Новости за 17.07.2018

England youth international Rhian Brewster has signed a long-term contract at Liverpool. The 18-year-old striker put pen to paper at Liverpool's Melwood training base on Tuesday, with the deal widely reported to run for five years until 2023. Brewster has progressed through Liverpool's academy ranks and came to prominence last year when starred in England's triumphant Under-17 World Cup campaign in India, finishing as top scorer at the tournament with eight goals. An ankle injury sustained in... Читать дальше...

Hernan Dario Gomez has stepped down as Panama head coach after leading the Central American nation at their maiden World Cup. Panama reached Russia 2018 in a dramatic final round of qualifying matches, with Roman Torres' late goal downing rivals Costa Rica as the United States lost to Trinidad and Tobago. Gomez's side found the going predictably tough at the tournament, losing all three matches in Group G, including a 6-1 defeat to England in a game where they were 5-0 down at half-time. "Now... Читать дальше...

CSKA Moscow president Evgeniy Giner has confirmed Aleksandr Golovin is close to leaving the club but refuted claims a deal with Chelsea has been agreed. Reports in the English media emerged on Tuesday suggesting Chelsea had won the race to sign 22-year-old Golovin, one of the stars of Russia's World Cup campaign. The midfielder has become a hot property in Europe with Arsenal and Juventus both heavily linked, while Ligue 1 side Monaco this week revealed they had submitted a bid. Giner expects... Читать дальше...

Brighton and Hove Albion continue to strengthen for the new Premier League season with the addition of Yves Bissouma from Lille for an undisclosed fee. The Mali international has signed a five-year deal at Amex Stadium after impressing in his first two full seasons in Ligue 1. He made 28 appearances in all competitions last term and scored three goals as Lille narrowly avoided relegation. Seagulls boss Chris Hughton, who guided the club to 15th on their return to the top-flight, spoke excitedly of the midfielder's potential. Читать дальше...

Tunisia's World Cup captain Wahbi Khazri has ended an underwhelming spell at Sunderland by joining Saint Etienne. Khazri, 27, enjoyed a fruitful stint on loan with Rennes last season, scoring nine times in 27 appearances as they qualified for Europe. That form, alongside two goals and two assists in Russia, encouraged Saint Etienne to sign the winger on a four-year deal after paying an undisclosed fee, reported to be £6million rising to £9m. Wahbi Khazri has completed a move to French side @ASSEofficiel for an undisclosed fee. Читать дальше...

Derby County manager Frank Lampard has returned to his Premier League roots to secure loan deals for Chelsea's Mason Mount and Liverpool's Harry Wilson. The highly-rated young duo will both spend the season at Pride Park under the guidance of the former Blues favourite. Midfielder Mount, 19, scored an impressive 14 goals on loan at Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem last term, while 21-year-old Wales international Wilson netted seven times in a short stint with Hull City. Lampard's first Championship... Читать дальше...

Wantaway striker Mario Balotelli has returned to training with Nice after talks over a move to Marseille stalled. Balotelli had come in for criticism from new coach Patrick Vieira, as well as fans, after failing to turn up for pre-season training as his move to the Stade Velodrome apparently edged closer. However, negotiations have reportedly broken down and, though Balotelli was said to be keen not to return to Nice, he took part in training on Tuesday, going through an individual session. Balotelli... Читать дальше...

England squad announcement videoRemember a lifetime ago, when England’s social media cool cats convinced a load of annoyingly over-energetic kids to yell the names of the players as part of the official 2018 England squad announcement? We could barely contain our smirks as these young bozos, who know nothing about the pain of supporting England, blared out the names of our deeply unexciting squad.“Harry Maguire!” yelled some idiots. Calm down, we tutted. “Jordan Pickford, reppin’ for the Mackems!”... Читать дальше...

Nigerian football is in disarray right now.FIFA recognises Amaju Pinnick (pictured above) as leader of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). But Chris Giwa, who heads up a rival faction inside the NFF,has insisted since August 2014 that he won a voteto become top boss of the federation.Giwa has already served a FIFA ban– and the federation threatened to ban Nigeria from international competition if he didn't step down–but is continuing hislegal challenge against Pinnick to try to attainrecognitionas the federationleader. Читать дальше...

England's World Cup heroes have been given their own dedicated parking spaces at supermarkets around the country as part of a community initiative by Lidl.The German-owned supermarket chain has reserved spotsfor the Three Lions, ensuring the likes of Gareth Southgate, Harry Kane, Jordan Pickford and Kieran Trippiercan shop hassle-freein their hometowns.Kane's image adorns a space at Lidl's Chingford store, just a few miles from where the World Cup Golden Boot winner went to school, while manager... Читать дальше...

Lorenzo Insigne prefers Lionel Messi to new Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who the Napoli winger claims will not be able to win games on his own in Serie A. Ronaldo had his medical and unveiling on Monday after completing a stunning €105million move to Juve from Real Madrid. The transfer marks the end of his rivalry with Barcelona superstar Messi in a domestic sense, the pair having battled for supremacy in LaLiga since Ronaldo's move from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009, though the... Читать дальше...

Thousands of Cambodians have celebrated after achieving the feat atthe Forza Academy in Siem Reap.The match, which lasted 84.5 hours, featured 2,734 players taking part and included youngsters of various ages, races, backgrounds and genders. It took place from Wednesday morning until the day of the World Cup final, Sunday.That total beat the previous record of2,357 adults in a game in Chile two years ago.The Forza Academy, where the game was held, was founded in 2016 and works with local NGOs to... Читать дальше...

Over the last 20 years, no European national side has been as successful as France. Since the 1998 World Cup, Les Bleushave been in the final of five major international tournaments – winning three of them. That’s more than Spain (three wins from three finals) and Germany (one win from three finals).Given that France have just won a World Cup with the tournament’s second-youngest team – and could afford to leave several high-profile talents off the plane altogether – their new reign of success may... Читать дальше...

Former Germany international Dietmar Hamann described Philipp Lahm's comments about Joachim Low's management of the national team as "disrespectful and presumptuous" and suggested the Bayern Munich great "has his eye" on coaching Die Mannschaft himself. Lahm urged Low to "establish a culture of stricter, clearer decisions" in an article published on LinkedIn, calling for "tighter leadership" to help Germany recapture the success of his time as a player. The former Bayern Munich defender, who captained... Читать дальше...

Joe Hart may yet have a future at Manchester City after the Premier League champions included him in their squad to tour the United States. Overlooked for England's World Cup campaign, 31-year-old Hart has been in limbo since returning from a disappointing loan spell at West Ham. The goalkeeper is entering the final year of his contract at Etihad Stadium and had appeared likely to be moved on with Ederson and Claudio Bravo ahead of him in the pecking order. But the former Torino loanee has been... Читать дальше...

Brazil great Kaka believes Neymar attracts disproportionate criticism and should not be blamed for the country's underwhelming World Cup campaign. Despite scoring twice in Russia, the world's most expensive player was described as having underperformed by ex-Selecao stars Ronaldo and Cafu as the pre-tournament favourites crashed out to Belgium in the quarter-finals. He was also lampooned on social media throughout the tournament for perceived playacting in response to opposition challenges. Former... Читать дальше...

Groundbreaking granddads135 years and three months was the combined age of Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez and Portugal boss Fernando Santos when they met in the last 16 – the oldest combined age for two coaches in a World Cup match. Tabarez helped break the record he'd set at Brazil 2014, when he and his England counterpart Roy Hodgson had a cumulative age of 134 years and two months.Clock keeps ticking on Alpine drought64 years have passed since Switzerland last scored in a knockout game at the World Cup... Читать дальше...

Heimir Hallgrimsson has stepped down as Iceland head coach in the aftermath of the nation's maiden World Cup appearance. The 51-year-old, who first joined as an assistant in 2011, advised the Football Association of Iceland (KSI) of his decision to move on after nearly seven years with the national team. He previously shared the top job with current Norway boss Lars Lagerback, the pair famously guiding the tiny nation to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016. Hallgrimsson, a part-time dentist, then... Читать дальше...

The soundtrack to England's World Cup campaign - Three Lions - has been given a Dutch rewrite as Ajax welcomed Daley Blind back to the club by recording 'Daley's Coming Home'. The versatile defender, who emerged from the Ajax academy and broke into the first-team at his hometown club in 2008-09, returned after agreeing a transfer from Manchester United for a fee potentially rising to €20.5million. Blind's homecoming tune makes reference to the fact that Ajax have gone four years without winning... Читать дальше...

Bari were closing in on promotionto Serie A last season but were knocked out of the play-offsby Cittadella at the start of June.Just over a month on, the Apulia club have declared bankruptcy after a proposed takeover by Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzaniand local entrepreneur Ferdinando Napoli failed to concludebeforeMonday's6pm deadline.Mayor Antonio Decaro has exercised the option to bring Bari back as a phoenix club in Serie D - Italy's fourth tier - and can choose a group oflocal investors... Читать дальше...

Netherlands international Daley Blind has ended his four-season stay at Manchester United and returned to former club Ajax for a fee potentially rising to €20.5million.

What is FUTTIES?FUTTIES is an annual event in FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), where select players receive pink In-form (IF) cards based on their popularity in the FIFA community. It’s somewhat like FUT’s official awards ceremony: Ultimate Team managers vote for their favourite cards of the gaming season in different categories which are synonymous with certain traits, playing styles and positions.During the promotion, EA will release premium End of an Era cards–upgraded versions of footballers who hung up their boots at the end of 2017/18... Читать дальше...

Former Real Madrid defender Christian Panucci predicted great success for Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus but warned the five-time Ballon d'Or winner that leaving the Santiago Bernabeu was his biggest regret. Panucci won LaLiga, the Supercopa de Espana, the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup during his three-year spell in Madrid before moving to Inter, where he struggled to recapture his form and fell out with then coach Marcello Lippi. The 45-year-old gave a positive assessment of Ronaldo's... Читать дальше...

Maradona, whomade headlines as he watched his belovedArgentina play atthe World Cup, signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Brest in May - just one month after leaving his role as head coach of UAE side Al-Fujairah.The 57-year-old will "deal with the strategic development" at the Belarusian Premier League outfitthat finished sixth last season.Brest, who have never won a league title, were very excited to roll out the red carpet for Maradona's arrival on Monday as he was paraded around in a giant... Читать дальше...