Новости за 08.03.2018

West Ham defender Winston Reid confirmed he will miss the rest of this season with a knee injury in an emotional message to supporters on social media. The New Zealand international had to be stretchered off in the first half of West Ham's 4-1 defeat to Swansea last weekend after twisting his knee and being knocked unconscious. Full details of the 29-year-old's injury have not been revealed by the club but Reid outlined the seriousness of the damage in a post on Instagram. He said: "Sometimes... Читать дальше...

Hugo Lloris called for Tottenham Hotspur players and supporters to put the Champions League defeat to Juventus behind them and push for glory in the Premier League and FA Cup. Tottenham dreamt of a first European quarter-final in five years when Son Heung-min gave them a 3-2 aggregate lead in the round-of-16 second leg at Wembley but second-half goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala turned the tie in Juventus' favour. The defeat leaves Spurs with nine fixtures remaining in the Premier League... Читать дальше...

Former Chapecoense goalkeeper Jackson Follmann has rejoined the Brazilian club in an ambassadorial role. The 25-year-old was one of three players to survive the November 2016 plane crash as the team travelled to Medellin to play in the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional. While team-mates Neto and Alan Ruschel recovered to return to action, Follmann was forced to retire after losing part of his right leg in the accident that claimed a total of 71 lives. However, he is now back on the books at Chape... Читать дальше...

International Women's Day is being celebrated around the world, and Premier League clubs and players have taken the opportunity to join in on social media. Premier League stars Willian, Toby Alderweireld, Javier Hernandez and Christian Benteke were among those to pay tribute to the women in their lives. IWD is celebrated on March 8 every year and we've collated some of the best tweets from the Premier League. Check them out below. How Premier League clubs and players marked International Women's... Читать дальше...

Jupp Heynckes does not believe Robert Lewandowski, or any other player for that matter, will ever try to force their way out of Bayern Munich. Lewandowski recently teamed up with agent Pini Zahavi – who was involved in Neymar's world-record €222million switch from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain – leading to speculation over the striker's future at the Allianz Arena. Yet the Poland international's deal does not expire for another three years and, so far, Bayern have shown little interest in selling their leading scorer. Читать дальше...

Neymar reached out to Brazil colleague Gabriel Jesus for recovery tips after suffering a broken foot. The PSG forward fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot in a 3-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille at the end of last month, leaving him in a race to reach peak fitness ahead of the Selecao's World Cup campaign in Russia. Jesus had a flying start to life at Manchester City interrupted in February last year when he also suffered a metatarsal break and the 20-year-old striker confirmed his compatriot had been in touch. Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller says he cannot guarantee he will spend the rest of his career at the club, although he insists he is happy at the Allianz Arena. The 28-year-old has enjoyed a resurgence in form under Jupp Heynckes and registered a goal and two assists in the 4-0 Bundesliga win over Freiburg on Sunday. Muller, who has spent his whole career with the German champions, admitted last September to being tempted by an offer from Manchester United in 2015, when former Bayern boss Louis van Gaal was in charge at Old Trafford. Читать дальше...

Paris Saint-Germain are still missing something intangible and played like a "collection of individualists" as they exited the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid, according to Willy Sagnol. PSG gave up the lead to lose the first leg of their round-of-16 tie 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu last month. And they went down 2-1 at home in the return fixture on Tuesday, bowing out in the first knockout stage for the second season in succession. "Real presented themselves as a team in the second leg... Читать дальше...

Well done Andrew Robertson, and well done this young man from Liverpool.Alfie Radford, a seven-year-old Reds nut, saved up his pocket money and very charitablymade a donation to a local food bank - which came to the attention of full-back Robertson, who has been a long-time supporter of the initiative.And then this happened..."I remember from being your age just how important pocket money is and how there's hundreds of things you could have bought for yourself with it," Robertson wrote. "You've done... Читать дальше...

Hold on to your spleens, it's about to get cringey. Oh Derby County, what are you doing here?The trouble with this kind of thing is thatto escape mass ridicule, you really, really have to find the right tone.Derby did not...The Rams Are Coming. #NFFCvDCFC pic.twitter.com/i7wVPNXjXq— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) March 8, 2018Judging by the responses to that tweet, it appears as if football supporters don't actually enjoy wildly over-produced promotional videos which invite ridicule from other fan bases. Читать дальше...

Mohamed Elyounoussi says Pep Guardiola congratulated him on his performance after he inspired Basel to a 2-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday. The Norway international cancelled out Gabriel Jesus' opener and set up Michael Lang for the winner at the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League last-16 second leg. His performance helped Basel become the first team to beat City at home since Chelsea in December 2016, while reports have emerged that Arsenal have joined the race to sign the 23-year-old at the end of the season. Читать дальше...

Daniele De Rossi is physically fit to face Torino but has been shaken by the loss of his friend Davide Astori, Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco has said. Astori was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday, plunging Italian football into mourning and prompting the postponement of the day's Serie A fixtures. The 31-year-old Fiorentina captain, who was found to have died of natural causes related to a heart problem, played alongside De Rossi at Roma in 2014-15 and also for Italy's national team. Addressing the media on Thursday... Читать дальше...

Wilfried Zaha has returned to Crystal Palace training, but manager Roy Hodgson will not rush the winger back into action. Zaha suffered a knee ligament injury against Newcastle United on February 4, with initial reports indicating he could miss the rest of the season. Palace have lost all three Premier League matches since Zaha's injury, the Eagles collapsing to a 3-2 home loss against Manchester United on Monday despite taking a two-goal lead. But although Hodgson indicated Zaha has recovered much quicker than anticipated... Читать дальше...

Marco Reus is adamant he will not miss out on a second successive World Cup as he aims to secure a place in Germany's squad for Russia. The Borussia Dortmund forward did not feature in the 2014 edition due to an ankle problem, forcing him to watch on from afar as his compatriots lifted the trophy in Brazil. Having also missed out on Euro 2016, Reus is determined to make sure he is available to play in this year's event - provided he is recalled by national coach Joachim Low. The 28-year-old only... Читать дальше...

Riyad Mahrez admits he regrets the way he behaved after seeing a move to Manchester City fall through in the January transfer window. The Algeria international was absent for two Leicester City matches after missing out on joining the Premier League leaders, who reportedly made a £60million offer on deadline day two months ago. Mahrez denied going on strike after the disappointment of the failed move, but concedes he should have handled things better when he took a leave of absence from the Leicester squad. Читать дальше...

Sergio Ramos is no stranger to lavish lifestyle choices, but the Real Madrid captain turned more heads than usual when he turned up for training on Thursday in his new birthday present. The defender arrived at Valdebebas in a bespoke SEAT 600, complete with personalised 'SR4' stickers on the red bodywork. The Spain star boasts a fleet of luxury cars, including an Audi R8 Spyder gifted by the club last November, but his latest set of wheels shows his preference for style over size. The car was... Читать дальше...

Craig Brown suspects Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho may have helped convince Scott McTominay to commit to Scotland. Promising midfielder McTominay was born in England but has declared his allegiance to Scotland after a minor tug of war between the neighbouring countries. Former United boss Alex Ferguson has been credited with a role in convincing the 21-year-old to snub the Three Lions. But Brown, who coached Scotland from 1993 until 2001, feels Mourinho could also have exerted an influence... Читать дальше...

Rooney, who made his professional debut with the Toffees back in 2002, rejoined the Goodison Park outfitin July after a trophy-laden 14-year career at Manchester United.The 32-year-old won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during his time at Old Trafford, becoming the Red Devils’ all-time leading scorer in the process.Calvert-Lewin, who has netted eight times this term after bagging the winner in last year’s Under-20 World Cup final, is benefiting from the boyhood Blue’s experience.Speaking... Читать дальше...

EA have waved their magic wand and given some of Europe’s (and the Rest of the World’s) most in-form players a boost to their Ultimate Team cards. Europe's major leagues have all seen upgrades to basic Ultimate Team cards – but players who might be sweating after a subpar season can cease fretting: there are no downgrades this year. Phew.It’s not just the big names going up in the world; a few of European top divisions’ lesser lights are also given their due. These are the players who have seen the biggest improvements on their recent card... Читать дальше...

Seamus Coleman is back in the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time in a year for this month's friendly match with Turkey. The Everton full-back has not played for his country since the World Cup qualifying match against Wales in March last year, when he suffered a double leg fracture. Greg Cunningham, Alan Judge, and Sean Maguire also return from injury in a 30-man provisional squad that features five uncapped young players, including Manchester United goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara and West Ham's Declan Rice... Читать дальше...

Romelu Lukaku believes Jose Mourinho sees him as a "sergeant on the pitch" at Manchester United. The 24-year-old has been a key part of Mourinho's plans this season since joining from Everton for a reported initial fee of £75million, starting 28 of United's 29 Premier League games in 2017-18. Lukaku has scored 23 goals in all competitions but has regularly been praised by his manager for his work rate and overall contribution to the team. The Belgium international thinks it is that sort of selfless... Читать дальше...

The famous passion of Fiorentina supporters was plain for all to see on Thursday, as the Basilica di Santa Croce became wreathed in purple smoke and fans chanted to commemorate their late captain Davide Astori. Approximately 8,000 members of the public gathered in the square outside the famous church in Florence, where Astori's funeral took place, while family, friends, team-mates and colleagues from across Italian football mourned the popular defender. Astori was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday... Читать дальше...

In 2013, 86 million quid was rather a lot of money. We've come to be rather less shocked about such sums in 2018, but lest we forget that Real Madrid's purchase of Gareth Bale surpassed the previous world record paid for Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m) and felt likean extravagantly inflated sumblown out of proportion by Madrid's opulence and Daniel Levy's hard-nosed negotiating.To Spurs' then-managerAndre Villas-Boas, though, Bale represented a hell of a lot more than a world record transfer fee. It could... Читать дальше...

Monterrey against Queretaro in the Copa MX play-offs went all the way to penalties last night, with Queretaro eventually winning 3-2 after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.There's no doubt what the highlight of the game was, though: this wicked, swirling free-kick by Camilo Sanvezzo.Admire the technique, of course, but watch the goalkeeper: he had absolutely no idea what was happening at any point of it.Sanvezzo - Brazilian by birth but who has had a nomadic career across Asia, North and now Central America - actually hasformfor this type of goal... Читать дальше...

The 22-year-old central midfielder has established himself as an important part of Mauricio Pochettino’s side since making his debut at the beginning of last season.Predominantly used as a substitute in 2016/17, Winks has started games with increasing regularity, and earned widespread praise for his performances against back-to-back Champions League winners Real Madrid during this season’s group stage.Winks now has one eye on a place in England’s World Cup squad if he performs well for the remainder of the campaign. Читать дальше...