Новости за 06.02.2018

Marseille recorded their biggest victory in 70 years as they destroyed Bourg-en-Bresse 9-0 in the Coupe de France on Tuesday. Kostas Mitroglou and Lucas Ocampos both netted hat-tricks, with Luiz Gustavo, Dimitri Payet and Clinton N'Jie also on the scoresheet in the remarkable triumph. It was the first time Marseille had won by a nine-goal margin since they beat Chambery 10-1 in the same competition in 1948. Amazingly, their nine goals came from only 10 shots on target. 1948 - @OM_English picked... Читать дальше...

Thomas Muller suffered bruising to his thigh in Bayern Munich's 6-0 DFB-Pokal quarter-final win over Paderborn, head coach Jupp Heynckes has confirmed. The Germany international was replaced by Corentin Tolisso after 32 minutes of Tuesday's match, with Bayern leading 2-0. Heynckes says the forward was taken off as a precaution and expects updates on the problem over the coming days. "Muller has a bruised thigh so we'll have to see how the injury develops over the next few days," he said. "He could have carried on... Читать дальше...

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was among the figures at Old Trafford on Tuesday as the club held a ceremony on the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Ferguson joined the likes of United great Bobby Charlton, a survivor of the crash, the current playing squad and boss Jose Mourinho at a special service at the club's stadium. Meanwhile, thousands of fans travelled to Germany to pay their respects at the site of the crash, in which 23 people, including eight players, were killed. Читать дальше...

Rigg left Newport by mutual consent on Monday so that he could join part-timersBath City in the Conference South, which means he can also chase his dreams of tattoo artistry.Even though Newport are set to play one of the biggest games of their history on Wednesday night at Tottenham, which Rigg looked set to be a part of, he decided it was the right time to leave.Newport manager Michael Flynn insists he wanted Rigg to remain at the club, but respects his decision to leave."I told Sean that I wanted him to stay," Flynn told Wales Online. Читать дальше...

Perhaps Watford's U23swere revelling a little too hard in the success of the senior team on Monday night – the following day they were 4-0 down inside 23 minutes of their clash against Bristol City at the Stoke Gifford Stadium.Rory Holden scored twice, whileAntoine Semenyo andKel Akpobire added a goal eachto ensure a rapid start for the hosts. Thatshould have been enough for Bristol City to cruise towards a comfortable victory in this bottom-of-the-table battle.But the Robins also showed why they're... Читать дальше...

Important note: we’ve imposed a 20-game minimum here, because it’s probably unfair to judge a win percentage on half a season of games or less. However, we do have to give – in the pundit’s parlance – “all credit” to the only manager with a perfect 100% win record.Yes, it’s the former Robin to Arsene Wenger’s endless Batman – Pat Rice! Rice was briefly Arsenal caretaker boss in 1996 and put the might of Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough and Sunderland to the sword, compiling a record of three wins fromthree games.Good show... Читать дальше...

West Ham have rubbished a report stating manager David Moyes is likely to leave the club at the end of the season regardless of whether or not they avoid relegation. The former Manchester United boss took over on a six-month deal after Slaven Bilic was sacked in November and has overseen a mixed bag of results. Moyes took four points from back-to-back home games against Chelsea and Arsenal in December, but a run of one win in five Premier League matches has left them just three points above the bottom three. Читать дальше...

Paul Heckingbottom has been appointed as Leeds United's new head coach just four days after penning a new contract as Barnsley manager. The 40-year-old has agreed an 18-month deal at Elland Road and succeeds Thomas Christiansen, who departed on Sunday on the back of a 4-1 home loss to Cardiff City. Leeds are seven points off the play-off places and lie 10th in the Championship, having taken two points from six games, while they were dumped out of the FA Cup by fourth-tier Newport County. Heckingbottom... Читать дальше...

Here are some things we learnt while making this issue:Steve McClaren is happy sharing a cup of tea with us, less so a cocktail with oversized cocktail umbrella. Sorry Steve – we had to ask.Luka Modric has a sunglasses-wearing porcelain dog in his living room – a minor distraction when talking Champions League glory in his ultra-modern Madrid pad.Mo Salah loves the chant Liverpool fans are serenading him with. It’s just as well, as we were worried he wouldn’t be snapped with a crown, but the ‘Egyptian... Читать дальше...

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists he is "not obsessed" with ending the club's long wait to win a trophy. Spurs have developed into one of the Premier League's most consistently excellent teams since Pochettino took charge in 2014, although silverware continues to prove elusive. The last trophy the London club won was the EFL Cup back in 2008 and a failure to claim honours has been one of the main criticisms of the Argentine's period in charge. But Pochettino, who won the Argentine Primera Division and Copa del Rey as a player... Читать дальше...

Ronald Koeman has been named the new Netherlands head coach on a deal that will run until the completion of the 2022 World Cup.

As a footballer, Diouf seemingly hit the headlines more for his confrontational nature thanhis actual playing career.He spent 12 years in Britain turning out for the likes ofLiverpool, Sunderland, Bolton, Blackburn, Rangers and Leeds.After stating last year that he wished to become an MP in Senegal, Diouf may nowhavea crackat becoming his nation's president.The Dakar-born37-year-old admitted to being inspired by former Chelsea and PSG striker Weah, who is now the president of Liberia.Diouf said: "I am looking after myself and my family. Читать дальше...

Liverpool have finalised the transfer of 18-year-old defender Anderson Arroyo from Fortaleza CEIF. A deal for the Colombia youth international was reached during the January transfer window after he impressed on a recent trial. Arroyo's move to the Anfield club has now been ratified and he will spend the next 18 months on loan with Real Mallorca, who are nine points clear at the top of Group 3 of the Segunda Division B. The defender made 22 appearances for Fortaleza across three seasons and made... Читать дальше...

Manchester United star Ashley Young has posted a moving tribute to the victims of the Munich air disaster on the 60th anniversary of the tragedy. A total of 23 people, including United players, coaching staff and journalists, were killed when the plane carrying them crashed following its third attempt to take off in treacherous conditions at Munich-Riem Airport on February 6, 1958. Young, who joined from Aston Villa in 2011, says being part of the club has helped him to understand the importance... Читать дальше...

10. Pedro, Diego Costa, Eden HazardChelsea, 2016-17Plenty of plaudits (rightly) went to N’Golo Kante in midfield as Chelsea won the Premier League last season, but the influence of Antonio Conte’s rejuvenated front three should not be ignored. The trio had struggled together the previous season, but things clicked after Conte’s arrival.Eden Hazard recaptured his best form; Pedro turned back into the player we all knew from his days at Barcelona; while Diego Costa was... well, Diego Costa. The trickery and pace of Hazard and Pedro out wide... Читать дальше...

Arsenal's U23s thrashed Everton 4-0 in their Premier League 2 fixture on Monday night, in front of 357people at Meadow Park.But those among the modest crowd were presented a treat as Nelson stole the show with a sublime individual effort in the 26th minute to put the hosts two goals ahead.The 18-year-old collected possession from Joe Willock, who got three assists on the night, before casually rolling the ball around Toffees goalkeeper Mateusz Hewelt and applying a tidy finish.He's got 12 first-team... Читать дальше...

Chelsea slumped to a humbling 4-1 loss at Watford on Monday to heighten speculation over the future of head coach Antonio Conte. The Premier League champions were also thumped 3-0 at home to Bournemouth last week and are certainly not used to such back-to-back humiliations. The reverse at Vicarage Road marked the first time Chelsea have lost consecutive Premier League matches by a margin of three goals since October 1995. Plenty has changed at Stamford Bridge since those heavy losses to Manchester... Читать дальше...

Seven Premier League clubs broke their record transfers in the January window this year. Oneunnamed club further strengthened in the pursuit of an increasingly possible quadruple (yeah, quadruple), while others scrabbled around desperately attempting to retain their status in the top division.It’s tough to keep up with how much Watford pay for all their fantastically-named-but-largely-underperforming attacking players, or if Jose has gone wild before lunch and bought Gareth Balejust because the... Читать дальше...

In a world where words are losing out toemojis, Fortaleza have jumped on the bandwagon in the hope of appealing to their younger audience.The Bogota-based club, who have recently been relegated to the Category First B division, unveiled their new kit on Periscope –and the social media reaction seemed to be overwhelmingly positive.EL MEJOR UNIFORME DEL MUNDO:HECHO POR EMOJIS ! https://t.co/2u14L3HKgx— Fortaleza C.E.I.F (@FortalezaCEIF) February 5, 2018Colombian designer Paco Cepeda was one of the brains behind the kit... Читать дальше...

Illustration: Paul LacolleyHe’s missed. I don’t believe it.What a bloody... wait, I’m captain of England – I can’t get too angry with Gareth. I can’t show him how much this hurts. He’s going to be in bits. I need to protect him and rally all the players – think of the team and not myself.I can remember seeing Gareth walking from the halfway line towards the penalty box. He had seemed really confident. I’d been standing next to the coach, Terry Venables, when he’d come over to us. I was due to take the first sudden-death pen... Читать дальше...

Did you ever think you would follow your father down the mines?Paddy King, DublinNever. My dad made it very plain that if I could find anything better, I should do it. Fortunately I came from a football family; my uncles all played and they inspired me. I occasionally went down the mines as a lad on the weekend when my dad went to collect his wages. Everyone who went down to the mines was miserable, but when they came back up they were smiling. It wasn’t for me – besides, I found football easy.What... Читать дальше...

As the Munich air disaster recedes further into the past it does not take more than a cursory glance over the recollections of its survivors to realise the pain and horror remains brutally vivid. Eight wonderfully gifted Manchester United footballers were among 23 people who lost their lives, with former England and Manchester City goalkeeper Frank Swift among the members of a cherished Manchester press corps who would never come home. The Busby Babes were young men living an improbable dream of wowing spectators at home and abroad... Читать дальше...

Manchester will mark the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster less than a year on from another instance of gut-wrenching tragedy gripping the city. A suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena in May killed 22 attendees of a concert by American pop star Ariana Grande and many thousands came together to mourn, pay respects and offer comfort and solidarity. As is often the case in this footballing hotbed, there was soon a big match to be played. United faced Ajax in Stockholm in the Europa League... Читать дальше...

Tottenham star Harry Kane revealed how New England Patriots and NFL icon Tom Brady inspired him to become one of the most lethal strikers in world football. Brady is a future NFL Hall of Famer, having won five Super Bowl rings, four Super Bowl MVPs and three regular-season MVPs among other accolades. However, it was a long way to the top for the Patriots quarterback after he was overlooked in the 2000 NFL Draft – eventually taken with the 199th pick. The rest is history. As for Kane, he is the... Читать дальше...

Alexis Sanchez is the perfect player for Manchester United according to former captain Wayne Rooney, who believes the Chile star will bring out the best in team-mate Romelu Lukaku. Sanchez swapped Arsenal for rivals United during the January transfer window and scored on his Premier League debut in Saturday's 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town. United's all-time leading goalscorer Rooney – now back playing for boyhood club Everton – believes Sanchez can help inspire the Red Devils, who have not won... Читать дальше...