Новости за 15.01.2018

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw is feeling better mentally and physically than at any time since his horror leg break in 2015. Shaw was a £30million signing from Southampton in June 2014 and had hit a rich vein of form early in the 2015-16 season under Louis van Gaal, only to suffer a sickening double fracture during a 2-1 Champions League defeat at PSV Eindhoven. Since returning to full fitness, life has not always been easy for the 22-year-old under Van Gaal's successor Jose Mourinho, who... Читать дальше...

Lisandro Lopez has joined Inter on loan from Benfica until the end of the season, the Serie A club have announced. The defender, who has four Argentina caps to his name, has been with the Portuguese champions since 2013 and the deal includes an option to make the switch permanent at the conclusion of the campaign. During his time with the Eagles, the 28-year-old won three league crowns, as well as lifting the Taca de Liga twice and the Taca de Portugal once. With Serie A coming towards the end of its mid-season break... Читать дальше...

Harry Kane's goalscoring prowess has been saluted by the striker responsible for England's finest hour. Tottenham and England star Kane is off and running this year and his brace in Saturday's 4-0 thrashing of Everton took him past Teddy Sheringham as Spurs' all-time leading Premier League scorer, following a record-breaking 2017. Kane passed Alan Shearer's previous best mark for the most Premier League goals in a calendar year with 39 in 36 games, while he also outscored Barcelona and Argentina... Читать дальше...

He missed Paris Saint-Germain's win at Nantes at the weekend, but Neymar was back to his outlandish best in training on Monday. The Brazilian was absent from Sunday's 1-0 victory, reportedly due to a rib injury, but seemed to be feeling no ill-effects as PSG returned to the practice pitches. Ahead of Wednesday's home meeting with Dijon, the Ligue 1 leaders were back in training and Neymar took centre stage, inflicting one outrageous nutmeg on a poor, bewildered opponent during a small-sided game. Читать дальше...

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The Dutchman could have taken over as Belgium manager shortly after he was sacked by Manchester United in 2016, but the Belgian FA opted for Roberto Martinez instead.Van Gaal signed a three-year contract when he became Manchester United boss. And the 66-year-old claims the reason for not taking the otherRed Devilsjob was his unwillingness to lose the last year of his pay-off - an act he now labels "resentful and vindictive"."It would have been really great if I'd become Belgium national coach, but... Читать дальше...

It’s far from the freshest insight to note that most positions of power tend to be held by older men. For all the fatuous Daily Mail headlines (are there any other kind?) about Theresa May’s massacre of the middle-aged white men, our society is still in thrall to greybeards. They’re seen as the arbiters of accumulated wisdom, dispensing lessons learned through experience…except by those who wish to overthrow the old guard.In late November the football chaterati were convulsed with the conviction... Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund head coach Peter Stoger does not expect Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to leave the Bundesliga club this month despite continued unrest surrounding the striker. Aubameyang was omitted from the Dortmund squad for Sunday's 0-0 draw against Wolfsburg after missing a team meeting the day before. Accusations of indiscipline and poor time-keeping have dogged the Gabon international, who was again extensively linked with a move to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande over the mid-season break. Читать дальше...

Tom Cairney (Fulham)Attacking midfielder, 26Rafa Benitez has long been keen on the idea of taking this cultured playmaker to St James’ Park. Newcastle tabled a £20m bid last summer, less than 12 months after they’d been scared off by a £10m price tag following relegation. So it would be foolish to think that Cairney wouldn’t be on the Geordie radar should the Magpies' sale be completed before the end of this window.Outside of the Wolves squad, Cairney remains arguably the most influential player... Читать дальше...

Ryan Giggs revealed he spoke to his former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson before taking over as the new head coach of the Wales national team. The ex-United winger, who spent 23 years under Ferguson's tutelage at Old Trafford, was confirmed as the new Wales boss on Monday. Giggs' appointment comes following Chris Coleman's resignation in November, while the 44-year-old was previously linked with managerial vacancies at the likes of Swansea City. After Ferguson's United successor David Moyes failed to see out his first season... Читать дальше...

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In late June 2014, I was in the passenger seat of a car making its way back from Glastonbury when my phone rang. I was hanging.“Is that Andy?” said the chipper voice on the other end of the line.“Yeah,” I croaked, convinced I was about to be quizzed about missold PPI.“This is Cyrille Regis. I understand you want to ask me some silly questions.”Desperately trying to hold it together, I made my apologies and said a colleague, Nick Moore, would do the 'Ask A Silly Question' interview later in the week.“No problem... Читать дальше...

Luis Suarez was worried his move from Liverpool to Barcelona would not materialise after he bit Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup. Uruguay forward Suarez was banned from all football-related activity for four months and handed a nine-match international suspension after biting Chiellini during his country's final group game with Italy, which the South American nation won 1-0 to progress to the last 16, where they were beaten by Colombia. It was the third such instance in which Suarez sunk his teeth into an opponent... Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the signing of reported Manchester United target Manuel Akanji from Basel.

Ryan Giggs has been appointed as the new Wales manager, the Football Association of Wales has confirmed on social media. The former Manchester United winger made 64 appearances for the country between 1991 and 2007, but never managed to reach a major international tournament. Giggs succeeds Chris Coleman, who resigned in November and subsequently took over at Sunderland, having guided Wales to the last four of Euro 2016 - their first major finals appearance since 1958. Coleman's last competitive... Читать дальше...

Barcelona have suffered a blow with the news that Ousmane Dembele is set to miss up to four weeks with another hamstring injury. The France international suffered the problem during Sunday's 4-2 win at Real Sociedad, which saw him come off the bench to replace Paulinho midway through the second half. Dembele, who joined the Catalan giants from Borussia Dortmund in August, missed almost all of the first half of the season after sustaining a hamstring injury against Getafe in September and only returned to the Barca first team this month. Читать дальше...

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Berahino donned his matchday tracksuit and brought along his boot bagas he awaited the team coachto Manchester.However, he was kindly informed byteam-mates Kurt Zouma and Eric Choupo-Motingin the car park that his team's Premier Leaguegame was actually the next day (much to their great amusement).The 24-year-oldis yet to score in 25 appearances for Stoke, having signed from West Brom in January 2017. But at least he's keen...WOW: Saido Berahino has turned up to Stoke City’s training ground to get... Читать дальше...

Sociedad took a surpriseearly two-goal lead against the La Liga leaders, but Paulinho grabbed a goal for the visitors in the 39th minute which kick-started a fightback.Barcelona'sequaliser arrived five minutes after half-time through Suarez, who beautifully dinked the ball over goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli while getting real whip on his strike.What a world class finesse from Luis Suarez. Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/xRU1AvLace— FCB One Touch (@fcb_OneTouch) January 14, 2018The Uruguay international went... Читать дальше...

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has opted to appoint Ryan Giggs as the next national team boss after he impressed the interview panel with a glittering array of assumptions about his ability to do the job.While Giggs’s complete lack of coaching pedigree worried naysayers, he set the FAW’s minds at ease within minutes by talking confidently about the tactical nous he presumes he has, and the respect he can only imagine he will command from the players.By the end of the interview it had become... Читать дальше...

Note: Before you begin, we’ll point out that each of the players are currently active for their club in the Premier League (even if it’s mainly just sitting on the bench). Players who are off on loan or not in the squad are ineligible. Which at least makes things slightly easier for Chelsea.So, these are the longest-serving Premier League players currentlyjust about active for each club, according to our pals at Transfermarkt. Some – such as the Crystal Palace veteran or the West Brom pair who signed in the same month over a decade ago ... Читать дальше...

Stoke City have appointed Paul Lambert as their new manager on a two-and-half-year deal. Lambert replaces Mark Hughes, the Welshman having been sacked following a run of eight defeats in their last 11 games in all competitions, the final straw a humiliating loss to League Two Coventry City in the FA Cup third round.  Stoke visit Manchester United on Monday, with Lambert set to take a watching brief from the stands before taking charge for a potentially crucial home fixture with Huddersfield Town on Saturday. Читать дальше...

The French Football Federation (FFF) has announced that referee Tony Chapron has been suspended until further notice and will face a disciplinary hearing after kicking out at and then sending off Nantes defender Diego Carlos.

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Philippe Coutinho deserved his club-record move to Barcelona, according to former Blaugrana winger Luis Figo. Coutinho's transfer from Liverpool to Barca was completed on January 6, with LaLiga's leaders reportedly paying an initial £106million that could rise to £142m for the Brazil forward's services. Figo was at Inter when they agreed to sign Coutinho in 2008, though he was loaned back to Vasco da Gama and never played with the Portugal legend at San Siro. And Figo, who controversially left Barca for Real Madrid in 2000... Читать дальше...