Новости за 15.05.2019

Aston Villa will face Derby for a place in the Premier League, after the Rams beat Leeds in an Elland Road thriller.Here Press Association Sport looks at the rivals who will shape up at Wembley on May 27.Aston VillaDean Smith has made the right impression with Villa (Nick Potts/PA)Manager Dean SmithThe former Walsall and Brentford boss grew up in Birmingham and is an Aston Villa fan. He landed his dream job last October following the departure of Steve Bruce and managed to transform the club into promotion contenders. Читать дальше...

The Scottish Football Association will step up their hunt for the next Scotland boss over the weekend and could yet turn to Derek McInnes.Hampden chiefs have decided they cannot afford to wait any longer than Monday to identify the man they want to be Alex McLeishs replacement.The squad for next months crucial Euro 2020 qualifiers with Cyprus and Belgium is due to be announced on Tuesday, May 28, and the SFA wants to give the new man in charge at least a week to draw up his first selection.It appeared... Читать дальше...

Harry Kane will be named in Englands Nations League Finals squad on Thursday despite the strikers ankle ligament injury, Press Association Sport understands.After captaining the Three Lions to the World Cup semi-finals last summer, the 25-year-old is in a race to be fit in time for Tottenhams Champions League final and a shot at silverware in Portugal with his country the following week.Kane has been out of action since sustaining what Spurs called a significant lateral ligament injury to his left... Читать дальше...

Manchester United could still land top target Jadon Sancho this summer, despite failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League.While the poor run of form that left United with a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League has harmed their chances of signing teenage star Sancho, the potential for the deal still going through has today been put at “50/50” – if they are willing to shell out more than £100 million.The Reds have been named as the Borussia Dortmund winger’s preferred destination if he returns to England.Speaking on 5 Live... Читать дальше...

Scotland Women manager Shelly Kerr admitted she had never faced a tougher task than breaking the bad news to her 10 unsuccessful World Cup candidates.Kerr had a list of 33 players in contention as she planned for her sides first-ever appearance at a World Cup in France this summer.But with only 23 spaces available, the national team boss was left with the most difficult decision of her coaching career.This is Scotland.This is your squad.@FIFAWWC here we come.#OurGirlsOurGame #SWNT pic.twitter.com/qoGY1uEzRr... Читать дальше...

Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona)Dembele arrived at the Camp Nou as a replacement for Neymar in the summer of 2017 – buthe's still yet to prove he’s worth his nine-figure fee. The Frenchman has been dogged with injuries throughout his Barcelona career, but has also suffered from inconsistent form even when fully fit. Discipline hasn't been great, either: he's turned up late more than once, and earlier in the season itwas reported that gaming was becoming a serious problem for him.With just 715 minutes of action in all competitions since February ... Читать дальше...

The Scottish Football Association has set a Monday deadline to appoint the new Scotland manager but the job will not be going to Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes.Press Association Sport understands Hampden chiefs have decided they cannot afford to wait any longer than early next week to decide on Alex McLeishs replacement.The squad for next months crucial Euro 2020 qualifiers with Cyprus and Belgium is due to be announced on Tuesday, May 28, and the SFA wants to give the new man in charge at least a week to draw up his first selection.However... Читать дальше...

Barça agreed a €75m deal for De Jong in January and are hoping to do the same for De Ligt, according to widespread reports in Spain.Together, the young Dutch duo helped Ajax reach the Champions League semi-finals and will lift the Eredivisie trophy this weekend barring a freak turn of events on the final day.De Jong says he does not know what his 19-year-old colleague will choose to do this summer – but did admit that the youngster may be old before his time."Matthijs is 19, but when you sometimes hear him talking... Читать дальше...

The brother of Sean Cox has spoken of his disgust at footage of Manchester City players appearing to sing a song referring to Liverpool fans being battered in the streets.Video has emerged online of squad and club staff singing a distasteful version of Liverpools Allez Allez Allez chant on a flight home after securing the Premier League title at Brighton on Sunday.It is a song City fans have sung all season.The club have firmly denied that the battered in the streets lyric refers to Cox, a Liverpool... Читать дальше...

ArsenalHome, 2002-04Wearing this shirt, Thierry Henry became only the fourth player in Premier League history to reach the 30-goal mark in a single season, and the first to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year for a second straight season. He also fired Arsenal to their third Premier League title in seven seasons.Oh, and they just so happened to go the entire league season unbeaten – an historic feat last achieved by Preston North End in 1888/89, when the league consisted of just 12 teams. “We... Читать дальше...

The newspaper first reported in April that Inter were willing to end the Chilean’s nightmare stint at Old Trafford if the player was willing to drop his wage demands significantly.Sanchez earns a reported £500k per week at United with bonuses, and club officials have long been resigned to the fact that they will have to cut their losses on the 30-year-old this summer if they wanted rid.It is highly likely that the Premier League giants will have to continue paying some of Sanchez’s wages to offload him this summer... Читать дальше...

A hugely disappointing season for the Red Devils concluded with a 1-0 loss to the Bluebirds on home soil, meaning they finished in sixth place – outside the Champions League places.According to the Sun, a furious Solskjaer laid into his players following the defeat and suggested he would be happy to sell half of them because of their apparent bad attitudes.The Norwegian is also said to have cancelled a Monday briefing for his players and instead said his piece there and then.Manchester failed to win any of their last five games of the season... Читать дальше...

Coventry insist they remain in talks with Wasps over their continued presence at the Ricoh Arena amid a fresh twist in a long-running saga.Reports on Tuesday suggested that club owners Sisu have complained to the European Commission after failing in two legal bids to contest the sale of the stadium by Coventry City Council to Wasps Holdings Limited.However, the Sky Blues insisted on Wednesday that discussions were ongoing as they attempt to strike a new deal to play at the Ricoh next season.A statement... Читать дальше...

Yeovil will release nine players following their relegation to the National League.Francois Zoko, Alex Fisher, Bevis Mugabi, Rhys Browne, Jake Gray, Adel Gafaiti, Alefe Santos, Yoann Arquin and Sessi DAlmeida, whose one-year extension will not be taken up by the club, are set to leave Huish Park.New contracts have been offered to defender Craig Alcock, along with academy products Alex John and Nestor Shako, who would be signing their first professional deals.Ten players, including Stuart Nelson, Carl Dickinson... Читать дальше...

12. Manchester United (2007/08)A truly remarkable side that simply had everything. Edwin van der Sar was back to his peak, while Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic were the best centre-back combination in Europe.Further forward, Paul Scholes, Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick were arguably the three most intelligent English central midfielders of their generation, while the attacking trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney rotated at will, keeping the opposition guessing. Ronaldo... Читать дальше...

Scotland Womens boss Shelley Kerr has urged her side to embrace the challenge awaiting them in France after announcing the 23 players who will travel for the countrys first ever World Cup.Kerrs side take on England, Japan and Argentina this summer as they prepare to make their finals debut, and she has backed the squad she has painstakingly chosen to reach the knock-out stage.She said: Its our first time at the World Cup but the target has already been set. We want to get out the group stages.The... Читать дальше...

Emery’s away blues nothing newUnai Emery has started with reasonable success at Arsenal, finishing with more Premier League points than last season – and with the hope of Champions League qualification still a possibility through Europa League success. The Spaniard’s success in that competition was one of the reasons he was brought in at the Emirates, after all.However, the Gunners' away form home has continued to bea cause for concern in his first season, given that theylostmore games on the road... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho claims a nice guy manager can end up becoming a puppet.In what could be construed as a swipe at his Manchester United successor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Mourinho says time has proved his methods at Old Trafford were not the problem.Mourinho, who led United to second in the Premier League last season, was sacked in December after a dismal start to the latest campaign.Solskjaer brought a fresh approach and lifted a lot of the gloom after taking over on an interim basis, winning 10 of his first 11 games... Читать дальше...

Mark Warburton is under no illusion about the size of the task he has inherited at QPR.The former Brentford, Rangers and Nottingham Forest boss was last week named as Steve McClarens successor at Loftus Road.McClaren was sacked in Aprilfollowing a run of one win in 15 Championship games, leaving the Hoops in danger of being sucked into the relegation battle.They survived under caretaker boss John Eustace, who has stayed on as assistant manager.Next season, however, will be QPRs first without a parachute... Читать дальше...

Anti-discrimination campaigners Kick It Out have issued an unreserved apology to Brighton following comments by head of development Troy Townsend concerning the departure of Chris Hughton.The Seagulls achieved Premier League survival for the second season under Hughton, but he was sacked a day after their campaign ended with a 4-1 home defeat which saw Manchester City crowned champions.Despite reaching the FA Cup semi-final, Hughtons side managed just two league wins since the start of the year as they finished 17th... Читать дальше...

Jack Ross has ordered Sunderland not to leave anything to chance by booking their place in the Sky Bet League One play-off final with a victory at Portsmouth.The Black Cats head to Fratton Park on Thursday with a 1-0 semi-final first-leg lead knowing a draw will be enough to take them to Wembley for the second time this season.However, Ross will send out his team with only one target on what promises to be a tense evening on the South Coast.Well go there to win the game because winning it gets us to Wembley. Читать дальше...

The report says that Zinedine Zidane is so keen to land the 26-year-old that he will sanction the sale of first-choice goalkeeper Keylor Navas to help fund Los Blancos’ big move.Madrid are said to have made official contact, and now representatives from all sides are working on a way to get a deal – which could reach £150m – over the line in good time this summer.Both Zidane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are planning major squad overhauls in 2019/20 after dismal campaigns: Madrid after falling well short in both La Liga and Europe... Читать дальше...

Barcelona’s dismal Champions League collapse against Liverpool convinced the La Liga champions to swallow their pride and move for Antoine Griezmann, according to Spanish reports.Griezmann, in conjunction with Atletico Madrid, announced that he would be leaving the Rojiblancos this summer after five years with Diego Simeone’s side.“I wanted to tell you that I’ve made the decision to leave to experience new things and have new challenges,” he said.“It’s been very hard for me to take this path, but... Читать дальше...

Cardiff insist the investigation into bullying claims against youth coach Craig Bellamy is ongoing and dismissed reports that the former Wales international has been sacked.It was reported on Tuesday night that Bellamy would lose his post with the Bluebirds following allegations of bullying, intimidation and xenophobia by an academy player.But Cardiff issued a statement on Wednesday morning, saying: The investigation is ongoing and no formal decisions have been taken.There will be no further comment... Читать дальше...

Huddersfields prospective new chairman Phil Hodgkinson insists he has the personal wealth to build on Dean Hoyles legacy.Current owner Hoyle, who oversaw Huddersfields rise from the third tier to the Premier League, has agreed to sell 75 per cent of the club to lifelong Terriers fan Hodgkinson.The deal has yet to be ratified by the English Football League but Hodgkinson has assured fans he has the means to take Huddersfield on the next part of the journey.The reality is I wouldnt be doing this if I couldnt afford to do it... Читать дальше...