Новости за 18.07.2018

Real Madrid will look to make a splash in the transfer market following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. Madrid's all-time record goalscorer completed a stunning €112million move to Juventus earlier this month, marking the end of an era at the Santiago Bernabeu. Eden Hazard and Kylian Mbappe are among the names to have been linked with Madrid as they prepare to begin 2018-19 under new head coach Julen Lopetegui and president Florentino Perez did nothing to dampen expectations of a statement... Читать дальше...

Liverpool moving to bolster their goalkeeping options before the start of the Premier League season is a must according to former Anfield favourite Graeme Souness. Jurgen Klopp is reportedly on the verge of making Roma's Brazil international Alisson the most expensive goalkeeper in football history. The 25-year-old boarded a plane in the Italian capital on Wednesday and is expected to complete the formalities of a £67million switch. Alisson's arrival would be widely viewed as a response to Loris... Читать дальше...

Alexis Sanchez could join several Manchester United stars sidelined during an interrupted pre-season which Jose Mourinho fears will have a lasting effect. United hoped Sanchez would be one of few experienced forwards on their tour of the United States but the Chile star has been denied a visa after accepting a suspended sentence for tax fraud in Spain earlier this year. His absence leaves Mourinho with just Anthony Martial and Juan Mata to choose from in attack as Romelu Lukaku, Jesse Lingard and... Читать дальше...

Brazil goalkeeper Alisson publicly thanked Roma fans ahead of what is expected to be a world-record transfer to Liverpool. The 25-year-old flew out of the Italian capital on Wednesday as he closes in on a widely anticipated move to Anfield for a reported £67million. That would almost double the £35m that took Ederson from Benfica to Manchester City last year in what was then the highest fee ever paid, in sterling, for a goalkeeper. Liverpool's eagerness to find a replacement for the much-maligned... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho has pointedly urged Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba to "understand why" he was one of the stars of France's World Cup triumph. Pogba superbly netted Les Bleus' third goal in Sunday's 4-2 final win over Croatia, capping an excellent individual campaign in Russia. The 25-year-old grew into the tournament and the spectacle of him shining on the biggest stage came in stark contrast to a fractious season under Mourinho at Old Trafford. Pogba found himself left on the bench for... Читать дальше...

New Real Madrid signing Alvaro Odriozola has resolved to repay the faith Julen Lopetegui showed when he made him a surprise member of Spain's World Cup squad. Right-back Odriozola, 22, was presented to Madrid fans on Wednesday after completing a reported €40million move from Real Sociedad, for whom he made 35 LaLiga appearances last season. His arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu sees him link-up with former Spain coach Lopetegui, who selected the defender ahead of Sergi Roberto and Hector Bellerin for his 23-man squad for Russia. Читать дальше...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the "vast majority" of the forthcoming season as the Liverpool and England midfielder focuses on rehabilitation from a serious knee injury. The 24-year-old sustained multiple ligament damage during the first leg of the Reds' Champions League semi-final triumph over Roma in April. Oxlade-Chamberlain was set to play a key role in the final weeks of Liverpool's campaign, which concluded with defeat in the final of the same competition, and England's trip to the 2018 World Cup. Читать дальше...

Brazil shot-stopper Alisson Becker had just signed with Roma in 2016when he was invited to sit down with Danilo Gentili, a comedian who hosts the country’s most popular late-night talk show The Noite (The Night). Between laughs and jokes, Alisson told anecdotes about his career, but struggled to respond to one of the questions.“You’re there to work, show that you’re such a great goalkeeper, and people just say you’re beautiful. Does it piss you off?” Gentili asked, smiling. “Are you angry at your... Читать дальше...

Former Manchester Untied defender Fabio da Silva has signed for Nantes from Middlesbrough, bringing his 10-year spell in English football to an end. After starting his career at Fluminense, the 28-year-old full-back broke through at Old Trafford in 2008-09 under Alex Ferguson but made only 23 Premier League appearances for United before signing for Cardiff City in January 2014. Cardiff were relegated to the Championship at the end of that season and Fabio went on to be a regular in the Bluebirds'... Читать дальше...

Marcelino has been rewarded for a fine first year in charge of Valencia with a new contract that runs until the end of the 2019-20 season. The 52-year-old former Sevilla and Villarreal boss secured a one-year extension to his existing deal after leading his side to fourth place in LaLiga last term. Valencia have been hampered by instability since December 2015, with the head coach role changing hands six times, but the appointment of Marcelino and regular goals from Spain striker Rodrigo helped... Читать дальше...

Maurizio Sarri insists "mistakes" in his past do not accurately represent his character and will not overshadow his tenure at Chelsea. The new Blues boss faced the media for the first time on Wednesday and answered questions over a number of controversies during his coaching career in Italy. Sarri, 59, was labelled a "racist" and accused of being a homophobe by then-Inter boss Roberto Mancini following a heated exchange in 2016. Further criticism followed earlier this year when he insulted a female journalist... Читать дальше...

The Luxembourgish side were 3-2 down on aggregateagainst Hungarians MOL Vidi, andseconds away from exiting the competition in the first qualifying round before Melisse's moment of madness.In the fourth minute of added time, the Frenchman flew into a tackle and leapt high to dig his studs into poor Vidi midfielder Mate Patkai.Once the 29-year-old wasgiven his marching orders by Scottish referee Don Robertson, Melisse exchanged a few verbals with the Vidi bench before stormingdown the tunnel.Look away... Читать дальше...

Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez has claimed he was in the running to take over as Spain coach for the World Cup. The 2010 world champions' plans were thrown into disarray when Julen Lopetegui was sensationally sacked on the eve of the tournament after it emerged he had agreed to succeed Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) subsequently handed the reins to sporting director Fernando Hierro on an interim basis, but the former defender could only guide them as far as the last 16... Читать дальше...

Jurgen Klopp has described criticism of Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan as "absolute nonsense" amid the ongoing fallout from Germany's World Cup failure. The Premier League duo were jeered by their own fans in pre-tournament friendlies after meeting with controversial Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which Gundogan explained was not a political statement. Ozil, who has remained silent over the issue, has been urged by German Football Association (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel to publicly explain his actions... Читать дальше...

10. Samir Handanovic (Inter)For the best part of a decade, Handanovic had spent his Serie A career in the shadow of Gianluigi Buffon. Frankly, though, he was quite happyto stay there; unfussily getting on with his job and demonstrating the quiet consistency that has earned him so many admirers in Italy.The Inter shot-stopper has been ever-reliable while those around him haven’t, and aged 34, has somehow seemed to get better with each season. The Slovenian is proof that you can teach anold dog new tricks... Читать дальше...

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge sees his future at Anfield and is prepared to fight for his place in Jurgen Klopp's team "week in, week out". Sturridge scored two goals in nine Premier League appearances for the Reds in 2017-18 before being loaned out to West Brom for the second half of the season. The 28-year-old England international failed to find the net for the Baggies in his six appearances and again struggled with a hamstring injury while at The Hawthorns. However, Sturridge says pre-season... Читать дальше...

France defender Raphael Varane has described Kylian Mbappe as "a young alien" after the Paris Saint-Germain forward helped to inspire Les Bleus to glory at the World Cup. Mbappe won the FIFA Young Player award for his performances in Russia, where he scored four goals, including one in France's 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final. When asked about the experience of playing alongside Mbappe, Real Madrid defender Varane – who faced the 19-year-old in the Champions League last season – joked that the prodigious attacker was from another world.

NIFL Premiership champions Crusaders didn't have the best of times against Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets in the first round of Champions League qualifying.After losing the first leg 7-0 in Razgrad, it's fair to say the Northern Irish side were playing for pride in front of their home fans at Seaview on Tuesday night.But the hosts got off to a woeful start when defender Rodney Brown lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Sean O'Neill from outside the box just 11 minutes in.Probably not the career moment Brown... Читать дальше...

While players returning from the World Cup get a short break before their pre-season training starts, there’s no such downtime for FIFA Ultimate Team fans. New ‘Team of the Tournament’ cards ensure hundreds of thousands of matches are still contested daily – and the community is buzzing with speculation as to which stars of the summer will turn into cult heroes come FIFA 19. That’s where FourFourTwo comes in.We’ve analysed the in-game stats of every World Cup squad member to produce the definitive... Читать дальше...

The year is 1986. The clock is ticking. There are five minutes to play and your team's 1-0 up in a must-win game. So far, so good. There is, though, a problem.Tim Berners-Lee is some way off creating the World Wide Web, mobile phones are the size of elephants and Twitter is still something that birds do in trees. So how on Earth are you going to follow those crucial closing minutes?There’s only one thing for it. After making sure the bill payer is looking the other way, you pick up the phone and dial ClubCall. Читать дальше...

After a World Cup, there’s always a slight shifting of the tectonic plates in terms of player values. Some young buck will make their mark and Real Madrid will try to sign him in an unthinking, reflex action like a goalkeeper leaping towards the ball.Yet a player’s transfer value is decided by more than just talent:it’s also age, marketability (tragic but true), position and – crucially – whether a club is willing to sell.You might have to pay a lot more for these players to prise them from their clubs if they’re unwilling to let go. Читать дальше...

Newcastle United playmaker Ayoze Perez found the net eight times in the Premier League last season and he has already whetted fans' appetites for the new campaign with an outrageous goal in training that left goalkeeper Rob Elliot embarrassed. Perez shared a video on his Twitter account that showed Newcastle's players training ahead of their pre-season friendly match against Dublin-based club St Patrick's Athletic. The clip showed Elliot pulling off a good save from a team-mate's header before the ball rolled to Perez... Читать дальше...

Former Arsenal midfielder Cazorla has been put through the wringer.After 636 days on the sidelines, the 33-year-old has endured 10 operations and,in October 2017, was told he should be satisfied if he could walk with his son in the garden.However, that hasn't stopped him from undergoinga pain-filled journey back to the football pitch.Following his release from Arsenal in June, the graceful technician hasbeen trialling with former club Villarreal as he looks to secure a return to regular competitive... Читать дальше...

With speculation rife about Liverpool lodging a bid for Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker, one tweet caused a stir on Tuesday - but it was a case of mistaken identity. American actress and comedian Alison Becker, who has starred in TV shows like MTV's Boiling Points and NBC's Parks and Recreation, picked up on the unfolding news story and put the cat among the pigeons with her message on social media. With a tweet that simply said "Excited to announce that I will be joining Liverpool as a goalkeeper"... Читать дальше...

Wayne Rooney said he feared becoming a "dead weight" if he had remained at Everton instead of joining DC United, and claimed his boyhood club were happy for him to leave. Rooney spent just one season at Everton after rejoining the club on a two-year contract in 2017, scoring 10 goals in 31 Premier League appearances in a campaign that saw Sam Allardyce take over from Ronald Koeman as the club's manager. Allardyce left the club in May to be replaced by Marco Silva, and Rooney said the winds of change... Читать дальше...