Новости за 03.04.2020

Screening behind-closed-doors matches on free-to-air television would help bring joy to people during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee.Julian Knight MP said it would ultimately be up to health experts when and how professional football could return, but said if games had to be played without crowds then he hoped consideration would be given to broadcasters for at least some matches to be available for free.It was confirmed on Friday... Читать дальше...

Premier League clubs will consult with players over wage reductions and deferrals amounting to 30 per cent of salary as they grapple with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.The worsening of the Covid-19 outbreak has led the English professional game to acknowledge that football will not return at the start of May. No restart date has been fixed instead it will be kept under constant review.The suspension has created financial issues for clubs throughout the football pyramid, with non-playing... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick has agreed a new contract with the Bundesliga champions until June 2023.The 55-year-old had joined the club at the start of the season as Niko Kovacs assistant coach but was promoted as interim boss when the Croatian was sacked on November 3.Flick earned a deal until the end of the season as permanent head coach in December and has since convinced Bayerns hierarchy he is the man to lead the team for the next three seasons after winning 18 of his 21 matches in... Читать дальше...

The Premier League confirmed players will hold talks with their clubs over wage deferrals and football will not restart in early May because of the coronavirus pandemic.Here, the PA news agency looks at the talking points from Fridays statement.Clubs will talk to players about wage deferralsPlayers will speak to their clubs about a wage deferral. (Jonathan Brady/PA)Premier League players and clubs were facing mounting criticism after furloughing non-playing staff while their squads wages were yet to be considered. Читать дальше...

The football calendar has been decimated as the world looks to deal with the coronavirus crisis.Here, the PA news agency takes a look at Covid-19s impact on the beautiful game.Which events have been postponed, and until when?Euro 2020 has been put back a year (PA) UEFA postponed Euro 2020 until the summer of 2021, with June 11 to July 11 of next year proposed. The Euro 2020 play-offs due to be played in March were moved to June, but have now been postponed again. The 2021 Nations League finals, UEFA... Читать дальше...

10 minutes on the clock, 55 namesto guess.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand send to some friends!NEW ISSUEIn the mag! Ronaldo's new recordNOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every Premier League club ever? Few people outside of Coventry will remember Isaias Marques Soares (or simply Isaias to hisamigas), but he blazed a trail as the Premier League’s first Brazilian when he pitched up at Highfield Road in 1995.The sexy £500k signing from Benfica didn’t fare too well in England, mind – just two goals... Читать дальше...

Andy Cole went on to become the third-highest scorer in Premier League history, with the majority of his 187 goals coming for Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United.Yet Cole’s career began in north London for the Red Devils’ arch Premier League rivals Arsenal, but was restricted to just one league appearance for the Gunners in December 1990 and one Charity Shield runaround in 1991.He was then shipped out on loan to Fulham and Bristol City in the 1991/92 season, joining the latter permanently in the... Читать дальше...

Hibernians players and senior staff have agreed to defer a significant percentage of their wages, while the club have furloughed the the majority of their other staff.The move comes as part of footballs developing response to the coronavirus pandemic.The club said that individual arrangements remain confidential, but that employees have agreed to defer salaries by between 20 per cent and 50 per cent.Some staff in a core group, comprising ticket office and communications staff, are continuing to work... Читать дальше...

Several Premier League hot-shots are among the leagues leading scorers at their respective ages and you can track their progress here.Sergio Aguero and Harry Kane are on their way to challenging the Premier Leagues all-time leading scorers while the 77 goals scored by Agueros Manchester City team-mate Raheem Sterling is among the highest totals by any player at the age of 25.Marcus Rashford is through the 40-goal mark aged 22 and his teenage Manchester United team-mate Mason Greenwood is off to a fast start see how all five players stack up.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland expects Premier League players to take a pay cut to aid the fight against coronavirus.Health secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday footballers should take a pay cut and play their part and Nyland feels it will happen.I think it is quite natural that we also take a pay cut as long as matches are not played, he told Norways TV2.That is what is happening all over Europe. What it stands for now is getting a structure that fits everyone. Im pretty convinced everyone... Читать дальше...

Liverpool will not seek to sign RB Leipzig and Germany forward Timo Werner this month, with the Premier League leaders suspending all transfer activity until coronavirus uncertainty blows over, according to the Daily Mail.A release clause in Werner’s contract means he is available for a cut-price fee of around £51m until later this month. After which, Werner’s price tag can be set by Leipzig, and would likely be around twice that figure.Liverpool had been expected to make an offer in the coming days... Читать дальше...

Twelve minutes on the clock, 80 namesto guess.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand send to some friends!NEW ISSUEIn the mag! Ronaldo's new recordNOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every Premier League club ever? There was talk earlier on in the season about who would take Manchester City's penalties after a series of misses from various takers.One of the ideas floated was to give the duties to Ederson. You know - that tall, tattooedfella who plays in goal for them.While things perhaps haven't got... Читать дальше...

Full-backs are key in the modern game - whether it’s Roberto Carlos and Cafu bombing down the flanks for Brazil back in the day, or natural centre-backs Lucas Hernandez and Benjamin Pavard being plugged out wide for France when they won the 2018 World Cup.ALSO READRanked! The 10 best right-backs in the worldNaturally, there are fewer left-backs than right-backs - after all, there are fewer left-footers. But that doesn’t mean that the world isn’t awash with talent in that particular role: check out... Читать дальше...

The new series of Sunderland 'Til I Die does not reflect well on Josh Maja. Actually, it doesn’t reflect well on all sorts of people, including but not limited to Stewart Donald, Charlie Methven, Jack Ross, and almost everyone who appeared in Season One of the Netflix documentary.Especially Jack Rodwell and Ellis Short.And the fan who squares up to Chris Coleman in the stadium car park.But Maja has a particularly hard time as – spoiler – his early goalscoring form in 2018/19 becomes so rich that... Читать дальше...

Liverpool councils director of public health Matthew Ashton has suggested the rise in coronavirus cases in the city may be influenced by the decision to allow the Reds Champions League match against Atletico Madrid to take place.There were just 14 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Liverpool on Friday, March 20, but that number has swelled to 309 less than two weeks later.MPs in Liverpool and former England striker Gary Lineker were among those questioning the wisdom of allowing 3,000 supporters from... Читать дальше...