Новости за 12.03.2018

Southampton have sacked manager Mauricio Pellegrino following a dismal run of form that has put the Saints firmly in the relegation mire. An abject display in a 3-0 defeat to relegation rivals Newcastle United proved the final straw, that result making it just one win in their last 17 Premier League games for Southampton. They are only a point above third-bottom Crystal Palace with eight games to play, their next game an FA Cup quarter-final with League One Wigan Athletic before a crucial trip to 16th-placed West Ham.

Youssef El Arabi's injury-time brace saw Al Duhail continued their unblemished run in the AFC Champions League with a remarkable 2-1 win at Lokomotiv Tashkent, becoming the first team to qualify for the knockout stages. Lokomotiv made most of the early running took a deserved 35th-minute lead when Uzbekistan international Sardor Rashidov opened his body to steer Shukhrat Mukhammadiev's cutback into the bottom corner. The Qatari side improved after the break but a defiant showing from the hosts... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho believes Scott McTominay's humble nature and willingness to learn is behind the Manchester United midfielder's rapid rise. The 21-year-old has enjoyed an impressive breakthrough season at Old Trafford this season and was rewarded with a maiden call-up into the Scotland squad on Monday for forthcoming friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary. McTominay, who was born in Lancaster so is also eligible to play for England, played a key role in United's recent matches against Sevilla, Chelsea and Liverpool. Читать дальше...

"It's really a pleasure for me to play," the Ivorian told Telefooton his 40th birthday on Sunday - 20 years after making his debut for Le Mans."I started late at the top level. I really enjoy playing - I like my role of owner-playera lot. I'm surrounded by a lot of youngsters, and I like passing my know-how on to them. But this season is the last. I'm 40, it's time now."Drogba has been rumoured to go back to his former club Marseille, where he won the UEFA Cup in 2004,totake up a boardroom role there. Читать дальше...

Bernd Hollerbach has been sacked as Hamburg head coach, with Christian Titz promoted from the club's Under-21s to replace him until the end of the season. Hollerbach lasted less than two months in the job after he was appointed to succeed Markus Gisdol on January 22. Although his tenure started in relatively positive fashion with a 1-1 draw at RB Leipzig, Hollerbach ultimately never managed to guide Hamburg to a win. And his spell ended in crushing fashion on Saturday, as Hamburg were thumped 6-0 by Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho has mocked Frank de Boer as "the worst manager in the history of the Premier League" after the former Crystal Palace boss questioned his handling of Marcus Rashford. England forward Rashford scored two wonderfully taken goals as he starred decisively in United's 2-1 Premier League win over bitter rivals Liverpool on Saturday – his first top-flight start since Boxing Day. De Boer, who was sacked as Palace manager last September after failing to muster a goal or a point over the course of four games in charge... Читать дальше...

Jamie Carragher should remain in his role with Sky Sports despite being suspended for spitting in the direction of a 14-year-old girl, colleague Gary Neville has said. Carragher was filmed spitting towards a car in which the driver was filming as he goaded the former Anfield star about Manchester United's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday. The 14-year-old sat in the passenger seat claimed some of the spit had hit her and, in a statement, Sky said they had suspended Carragher for... Читать дальше...

Photography: Pim HendriksenIt’s not often a club CEO is the subject of a FourFourTwoOne-on-One – but it’s not often that a CEO also happens to have won eight league titles and two European Cups. “The way I try to make the club more successful, in terms of raising revenue and winning trophies, is similar to how I captained teams as a keeper,” Ajax’s Edwin van der Sar says, before outlining the similarities between dominating an 18-yard box and a boardroom.Van der Sar believes that, although he may... Читать дальше...

The Greek Superleague has been suspended indefinitely following the remarkable scenes that forced Sunday's title clash between PAOK and AEK Athens to be ended early. PAOK president Ivan Savvidis entered the field with his security team to confront the referee after his side had an 89th-minute goal from Fernando Varela ruled out for offside with the score at 0-0. Images taken on the pitch showed Savvidis apparently carrying a gun in a holster during the chaos that followed, with players and officials eventually leaving the field. Читать дальше...

Michael Carrick will call time on his professional career at the end of this season, the Manchester United and England midfielder has confirmed.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has been suspended from his role as a pundit for Sky Sports after footage emerged of him spitting at a 14-year-old girl. Carragher was filmed spitting in the direction of a car in which the driver was filming as he goaded the former Anfield star about Manchester United's 2-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday. The 14-year-old sat in the passenger seat claimed some of the spit had hit her and, in a statement, Sky said they had suspended for actions "well below the standards we expect of our people". Читать дальше...

The Real Madrid playmaker sealed a deadline day switch to White Hart Lane in 2010 and became a fan favourite in north London, making 77 appearances over two years.Four goals in as many games against arch-rivals Arsenal endeared the Dutchman to the Lilywhites’ faithful, including one in Spurs’ only win at the Emirates Stadium to date.ButVan der Vaart admits he could have ended up playing for the Gunners instead, hadone of his compatriots managed to convinceArsene Wenger to sign him up.Speaking exclusively... Читать дальше...

Pacos de Ferreira were leading 1-0 against Porto in the Primeira Liga on Sunday nightwhen Felgueiras produced one of the most ludicrous attempts at time-wasting you will ever see.As Vincent Aboubakar went to chase down a loose pass in the 73rd minute, Felgueiras pretended that the Camerooninternational's studs had caughthim... so feigned a foot injury.Marvellous.Felgueiras did receive a yellow card for an unrelated incident in injury time, but faced no comeuppance for his act of deception as the... Читать дальше...

Paul Pogba is a doubt for Manchester United's Champions League last-16 second-leg clash with Sevilla after missing training. The midfielder missed Saturday's 2-1 home Premier League win over Liverpool after sustaining a thigh injury. And Pogba did not appear for Monday's session at the AON Training Complex at Carrington as United prepare for the return leg after a 0-0 draw at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Daley Blind also missed training, but Eric Bailly... Читать дальше...

Gylfi Sigurdsson is expected to be out for several weeks with the Everton midfielder set to see a specialist after suffering a knee injury against Brighton and Hove Albion. Everton claimed a 2-0 win over the Seagulls on Saturday at Goodison Park, but it came at a cost for the Iceland international. A statement on the club's website read: "Gylfi Sigurdsson will see a specialist this evening [Monday] to determine a timeframe for recovery from the knee injury he sustained in Saturday's Premier League win over Brighton at Goodison. Читать дальше...

This season hasn’t been easy for Arsenal fans, but at least one of their players has hit an important landmark. Their hard-drumming, helmet-wearing man in the nets became the first goalkeeper to keep 200 Premier League clean sheets this March.If you can’t name that charming Czech, we’re in a whole world of trouble. But recalling the other 36 players to have kept at least 50 shut-outs in England’s top flight since 1992/93 is not so easy.Nine are still active and have played in the Premier League this season. Читать дальше...

Bold decisions must be made in the wake of the PAOK owner storming the pitch appearing to carry a gun in his pocket during their clash with AEK Athens, according to Greece's deputy culture and sports minister Georgios Vassiliadis. Sunday's clash between the title rivals looked to have been settled when PAOK, five points behind Greek Super League leaders AEK in third, found the net in the 89th minute. However, following the protestations of AEK players, the goal was chalked off by referee Giorgios Kominis. Читать дальше...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 16th and 17th goals of a phenomenal 10-game period asReal Madrid extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to three games –but the gap behind league leadersBarcelona remains at 15 points, after the Catalan side beat Malaga 2-0 later in the day.It wasn't all good news forSergio Ramos, though: the Spanish stopper had to leave the pitch for an emergency toilet break in the 73rd minute, as happily confirmed by his manager Zinedine Zidane post-match.The Madrid captainreturned five minutes later... Читать дальше...

Lazio's Immobile scored his 24th goal of the season from only his 25th appearance in Sardinia on Sunday –and what a goal it was.In the 94th minute of Sunday's Serie A game, Immobile met Felipe Anderson's low cross and deftly backheeled it –without looking –into the top corner over goalkeeper Alessio Cragno to rescue a point at the Sardegna Arena.But despite the free-scoring Italy international's fine goal, he wasn't best pleased with the result that leaves Lazio three points behind third-placed Roma."This... Читать дальше...

Injury-hit Harry Kane has vowed to do everything in his power to follow in the footsteps of David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere bynot quite being match fit in time for this summer's World Cup.Kane limped off against Bournemouth to throw England's preparations into chaos, but he reassured fans that he will be back in time to look badly off the pace in the group stage.The Spurs ace is widely seen as England's best hope of a disappointing second-round exit, or even a meek quarter-final capitulation... Читать дальше...

Mo Salah is doing his best to hit the glorious heights of our nine chosen men below, but even Liverpool's adored Egyptian king can't quite match up with them just yet.Context is key with each: on paper, Marcus Stewart's 19-goal haul for Ipswich in 2000/01 doesn't look all that hot, but he was the second-highest goalscorer in the Premier League that season– and did it with a promoted Tractor Boys side that got into Europe.Others have been more downright devastating: Cristiano Ronaldo essentially redefined the role of a winger in 2007/08... Читать дальше...

PAOK had an 89th-minute goal initiallyruled out for offside,with the top-of-the-table clashstill 0-0 at that point.As a result, the club's enraged president Ivan Savvidisentered the pitch with a gun in a hip holster.The 58-year-oldasked his players to leave the pitch and twice tried to approach referee Georgios Kominis, but the Greek-Russian businessmanwas pulled away by bodyguards. Amid the chaos that ensued, the game was officially abandoned two hours later on safety grounds.After the game, AEK... Читать дальше...

Mesut Ozil broke Eric Cantona's record in becoming the fastest player to reach 50 Premier League assists on Sunday, but it isn't just on the pitch where he is helpful. Ozil set up his 50th goal in 141 matches by laying on the opener for Shkodran Mustafi as Arsenal beat Watford 3-0, Arsene Wenger claiming his 700th win as Gunners boss in the process. And, as Arsenal revealed on Twitter, Ozil has been just as important to the club's staff at the training ground. A Twitter video released by the club... Читать дальше...

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed criticism of Trent Alexander-Arnold following his lacklustre defending for the opening goal in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday. Alexander-Arnold was turned too easily by Marcus Rashford, who lashed into the far corner to give United the lead before the England forward took advantage of more haphazard defending from Liverpool to double the Red Devils' advantage. An Eric Bailly own goal gave Liverpool hope but they could not complete a second-half comeback at Old Trafford... Читать дальше...

Inter coach Luciano Spalletti believes his team lack the same quality as Napoli despite the 0-0 draw between the sides in Serie A on Sunday. The result at San Siro saw Napoli slip out of top spot in the table, handing the initiative to Juventus. While fifth-placed Inter managed to hold Maurizio Sarri's side, Spalletti believes there is a huge difference in quality between the teams. "We went through a terrible period but in general we've never played great football because we don't have the quality that Napoli do for example," he said. Читать дальше...