Новости за 12.10.2017

Brazil legend Roberto Carlos is celebrating after becoming a grandfather at the age of just 44. The former Real Madrid star's daughter, Giovanna, gave birth to her first child, Pedro – just three months after Carlos himself had a child with his wife. In a stellar career, Carlos was capped 125 times by Brazil and, as well as Madrid, played for Inter and Fenerbahce in Europe.  https://t.co/w7EWtkNw9a — Roberto Carlos (@Oficial_RC3) October 12, 2017

Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has not ruled out signing free agent Bacary Sagna. The 34-year-old Frenchman is without a club since being released by Manchester City in June. Shakespeare revealed the Foxes have looked at Sagna in the past and may well revive their interest in the right-back, who has been capped 65 times by his country. "We have looked at him before but we haven’t spoken about him recently," Shakespeare said. "We are aware of the situation. We will look at it and review. Читать дальше...

Thomas Lemar stands a "fair chance" of leaving Monaco next year after moves to Liverpool and Arsenal fell through before the transfer deadline, according to club vice-president Vadim Vasilyev. The France winger was long linked with a departure from the Ligue 1 club after playing a starring role in their title success and impressive journey to the Champions League semi-finals. Moves to Liverpool and Arsenal were strongly mooted, as the two clubs looked to line up replacements for their respective... Читать дальше...

Mohamed Salah knows Liverpool will miss Sadio Mane against Manchester United but wants his team-mates to rise to the occasion in the absence of the forward. Mane suffered a hamstring injury on international duty with Senegal and is unlikely to return to fitness until November. The pace of the former Southampton attacker is a key outlet for Liverpool, who will instead look to the likes of Salah to offer a threat on the break when United visit Anfield on Saturday. "I texted him [Mane] when he was... Читать дальше...

West Ham striker Andy Carroll admits he is eyeing a spot in Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad next year. The 28-year-old has endured a torrid time with injuries over the past few seasons but has started three of the Hammers' last four Premier League games. The former Newcastle and Liverpool man has nine England caps to his name and knows staying fit is imperative if he is to add to that tally this season and force himself into the squad for Russia 2018. "It would be nice to be in the squad," he told Sky Sports. Читать дальше...

Arjen Robben was pleasantly surprised at the return of Jupp Heynckes to Bayern Munich and has called on the team to improve in the weeks ahead. Bayern sacked Carlo Ancelotti last month after a poor start to the season, the 3-0 Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain proving too much for the club's board to stomach. The Bundesliga title-holders have lured Heynckes out of retirement to lead the rescue mission. And Robben, who won the Champions League under the 72-year-old in 2012-13, was delighted... Читать дальше...

Unai Emery has assured Neymar that Paris Saint-Germain are going to do all they can to help him win the Ballon d'Or following his world-record move. PSG smashed the transfer record when they purchased the Brazil star in August, paying €222million to bring him to the Parc des Princes. Many suggested that Neymar was unlikely to win the Ballon d'Or while playing in the shadow of Lionel Messi at Barcelona, and that he needed to break free and become a different club's answer to the Argentinian superstar. Читать дальше...

After a underwhelming first season in Leicester, followed by an equally disappointing start to his second campaign in England, Musa is hoping his off-field business will yield greater success.The Foxes forward currently owns a sports and fitness centre, as well as another petrol station in Nigeria, but seems keen to add to his off-fieldinterests.His recordfor Leicester stands at five goals in 33 appearances, but NigeriacoachGernot Rohr is still backing the 24-year-old who joined from CSKA Moscow... Читать дальше...

Robert Lewandowski hopes 2017-18 can still prove to be a successful season for Bayern Munich after a slow start prompted the club's hierarchy to replace Carlo Ancelotti with Jupp Heynckes.  Bayern won the Bundesliga in Ancelotti's first campaign in charge last term but the experienced Italian coach did not fully convince at Allianz Arena. A difficult pre-season was followed by dropped points in the league and a chastening 3-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, a result that sealed Ancelotti's fate. Читать дальше...

Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis commended Barcelona's Gerard Pique for speaking his mind with regards to the recent Catalan independence referendum, saying that more footballers should be like him. Centre-back Pique has not been far from the headlines in recent weeks, with the 30-year-old coming out in support of the disputed vote without aligning himself with either side in the debate. Despite refusing to publicly back the yes or no campaigns, some Spanish football fans jeered Pique during... Читать дальше...

Last month, third division side Lisse thought they'd got the better of their fifth division opponents HSV Hoek, beating them 5-4 in a penalty shootout.The result, however, was taken to the Dutch FA after it was noticed to referee on the night incorrectly implemented the ABBA penalty taking system.After much debate, it was decided that a replay was needed to determine a new winner - but just the penalty shootout would be recontested.The game was played at Lisse's Sportpark Ter Specke stadium on Wednesday night... Читать дальше...

An old mythresurfaces this week. As Manchester United travel to Liverpool on Saturday for their first big game of the season, you may hear the line that, since they've still not met a direct rival, we still don’t really know how good they are. The argument plays on the old adage that you’ve "got to win the big games"to take the title.All of this is wrong. The importance placed on the Premier League’s titanic clashes defies both logic and the new financial reality. United sit joint top with Manchester... Читать дальше...

Australian's all-time top-scorer Tim Cahill sparked debate after scoring twice in his country'sextra-time victory against Syria, which put the Socceroos one step closer to qualifying forRussia 2018.Cahill, 37, clinched victory with a headed brace – but after recently signing a sponsorship deal with Australian company TripADeal, chose to supplement his celebration with the company's 'T' gesture (yes, apparently they've commandeered a letter of the alphabet as their own).The company later took to Instagramto... Читать дальше...

Inter winger Antonio Candreva is wary of encountering a wounded AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina at San Siro on Sunday. Milan head into the match having spent the international break stewing on back-to-back Serie A defeats against Sampdoria and Roma. Vincenzo Montella's side sit seventh, seven points adrift of third-placed Inter and nine back from pacesetters Napoli. Candreva acknowledges that Milan will be desperate to turn their fortunes around against Inter, but assured Luciano Spalletti's men have plenty of desire to win. Читать дальше...

Atletico Madrid full-back Filipe Luis championed Lionel Messi as he gets set to go head-to-head with the Barcelona star on Saturday, declaring his belief that the Argentina superstar could take a "mediocre team" to LaLiga title success. Messi has been in irresistible form so far this season for Barca, scoring 11 league goals in seven matches as the Catalan giants have taken control at the top of the table. The 30-year-old provided another timely reminder of his immense ability during the international break... Читать дальше...

It seems even training wasn't going so well for Dick Advocaat's men.This clip was taken from a session before Holland'scrunch match against Sweden –onethat required the Dutch to win by a seven-goal margin to qualifyfor the 2018World Cup.With shooting practicefirmly on the agenda, Babel saw his first attemptscannon back to him via the right-hand post, the bar, and then the firstpost again respectively. He followed those up with a woeful fourth shot that flew high above goal as his onlooking team-mates... Читать дальше...

Gordon Strachan turned up to today’s crunch talks with the Scottish FA flanked by a nine-foot man he created in a laboratory, sources have told FourFourTwo.Sacked Strachan was under fire after Scotland’s failure to reach World Cup 2018, and attempted to shift the blame onto thousands of years of human evolution – the first known use of that excuse in football history.However,Strachan marched into the Scottish FA offices with a five-year plan for world football domination based on his newfound ability... Читать дальше...

Gordon Strachan has left his role as head coach of Scotland after failing to secure qualification for the World Cup. The Scottish Football Association said a change was needed to inject "fresh impetus" after the disappointment of narrowly missing out on a play-off place for Russia 2018. Assistant coach Mark McGhee, who joined alongside Strachan in 2013, has also left. "The Board of the Scottish FA and Gordon Strachan have agreed that the Scotland national team will be led by a new head coach in... Читать дальше...

Mauricio Pochettino must put aside his admiration for Zinedine Zidane when Tottenham face Real Madrid, who have been the best team in the world of late according to the Spurs boss. Tottenham make the daunting trip to the Santiago Bernabeu for a showdown with the Champions League holders in Group H on Tuesday. Madrid won LaLiga last season and became the first team to retain the European Cup in its present format when they dispatched Juventus 4-1 in the final in Cardiff. Zidane, who replaced Rafael... Читать дальше...

The Swiss attorney general's office (OAG) has opened criminal proceedings against former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and beIN Media Group CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi in connection to the awarding of World Cup media rights for 2026 and 2030. The proceedings relate to an ongoing OAG investigation into Valcke that began in March 2016 and was opened on "suspicion of various acts of criminal mismanagement". Findings obtained in that process have led to a separate line of inquiry involving PSG president Al-Khelaifi. Читать дальше...

Unai Emery has been boosted with the positive news that Paris Saint-Germain trio Thiago Silva, Marco Verratti and Layvin Kurzawa are all expected to be fully fit within the next week. Verratti and Kurzawa were both made to miss their respective national teams' final World Cup qualifiers, with the Italian suffering from an unspecified issue and the France left-back picking up a knee problem. Thiago Silva managed to play a part in Brazil's latest selection and featured against Bolivia, but he was... Читать дальше...

Tottenham cannot compete with Manchester United and Manchester City in the transfer market, according to boss Mauricio Pochettino. Pep Guardiola's Premier League leaders spent in the region of £220million in the most recent transfer window as they completed an overhaul of the playing squad. United, behind City only on goal difference, invested close to £150m on Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof as they continued their recent trend of massive pre-season spending. Spurs, by contrast... Читать дальше...

Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann says rumours he has been in contact with Bayern Munich over a future move are "comical" and insists there has been no offer from the Bavarian club. Bayern sacked Carlo Ancelotti at the end of September and re-appointed Jupp Heynckes for the remainder of the season, leading to questions over the club's plans for the next campaign. Numerous reports in recent weeks have suggested Nagelsmann has already been lined up by Bayern, with the 30-year-old seemingly opening... Читать дальше...

The Rupert Murdoch-owned FOX were left red-faced on Tuesday night after the United States failed to qualify for Russia 2018.The companyforked out $400 million for the television rights to both the 2018and 2022 tournaments, but now face a moreuncertain tournament next summer while the U.S. players sit it out at home. Few will feel too sorry for FOX, though, who wereawarded rights to the 2026 World Cup without even having to bid for them –a token of gratitude from FIFA after FOX helped in the transitionof... Читать дальше...

Bono Co. were scheduled to perform at 9pm at the Estadio Unico in La Plata, Argentina. Thanks to Lionel Messi, though, they didn't get to play until past 10:20pm.Barcelona's superstar put in yet another stellar display as he draggedLa Albiceleste from behind to beat Ecuador, scoring three goals in Argentina's 3-1 win.Screens either side of the stage showcased the event as fans were once again left in awe of their mercurialmaestro.Event organiser Daniel Grinbanksaid the decision was made before the concert... Читать дальше...