Новости за 29.10.2019

Gary Holt has urged Livingston to concentrate on their own game and not be distracted by Hibernians troubles when the teams meet at Easter Road.The hosts have not won in the league since the opening day of the season and slipped to second bottom in the Premiership table after Saturdays 2-2 draw with Ross County.It was the fourth time in a row, the capital side have taken the lead but been pegged back to take only a point.Holt is convinced his team can add to Hibs woes but insists their focus has... Читать дальше...

Hibernian will assess knocks to a couple of unnamed players ahead of their Ladbrokes Premiership match with Livingston at Easter Road.Midfielder Vykintas Slivka has returned to full training following an ankle break.Defenders Darren McGregor (abdomen) and David Gray (knee) are still out.Livingston will have a late decision on Aymen Soudas availability after appealing against the wingers red card in Saturdays draw with Hearts. A fast-track tribunal hearing has been pencilled in for Wednesday by the... Читать дальше...

Ross County striker Brian Graham is chapping at the door for a start against Rangers on Wednesday night.The 31-year-old striker came off the bench to score as the Staggies came back from two down to draw 2-2 with Hibernian at Easter Road on Saturday and is looking for his first league start of the season.Nathan Baxter (shoulder), Iain Vigurs (foot), Callum Morris (groin) and Don Cowie (knee) are working their way back to fitness.Rangers will check on the fitness of Allan McGregor and Brandon Barker.Goalkeeper... Читать дальше...

Celtic skipper Scott Browns stunningly-successful career will be immortalised on DVD but he insists he is far from finished.The midfielder signed for the Parkhead club from Hibernian in 2007 for a reported 4.4million, a record fee between two Scottish clubs.With one League Cup winners medal in his pocket from his time at Easter Road, Brown has amassed a further 19 winners medals with the Hoops, including the last nine trophies in Scotland.The 34-year-old was speaking at Celtics Lennoxtown training... Читать дальше...

Hamilton will check on the fitness of Blair Alston and Marios Ogkmpoe ahead of their Ladbrokes Premiership encounter with Aberdeen.The pair missed Saturdays defeat by St Johnstone with knocks.Midfielder Will Collar is working his way back from a shin injury and goalkeeper Ryan Fulton is a long-term absentee.The Dons welcome Lewis Ferguson and Curtis Main back from suspension.Craig Byrson is pushing for a start after coming off the bench against Celtic.Ash Taylor will return to training later in the week following a hamstring injury... Читать дальше...

As of next season, the League Cup will suffer a demotion in status which it can ill afford. While the competition will still offer a back door into Europe, the 2020-21 winners will only qualify for the new Europa Conference League.It’s important not to prejudge a tournament, of course, but anyone expecting anything other than an underwhelming experience is probably being optimistic. The Europa Conference League group stage(catchy!) will comprise 32 teams, 10of which will be losers from the final qualifying round of the Europa League. Читать дальше...

Motherwell will assess full-back Jake Carroll ahead of the Ladbrokes Premiership contest with Kilmarnock.The Irishman went off with an ankle knock at Ibrox on Sunday but the injury is not as bad as first feared.David Devine (cheekbone), Charles Dunne (groin) and David Turnbull (knee) remain unavailable.Kilmarnock are sweating on the fitness of central defenders Stuart Findlay and Dario Del Fabro.The pair both suffered hamstring injuries in their win over St Mirren and will undergo scans to assess... Читать дальше...

David Wotherspoon and Murray Davidson both have niggles ahead of St Johnstones Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Hearts.However, both midfielders are expected to make the McDiarmid Park contest.Defender Liam Gordon (knee) remains on the sidelines.Jamie Walker could make the bench for Hearts after recovering from a fractured leg.Glenn Whelan, Aidy White and Loic Damour could also feature in the squad following injury but Steven Naismith is just behind them in his recovery.Jake Mulraney(ankle), Peter Haring (groin)... Читать дальше...

Striker Bayo will have a scan on a knock and is a major doubt for Celtics Ladbrokes Premiership clash with St Mirren at Parkhead on Wednesday.Ryan Christie returns from a two-match domestic ban but Tom Rogic has inflammation around the knee and will be monitored. Christopher Jullien has trained after illness while Olivier Ntcham (ankle) is also back in training.Leigh Griffiths and Mikey Johnston are set to return to training on Thursday while Jozo Simunovic (knee) remains out alongside Daniel Arzani... Читать дальше...

Brian Graham believes taking the game to Rangers would be the most productive strategy for Ross County in Dingwall on Wednesday night.Steven Gerrards side are on a high after a fine 1-1 Europa League draw against Porto in Portugal was followed up by a hard-fought 2-1 win over Motherwell at Ibrox on Sunday which kept them behind Ladbrokes Premiership leaders Celtic only on goal difference.Striker Graham came off the bench to score the Staggies first goal as they came back from two down to draw 2-2... Читать дальше...

More Football Manager 2020Football Manager 2020: release date, new features, pre-order, trailer and morePre-order Football Manager 2020 on Amazon(When you're done, check out all of our FIFA 20 guides...)It’s nearly that time again. Time to forgo friends, forget family and lose yourself in Macclesfield Town’s 2027 Champions League campaign.Football Manager 2020’s launch is days rather than weeks away, and its Beta release will drop very soon.FourFourTwo werelucky enough to play the Alpha version at Sports Interactive’s offices... Читать дальше...

A Partizan Belgrade ultra surges forward close to where players are leaving the ramshackle stadium after last Thursday’s game between Partizan and Manchester United. A dozen ultras have manoeuvred themselves into a position where there’s only a temporary crush barrier between them and where the players will walk from the stadium to the team coach. Well-built men clad in black t-shirts, black shorts and trainers look curious rather than overly aggressive, but there’s always one. Police in riot gear grab him... Читать дальше...

Phil Neville knows England must be patient with Ellen White as the Manchester City striker looks to step up her return from injury ahead of a showdown with Germany at Wembley.Head coach Neville named a 21-strong squad on Tuesday morning which is set to meet up at the Lionesses St Georges Park base next week in preparation for their final two matches of 2019, which will end with a friendly in the Czech Republic.The group includes 17 members of the squad which reached the semi-finals of the World Cup... Читать дальше...

Vertonghen, who hasbeen at Tottenham since 2012, is in the final year of his contract and there a few indicators he will extend his current deal.That being said, Spurs reportedly haven't abandoned all hope of the Belgian signing a new contract.The only way Spurs could make any money from Vertonghen's departure now, is if they sold him in January.However, according to The Guardian, this is not something they are willing to do - as they see Vertonghen as too important a member of their current squad.Inter... Читать дальше...

Ellen White and Georgia Stanway will be given the chance to prove their fitness by England Women manager Phil Neville ahead ofnext months games against Germany and the Czech Republic.Neither player was included in Nevilles 21-strong squad which was announced on Tuesday but will train with their colleagues to determine if they will be able to feature after injury. Their Manchester City colleague Gemma Bonner will also link up with national team squad.Toni Duggan returns after sitting out Englands... Читать дальше...

Ronaldo says his overhead kick for Real Madridagainst Juventus was his favourite of the 701 career goals he's scored.Although reaching the staggering 700 goal markwith a pretty ordinaryspot-kick in a game which Portugal lost, Ronaldo hadplenty of fantastic goals to choose from.His time at Machester United yielded some beautiful strikes, including exceptional free-kicks against the likes of Portsmouth and Arsenal.And with his Juventus career only being just over a year old, it was his time in Madrid... Читать дальше...

Matt Doherty believes Wolves have already proved their staying power during their marathon season.Nuno Espirito Santos side play their 21st game of the season when they travel to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.Wolves started their campaign in the Europa League qualifiers in July.They are unbeaten in their last eight outings in all competitions and victory at Villa Park would send them into the Carabao Cup quarter finals.Weve played 20 games this season and only lost three times, so were... Читать дальше...

Frank Lampard is creating a Chelsea in his own image. The all-time top Premier League scorer for the Blues (there’s one answer for you already) has got a side that puts away goals for fun. Only Manchester City and Leicester have more than them this season, and they have been on the right end of 8-0 and 9-0 spankings respectively.(We’ll glance over the fact that, like some sort of latter-day Zdenek Zeman reincarnation, only Southampton, Norwich and Watford – all in the relegation zone – have conceded... Читать дальше...

Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire (1974)Often perceived as the darkest day in African football history, Zaire’s shambolic performance at the 1974 World Cup was personified by this thrashing from Yugoslavia thateven broke the scoreboard.Their tournament hadn’t started particularly disastrously, with a 2-0 loss against Scotland in a hard-fought opener, but inexperience on the world stage was exploited in their second match.Fingers were pointed at Zaire’s Yugoslavian coach Blagoje Vidinic, who had inexplicably dropped... Читать дальше...

During the summer transfer window, it looked likely that Bale would leave Real Madrid.It seemed as though Zinedine Zidane had lost faith in the player and was happy let him go.The club reportedly also felt a pressure to move the 30-year-old on in order tolighten their wage bill.However, after a potential late move to China fell through, Bale remained in the Spanish capital and has found himself back in the team. After a bright start to the season, he regained the favour of Zidane and has contributed... Читать дальше...

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton knows Aston Villa must be prepared for a hostile derby with Wolves.Villa are aiming to reach the Carabao Cup quarter finals when they host their local rivals on Wednesday.Wolves are unbeaten in their last eight games in all competitions and seeking their first win at Villa Park since 2011.And Heaton is expecting fireworks with a place in the last eight up for grabs.The lads have been talking about how hostile that will be. A local derby, under the lights, itll be a great atmosphere... Читать дальше...

What the papers sayThe Daily Mail reports thatGareth Baleflew to London on Monday to meet his agent amid reports the Welsh international is looking to leave Real Madrid. The paper says the meeting was routine but that will do little quell the ongoing speculation that the forward wants to leave the Spanish giants. The 30-year-old had been linked with a move to China during the summer, and his appearance in the British capital comes less than 48 hours before Madrid face Leganes in LaLiga.Inter Milan... Читать дальше...

Brentford boss Thomas Frank hailed Ollie Watkins after the forward scored twice in a 3-1 sky Bet Championship victory at QPR.Watkins took his tally for the season to 10 as the Bees stormed to a third consecutive win.He drifted between centre-backs Grant Hall and Toni Leistner to head home a first-half opener and netted again in the final seconds.Hall had equalised early in the second half but Said Benrahma put the visitors back in front with a penalty just before the hour mark.Watkins has been outstanding... Читать дальше...

Ollie Watkins scored twice as Brentford beat neighbours QPR 3-1 in the west London derby. Grant Halls equaliser had cancelled out Watkins 23rd-minute opener and Rangers appeared to be in the ascendancy. But Said Benrahma put the visitors back in front with a penalty just before the hour mark after Josh Scowen was controversially adjudged to have fouled Bryan Mbeumo.And Watkins sealed the Bees win in the final seconds, slotting home with ease after being teed up by Mathias Jensen the forwards 10th goal of the season. Читать дальше...