Новости за 02.09.2019

Celtic have completed the signing of left-back Greg Taylor while Rangers are set to announce the return of Ryan Kent.Scotland left-back Taylor has signed a four-year contract after Celtic reached a deal with Kilmarnock for the 21-year-old.Taylor told Celtics website: Its been a whirlwind of a day but Im over the moon to be here and thankfully thats it over the line.As soon as I knew of Celtics interest, I was desperate to come, so its been a great day, certainly now that its done.Rangers have agreed... Читать дальше...

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson finally got his man after signing former Kilmarnock and Dundee midfielder Mark OHara on a season-long loan from Peterborough.The 23-year-old attacking player scored four goals in 29 games for Peterborough last season before joining Lincoln on loan in January and helping them to promotion up to Sky Bet League One.Mark adds something to our midfield that we didnt previously have, Robinson told Motherwells official website after making his 11th summer signing.We have been chasing him for a number of windows now... Читать дальше...

Rafinha has signed a one-year contract extension at Barcelona and completed a loan move to Celta Vigo.The Brazil international, 26, who has featured in all three of Barcelonas games so far this season, had entered the final year of his existing deal at the Nou Camp.His new contract takes him up to the end of the 2020-21 season but he will spend the rest of this campaign at Celta Vigo.A statement on Vigos website said: FC Barcelona and Rafinha have agreed on the renewal of the players contract through... Читать дальше...

Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were among 11 players absent from Englands open training session on Monday.Gareth Southgate last week named a 25-man squad for the Euro 2020 qualification double-header against Bulgaria and Kosovo.Welcome back, @HarryWinks Back in the #ThreeLions squad for the first time this year, the @SpursOfficial midfielder joined us live from today's training session. England (@England) September 2, 2019But a swathe of those players were missing at St... Читать дальше...

Jadon Sancho says players are going to start falling out of love with football unless the racist abuse stops. Romelu Lukaku became the latest victim of sickening abuse on Sunday evening, the former Manchester United striker subjected to monkey chants before taking a penalty for Inter Milan at Cagliari. This was not the first such incident in the Sardinian city, nor was it the first to have surfaced in the footballing world in recent weeks. Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, Tammy Abraham and Kurt Zouma... Читать дальше...

Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has joined Azerbaijani club Qarabag on loan until January, the Premier League side have announced.Bosnia and Herzegovina international Begovic has fallen out of favour at the Vitality Stadium and made just two appearances for the Cherries since being dropped in January.The 32-year-old had previously been ever-present in the top flight following a 10million move from Chelsea in the summer of 2017.Aaron Ramsdale has started each of Bournemouths four league games this season... Читать дальше...

Chris Mepham wants to fill the Wales leadership void left by the absence of captain Ashley Williams.The 86-times capped Williams was left out of Fridays vital Euro 2020 home qualifier against Azerbaijan following his summer departure from Everton.Williams was unattached until he joined Bristol City at the end of August, prompting manager Ryan Giggs to drop the third most-capped Wales player of all-time.Bournemouth defender Mepham is still only 21 with six caps to his name, but is ready to take on... Читать дальше...

If parallel universes do exist, then some strange and unusual Premier League timelines are playing out across various planes of existence right now. Ones where Neil Warnock sits in the Stamford Bridge dugout, Jurgen Klopp is a different kind of Red and Roy Hodgson has landed a huge national team job. No, not that one.The following 10 managerial appointments could have changed the course of Premier League history and very fabric of football as we know it...Gerard Houllier (Sheffield Wednesday)After... Читать дальше...

Brighton striker Florin Andone has joined Turkish champions Galatasaray on a season-long loan for an undisclosed fee.Albion have an option to recall the Romania international in January as part of the agreement.The 26-year-old came off the bench to score in the opening-day win at Watford but was sent off on his first start of the season in the home defeat to Southampton.Brighton head coach Graham Potter told the club website: We feel this loan to Galatasaray gives Florin the opportunity to go and play regularly... Читать дальше...

Mick McCarthy has warned the Republic of Ireland they have done nothing yet as they attempt to press their claims for Euro 2020 qualification against Group D favourites Switzerland.The sides meet at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday evening with Ireland five points clear at the top of the pile after four games, but knowing the challenge becomes increasingly difficult during the second half of the campaign.Narrow home and away victories over Gibraltar and three points from Georgias visit to Dublin coupled... Читать дальше...

Chelsea midfielder Kenedy is set to join Getafe on a season-long loan, according toSky Sports.The Brazilian is not in Frank Lampard's plans and will instead spend the 2019/20 campaign in La Liga.Kenedy is out of contract at Stamford Bridge next summer, meaning he is likely to have played his final game for the club.The 23-year-old spent the last 18 months on loan at Newcastle but didn't do enough to earn a permanent move to St James' Park.He also made a single appearance for Watfordduring a loan spellthat was cut shortin 2016/17.Kenedy... Читать дальше...

There were few smiling faces as Manchester United players, staff – and Sir Alex Ferguson, too – returned to their transport after Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Southampton. United’s team bus waited outside the main entrance, though half the players didn’t take it for the plane back to Manchester. Several internationals went straight to Heathrow, Nemanja Matic for a flight to Belgrade, Victor Lindelof to Sweden. Aaron Wan-Bissaka stayed down south to visit his mum, as did Paul Pogba. He spent time in London with family... Читать дальше...

Sometimes it's good being the third wheel. While Sadio Mané was busy getting peevedata mischievous Mohamed Salah pretending he didn't exist for 90 minutes, Roberto Firmino avoided the drama to pop home goal No.50 in the Premier League at Burnley on Saturday evening. Well done that man.The understated 27-year-old is now in his fifth season at Anfield and aiming for another double-digit goal haul, havingachievedsuch a feat in every season since joining Liverpool from Hoffenheim for £29m in summer 2015.Today... Читать дальше...

NEWS Klopp laughs off Mane outburst at Turf MoorEmlyn Hughes vs Tommy Smith (Liverpool)‘Crazy Horse’ Hughes took the captaincy off ‘Iron Man’ Smith in 1973 when the latter fell out with Bill Shankly. "It was my club," Smith later recalled. "I'd been there a damn sight longer than him. Everything in my life was football, especially Liverpool, so why should I let this two-faced little so-and-so spoil my football life?”Both were consummate professionals on the pitch, however, and able to put aside their... Читать дальше...

Video assistant referees, or VAR, have been at the centre of plenty of talking points since they were introduced to the Premier League at the start of the season.Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the key issues surrounding the technology following its first month of use in the top flight.What decisions is VAR assisting with?VAR checks a possible Arsenal goal against Burnley. The original offside decision was upheld (Yui Mok/PA)In accordance with rules set down by the International Football Association Board (IFAB)... Читать дальше...

The Barclays FA Womens Super League will be broadcast overseas for the first time during the 2019-20 season.A new three-year media rights deal has been struck with Sky Mexico and Scandinavian broadcaster NENT which will see the competition shown live to viewers in Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.Monday also marked the launch of The FA Player a new global streaming service which will provide free access to over 150 games along with selected matchhighlights from the Womens FA Cup... Читать дальше...

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk will renew his rivalry with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after being shortlisted alongside the two greats in The Best FIFA Football Awards.The Holland international and Champions League winner pipped the pair to become UEFA player of the year last week and will be looking to do so again later this month when the final results are announced.Premier League stars dominate the awards, with Liverpools Alisson Becker and Manchester Citys Ederson shortlisted for the goalkeeper accolade... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid expect to complete the signing of Sporting CP midfielder Bruno Fernandes on Monday, reportESPN.The La Liga giants will pay £64m to acquire the Portugal international before the European transfer window closes.Tottenham and Manchester United were both heavily linked with Fernandes before the Premier League deadline last month.Fernandes has claimed that Sporting vetoed a deal with Spurs because the north Londoners did not meet the Portuguese outfit's asking price.But the 24-year-old now... Читать дальше...

PSG are poised to complete the loan signing of Inter Milanstriker Mauro Icardi on Monday,according toRMC Sport.The Argentina international has fallen out of favour at San Siro following the appointment of Antonio Conte earlier this summer.Icardi is reportedly set to sue the Serie A side for £1.4m after being excluded from some of Conte's first-team training sessions.It was previously reported that the centre-forward was only interested in a move to Juventus, but he now appears set to join the Ligue... Читать дальше...

Liverpool, 1990/91Having won 10 of the last 15 league titles, Liverpool went into the 1990/91 season as favourites to finish top of the pile once more. A run of eight consecutive wins at the start of the campaign did nothing to suggest they would fall short, with a 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Anfield setting the tone for their early-season form.By mid-November they'd won 12 of their 13 matches, the only slip-up coming in a 1-1 draw at Manchester City. But after sitting pretty at the summit for Christmas... Читать дальше...

It’s here already... the dreaded international break. We may only be a month into the new season, but this week marks the first without any fixtures in the Premier League schedule. Say goodbye to Arsenal vs Tottenham; say hello to... *checks*... San Marino vs Belgium!At least Gareth Southgate's England team are enjoyable to watch, mind, and their fixtures against Bulgaria and Kosovo should provide fans with some tonic from their footballing withdrawal symptoms.Much of the national team’s recent strength... Читать дальше...

Jan Vertonghen insists he was fit at the start of the season after Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino made him wait until Sundays north London derby at Arsenal to make his first appearance of the campaign.The Belgium international missed the opening three games, with Pochettino claiming he had not fallen out with Vertonghen amid suggestions the defender was not fit enough after the summer break.However, after playing in the 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium in which the visitors surrendered a two-goal lead... Читать дальше...

Celtic have been linked with another full-back as they look to tie up a deal for Kilmarnocks Greg Taylor before Scotlands transfer deadline.The Scottish champions are reported to be keen on 18-year-old Manchester City defender Jeremie Frimpong, although any signing would likely see him join the clubs development squad.Boss Neil Lennon is looking for a first-team left-back following the summer departures of Kieran Tierney and Emilio Izaguirre, although he was full of praise for Boli Bolingolis display... Читать дальше...

Matteo Darmian has swapped Manchester United for Parma as the full-back finally makes his Old Trafford exit, while Javier Hernandez has left West Ham for Spanish side Sevilla.Darmian, 29, is the fourth player to leave Ole Gunnar Solskjaers side for Serie A this summer, with Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez having joined Inter Milan before Chris Smalling made his loan switch to Roma last week.Darmian has long yearned for a return to Italy and the PA news agency understands Parma are paying around... Читать дальше...

The 20-year-old has become a hugely popular figure with fans after starring for the Hammers over the last 12 months, earning a nomination for the PFA Young Player of the Year award and forcing his way into Gareth Southgate’s England squad.But he suffered a crisis of confidence at the start of the 2018/19 campaign.Rice was substituted at half-time as West Ham lost 4-0 against Liverpool on the opening day of last season, and admits that he began to doubt if he was ready to play regularly in the Premier... Читать дальше...