Новости за 25.03.2019

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes has sprung to the defence of Graeme Shinnie after the Dons captain came in for stinging criticism in the wake of Scotlands calamity in Kazakhstan.The 27-year-old midfielder was asked by Alex McLeish to stand in for Kieran Tierney and Andy Robertson, who lost fitness battles ahead of the opening 2020 European Championship qualifier on Thursday.Shinnie, who has played left-back previously, struggled in the shock 3-0 defeat to a team ranked 117th in the world and admitted... Читать дальше...

Chelseas appeal against their two-window transfer ban for signing underage players will be heard by a FIFA appeal committee on April 11, world footballs governing body has confirmed.No other details about the hearing were given in the short statement from a FIFA spokesperson.The Premier League club were given the registration ban, which runs until July 2020, last month and were also fined 460,000 for 29 breaches of FIFAs rules on the international transfer of minors.Chelsea Football Club is astonished... Читать дальше...

The Spaniard has been repeatedly linked with PSG, who are reportedly keen to secure his services on a free transfer when his current Old Trafford deal runs out at the end of the season.Reports last week suggested that the 29-year-old was eager to extend his stay in Manchester and he underlined that it'snot surprisingto hear the rumours."It's logical when you have three months of contract left," he told El Periodico."I already knew something was going to come out.I take it as normal, I focus on playing... Читать дальше...

Mick McCarthy will send the Republic of Ireland into a very difficult Euro 2020 qualifying showdown with Georgia on Tuesday night hoping to erase the memory of a grim evening in Gibraltar.Ireland ground out a far-from convincing 1-0 win in difficult conditions at the Victoria Stadium to launch their campaign with the three points they needed, but gained little else from their trip to the Rock.Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at some of the talking points surrounding the game.Welcome homeMMcC... Читать дальше...

Jeff Hendrick is happy to take on some of the responsibility for ending the Republic of Irelands goalscoring drought.The Burnley midfielders strike at the Victoria Stadium on Saturday evening was enough if only just to hand Ireland, who had scored only four times in their previous nines games, an opening Euro 2020 qualifier victory over Gibraltar.It came after he had been challenged to do just that by new manager Mick McCarthy and coach Terry Connor, and it is something he would dearly love to... Читать дальше...

Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and United have all qualified for the quarter-finals of the competition, with Spurs and City set to go head-to-head for a place in the final four.Mourinho’s former side will face Barcelona while Liverpool take on Porto, but the Portuguese is forecasting a meeting between two European heavyweights from foreign shores in the Madrid final."Juventus and Barcelona are the two great candidates for the competition and will reach the final," Mourinho toldAFP."All... Читать дальше...

It's a snow day. I've got the day off school and I get a random Skype message from an account called Premier League Fanzone. I've never heard of it. I think it's a scam but play along because I’m bored. 12:59pm, phone pings.Premier League Fanzone: Who do you support?Me, playing along: Manchester UnitedFanzone: Would you like to be on the show 3:30 UK time?Why on earth do they want me to come on and how have they found me?I go along with it anyway, YouTube the show, and it turns out that it's the... Читать дальше...

Zinedine Zidane, who returned as Bernabeu coach earlier this month to replace the sacked Santiago Solari, has been impressed by the Senegal international.BothMarca andL'Equipebelieve that the Reds forward istop of the Frenchman'swish list for his summer recruitment drive.Mané, who has scored 53 goals in 111 appearances for the Anfield club, was linked with a move to Madrid last summer, with reports suggesting a deal fell through when Zidane resigned from his post.The former Southampton winger has... Читать дальше...

Women in Football has sprung to the defence of Tottenham Ladies player Renee Hector who has been receiving racial abuse on social media.Hector has been targeted since she reported racial abuse against her in January, as a result of which Sheffield United forward Sophie Jones was banned for five games last week.In a statement, Women in Football said: Women in Football wishes to express disgust at the disgraceful and wholly unacceptable racial abuse directed at Renee Hector of Tottenham Ladies on social... Читать дальше...

Mick McCarthy will take a win over Georgia however it comes as the Republic of Ireland target qualification for the Euro 2020 finals.McCarthy admitted he hated every minute of Saturday evenings 1-0 victory in Gibraltar as his team laboured to break down largely part-time opposition on a plastic pitch in the teeth of a gale.Asked how the Republic can spark the kind of atmosphere his team played in during his first spell in charge, he said: I guess a fast, attacking, aggressive Irish performance that I think we all appreciate.MMcC... Читать дальше...

The midfielder’s future has been clouded in uncertainty this season and AS believes he has decided to leave in the summer after three seasons at Old Trafford.Pogba did little to silence speculation about a possible move to Madrid recently when he described joiningthe Bernabeu club as “a dream for anyone”.The outlet says that the France international remains determined to move on in the summer despite his, and his team’s, improved performances under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since Jose Mourinho... Читать дальше...

Grainy footage of a cable car may invoke treasured memories of a family skiing trip for the more culturally refined or affluent child, but not for this football fan.No: for me, it conjures nostalgia of a childhood sat in the uncomfortable leather upholstery of my father’s study chair, my small hairless arms sprawled over a keyboard and mouse, the PC version of FIFA 98: Road to the World Cup loading at a snail’s pace.Cut from the cable cab to the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, then... Читать дальше...

PreviousCyril the Swan: Faced a disciplinary hearing after kicking a ball at a Millwall player during a 1998 FA Cup match. Also collided into Norwich’s Bryan Hamilton and a code of conduct for mascots was later introduced. Yes, really.Zampa the Lion: Saintly by comparison. Around since the 1920s, he once stacked it while running out with the players, to much mirth, but enhanced his reputation by finishing the London Marathon. Has a Facebook page.Build-upWith 300 armed police seizing weapons (including an axe and a “Chinese martial arts flail”)... Читать дальше...

Callum Hudson-Odoi was given his first run-out for the national team on Friday night, at just 18 years old. The Chelsea winger is seen as an exceptional prospect for the future, and now there's apparently a race for his signature between Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United and Liverpool. Tasty.But not every youngster given the chance to shine for England goes on to have a glorious career.Some shine brightly and burn out quickly, while others leave us wondering how they ever made it that far in the first place.Since 1980... Читать дальше...