Новости за 17.01.2020

Ryan Schofield has found Livingston a home from home after joining on loan from Huddersfield.Both clubs achieved unlikely promotions to their respective top flights in recent years and the goalkeeper believes the togetherness in their squads has been a crucial factor.The 20-year-old noticed the familiar trait after joining up with his new team-mates over the winter break.The England Under-20 international said: Going out to La Manga was a nice start, getting to know the lads out there. You are thrown... Читать дальше...

Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez is hoping to return to action in Sundays home game against Leicester.Rodriguez missed last weeks defeat at Chelsea through illness but is available, as is fellow forward Chris Wood despite breaking his nose at Stamford Bridge.Winger Robbie Brady could return to the squad after a calf injury and illness but Ashley Barnes remains sidelined after a hernia operation and Johann Berg Gudmundsson (hamstring) is still out.Leicester defender Wes Morgan is to be assessed on Saturday... Читать дальше...

Burnley boss Sean Dyche continues to keep the clubs fans guessing about any possible new January signings.Dyches side aim to snap a four-game losing streak in the Premier League at Turf Moor on Sunday against high-flying Leicester.The Clarets have been linked with Bristol City midfielder Josh Brownhill, but Dyche has kept his cards close to his chest throughout the transfer window and refused to be drawn on further speculation.Any player that we think is increasing the capacity of the team currently... Читать дальше...

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho and defender Joel Matip return to the squad for the visit of Manchester United after lengthy absences.The Brazil international has been out since the end of November with an ankle problem, while centre-back Matip has not played since the last meeting with United in October due to a knee issue but both have trained this week.Defender Dejan Lovren (hamstring) is set to return on Monday but no comeback date has yet been set for midfielders James Milner (hamstring) and Naby... Читать дальше...

Stevie May admits he would love to savour that winning feeling once more as he looks to repeat St Johnstones 2014 Scottish Cup heroics.May was part of Tommy Wrights team as they became the first Saints side to lift a major trophy with their Celtic Park win over Dundee United five-and-a-half years ago.There has not been much to cheer about of late, with the Perth outfit perched just two points above the relegation zones.But striker May believes the cup offers a chance to escape from their league worries.Now... Читать дальше...

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross can appreciate Robbie Neilsons repeat runaway Championship campaign all the more following his own success in the second tier.Dundee United stretched their lead at the top of table to 17 points ahead of their William Hill Scottish Cup fourth-round tie with Hibs at Tannadice on Sunday.Neilson led Hearts to the Championship title with a 21-point gap over Hibernian in 2015 with Rangers a further three points adrift, while Ross enjoyed a 12-point gap when he led St Mirren... Читать дальше...

Injury is part and parcel of being a footballer. Even so, Finn Tapp suffered a particularly nasty one last weekend.The 20-year-old was stretchered off during Oxford City's clash with Dartford last Saturday, after a clash of heads left him requiring treatment for eight minutes.Tapp's team-mates were understandably concerned about their stricken colleague, who joined the National League South side last summer.And they were probably even more worried when the youngster failed to turn up to training... Читать дальше...

The League Managers Association has written to footballs lawmakers to raise concerns over the handball rule.The LMA made the step on behalf of its members this week ahead of the International Football Association Boards AGM next month.The PA news agency understands the LMAs technical department has been debating the issue with managers for some time.A VAR decision on handball is displayed on a screen at Peterborough (Anthony Devlin/PA)The rule was introduced at the start of the campaign, with goals... Читать дальше...

Yan Valery is Southamptons only injury concern ahead of Saturdays Premier League clash with Wolves at St Marys.Full-back Valery has been suffering from a viral infection so may not be ready in time for Saturdays league clash.Boss Ralph Hasenhuttl will continue to rotate his forwards in a bid to keep his squad fresh through the hectic fixture schedule.Wolves full-back Ruben Vinagre is likely to be sidelined for a number of weeks with a hamstring injury.Vinagre pulled up late on in Wednesdays 1-0 FA... Читать дальше...

Broxburn Athletic boss Brian McNaughton insists his side will continue to enjoy their unlikely William Hill Scottish Cup journey when they travel to St Mirren, even if they only have a one or two per cent chance of making further progress.The East of Scotland League Premier Division outfit, who have taken care of East Stirlingshire, Cowdenbeath and Inverurie Loco Works so far, will be in Paisley for the fourth-round tie and will be backed by 1,600 fans.Ladbrokes Premiership side Saints are big favourites... Читать дальше...

Their sides have dominated the European Cup since its inception. Their players have ruled the world. But how much do you know about their league?As LaLigaTV launches in the UK this week, we thought we'd test your knowledge on the kings of Spanish football past and present.Different sides have had their own dynasties in Spain(including one big team that changed their name in the 1940s, but their current name will score you the points)but overall, there really aren't that many teams to guess.We've... Читать дальше...

Danny Murphy has hailed Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson as the "complete midfielder".Henderson is enjoying a fantastic season as the Reds seek their first league title since 1990.The former Sunderland man has become an integral part of Jurgen Klopp's side, having started 17 of 21 Premier League games this term.However, the England international struggled to adapt to life at Anfield early on in his Liverpool career.And Murphy believes playing alongside Steven Gerrard between 2011 and 2015 made... Читать дальше...

Subscribe to the podcast onSpotify here,on Acast hereoron iTunes hereEuro 96 took place in a different world. It was a time closer to the three-day week, the Vietnam War and the eradication of smallpox than the present day.English football had welcomed the start of the Premier League only four years earlier, but had endured embarrassment at Euro 92 and absence from USA 94.Despite that, the tournament captured the national imagination and came to sum up a moment in both our footballing and cultural history.Conor Pope is joined by Gary Parkinson... Читать дальше...

Zak Rudden admits it was time to move on from Rangers but still hopes to be back at Ibrox one day.The 19-year-old has joined Partick Thistle after almost a decade on the Light Blues books.He was a regular scorer for Falkirk on loan last season but after spending the first half of this season with Plymouth Argyle, the young striker did not fancy being farmed out for another short-term spell.And with his route to Steven Gerrards first team blocked by Alfredo Morelos and Jermain Defoe, Rudden knew... Читать дальше...

Brahim Diaz, Real MadridBrahim Diaz was not a Zinedine Zidane signing: the young Spanish winger was purchased in the last winter market from Manchester City when Santiago Solari was in charge of Real Madrid. When Zidane took over late last season, he was impressed with Brahim’s play, but none of that public fawning actually translated into meaningful playing time. Brahim is a fringe rotational player, and has made just four appearances (all off the bench), this season.With James Rodriguez and Lucas... Читать дальше...

Chris Wilder thinks the rise of Sheffield United is one of the stories of the season so far.The Blades have been the surprise package in the Premier League after many tipped them for an immediate return to the Championship but theclubs first top-flight campaign for 12 years has been a resounding success to date, with the team currently sitting sixth in the table.Survival was the aim at the beginning of the campaign and victory at Arsenal on Saturday would move Wilders side on to 35 points, which was enough to stay up last season.However... Читать дальше...

The last time Manchester United visited Anfield, Jesse Lingard scored. Of course he did. It was Jose Mourinho’s last stand, and he picked a bizarre team including Matteo Darmian as a centre-back and excluding Paul Pogba. Liverpool racked up 36 shots.But Lingard scored, and it scarcely ranked as a surprise. Back then, he was United’s big-game Jesse, a player who scored a disproportionate proportion of goals on the major stages. A couple of weeks earlier, he had scored against Arsenal. A month later... Читать дальше...

We’ve all been taught to believe that more football is a good thing. In the days before television took complete control of the sport, when games on terrestrial channels felt like a rare treat, the idea that there could ever be too much football was ridiculous.The more the merrier, always and forever.That’s being increasingly exposed as a fallacy. Long pre-season tours have been around for some time. The newer, post-season tours are relatively new, but are already an established part of the calendar too. Читать дальше...

Crystal Palace Women goalkeeper Lucy Gillett says she suffered sexist abuse during theFA Womens Championship game at Coventry United.The 26-year-old alleged that during the first half of Palaces 3-2 win that a group of spectators called for the referee to check the gender of some of her teams players.In my 18 years of playing Ive never had verbal abuse directly aimed at myself right behind my goal. It was an unpleasant experience, the American told the BBC.If it was a racist comment it wouldnt be tolerated. Читать дальше...

Manchester City signing Riyad Mahrez felt like “one of those” transfers. Like Fabian Delph before it, or when Pep Guardiola brought Mario Götze to Bayern - a big club pulling the rug from a smaller one to pad their squad. Because they can. Not because they need to.Sometimes though, good moves only become apparent in the long-run. Mahrez has blistered the soles of left-backs this season, becoming more than just a featured artist on a best-selling concert tour. This is the Riyad Mahrez we all knew... Читать дальше...

Steven Gerrard has told his Rangers youngsters he does not want to hear their moans and groans about a lack of opportunity at Ibrox.The Gers boss has a number of exciting prospects coming through his academy ranks, including the likes of Nathan Patterson, Dapo Mebude, Josh McPake, James Maxwell and Kai Kennedy.But so far the only teenager to be handed a taste of first-team action was McPake during the Light Blues Europa League qualifier with St Josephs.However, Gerrard who did give Patterson a run... Читать дальше...

Aston Villas Jonathan Kodjia appears set for a move to Qatar after Al Gharafa claimed the striker was scheduled to arrive for a medical.The 30-year-old Ivory Coast international, out of contract at the end of the season, has made just nine appearances in the current campaign, with his only two goals coming against Liverpools youth team in last months Carabao Cup quarter-final.Kodjia has not played for Villa since the FA Cup defeat to Fulham nearly a fortnight ago because of illness and boss Dean... Читать дальше...

West Ham boss David Moyes remains hopeful of a reunion with Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley this month, PA understands.Moyes enquired about taking the 26-year-old, who played under him at Everton, on loan before the transfer window opened but was told the Blues would not be letting him leave in January.However, with Barkley seemingly out of favour at Stamford Bridge, Moyes is understood to be clinging onto the hope that the player will want regular first-team football.Should Barkley remain on the fringes at Chelsea... Читать дальше...