Новости за 28.11.2017

Arsenal have announced the appointment of Raul Sanllehi as the club's new head of football relations, the executive moving to the Premier League from Barcelona. Sanllehi, director of football at Barca and credited with bringing Neymar to the club, will relocate to the Emirates Stadium in February to take up his new role. In a statement released on Tuesday, Arsenal said Sanllehi will "lead future player negotiations and work alongside manager Arsene Wenger, chief executive Ivan Gazidis and contract negotiator Huss Fahmy. Читать дальше...

Lucas Moura was among a group of Paris Saint-Germain players to be told they would likely play a peripheral role in 2017-18 by Unai Emery. Brazil winger Lucas has been linked with a January exit from the Parc des Princes amid limited game time this season – all five of his Ligue 1 appearances have come off the bench and he is yet to make an outing in the Champions League. The arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have restricted the opportunities handed to the 25-year-old, but Emery claims the situation... Читать дальше...

Ousmane Dembele is unlikely to be fit to play for Barcelona in their first LaLiga Clasico of the season against Real Madrid, according to coach Ernesto Valverde. The club's record signing, a €105million arrival from Borussia Dortmund to replace Neymar, will soon return to team training as he steps up his recovery from a damaged hamstring sustained in only his second league appearance for Barca. A return for the Clasico against rivals Madrid on December 23 had been mooted for the France international... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich are not willing to meet the current asking price for Hoffenheim striker Sandro Wagner, but executive board chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge remains confident a compromise can be reached.  This month, Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes confirmed that talks had begun to bring Wagner to the Allianz Arena during the January transfer window as the Bundesliga champions attempt to provide support for Robert Lewandowski. But as things stand, Rummenigge says he cannot guarantee that a deal to sign Wagner ... Читать дальше...

Tiger Woods has revealed that his 10-year-old daughter considers him to be the Lionel Messi of golf. Woods has been plagued by injury in recent years but remains one of the sport's all-time greats, having won 14 major titles. And ahead of his return to action at the Hero World Challenge, Woods revealed that his children idolised the Barcelona and Argentina star. Put to him that he was the Messi of golf, Woods revealed: "That's what my daughter said. "I said 'isn't it neat to be a living legend?' and she said 'yes... Читать дальше...

Saturday’s Ruhr derby between the two Bundesliga sides was one of the most memorable in recent history.Dortmund fired themselves into what seemed an unassailable 4-0 lead within 25 minutes at Signal Iduna Parkon Saturday, with strikes from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mario Gotze, Raphael Guerreiro and a Benjamin Stambouli own goal seemingly securing three points for the hosts.But aremarkable second-half comeback, capped with a 94th-minute equaliser from defender Naldo, meant the visitors escaped their... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has accepted Jupp Heynckes' assertion that he will not remain as head coach beyond the end of the season. The 72-year-old replaced Carlo Ancelotti until the end of the 2017-18 campaign in October, and president Uli Hoeness recently suggested his fourth spell in charge of the club could be extended. Heynckes - in response to Hoeness - said Bayern would have no trouble finding an "adequate" permanent coach to replace him before next season, and Rummenigge is prepared to lose the veteran coach.

Gianni De Biasi slammed Alaves for not placing enough "trust" in him after he was sacked on Monday having had the job for just over two months. Alaves announced their decision to dismiss the experienced Italian on Monday after just eight matches at the helm. De Biasi presided over three victories and five defeats in his brief tenure, a significant improvement on the six successive LaLiga losses they suffered before his appointment. Yet, the club seemingly did not see enough of an improvement and acted... Читать дальше...

New AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso is looking forward to working with Suso, Franck Kessie and Andre Silva, as he sees plenty of room for improvement in the young trio. Gattuso was promoted from his role as youth team coach on Monday following the sacking of Vincenzo Montella, who paid the price for an underwhelming start to the campaign following heavy expenditure in the off-season transfer market. Former Italy and Milan star Gattuso takes over with the club seventh in Serie A, and he will be looking... Читать дальше...

Eliaquim Mangala will not be sold by Manchester City during the January transfer window but Pep Guardiola offered no assurances over the defender's long-term future on Tuesday. France international Mangala joined City from Porto in 2014 and has struggled to become a first-team regular at the Etihad Stadium. Although the 26-year-old has made 51 Premier League appearances for City, he spent last season on loan at Valencia and is yet to start a match in 2017-18. But Guardiola is happy with Mangala's... Читать дальше...

David Unsworth expects to remain in charge of Everton for Wednesday's clash against West Ham as speculation gathers pace that Sam Allardyce is on the cusp of taking over at Goodison Park. The Toffees have been without a permanent manager for over a month since sacking Ronald Koeman, and have toiled under Unsworth - winning just once and losing their last two matches 5-1 and 4-1 to Atalanta and Southampton respectively. Former England boss Allardyce earlier this month ruled himself out of contention... Читать дальше...

David Luiz has been ruled out of Chelsea's Premier League contest against Swansea City and will be subject to a further assessment on his knee injury. Boss Antonio Conte said the centre-back, who has found himself on the fringes of Chelsea's starting XI, is among several injury concerns, with Charly Musonda definitely out and Michy Batshuayi and Kenedy not yet at 100 per cent. And it appears as though David Luiz may be set for a spell on the sidelines as Chelsea attempt to determine the full extent of his troublesome knee. Читать дальше...

We’re around a third of the way through the Premier League season, so you’re either riding high in your Fantasy Premier Leagueor languishing below that palwho picked a joke XI and hasn’t touched it since Week One. The indignity.Well, it can’t be too late to fast-track some of this lot into your team. These are the 50 highest-scoring FPLplayers after 13 games of 2017/18. A healthy mix of strikers, midfielders, defenders, keepers and – inevitably – a boat load of Manchester City players.Ten minutes on the clock for you to try to name them all. Читать дальше...

Gennaro Gattuso is excited after being handed his "dream" job as AC Milan head coach, and the Rossoneri favourite is adamant there is nowhere better to be involved in football than the place he calls "paradise". The former Milan and Italy star was promoted from his role leading the Primavera youth team following the dismissal on Monday of Vincenzo Montella. Montella was sacked due to the team's underwhelming start to the campaign, which came after a period of heavy spending in the off-season. Gattuso... Читать дальше...

Magdeburg beat Hallescher 2-1 in front of 22,000 peopleat the MDCC-Arena, with Beck breaking the deadlock courtesy ofan unorthodox strike.A long ball into the box was noddedon by Marius Sowislo into Beck's path. Rather than try a first-time header, though, the 29-year-old rose up andbackheeled a volley which wrong-footed goalkeeper Tom Muller and dropped into the net.We're not quite sure whether Beck even knew what he was doing himself, but the results were certainly worth his effort.The win for... Читать дальше...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp fears the Premier League title is "already decided" if Manchester City maintain their dominant start to the campaign. City came from behind to clinch a 2-1 victory at Huddersfield Town on Sunday and extend their unbeaten opening to the season, and they have also won all five of their matches in the Champions League. Pep Guardiola's men are eight points clear of Manchester United at the top of the league, with Liverpool a further six points adrift in sixth. Klopp... Читать дальше...

The English non-league rarely delivers the kind of beautiful football worthy of the world’s top divisions, but every once in a whileplayers at this level can show the pros how it’s done and produce something truly special.From Roberto Carlos-esque free-kicks to finishes that Zlatan Ibrahimovic would be proud of, these are the best goals ever scored in English football outside of the top four divisions...11. Joe Lolley (Kidderminster Harriers vs Halifax Town)Joe Lolley is currently on the books at Huddersfield Town... Читать дальше...

QPR were 2-0 down heading into injury time of their Championship clash on Monday, but dramatic late goals from Matt Smith and Luke Freeman ensured that the hosts earneda point.But instead of being delighted with the result, Rangers boss Hollowayused his post-match TV slot to criticise the fans who didn't stay until the end of the game on a chilly night at Loftus Road."We keep talking about our character and fighting and my boys have done that and kept going," he toldSky Sports."Half our fans have gone home... Читать дальше...

Peter Crouch has signed a one-year contract extension with Stoke City. After inking the deal, the veteran striker is tied to the Potters until the end of the 2018-19 season. Now 36, the former Liverpool and England international arrived at Stoke from Tottenham in 2011 and has netted 58 goals in all competitions for the club. "Peter has been with Stoke longer than he has been with any other club which I think speaks volumes for how he views us and how we view him," manager Mark Hughes said in a statement. Читать дальше...

Gennaro Gattuso was named AC Milan coach on Monday following the sacking of Vincenzo Montella, and the new man in charge faces a huge challenge to restore the Rossoneri to the glory days he enjoyed as a player at San Siro. Montella paid the price for failing to get the best out of a squad that underwent an expensive transformation in the off-season. But despite the significant outlays made by the club's new Chinese owners, picking a combined XI from the players Gattuso shared the field with in... Читать дальше...

There were 28 minutes remaining at Edgar Street, and hope was starting to evaporate. Brighton Hove Albion were losing 1-0 at Hereford on the final day of the Division Three season. Homeless, they were heading for non-league.Fans huddled in the packed Blackfriars End terrace were bracing themselves for the worst – not just relegation, but possible oblivion. The Goldstone Ground had been sold from under them. After 96 years of existence, it looked like the end – thanks to an own goal from Kerry Mayo... Читать дальше...

Vincenzo Montella was surprised by AC Milan's decision to sack him and suspects it was a move instigated by the club's owners rather than the directors. The club announced Montella's dismissal on Monday, a day after the 0-0 draw at home to Torino, to end weeks of speculation, with Gennaro Gattuso stepping up from the Primavera youth team to take over. Montella had been under pressure for much of the season due to Milan's underwhelming form, the club having spent heavily in pre-season to no discernible effect. Читать дальше...

EA SPORTS™, the Lead Partner of the Premier League, has teamed up with FourFourTwo to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets toStoke vs Swansea on Saturday, December 2.EA SPORTS delivers the most authentic gaming experience for fans engaging with Premier League clubs and players within EA SPORTS FIFA 18.To enter, all you have to do is answer the simple question we’ve put out on Twitter(winner will be selected at random from correct entries).Terms and conditionsAll entries must be received by 08:00on 29/11/2017One entry per household. Читать дальше...

Brazilian forward Luiz Adriano put Spartak 2-0 up against their European-chasing rivals in the 30th minute after some high quality build-up play.The attack beganin Spartak's half as Adriano picked up possession from behind the halfway line. The 30-year-old burst forward and passed the ball to Alexander Samedov, who sent it to Ze Luis.Luis then cleverly backheeled it into the path of Adriano, who curled the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.Spartak went down to 10 men in the 85th... Читать дальше...

Jose Antonio Navarro Arteaga was handed the task of producing a new bust of the Portuguese icon for Real Madrid's official club museum.You will, of course, remember the last one byEmanuel Santos that was presented outside Madeira airport (we mean, how could you forget?).The new Ronaldo statue, which comes in at 60kg and nearly a metre tall, seems to have done a far better job of capturing the Portugal international's facial features (if not his neck, which is appparently of giraffe-like proportions).But... Читать дальше...