Новости за 29.10.2018

Real Madrid are seeking their third head coach of the year after the sacking of Julen Lopetegui was announced by the club on Monday. A 5-1 Clasico hammering at the hands of Barcelona proved the final straw for Madrid's notoriously impatient board, with Lopetegui axed after a run of one win in seven in all competitions. Lopetegui lasted only four months after agreeing to succeed Zinedine Zidane, his reign starting in infamy after Spain sacked him on the eve of the World Cup. It was expected that... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid have sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui just 14 games into a difficult spell at the Santiago Bernabeu. Lopetegui was contentiously appointed ahead of the World Cup and tasked with replacing three-time Champions League winner Zinedine Zidane, but he fell well short of the Frenchman's standards. A tough stint began prematurely as Spain sacked their coach for agreeing the switch, while his first competitive game in charge saw the European champions beaten 4-2 by rivals Atletico Madrid.... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid have sacked Julen Lopetegui, his brief reign ended by a 5-1 Clasico humiliation at Barcelona on Sunday. Having agreed to take the job before the World Cup - he was sacked by Spain as a result - Lopetegui lasted only four months in one of football's most challenging jobs. Although last week's Champions League win at home to Viktoria Plzen eased some of the growing pressure on Lopetegui, losing at Camp Nou was a third consecutive LaLiga defeat and the final straw for Madrid's notoriously impatient board. Читать дальше...

Julen Lopetegui has been sacked by Real Madrid following Sunday's thrashing at the hands of Barcelona in El Clasico at Camp Nou. Madrid started the season well under Lopetegui, but things began to unravel with their 3-0 defeat away to Sevilla on September 26, and that result was followed by a draw with Atletico Madrid and further losses to CSKA Moscow, Deportivo Alaves and Levante. The 52-year-old earned a stay of execution with a Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen last Tuesday, but a 5-1... Читать дальше...

Leicester City players have mourned the passing of the club's chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha after he was killed in a helicopter crash. Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people who died when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium on Saturday, shortly after the Foxes drew with West Ham in the Premier League. Four others on board, including two members of Srivaddhanaprabha's staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, died in the crash, as well as pilot Eric Swaffer and passenger Izabela Roza Lechowicz. Читать дальше...

Former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has described Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as "a man of gold" following his death in a helicopter crash. The Leicester owner and chairman was confirmed as one of five people to have died on Saturday when the aircraft came down just hours after the Premier League draw with West Ham at the King Power Stadium. Tributes have been sent in from across the football world, while hundreds of mourners have laid flowers outside the ground in the last 48 hours. Srivaddhanaprabha's... Читать дальше...

The agent of Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has hit back at Jorge Valdano following criticism of the forward's performance in El Clasico. Bale started the match at Camp Nou on the right of a five-man midfield but offered little impact throughout before being substituted 77 minutes in, with Barcelona leading 3-1. Former Madrid boss Valdano blamed Bale for failing to track Jordi Alba for Barca's opening goal, accusing him of a lack of focus. "Bale is one of many players at Madrid who play very freely," he told Onda Cero. Читать дальше...

Frank Lampard thinks Eden Hazard's form makes him the best player in the world at present and hopes the Chelsea star decides to rest against Derby County on Wednesday. Hazard scored eight goals in 11 appearances in all competitions for Maurizio Sarri's side before sitting out the wins over BATE Borisov and Burnley last week with a back problem. Lampard visits his old club in the EFL Cup this week, looking to produce another shock following the penalty shoot-out win over Manchester United in the last round. Читать дальше...

Management is no easy lark. Zinedine Zidane may have made it look that way by strolling into Real Madrid and winning three straight Champions League titles, but for mere mortals it's a constant struggle of man-management, tactical brain-storming, media handling and more.To rank bosses based on their achievements is not an easy task, then: with so many nuances to take into consideration, there's no straightforwardway to define success (and therefore the bestfootball managers). Winning the Champions League is the pinnacle... Читать дальше...

Cristiano Ronaldo says he deserves to win the Ballon d'Or for a sixth time, over rivals including Antoine Griezmann, Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo and Messi have won the award five times each over the last decade, but the duo face stronger competition in 2018 than for many years. Griezmann and Mbappe have a World Cup win on their records, while Modric claimed the Golden Ball at Russia 2018 for his star performances in Croatia's run to the final. Ronaldo helped fire Real... Читать дальше...

With thousands of teams and dozens of leagues to choose from, your toughest decision of Football Manager 2019 might just be who to play as first.Below are relegation certainties, fallen giants and mid-table also-rans like… er, Real Madrid. They’re all here – ready and waiting for you to sign on the (virtual) dotted line...SEE ALSOFootball Manager 2019: release date, new features, beta and moreSporting (Primeira Liga)2017/18 was an unmitigated disaster for Sporting. Several players, including Gelson... Читать дальше...

Diego Simeone will ring the changes for Atletico Madrid's Copa del Rey clash with Sant Andreu on Tuesday to give the likes of Jan Oblak and Antoine Griezmann a rest. The likes of Diego Costa, Lucas Hernandez, Koke, Saul Niguez and Diego Godin will also not make the trip for the round of 32 clash, Simeone opting to give other members of the squad vital minutes. Fourth-tier Sant Andreu currently sit fifth in the table after 11 games, the Barcelona-based club having avoided defeat since mid-September. Читать дальше...

Emre Can has undergone successful surgery on a thyroid nodule, Serie A champions Juventus have announced. Juventus confirmed on Monday that following specialist medical examinations in Germany, Can has had an operation on the issue. "The operation was carried out today in Frankfurt by Professor Vorlaender, in the presence of Dr Claudio Rigo and was a complete success," a statement said.  "The prognosis for the resumption of physical activity will be better assessed in the coming days." Can has... Читать дальше...

Tottenham will not change their approach to Monday's Premier League clash with Manchester City despite Pep Guardiola's side arriving at Wembley unbeaten in 2018-19. Spurs head into the match having lost 10 of their last 15 league matches against City and, with the visitors having recorded seven wins already this season, they face another tough challenge. City's flamboyant attacking play has delivered 26 goals, while at the back only three goals have been conceded by number one Ederson. Despite the odds appearing stacked against them... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich may have arrested their mini-slump with three successive victories in all competitions but Niko Kovac says they still need to be more clinical in front of goal. Kovac found himself under intense pressure after Bayern failed to win four matches in a row from late September, but he has turned things around in recent weeks with Bundesliga wins over Wolfsburg and Mainz and a Champions League triumph at AEK Athens. Bayern's 2-1 victory over Mainz on Saturday saw them move into second place in the league table after nine matches... Читать дальше...

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli will not be happy until he sees the Bianconeri secure 10 successive Serie A titles, according to Jose Mourinho. AC Milan's success in 2010-11 was the last time a club other than Juve lifted the Scudetto, Massimiliano Allegri carrying on where Antonio Conte left off in the club's seven-year domination. Napoli and Roma have been their biggest challengers but Juve have always had too much, and the story is similar this season with Allegri's side already six points clear after 10 games. Читать дальше...

Harry Kane has been a bit good since breaking into Tottenham’s first team as a wide-eyed whippersnapper.It was only four-and-a-half years ago that the Englishman was making his first Premier League start for Spurs, starring with a goal and assist as the north Londoners trashed Sunderland 5-1. He followed that up with two more in his next two matches, and by February 2014 was a bona fide starter leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.It’s currently 113 top-flight goals and counting for Chingford’s favourite son... Читать дальше...

Harry Kane has been a bit good since breaking into Tottenham’s first team as a wide-eyed whippersnapper.It was only four-and-a-half years ago that the Englishman was making his first Premier League start for Spurs, starring with a goal and assist as the north Londoners trashed Sunderland 5-1. He followed that up with two more in his next two matches, and by February 2014 was a bona fide starter leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.It’s currently 113 top-flight goals and counting for Chingford’s favourite son... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich are still favourites for the Bundesliga title despite their indifferent start to the 2018-19 season, says Borussia Dortmund legend Sebastian Kehl. After four successive wins at the start of Niko Kovac's tenure, Bayern failed to win any of their next three to pile pressure on the new head coach. In that time Dortmund went from strength to strength under Lucien Favre, and league leaders Dortmund – who are two points clear of Bayern - remain unbeaten after nine matches. Bayern arrested... Читать дальше...

The heads of FIFA and UEFA have lent their voices to the ongoing tributes for Leicester City owner and chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. The 60-year-old Thai billionaire died along with the four other people on board his helicopter, which crashed outside the King Power Stadium on Saturday around an hour after Leicester's 1-1 Premier League draw against West Ham. In a tweet from the FIFA Media account, attributed to Gianni Infantino, the president of football's world governing body said: "FIFA... Читать дальше...

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has paid tribute to the huge contribution Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha made to football following his death on Saturday. On Sunday, Srivaddhanaprabha was named as one of five people to have died in a helicopter crash outside the Foxes' King Power Stadium following their 1-1 Premier League draw with West Ham. After taking over the club in 2010, Srivaddhanaprabha turned Leicester from a Championship club into champions of England in six years. Читать дальше...

Kylian Mbappe and Adrien Rabiot starting Paris Saint-Germain's 2-0 win over Marseille on the bench showed no player is bigger than the club, according to midfielder Julian Draxler. Head coach Thomas Tuchel sprung a selection surprise by naming Mbappe and Rabiot among the substitutes for Sunday's Classique encounter at the Stade Velodrome. France star Mbappe came on to open the scoring in the 65th minute before Draxler, who started alongside Marco Verratti in central midfield as Rabiot looked on, sealed the points in stoppage time. Читать дальше...

"Julen, please stay!" came the chant from Barcelona fans– and really that was the most damning thing of all. When the only people who wanted Julen Lopetegui to stay were the supporters of their fiercest rivals, Real Madrid could be pretty sure they had a problem.By the time the score got to 5-1, Lopetegui had no more despair left to emote. He'd thrown his arms in the air in frustration as the third and fourth went in. When Arturo Vidal scored the fifth, there was just a hand to the face, and a realisation... Читать дальше...

Neymar has called for the French football authorities to take action after Marseille fans threw objects at him during Sunday's Ligue 1 clash. Second-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Julian Draxler gave Paris Saint-Germain an 11th consecutive win in France's top-flight this season. But, not for the first time in this fixture, a hostile atmosphere at the Stade Velodrome boiled over as some Marseille supporters targeted Neymar with missiles. "That's not the right thing to do. I think the authorities... Читать дальше...

On Sunday, October 28, 2018, tens of thousands gathered on Belgrave Road in Leicester to see the city’s annual Diwali lights switch-on and fireworks display. Leicester hosts the largest celebration of Diwali outside of India, but there was a sombre note to proceedings as a tribute to Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was read to the crowd. Twenty-four hours had passed since Vichai’s helicopter crashed at the King Power Stadium and the city still awaited further news.It had been an unsettling day for supporters. Читать дальше...