Новости за 30.11.2017

Nathan Redmond corroborated Pep Guardiola's claim that he was simply praising the winger's talents when the pair appeared to exchange words after Manchester City's last-gasp win over Southampton on Wednesday. City scored a late winner in the 2-1 triumph at the Etihad Stadium thanks to Raheem Sterling's stunning goal, but much of the attention after the match was on another incident. Guardiola was seen appearing to confront Redmond after the full-time whistle, acting aggressively towards the winger... Читать дальше...

Mario Mandzukic and Benedikt Howedes have been left out of the Juventus squad for Friday's top-of-the-table Serie A clash with Napoli. The duo picked up injuries during training on Thursday and will not be involved at the showdown at the San Paolo. "Mario Mandzukic is unavailable after picking up an injury to the calf muscle in his left leg, while Benedikt Howedes has picked up an injury to the quadriceps muscles in his right thigh, both during the course of today's training session," Juve confirmed via their official website. Читать дальше...

Everton have announced the appointment of Sam Allardyce as manager on a one-and-a-half-year contract.

Paco Jemez has declined an offer to succeed the sacked Pako Ayestaran as Las Palmas coach in order to spend time with his family, but he does hope to join the club one day. Las Palmas dismissed Ayestaran on Wednesday in the wake of the 3-2 home defeat by Deportivo La Coruna in the Copa del Rey, despite the club progressing to the last 16 with a 6-4 aggregate triumph. Ayestaran only took over September 27, but his tenure was a poor one, as the club suffered seven defeats in nine matches across all competitions with the 54-year-old at the helm.

Manchester City playmaker David Silva is set to remain as the Premier League leaders' creative fulcrum after signing a contract extension running until 2020. Silva has dazzled since joining City from Valencia in 2010 and the Spain international is widely regarded as one of the finest players in the club's history. City director of football Txiki Begiristain welcomed the news by hailing Silva as "the best creative midfielder in English football" and the numbers produced by the 31-year-old throughout... Читать дальше...

Going into the crunch tie with a 1-0 advantage, Gremio quickly picked up where they left off as strikes from Fernandinho and Luan put the tie out of Lanus's reach before half-time.In the end, a 72nd-minute penalty from Jose Sand proved a mere a consolation for the Argentine side.While Lanus’s players and fans will have been gutted with the result, one man found the result a little harder to swallow than the rest.That was right-back Jose Luis Gomez who, after being at fault for Gremio’s opening goal on the night... Читать дальше...

Peter Bosz snapped when asked if he believes he has a future as Borussia Dortmund coach and insisted he has endured worse pressure in relegation battles. After an initially promising start to life at Signal Iduna Park, Bosz has seen his team drop from top spot to fifth and they are on a run of six Bundesliga matches without victory. The most recent of those came in the Revierderby against bitter rivals Schalke last weekend, with Dortmund astonishingly squandering a 4-0 lead in the second half.... Читать дальше...

England have nothing to fear from Friday's draw for the World Cup group stage, according to former boss Roy Hodgson. Gareth Southgate's side, who finished eight points clear at the top of Group F in Europe's qualifying section, are in pot two for the ceremony in Moscow. They could be paired with any of Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Portugal or Belgium in their group in Russia, with the world's top-ranked teams – along with the host nation – in pot one. Pot three also features some tough sides, including Iceland... Читать дальше...

Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed suggestions his recently released book is a contributing factor to Tottenham's faltering form. Spurs found themselves firmly in the Premier League title race and playing with a swagger after a dominant 3-1 Champions League win over European kings Real Madrid at the start of this month came on the heels of thrashing Liverpool 4-1. Around the same time, Pochettino's book entitled Brave New World – a collaboration with Spanish journalist Guillem Balague that documents the 2016-17 season at Spurs ... Читать дальше...

On Friday afternoon, at 3pm UK time (or whenever the various montages are over), the draw for the 2018 World Cup Finals will take place in a glitzy ceremony beamed live to the world from Moscow's Kremlin.This is a very good thing, since it means we’ll finally find out who plays who, where and when next summer. Sadly, to find that out we’ll first have to sit through nine hours of FIFA-endorsed preamble that will no doubt involve a topless Vladimir Putin wrestling a bear, Pele attempting to sell us... Читать дальше...

Manchester City midfielder David Silva has signed a one-year contract extension to remain with the Premier League leaders until June 2020. Silva joined City under from Valencia in 2010 after being a part of Spain's triumphant World Cup squad and has gone on to win two Premier League titles, two League Cups and this FA Cup during his time at the Etihad Stadium. The 31-year-old has played a typically influential role this season, with Pep Guardiola's side sitting eight points clear at the top of the Premier League ... Читать дальше...

As you might expect, news outlets have beenmilking every last dropout of Wayne Rooney's spectacular goal against West Ham on Wednesday night– one the 31-year-old has admitted "might be my best ever".We're not too sure about that, but perhapswe should have all been paying close attention to what was going on in Spain'sCopa Federacion (we mean, whywouldn'tyou?).Former Brighton midfielder David Lopez showed off his excellent techniquefor third-tier outfitUCAM Murcia against CD Olimpicby blasting the... Читать дальше...

Shanghai SIPG have confirmed that Andre Villas-Boas has left his position as head coach. The former Chelsea and Tottenham manager took charge of the club in November last year but was unable to guide them to silverware in 2017, as they finished second to Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in the Chinese Super League and lost to Urawa Red Diamonds in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League. "The club would like to place on record our gratitude to Mr. Villas-Boas and his backroom staff for their contributions... Читать дальше...

Leon Goretzka (Germany)Goretzka shone brightly at the Confederations Cup, scoring three goals and bossing the midfield en route to Germany's win in the tournament. Remarkably, the Schalke midfielder will finish as the top scorer for his national team in 2017, having notched three goals in the World Cup qualifiers –including an absolutely majestic backheel effort against Azerbaijan.Joachim Low is a big fans of Goretka's all-round abilities; the 22-year-old is magnificently effective in his tackling and distribution... Читать дальше...

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says Gonzalo Higuain could face Napoli on Friday, although he is eager not to risk a setback in his recovery. The striker had an operation on his left hand this week and it was initially feared he could be out of action for up to three weeks. Allegri says the 30-year-old has recovered well and, despite still being in pain, he could be ready to face his old club at the San Paolo. However, with key fixtures against Olympiacos, Inter, Roma and a Coppa Italia last-16 clash coming up before Christmas... Читать дальше...

Keylor Navas insists he has nothing to prove to anyone amid rumours Real Madrid are poised to sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao. The 23-year-old is said to have reached an impasse in contract negotiations with the Basque club and reports in Spain this week say Madrid are ready to activate his release clause, which is said to be just €20million. The Spanish champions are also still rumoured to be interested in signing a marquee goalkeeper at the end of the season, with Manchester United's... Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger does not expect his old nemesis Jose Mourinho to "park the bus" when Manchester United visit Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Arsenal made it five wins from their past six Premier League matches with a 5-0 thrashing of Huddersfield Town on Wednesday. Victory at the weekend would close the Gunners to within a point of second-place United but Mourinho's side have proved a tough nut to crack this term – conceding a league low eight goals. United's approach in big games this season, particularly... Читать дальше...

Torino beat Serie B side Carpi in the last 16 of the Coppa Italiathanks to goals from former Tottenham wingerIago Falque and star striker Andrea Belotti.But it was Milinkovic-Savic who waswinning over fans for his attacking prowess,after smacking the crossbar with a thumping free-kick in injury time.With Torino already two goals up, set-piece duties were handed over to Milinkovic-Savic –the 20-year-old brother of high-flying Lazio midfielder Sergej, and a former Manchester United trainee from 2014-15.The... Читать дальше...

Pot 1 • Pot 2 • Pot 3 • Pot 4FIFA ranking: 65The lowdownAwarded the right to host this tournament eight years ago, Russia have had plenty of time to prepare...but failed miserably. The current squad doesn't look capable of having a decent run. After the fiasco of Euro 2016they failed to make it out of their group at the Confederations Cup on home soil, having lost to Portugal and Mexico.Veteran defenders Vasili Berezutski and Sergei Ignashevich have retired at an unfortunate time; the fact that a... Читать дальше...

Pot 1 • Pot 2 • Pot 3 • Pot 4Pot 1RussiaFIFA ranking: 65The lowdownAwarded the right to host this tournament eight years ago, Russia have had plenty of time to prepare...but failed miserably. The current squad doesn't look capable of having a decent run. After the fiasco of Euro 2016they failed to make it out of their group at the Confederations Cup on home soil, having lost to Portugal and Mexico.Veteran defenders Vasili Berezutski and Sergei Ignashevich have retired at an unfortunate time; the... Читать дальше...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has described the latest injury setback suffered by Santi Cazorla as "disastrous". On Wednesday, the Spain international confirmed he has had to undergo another operation to a tendon in his right ankle and expects his return to action to be delayed. The midfielder has not played since a 6-0 win over Ludogorets last October and revealed in a recent interview with Marca that a succession of operations and subsequent infections in his right ankle almost led to him needing to have his foot amputated. Читать дальше...

Following the final World Cup qualification play-offs, we now know precisely which 32 team will be heading to Russia for the greatest sporting festival on Earth next year.But, there is still plenty to be decided before the action gets under way on June 14, with everyone still in the dark as to which teams are playing each other and when.Thankfully, we don't have to wait much longer for light to be shed on those finer details, with the World Cup draw – undoubtedly set to be a glitzy, glamourous and Pele-filled event ... Читать дальше...

Andrei Kanchelskis is confident Russia will make a success of hosting the 2018 World Cup. The Kremlin will host the group-stage draw for the finals on Friday, with concerns over hooliganism, racism and discrimination in the country once again coming to the fore in the build-up. Former Manchester United, Everton and Rangers favourite Kanchelskis represented both the Soviet Union and Russia during his international career and he is bullish over the prospects of a memorable tournament as Germany prepare to defend their title. Читать дальше...

Portuguese midfielder Sanches has struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League since making his highly anticipated move from Bayern in the summer.The 20-year-old midfielder is yet to show the kind of form that wowed onlookers at Euro 2016 and earned him his big move to Bavaria,and showed a troubling lack of confidence against Chelsea on Wednesday night.The youngster's woeswereperfectlyencapsulated by his mistaking of the Carabao Cup logo for a player in west London.The reaction of manager Paul Clement is priceless... Читать дальше...

There are 44 African players who have scored at least 15 goals in the Premier League– but we can EXCLUSIVELY* REVEALthat Liverpool's in-form Mo Salah isn't one of them. No: poor Mo is one shy of the target for inclusion here, despite coming off the bench to kill off Stoke with a brace on Wednesday night.One of his Reds team-mates is, however, having also added to his own tally in the same match. Nice.But how many of these African hotshotscan you recall in our latest quiz?We've put10 minutes on the clock for youto name as many as you can... Читать дальше...