Новости за 05.12.2017

Former Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko has been handed a lifetime ban from involvement in future Olympic Games by the IOC. Mutko, who held the post from 2008 to 2016 and is now deputy prime minister, was sanctioned on Tuesday after the release of the Schmid Report, commissioned by the IOC, confirmed allegations of widespread manipulation of anti-doping procedures during his tenure, chiefly at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Based on the findings of the report, the IOC Executive Board also... Читать дальше...

Wojciech Szczesny makes his Champions League debut for Juventus against Olympiacos after Gianluigi Buffon failed to recover from a calf injury in time to play in the pivotal Group D clash. The absence of veteran goalkeeper Buffon is a blow for the Italian side, particularly as they are also without defender Giorgio Chiellini for the game in Greece. However, Miralem Pjanic - who was doubtful due to a muscle strain - is fit enough to take a seat on Juve's bench. Szczesny has yet to feature in Europe... Читать дальше...

Peter Bosz joked that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a "terrible player" in an attempt to ward off interest from Real Madrid as Borussia Dortmund prepare for their Champions League clash at the Santiago Bernabeu. Gabon striker Aubameyang has long been linked with the European champions, having spoken in the past of his desire to play for Los Blancos to fulfil a promise made to his Madrid-supporting grandfather. His latest chance to impress up close comes on Wednesday as Dortmund take on Zinedine... Читать дальше...

Mauro Icardi "could help" Real Madrid, according to his former Inter team-mate Mateo Kovacic, as the Champions League and LaLiga holders continue to be linked with the prolific striker. Inter this week denied any contact with Madrid over a possible deal for Icardi, who has hit 16 goals in 15 league games to fire Luciano Spalletti's team to the top of Serie A. Madrid have been struggling in front of goal this season, having allowed Alvaro Morata to join Chelsea, while Cristiano Ronaldo has only hit the net twice in LaLiga. Читать дальше...

Like many of the greatest and wonderfully drunken nights, it was completely unplanned. Swansea City striker John Williams and his team-mate Jon Ford were staying at the Hiltonin Watford and intent onhaving a quiet evening.But then they’d discovered that there was a free bar...“Jon was a big lad, he could put them away and loved a good beer, whereas I wasn't a drinker at all,” remembers Williams. “But we had some steak and chips, and because it was Jon’s birthday the following day I said: ‘Come on... Читать дальше...

Luke Shaw has been given his first start of the season for Manchester United's Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday. The full-back has been included in the starting line-up for the match at Old Trafford as manager Jose Mourinho makes six changes to the team that beat Arsenal on Saturday. Sergio Romero replaces David de Gea in goal, as expected, while Shaw lines up as left wing-back as Mourinho keeps faith with a three-man defence that includes Daley Blind, Victor Lindelof and Chris Smalling. Читать дальше...

Emil Forsberg, Marcel Sabitzer and Dayot Upamecano are all unavailable for RB Leipzig's decisive Champions League tie with Besiktas on Wednesday. Leipzig have to better the result of Group H's second-placed team Porto - who play already-eliminated Monaco - if they are to progress to the knockout phase when they host the Turkish champions. But Ralph Hasenhuttl confirmed at his pre-match news conference that a trio of regular starters, Forsberg (abdominal), Sabitzer (shoulder) and Upamecano (thigh), will all miss out. Читать дальше...

Lillestrom's Norwegian Cup celebrations have been criticised by the country's FA after Aleksander Melgalvis Andreassen stripped naked on stage and used the King's Trophy to protect his modesty. A 3-2 victory over Sarpsborg 08 on Sunday saw Lillestrom claim glory in the final, but Melgalvis took their subsequent celebrations on Monday to unexpected levels. And his actions drew criticism from the Norwegian FA's communications director Yngve Haavik, who told TV2: "Winning the Cup is a big thing and obviously it should be celebrated. Читать дальше...

Mauricio Pochettino refused to criticise under-fire referee Mark Clattenburg over controversial comments he made about Tottenham's infamous collapse that handed the Premier League title to Leicester City in May 2016. Spurs had to beat Chelsea to keep the title race alive but let a two-goal lead slip, with Clattenburg showing 12 yellow cards - nine to Tottenham players - in a bad-tempered affair at Stamford Bridge. Clattenburg told NBC he went into the match with a "gameplan" to allow Spurs to "self-destruct"... Читать дальше...

Lorenzo Insigne is out of Napoli's Champions League match against Feyenoord on Wednesday, with the Serie A side needing to win to have any chance of qualification. Maurizio Sarri's side must win at Feyenoord and hope Shakhtar Donetsk lose to Group F winners Manchester City on the final matchday of the group stage. But Napoli will be without Insigne for the game at De Kuip, the Italy international having been ruled out with an injury sustained in Friday's 1-0 league defeat at home to Serie A champions Juventus. Читать дальше...

Four months have passed since Neymar said goodbye to his team-mates at the Joan Gamper training ground in Barcelona. Though officially still a Blaugrana player at the time, the Braziliam didn’t train – he was excused by manager Ernesto Valverde so as to avoid an awkward session of drills with a player who had mentally checked out.Neymar stopped in, though. He stayed for 30 minutes, made his roundsand took off. Just like that, one of the best players in the world had left Barcelona in an unthinkable manner... Читать дальше...

FIFA are dishing the money out in recognition of each club's"contribution to the successful staging" of the tournament.The letter, signed off by FIFA's secretary general Fatma Samoura, also came with a form confirming the payment will begin tobe made around June 1. This means abouttwo weeks before Russia's opener against Saudi Arabia,and will end the day after each nation is eliminated.Payments are to be made pro rata to all clubs that any given player was registered with during the two years before exiting the World Cup.In total... Читать дальше...

Pep Guardiola has denied reports Manchester City offered Lionel Messi a €100million bonus to sign with the Premier League club, insisting the Argentina superstar was never going to leave Barcelona. Messi finally made his new contract at Camp Nou official last month, signing a deal that contains a €700m buyout clause. That contract, which will keep him in Catalonia until June 2021, had been agreed in July. But the lack of confirmation on that agreement had led to talk that Messi could sensationally leave Barca... Читать дальше...

14. Arsenal(1998-2001​)Maybe it’s the nostalgia talking, or memories of Dennis Bergkamp, but this may be the definitive Arsenal crest. The design is busy, no doubt, but that imperfection adds charm, the masses of detail making it feel less sanitised than today’s incarnation.In the club’s defence, while they did introduce the latest Arsenal crest in 2002 as part of their Highbury-to-Emirates overhaul, a redesign was necessary: they’d tinkered with the previous design so much over the years that they... Читать дальше...

David Silva is a doubt for the Manchester derby, City coach Pep Guardiola has revealed. Silva scored a late winner as City came from behind to beat West Ham 2-1 on Sunday, but suffered an injury in the act of finding the net.  He will not feature as City aim to finish the Champions League group stage with a 100 per cent record by beating Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, but of greater concern is his participation in the derby. City already hold a commanding eight-point lead over their neighbours in the Premier League title race... Читать дальше...

Yaya Toure believes Manchester City are "practising the best football in Europe" as they look to finish the Champions League group stage with a 100 per cent record. City visit Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday having taken five wins from five in Group F. Paris Saint Germain, who take on Bayern Munich on Tuesday, are the only other team in the competition yet to drop a point. But Toure feels the football City manager Pep Guardiola is employing is unparalleled across the continent. City are also unbeaten in the Premier League... Читать дальше...

Jurgen Klopp described the Champions League meeting with Spartak Moscow on Wednesday as "the" game of Liverpool's season. The Reds head into the clash at Anfield top of Group E, one point clear of Sevilla and three ahead of their visitors. A win will guarantee qualification as group winners, while a draw will also be enough to seal their place in the knockouts but could see them leapfrogged by Sevilla. A defeat, coupled with a Sevilla win at Maribor, will mean Klopp's men drop into the Europa... Читать дальше...

Barcelona have been drawn to face Celta Vigo in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey as the Catalan giants seek a fourth straight triumph. The past three finals have all been won by Barca, while Celta have reached the last four in each of the previous two seasons, only to be undone by Deportivo Alaves and Sevilla. Real Madrid, who defeated Barca in the 2014 final, have been paired with second-tier outfit Numancia, having only edged out Fuenlabrada, of Segunda B, 4-2 on aggregate in the previous round. Читать дальше...

Maximilian Philipp will be out for "several months" after suffering a serious injury to his right kneecap in Borussia Dortmund's meeting with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. The forward sustained the problem in the opening 10 minutes of the 1-1 Bundesliga draw at the BayArena, and was carried from the field on a stretcher. Dortmund have confirmed the severity of the problem, which looks likely to rule the 23-year-old out for the remainder of the campaign. "Maximilian Philipp is missing unfortunately... Читать дальше...

Eriksson hopes to succeed Ange Postecoglou, who surprisingly left his role last month after four years in charge of the Socceroos despite qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.The Swede is no stranger to trying varied management roles. He tookcharge of Mexico and Ivory Coast after his fateful spell with Englandand, since 2013, he'smanagedthree different clubs in China.The 69-year-old, who was sacked by Chinese League Oneclub Shenzhen FC in June following a nine-game losing streak,says he would like the... Читать дальше...

Gareth Bale will travel with Real Madrid to Abu Dhabi for the Club World Cup as he looks to get his injury-hit campaign back on track, Zinedine Zidane has confirmed. The Wales international has endured a torrid time with injuries over the last year and suffered another setback after his most-recent return in the Copa Del Rey draw with Fuenlabrada – Bale having a hand in both goals as Madrid progressed 4-2 on aggregate. Despite his impressive display from the bench, Bale was absent for Saturday's... Читать дальше...

The Football Association, which was formed in July, have created their own national team which will play against other teams who have not received approval from FIFA.Such national sidesincluded in that bracket are Tibet, Darfur, Greenland and Zanzibar.Yorkshire's first fixture will be against the Isle of Man's notional national team, Ellan Vannin. Therefore, the Yorkshire FA are running trials this weekend to get a team together for the match set for late January.The main criteria to enter the trials? Читать дальше...

Poulsen's club Midtjylland comfortably beat Odense BK3-1 in the Danish SuperLiga on Monday night and got off to an idealstart thanks to hisridiculously well-taken free-kick.In the 12th minute, the 34-year-old midfielder outrageously whipped the ball into the top corner off the inside of the post.The goal is 15 seconds inIncredible technique and accuracy. FC Midtjylland's vital win means they are now just one point off league leaders Brondby.SEE ALSO...Juventus successfully get Romania's Juventus... Читать дальше...

Arjen Robben conceded that joining Bayern Munich initially felt like a step backwards when he left Real Madrid, but feels has enjoyed the best times of his career in Germany. The Dutch winger endured bad luck with injuries at Madrid and never truly established himself as the key player his ability suggested he might, before getting moved on in 2009. And fitness problems have also restricted his appearances in Germany, but that has not stopped him from making a significant impression, reaching double... Читать дальше...