Новости за 09.04.2019

Italian footballer Antonio Candreva has offered to pay for school meals for a girl whose family had not kept up with meal payments, according to Italian media.Verona news outlet LArena reported earlier in the week that the girl had been served tuna and crackers at a primary school in Minerbe as a result of a lack of payments from the family.While her fellow students were served something different, the girl apparently burst into tears as the situation unfolded.Corriere del Veneto reported that Candreva... Читать дальше...

Involving Jamie Vardy far moreClaude Puel might have repeatedly insisted that there was no lingering issue with Vardy, but Leicester’s striker likely had a different story to tell. Puel’s demise was death via a thousand cuts, but phasing out a club legend without actually improving the team’s performances is a good way to go about losing all goodwill.It’s not just that Rodgers has made Vardy feel special (although man management is clearly a large part of the striker’s improvement). He has also found... Читать дальше...

Boss Erik ten Hag has warned Juventus that Ajax are happy to continue to play with their underdog tag.They face the Old Lady at the Johan Cruyff Arena in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.Ajax stunned Real Madrid 5-3 in the second round winning 4-1 at the Bernabeu and are top of the Eredivisie on goal difference ahead of PSV.If Ajax make the final it would be their 19th Champions League game of 2018/19 a competition record. They are also the 29-goal top scorers ahead... Читать дальше...

Motherwell have confirmed they have banned a supporter responsible for hurling an object at Rangers captain James Tavernier during Sundays Fir Park clash.Footballs season of shame was once again dragged into the gutter when referee Nick Walsh was forced to temporarily halt play during Gers 3-0 win near the end of the first half after both a cigarette lighter and a pie were aimed at the Ibrox skipper.Tavernier dodged both but Walsh was filmed handing over the lighter to police before requesting officers... Читать дальше...

Viana is wanted by a group of Premier League clubs, according to talkSPORT.Leeds are understood to be furthest along the line andconsidering a bid of between £8m and £10m.Leicester have reportedly sent scouts to watch him too, but the departure of their head of recruitment Eduardo Macia is leaving them in limbo.The other Premier League clubs reportedly interested in Viana, 24, are Watford and Wolves.Wolves, should they make a move, may well have the upper hand considering their connection to Portuguese... Читать дальше...

Barcelona are the visitors as Manchester United line up in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in five years.Ahead of Wednesdays eagerly-anticipated clash at Old Trafford, Press Association Sport takes a look at the LaLiga side.European experienceThen captain Eric Abidal, right, lifted the Champions League trophy after Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley in 2011. (Nick Potts/PA)Barcelona are giants of the European game as Manchester United know all too well. The previous... Читать дальше...

The Spanish midfielder’s current deal is set to expire at the end of the season and he has been strongly linked with PSG, but ESPN FC believes Arsenal, Barcelona, Juventus and Inter are also interested.Herrera said he is willing to listen to offers from big clubs, with time running out for the Old Trafford hierarchy to avoid losing him on a free transfer. "What I want is to beat Barcelona and think about football," Herrera toldDiario ABC ahead of United’s Champions League quarter-final clash with... Читать дальше...

Chris Smalling has told Lionel Messi to bring it on ahead of Manchester Uniteds Champions League clash against Barcelona.One of the greatest players of all time will grace the Old Trafford turf on Wednesday night as Barca visit in the first leg of a mouth-watering quarter-final clash.Messi has netted 43 goals in his last 40 matches for Barcelona this season and stopping him would appear an unenviable task, yet Smalling is looking forward to the challenge.Chris Smalling has already faced Cristiano... Читать дальше...

Drinkwater was charged with drink driving earlier today after being behind the wheel when his Range Rover crashed in Cheshire.Two women and a man were treated for minor injuries as a result.Naturally, the reaction on social media was hysterical, whileThe Sunled their front page with the gimme headline of 'Danny Drunkwater'.But it isn't just the tabloids and fansgetting in on the action.Cesc Fabregas, who played with Drinkwater at Chelsea before the former's move to Monaco in January, has tweeted... Читать дальше...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cannot see Paul Pogba leaving Manchester United this summer and expects the mercurial midfielder to put his stamp on Wednesdays Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.Five years on from their last appearance in the last eight of European footballs top competition, Old Trafford plays host to the five-time European champions in an eagerly-anticipated first leg.Pogba, like so often, has been subject of much of the pre-match talk, with the World Cup winners happiness and... Читать дальше...

Quadruple-chasing Manchester City face a hectic end to the season. Should Pep Guardiola’s men reach the Champions League final, they will have played 13 matches in 43 days by the time the season ends. That’s a game every 3.3 days.Not too tall an order in today’s game of huge squads, but what about back in the days of just one sub?When Arsenal defeated Spurs on Easter Monday 1980, it began a sequence of games that would take in five FA Cup ties, six First Division matches and three European Cup Winners' Cup games ... Читать дальше...

Derek McInnes has warned NeilLennon his return to Celtic will be viewed as a failure if Aberdeen are allowed to wreck the Hoops latesttreble dream.Brendan Rodgers won his seventh straight domestic trophy when he lifted the Betfred Cup earlier this season, while also leaving the champions on the verge of their latest Ladbrokes Premiership triumph before jumping ship to Leicester.It is now down to Lennon to keep the club on course for another domestic clean sweep when they take on the Dons in Sundays... Читать дальше...

Manchester United are in for a number of wingers, but Bergwijn may prove the best value option for them, according to Corriere Dello Sport.Jadon Sancho, Nicholas Pepe and even Bergwijn's team-mateHerving Lozano have been linked to United so far.But with a starting price of€30m and only Inter Milan for company, the Dutchman could be a somewhat easier option.Inter won't shy away from a bidding war, but if push comes to shove, it's widely accepted that United will win.Bergwijn, 21, has managed 12 goals... Читать дальше...

Bournemouth have been impressed by Clyne during his loan spell this yearand want to make the deal permanent.However, the Hammers have also taken a liking to Clyne and are preparing to battle the Cherriesfor his signature, according to Goal.com.Liverpool will reportedly hope to make a slight profit on Clyne byasking for around £15m –£2.5m more than they signed him for from Southampton in July 2015.It's believed that Clyne, 28, has formed a good relationship with Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, and... Читать дальше...

Yes, it’s been a while – just shy of eight years, in fact, since Tottenham were last able to host a Champions League game on home soil.The latter years of White Hart Lane were instead spent welcoming the likes of Shamrock Rovers, Asteras Tripoli and Qarabag, only for Spurs to spend their final season there playing Champions League matches at the slightly-less-beloved Wembley.But never mind: they’re finally in their shiny new gaff and ready for their biggest European matches in eight years – the last... Читать дальше...

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Marcus Rashford will be available for their Champions League quarter-final clash with Barcelona on Wednesday.The forward started Tuesdays training session doing individual work following an ankle injury, raising question marks over his participation in the first leg at Old Trafford.Grafting hard ahead of another big game #MUFC #UCL pic.twitter.com/tWjauxr0Vs Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 9, 2019But Solskjaer told a pre-match press conference... Читать дальше...

According to Firstpost, Dembele was fined €10,000 by a German court for leaving a house he rented at Borussia Dortmund in a bad way."The house was a dustbin," Dembele's old landlord remarked.He said there was rubbish "in every room".The fine was only about half of what the landlord was originally claiming, but Dembele's lawyer managed to negotiate the fee down."Of course Mr Dembele earns lots of money but he also has the right to be treated correctly," said the suit.Dembele left Dortmund in 2017... Читать дальше...

Hazard netted both goals for the Bluesinan impressive 2-0 win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge, one of which was a particularly memorable solo effort.The goals took Chelsea up to third and Hazard to a total of 85Premier League goals, which surpasses Ronaldo's haul of 84 he managed during his time at Manchester United.The Belgian has netted league goals at a steady rate since joining Chelsea from Lille in 2012, hitting double figures in five of his seven seasons at Stamford Bridge.Ronaldo, meanwhile... Читать дальше...

Eden Hazard has paid tribute to Maurizio Sarri, insisting the Chelsea manager shares his own footballing vision.Belgium star Hazard defended Sarris first season at Stamford Bridge, a campaign in which the ex-Napoli boss tenure has often come under intense scrutiny.Hazard could yet swap Chelsea for Real Madrid in a 100million summer transfer, but for now insists he remains focused on driving the Blues towards a top-four Premier League finish and Europa League glory.Eden Hazard has praised Maurizio Sarri... Читать дальше...

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni has been discharged from hospital after being involved in an accident while out cycling on Tuesday.According to reports in the Spanish media, the 40-year-old former West Ham defender was thrown from his bike when it was hit by a car in Mallorca on Tuesday morning.Scaloni was taken to hospital after reportedly suffering a number of injuries to his face and body. He was later released.El entrenador de @Argentina, Lionel Scaloni, sufri hoy un accidente sin gravedad mientras conduca su bicicleta. Читать дальше...

Carragherwas dicussing Eden Hazard's current situation on Sky Sport'sMonday Night Football show, following Chelsea's 2-0 defeat of West Ham.He likened Hazard's position to Suarez's whilehe was still at Liverpool.As reported by @DaveOCKOP on Twitter, Carragher revealed how he reacted to Suarez's Arsenal links in 2013, the season before his stunning campaign in which Liverpool went close to the Premier League title.The Gunners infamously submitted a£40,000,001 bid for the Uruguayan believing he had a release clause... Читать дальше...

The chant of “Thursday night, Channel 5” first entered the Premier League lexicon in the early 2000s as a popular riposte among fans dining at the top table of Champions League football.Traditionally used as a stick with which to beat under-achievers like Tottenham and Manchester City, the phenomenon peaked in 2011 when the ever-popular Ashley Cole used it to taunt Roberto Mancini and his players following a 2-1 win over the Citizens.A lot has changed since then. Spurs and City are now firmly ensconced in the Premier League’s elite... Читать дальше...

Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera, Eric Bailly and Antonio Valencia were conspicuous by their absence as Manchester United trained on the eve of their Champions League quarter-final meeting with Barcelona.A week after losing 2-1 at Wolves in the Premier League, Ole Gunnar Solskjaers side are preparing to bounce back when Barca visit Old Trafford for Wednesdays first leg.Herrera, Bailly and Valencia missed Uniteds last match through injury and look set to be unavailable once again, with the trio absent... Читать дальше...

Debut annual award winners tell you a lot about the era in which the gongs were inaugurated. The first Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year was Stanley Matthews, in 1948/49; the first PFA Player of the Year was Norman Hunter, in 1973/74; and the first Premier League Player of the Season was Alan Shearer, in 1994/95.Ignoring for now the Football Didn’t Start With Sky M8 award, it’s interesting to note how often the winners don’t overlap. Of the first 24 PFA winners, only six also won... Читать дальше...

Bournemouth defender Charlie Daniels has been ruled out for the rest of the season following knee surgery and is also expected to miss the start to the next campaign.The 32-year-old suffered an injury to his left knee during training last week, having played in the 2-0 Premier League defeat at Leicester on March 30.Bournemouth confirmed the full-back had subluxed his patella and required surgery to stabilise the patella and was set for an extended spell on the sidelines.Manager Eddie Howe said on the club website... Читать дальше...