Новости за 28.08.2018

Saido Berahino ended a goal drought stretching back 913 days on Tuesday when he opened the scoring for Stoke City in their EFL Cup clash with Huddersfield Town. The striker turned in a header early in the second half at bet365 Stadium to put his side 1-0 ahead against the Premier League visitors. It is Berahino's first competitive goal since he scored for West Brom against Crystal Palace in February 2016. The 25-year-old had played in 48 matches in all competitions since he last found the net. Читать дальше...

Monaco have announced the signing of Benjamin Henrichs from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal. The Ligue 1 club have reportedly paid €20million for the 21-year-old right-back. The Germany international, who can also play in midfield, was part of the Confederations Cup-winning side of 2017. "I am very proud to be involved with Monaco, a European top club for many years," he told his new club's official website.  "I will do everything to adapt quickly and help the team win many victories. I... Читать дальше...

Rafael Benitez has denied a training ground row with Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles. The centre-back watched Newcastle's 2-1 Premier League loss at home to Chelsea on Sunday from the stands at St James' Park. Reports suggested Lascelles and Benitez argued in training about the Spaniard's tactical plans, though the club said the player was absent at the weekend due to an ankle problem. Benitez was widely criticised for a negative approach against Chelsea, despite Maurizio Sarri's side... Читать дальше...

It is, apparently, a great time to be anywhere but England. Not since the early '90s have so many players left English football behind, and younger than ever before.Ademola Lookman, Reece Oxford, Chris Willock – the list of under-21s with wanderlust last season grew alongside their opportunities. Teenager Marcus McGuane made his Barcelona debut a few weeks after leaving Arsenal’s academy. At Borussia Dortmund, Jadon Sancho turned the heads of fans, scouts and bewildered Bundesliga defenders before he could legally drink in the UK (although... Читать дальше...

Badou Ndiaye has returned to Galatasaray from Stoke City on loan for the rest of the season. The Super Lig giants will pay €750,000 to bring the Senegal international back to Istanbul for the remainder of 2018-19. Ndiaye joined Stoke from Gala in January for a reported fee of €16million and made 13 Premier League appearances, scoring two goals. He played once in the Championship this term, in the season-opening 3-1 loss to Leeds United on August 5. Good to see him back! #WelcomeBackNdiaye pic.twitter.com/BSD4s1brHQ ... Читать дальше...

Al Duhail and Kashima Antlers made the most of home advantage, beating Persepolis and Tianjin Quanjian 1-0 and 2-0 respectively, in the first legs of their AFC Champions League quarter-finals. Kashima Antlers took the lead on the hour, defensive chaos leading to a clever headed pass from captain Yasushi Endo to pick out Leo Silva, who drilled home past Zhang Lu. And the hosts added a second goal in the 72nd minute, Serginho collecting a pass from Koki Anzai and rifling in a stunning long-range effort. Читать дальше...

James Rodriguez and Yerry Mina have been left out of the Colombia squad for next month's international matches with Venezuela and Argentina. Bayern Munich star James has been omitted to allow him to continue his recovery from an injury sustained at the World Cup. Mina, meanwhile, is yet to make an appearance for Everton since joining from Barcelona this month. "It was agreed that this was not his [James'] call-up," explained Arturo Reyes, who is in temporary charge of Colombia's senior side while... Читать дальше...

Paco Alcacer has joined Borussia Dortmund on a season-long loan deal from Barcelona. The striker moves to Signal Iduna Park for the rest of 2018-19 for a fee of €2million. Dortmund have the option to sign the player outright for €23m, plus a further €5m in variables. Barca would be entitled to five per cent of any future profit too, should Alcacer then be sold to another club. "I'm really looking forward to playing in the Bundesliga soon," Alcacer, who will wear the number nine shirt, told the club's website. Читать дальше...

Harry Kane claims Tottenham not adding any new faces in the transfer window has had a beneficial impact on the squad. Spurs were the only team in the Premier League that did not sign a player ahead of the 2018-19 season, yet the lack of additions has not hindered them so far. Mauricio Pochettino's side have won all three of their league games this term, including an eye-catching 3-0 demolition of Manchester United on Monday. Kane scored his second goal of the campaign in the impressive win at... Читать дальше...

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has revealed Paris Saint-Germain will have to wait for a decision over whether the club breached Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules when signing Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. After UEFA initially deemed PSG's accounts to be in line with FFP rules, the chairman of the club financial control body (CFCB) opted to send the decision to be reviewed by the adjudicatory chamber in July. Speculation over the outcome has led to reports Real Madrid could be given an opportunity... Читать дальше...

Marseille have completed the signing of Kevin Strootman from Roma for an initial fee of €25million. The Netherlands international has agreed to a contract of undisclosed length with the Ligue 1 club, who are coached by former Roma boss Rudi Garcia. Marseille announced the news with a Twitter video appearing to show the player parachute into the training ground, where he was met by sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta. The footage ends by showing Strootman in a Marseille shirt, as though he had... Читать дальше...

The French-Catalan flatulist Joseph Pujol boasted impeccable bowel and sphincter control. Better known by his stage name Le Petomane – a neologism meaning ‘the farting maniac’ – Pujol enthralled late-19th century crowds across France with his ability to break wind tunefully.Not only could he fart La Marseillaise, Pujol could also perform vignettes from Offenbach to Verdi; from an elephant’s deep bass to the domineering snarl of a French president. Pujol could even sit, like a yoga instructor, in... Читать дальше...

Barcelona have confirmed midfielder Sergi Samper will remain at the club this season and be part of the first-team squad. The 23-year-old has agreed to stay at Camp Nou and will wear the number 16 shirt for the rest of the 2018-19 campaign. Samper, a graduate of Barca's academy, was loaned to Las Palmas last term but missed the majority of the second half of the season due to a serious leg and ankle injury. He had previously spent 2016-17 with Granada, making 22 appearances in LaLiga. Samper... Читать дальше...

Davide Zappacosta admitted he may seek a return to Italy to secure first-team football less than a year after making his "dream" full debut for the club. The 26-year-old defender made just 12 Premier League starts for the Blues under Antonio Conte last season following his £23million transfer from Torino, and has been an unused substitute in all three of the club's league games this term. It seems clear that Zappacosta is second choice to fellow right-back Cesar Azpilicueta in current head coach Maurizio Sarri's eyes... Читать дальше...

The smiling 'special one' that was presented to the media as Chelsea's new manager in 2004 has become an unpredictable figure over the ensuing 14 years. Now in charge of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho continued a trend of unique news conferences on Monday when he reminded the press of his achievements and chanted the word "respect" after losing 3-0 at home Tottenham. Quick quips, defensive answers and pointed words for rivals have become the hallmarks of Mourinho's colourful meetings with the media... Читать дальше...

Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo has become the club's first-choice free-kick taker, while former winger Mauro Camoranesi backed the five-time Ballon d'Or winner to start scoring soon. Pjanic, who signed a new contract that will keep him at Juve for another five years, indicated that he and Paulo Dybala were happy to step aside and let the club's €112million signing from Real Madrid assume set-piece duties. The Bosnia-Herzegovina international also said that Ronaldo's arrival had boosted morale in the squad. Читать дальше...

Real Madrid are set to sign their former striker Mariano Diaz, who appears to have had a change of heart over a switch from Lyon to Sevilla. Mariano left Madrid for Lyon last year in a reported €8million deal and the Ligue 1 side's president Jean-Michel Aulas denied reports the transfer included a buy-back option last November. The striker made a great start to life in France, scoring 18 league goals in 2017-18, but he has not found the net since April. Madrid, meanwhile, are yet to sign a replacement... Читать дальше...

Sam Allardyce came to Jose Mourinho's defence after Manchester United's 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham, claiming a failure to take chances proved his side's undoing. United conceded two second-half goals in quick succession at Old Trafford as Harry Kane and Lucas Moura put Spurs in front, and the Brazilian winger added a third late on. The result left Mourinho under pressure after two defeats from United's opening three Premier League matches of the season, but Allardyce said the manager's approach was not to blame against Spurs. Читать дальше...

The draw for the group stage of this season's Champions League will take place in Monaco at 17:00 (BST) on Thursday.Four Premier League clubs will be involved having directly qualified for the tournament: Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham.As Premier League champions, Manchester City go straight into Pot 1– where they're joined by Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus, PSG and Lokomotiv Moscow.Manchester United and Tottenham will both definitelygo... Читать дальше...

Cristiano Ronaldo's amazing overhead kick for Real Madrid against Juventus has won the UEFA Goal of the Season award. Ronaldo was nominated as the Champions League representative over Gareth Bale, who struck a similarly acrobatic effort in Madrid's final win over Liverpool. The Portugal captain succeeds new Juventus team-mate Mario Mandzukic as the winner of a prize which Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has won twice. UEFA confirmed Ronaldo was the runaway winner of the award, with the 33-year-old's... Читать дальше...

Jamie Vardy and Gary Cahill have confirmed they will be taking a step back from England duty, although they are not retiring from international football. Both players were part of Gareth Southgate's squad for the World Cup, where England suffered a semi-final loss at the hands of Croatia.  Cahill, 32, has yet to appear in the Premier League for Chelsea this season, but Vardy is a key man for Leicester City, although he is currently serving a suspension after being sent off against Wolves. The Foxes forward... Читать дальше...

Paul Pogba admitted he was left shocked and unable to comprehend Manchester United's "cruel" 3-0 loss to Tottenham on Monday. Harry Kane's header and a Lucas Moura brace punished United's ramshackle defending in what was otherwise an improved performance from Jose Mourinho's men. They had started with vigour in response to the previous defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion, only to concede three times for the second successive match. France midfielder Pogba struggled to find answers for the swift... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho is under huge pressure after his Manchester United side were dismantled by Tottenham, worsening an already poor start to the Premier League season. Mourinho stayed on the Old Trafford pitch applauding the supporters for an extended period following Monday's 3-0 loss in what many onlookers took as a goodbye. A fractious post-match news conference then saw Mourinho walk out after demanding "respect" for his three Premier League titles – all won with Chelsea – which he noted is more than the division's 19 other managers combined. Читать дальше...

Manchester United will wear pink for the first time after the club announced a new away kit that pays homage to a popular local newspaper that was discontinued in 2007. The club described the Football Pink newspaper as "an institution" while announcing the launch of the new Adidas kit, which Jose Mourinho's players will wear in 2018-19. The newspaper was created by the Manchester Evening News and was known for its on-the-whistle match reports, which journalists would often file before a match had concluded. Читать дальше...

Luke Shaw apologised to Manchester United's fans and pledged the side would come out fighting after Monday's 3-0 defeat to Tottenham at Old Trafford. The pressure continued to build on Jose Mourinho after Lucas Moura's double and a fine header from Harry Kane condemned the Portuguese to his heaviest home defeat as a manager. Mourinho was in combative mood in his post-match news conference and Shaw wants to see United deliver a swift response to their second consecutive Premier League loss. "To the fans that came out... Читать дальше...