an appreciative ovation.おさるさんがキックイン審判にしっかりとボールを渡すことができました@crz_officialその他の動

Gianni De Biasi has been sacked as Deportivo Alaves head coach after just two months in the role.The 61-year-old took over on a deal until the end of the season in September, after Luis Zubeldia paid the price for four straight La Liga defeats.However, Alaves have continued to toil under De Biasi'sstewardship, and they sit bottom of the table with just six points from 13 matches.Consequently, the former Albania boss was dismissed on Monday with Javier Cabello taking over on a temporary basis, having... Читать дальше...

Michael Emenalo has been appointed as Monaco's new sports director having left a similar position at Chelsea earlier this month. The Nigerian spent 10 years at Stamford Bridge, working as technical director since 2011, playing a key role in the development of Chelsea's first team and academy. During his time at Chelsea, the club won three Premier League titles, three FA Cups, the EFL Cup, Europa League and Champions League, with Emenalo helping to shape those successful squads. And Emenalo is... Читать дальше...

Photo: @onajotamo, via TwitterThe Sarajevo derby had to be called off on Sunday due to heavy snow –but not through lack of trying on Zelkeznicar's part, whotriedeverything possible to make the fixture go ahead.Zeljeznicar didn't have flourescent match balls for the match, so tried to make up for it by painting them bright red instead.Perhaps unsurprisingly, the tactic didn't work –despite the club claiming match officials told them to do it.Mala Željima manufaktura fudbalskih lopti pic.twitter.com/2L2Lt3Aqog... Читать дальше...

Mauricio Pochettino sought to temper expectations around Erik Lamela after confirming the Tottenham winger's injury nightmare is set to end in Tuesday's Premier League match at Leicester City. Argentina international Lamela has not featured for Spurs' first-team since last season's EFL Cup tie against Liverpool and has since undergone surgery on both hips. He turned out for the club's Under-23 side against Chelsea earlier this month and Pochettino confirmed Lamela, whose partner gave birth to a son on Saturday... Читать дальше...

First off, it’s important to understand that Football Manager 2018 requires different tactics for home and away games. The match engine seems to be working differently for the two scenarios, so start building and tweaking them one at a time.To start with, simply pick a default formation and adjust a few player roles and duties if you feel the need to (after reading their description and understanding what each of them does of course) – if not, just leave them as default.You could play a match like this without interfering with anything else... Читать дальше...

Crucial note before you start: Each of the answers here are currently active Premier League players, rather than necessarily the all-time appearance leaders for their country.So Mark Schwarzer (Australia), George Boateng (Holland) and Gianfranco Zola (Italy) will just have to shake their fists in frustration - or make acomeback to The Greatest League in the Universe™ andbecome eligible.That said, there are plenty of currently active players who are the overall leaders for their country too. This season alone... Читать дальше...

Gareth Bale wants to spend the rest of his career at Real Madrid and the Spanish press are guilty of writing "trash" about the Wales star, says his agent. Speculation regarding Bale and an exit from the Santiago Bernabeu is never far from the back pages in Spain, despite the forward having won three Champions Leagues, a LaLiga title and a Copa del Rey during four years at Madrid. Bale has often been the subject of whistles from a demanding Bernabeu crowd when Madrid have failed to hit their top standard... Читать дальше...

Going into the final league match of the season, Kutaisi needed a victory to secure the title, while Tbilisi required just a point to win the league for the 17th time.The visitors were leading 1-0 heading towards the end of injury time, but the game concluded inhigh drama asDinamo won a penalty with only seconds left to play.Dinamo's 21-year-old captainOtar Kiteishvili stepped up to take the spot-kick knowing that all he had to do was score to hand his club the title. Yet unbelievably, his weak penalty... Читать дальше...

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku will not face a ban following his clash with Brighton and Hove Albion defender Gaetan Bong on Saturday. Video footage showed Lukaku appearing to kick out at Bong following a tussle between the pair at the 66th-minute corner from which Ashley Young scored United's deflected winner in the 1-0 victory. But Omnisport understands Lukaku will face no further action from the Football Association in relation to the incident after it was reviewed by three former match officials. Читать дальше...

When Jurgen Klopp claimed the week before the season started that there weren’t five better centre-backs available than what he already had at Liverpool, it must have been difficult for the listening media not to laugh.When Liverpool shipped three goals at Watford that following weekend, those words had already come back to bite the German. Now, after shambolic defensive showings at Manchester City, Tottenham and Sevilla, it’s becoming a quote that's haunting the Reds manager.Later, Klopp admitted... Читать дальше...

Vincenzo Montella was not the only Serie A head coach to find himself out of a job on Monday after Sassuolo sacked boss Cristian Bucchi. Former Sampdoria and Palermo coach Giuseppe Iachini has been brought in as Bucchi's replacement and will address the media on Tuesday. Iachini has not held a senior post since being dismissed by Udinese in October 2016. Sassuolo lie 16th in Serie A and Saturday's 2-0 home defeat to Verona was their fourth loss in their past five outings. Bucchi was appointed... Читать дальше...

Jones was suffering with a hamstring problemduring Norwich's 1-1 draw with Preston on Saturday, sofourth official Andy Davies took his place to run the line.Butwho would be the fourth official? Step up David Thornhill.Both teams were brieflytaken off the pitchas the referee pondered what to do. Fortunately, qualified referee Thornhill was attending the match so got the call-up.He was given a full kit before taking the board, and given a warm reception from the home supporters.Surprisingly, this was... Читать дальше...

Gareth Bale is set to return to action for Real Madrid in Tuesday's Copa del Rey match against Fuenlabrada. Wales forward Bale has not featured for the Spanish and European champions since scoring in a 3-1 Champions League win at Borussia Dortmund in late September as a result of calf and groin injuries. Madrid hold a 2-0 advantage over their third-tier opponents following the first leg of the round-four tie last month. "The idea is for Bale to play, we'll see for how long," Zidane told a pre-match news conference. Читать дальше...

Mixed in withthe cheats, chancers and chairmen that make up this list, there's a big dollop of pure, unadulterated envy. Yep, while every entry in our countdown of 50 most hated people in football have drawn major dislike for a variety of reasons, some of them are also loved in equal measure.This isn’t a list of people we here at FFT personally hate - although some of the people here are definitelyoff our Christmas card list- but rather who stir up opprobrium in the game.So what we’re saying is:... Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund head coach Peter Bosz has been told by chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke to urgently improve the team's recent results. Bosz made an encouraging start to his tenure at Signal Iduna Park after leaving Ajax to replace Thomas Tuchel. But a sharp downturn in form has seen the team win just once – against Magdeburg in the DFB-Pokal – in their last 10 fixtures, including Saturday's remarkable draw with Schalke, when they let a 4-0 lead slip. Dortmund have failed to progress to the... Читать дальше...

The former Arsenal midfielder went undercover into the Liverpool club shop to try to sell one of his own replica shirts –but his pitch produced mixed results.Egged on by legend Robbie Fowler, Oxlade-Chamberlain approached one youngsterto askif he wanted the shirt...but was turned down."He's gonna be a superstar," the Reds man said in reply.But the seemingly world-weary Kopite, still not realising who he was talking to, duly retorted: "One day. He's been saying that for 10 years.""Been saying that for 10 years about Chamberlain? Читать дальше...

Carlos Bacca appears to approve of Vincenzo Montella's sacking from AC Milan. The Colombia international fell out with the coach last season and was sent on loan to Villarreal for the 2017-18 campaign. He remains under contract at San Siro and could yet feature again for the Rossoneri, Montella having been dismissed and replaced by Primavera coach Gennaro Gattuso on Monday. Soon after Montella's departure was announced by the club, Bacca posted a message on Twitter saying: "God took his time but never forgot". Читать дальше...

Half an hour into Barcelona's tight contest with los Che,Messi had a strike from range which Neto spilled into his own net.The 28-year-old goalkeeper eventually batted the ball away, but the official failedto realise it had clearly already crossed the line.Thanks to La Liga's lack of goal-line technology – mainlydue to leaguepresident Javier Tebas's primary concerns about costs –the goal wasn't awarded by referee Ignacio Iglesias.Messi's disallowed goal obviously crossed the line.Question:Do you... Читать дальше...

Javier Pastore is considering his Paris Saint-Germain future after being left out of the starting XI again away to Monaco on Sunday. The 28-year-old playmaker has managed just four starts in Ligue 1 this season and finds himself struggling for game time in a squad that also contains Julian Draxler. Pastore claimed earlier this month he will not seek a move away from Parc des Princes to boost his hopes of being selected by Argentina for the World Cup in Russia next year. But the former Palermo man... Читать дальше...

AC Milan have confirmed the departure of head coach Vincenzo Montella after the big-spending club's below-par start to the season continued with a 0-0 draw at home to Torino on Sunday. The result means the Rossoneri have now gone four home league games without hitting the back of the net – a run which has seen them fall 18 points behind Serie A leaders Napoli.  According to a message posted by Milan on Twitter, former player Gennaro Gattuso has been promoted from his role with the Primavera youth team to take charge of the senior side. Читать дальше...