Новости за 27.02.2018

Juventus' Serie A clash with Atalanta has been rearranged for March 14. The game was due to be held last Sunday but had to be postponed due to heavy snowfall in Turin. Lega Serie A announced on Tuesday that the match will now take place in two weeks and kick off at 1800 local time. Juve host Udinese on March 11 and are due to take on SPAL on March 17, in their last game before the international break. #JuveAtalanta pic.twitter.com/XfpQcEsxEk — JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) February 25, 2018

In case you missed it, Flekken produced one of the greatest ever goalkeeping howlers by taking a sip from his water bottle at the wrong time in Duisburg's 2-1 victory overIngolstadt in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday.Flekkenand his water bottlehave achievedworld fame after the mistake went viral. So, to benefit from the newfound attention, Flekken is auctioninghis water bottle with the proceeds goingto zebrakids, who work withdisadvantaged children in the city and surrounding region.The Dutch goalkeeper said... Читать дальше...

In case you missed it, Flekken produced one of the greatest ever goalkeeping howlers by taking a sip from his water bottle at the wrong time in Duisburg's 2-1 victory overIngolstadt in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday.Flekkenand his water bottlehave achievedworld fame after the mistake went viral. So, to benefit from the newfound attention, Flekken is auctioninghis water bottle with the proceeds goingto zebrakids, who work withdisadvantaged children in the city and surrounding region.The Dutch goalkeeper said... Читать дальше...

Tottenham 3-4 Man City (Feb 4, 2004)In 2004, both Tottenham and Manchester City were the flakiest of outfits. In this fourth round replay, Spurs charged into a 3-0 half-time lead and City's bad boy midfielder Joey Barton was dismissed at the interval for behaving like... well, Joey Barton. Hordes of City fans headed for the exits.But in the second half, 10-man City launched an epic comeback. Sylvain Distin reduced the arrears on 48 minutes, then Paul Bosvelt struck No.2 with a deflected effort 20 minutes later.With 10 left... Читать дальше...

It took 66 days to complete the third round of the FA Cup in 1962/63. The chaos, hardship and forlorn hopes that afflicted British football in the coldest winter since 1740 are captured in the stamp on the cover of Sheffield United’s third-round tie against Bolton Wanderers, due to take place on January 5 1963, which read: “After many postponements due to unprecedented winter conditions, match finally played 20th February 1963, kick-off 7.15pm (or so we thought until one hour beforehand!) AT LAST! Читать дальше...

The Essex-based millionairehas managedBillericay since the start of the season and led themto the top of the Isthmian Premier League standings, having sunk in £2m since his arrival.But ahead of Billericay's FA Trophy quarter-final tie with Wealdstone on Saturday,he threatenedto fire himself after losing two league games in the same week. Well... he followed through on his promise.Billericay lost5-2, so Tamplin stepped down and announced that he'd become the assistant to head coach Harry Wheeler.He told the Echo after the game... Читать дальше...

Unai Emery has dismissed reports Neymar is due to have surgery on his fractured foot that would keep him out until May. The Brazilian star was forced off the Parc des Princes pitch in tears on Sunday after suffering the injury in an innocuous-looking incident. PSG won the match 3-0, but Neymar's injury marred the contest, as he rode a challenge from Bouna Sarr and twisted his ankle upon contact with the turf, while also suffering a hairline fracture to his foot. It had been reported by numerous... Читать дальше...

McGrotty and Lamb were handedtheir marching orders after Bracknell lost 3-0 to Marske United in the FA Vase quarter-final at the weekend.After discoveringthe news, McGrotty took to Twitter to tell fans that they'd left the club.After a second-place finish in 2016/17, Bracknell arecurrentlyfifth in the Hellenic Premier standings – 20 points behind league leaders Highworth Town, but with six games in hand.After informing the pair, Bracknell released the following statement: "Yesterday we made the very... Читать дальше...

Stoke City striker Saido Berahino has now gone two full years without a goal in competitive senior football.The 24-year-old last found the net in a 3-2 win for West Brom over Crystal Palace on February 27, 2016.The milestone underlines just how much of a nosedive Berahino's career has taken after such a promising start to life in the Premier League.Not only did his last senior goal come at a time when Barack Obama still had over a year left in office as president of the United States, but many of... Читать дальше...

Jefferson Montero has returned to his first club Emelec in a "sub-loan" from Swansea City via LaLiga side Getafe. The Ecuador international secured a temporary switch to Getafe at the start of the season having fallen out of favour at the Liberty Stadium. But he has struggled even more in Spain, playing just four league games for the promoted side this term, with none of those appearances coming as a starter. He now returns to Emelec – the club he started at as a youngster – until the end of the season... Читать дальше...

Massimiliano Allegri insists Juventus will not give up in the Serie A title race but says his immediate focus is keeping their chances of a historic Coppa Italia triumph alive. Napoli's 5-0 thrashing of Cagliari on Monday saw them stretch their lead at the top of the league to four points, with Juve's clash with Atalanta on Sunday postponed due to heavy snow. The champions face a tricky trip to Lazio this weekend knowing that a defeat would give Maurizio Sarri's side a major boost in their quest for a first league title since 1990... Читать дальше...

Adu made his professional debut for D.C. United 14 years ago, becoming the youngest ever player in professional U.S. sportfull stop.At the weekendhe came off the bench on the hour mark in a pre-season friendlyfor USL sideLas Vegas Lights - an expansion outfit who began professionally this year - and assisted their second goal in a 4-2 defeat against his first club.Adu gets it done at 2:00:00Adu's story as an over-hyped teenager is well documented. Now, after playing for 12 differentclubs around the world including Benfica and Monaco... Читать дальше...

Portraits: Leon CsernohlavekIt’s baffling to think there was a time when Peter Crouch was not universally loved, but the man wecrowned our People’s Champion of 2017 has had to work hard to shatter misconceptions – not to mention earn the right to play at the highest level.Fortunately, 2017 has been a vintage year for Crouchy. Not only has he forced his way back into contention at Stoke aged 36, he’s also scored his 100th Premier League goal and been given his own radio show, briefly.Music is clearly a big passion... Читать дальше...

The Champions League's quota for direct group-stage qualification has been increased from 22 to 26 teams, while UEFA also announced changes to kick-off times.  Although the format of the competition remains the same from the group stage onwards, UEFA has revealed a number of alterations will come into effect at the start of next season for both the Champions League and Europa League. Chief among those changes for the Champions League is the increase in teams going straight into the group stage, with the allocation increasing by four. Читать дальше...

Harry Kane struck his 150th club goal last weekend, a stunning total for a 24-year-old. With neat symmetry, he’s also chalked up his century-and-a-half of senior goals against exactly 50 different clubs.The vast majority of those goals have come for Tottenham Hotspur and, as you’d expect, plenty have been plundered against Spurs’ Premier League rivals. Yet his early loan spells at Leyton Orient, Millwall and Leicester – plus his European exploits – add some variety to his hit list.We’re going to... Читать дальше...

Ever since Bolt retired from athletics in the summer of 2017, the Jamaican sprinter has made it very clear that he wishes to become a footballer and has aspirations of playing for his favourite club Manchester United.The 31-year-old reportedly has a trial lined up with Borussia Dortmund in March and, last month, had a training session with South African club Mamelodi Sundownsas he steps up his regime.On Sunday, Bolt teased about having "signed for a football team", sparking chatter on social media.On Tuesday... Читать дальше...

Agent Mateja Kezman revealed there is "huge" interest in Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from "great" clubs in Italy, England, Spain and France. LaLiga and Champions League titleholders Real Madrid and Premier League giants Manchester United have been linked with moves for midfielder Milinkovic-Savic, while Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly interested. Clubs have already been warned that bids in the region of €70million will not be enough to tempt Lazio into selling the 22-year-old Serbia international... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich great Lothar Matthaus compared Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as he lauded the "exceptional" striker. Lewandowski, who has been linked with a move to Spanish and European champions Real Madrid after changing agents which only fuelled speculation, has scored 20 goals in as many starts for Bayern in the Bundesliga this season. The 29-year-old has netted more than 100 goals since arriving from German rivals Borussia Dortmund in 2014, while helping deliver three Bundesliga titles among others. Читать дальше...

Vincent Kompany insisted Manchester City should not be put on a "pedestal" following their EFL Cup success as he challenged the club to win more trophies. Captain Kompany put his injury woes behind him with a goal to lead high-flying City to a 3-0 victory over Arsenal in Sunday's EFL Cup final at Wembley. Sergio Aguero and David Silva were also on target as Premier League champions-elect City claimed their first title of the season. The Premier League and Champions League are still on offer for Pep Guardiola's side... Читать дальше...

Yannick Carrasco is still confident of featuring at the upcoming World Cup in Russia, despite leaving Atletico Madrid for the Chinese Super League. Carrasco and Nicolas Gaitan swapped LaLiga's Atletico for CSL side Dalian Yifang for a combined fee reportedly worth €48million. The pair join former West Ham defender Jose Fonte at the China League One champions. And 24-year-old Belgium international Carrasco is still dreaming of the World Cup following his move to China, where countryman Axel Witsel... Читать дальше...

Brazilian legend Cafu refused to be drawn on whether he thinks Neymar should leave Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid, though he insisted the star forward is in French capital to win the Champions League. Neymar, who suffered a fractured foot against Marseille in Le Classique on Sunday, moved to Ligue 1 giants PSG in a world-record €222million deal last August but the 26-year-old Brazil international has already been linked to Madrid. The former Barcelona player continues to be at the centre of... Читать дальше...

Italy great Gianluigi Buffon is coming out of retirement after making himself available for March's international friendlies against Argentina and England. Juventus veteran Buffon, 40, announced his international retirement after Italy's failure to qualify for this year's World Cup in Russia following their shock play-off defeat to Sweden in November. Italy caretaker head coach Luigi Biagio said he expected the country's record caps-holder Buffon to return next month, when the Azzurri face Argentina... Читать дальше...

Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri is targeting 100 Serie A points for his side after a 5-0 demolition of Cagliari stretched their lead at the top of the table. With Juventus seeing their home game against Atalanta postponed on Sunday, Napoli moved four points clear of the Italian champions by thumping Cagliari. Marek Hamsik scored his 99th Serie A goal for Napoli, with Jose Callejon, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Mario Rui also on target on Monday. Napoli have not won the Scudetto since 1990 but Sarri believes his team ... Читать дальше...

Peter Stoger refused to blame supporter protests for Borussia Dortmund's 1-1 home draw with Augsburg that ended a three-match winning streak in the Bundesliga, although the coach was left frustrated by BVB's performance. Marco Reus scored after 16 minutes to put Dortmund on track for a fourth successive Bundesliga win that would have seen Stoger's men close to 17 points within leaders Bayern Munich. But in front of a sparsely-populated Signal Iduna Park, with fans boycotting against a first Monday game in 28 years... Читать дальше...