Новости за 26.03.2020

Chairman Ronald Gordon has warned Hibernian fans that difficult decisions will have to be taken as another Scottish club faced up to the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis.The pandemic has closed down football in Scotland since March 13, with no firm date for resumption and clubs unable to generate money from fixtures.Edinburgh rivals Hearts have asked players and staff to take a 50 per cent wage cut, while Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack told Dons fans he faces some tough decisions... Читать дальше...

Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie believes any retrospective account of the season will have a strange sheen to it regardless of when and how it ends.Football in Scotland has been suspended since March 13 due to the coronavirus epidemic with no firm date for resumption.The Hoops are 13 points clear of Rangers at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership having played a game more and, with a William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final against Aberdeen to come, are gunning for what would be an unprecedented quadruple domestic treble. Читать дальше...

Scotlands 42 senior clubs are being given slightly advanced payments from the Scottish Professional Football League as the coronavirus crisis continues to impact on the game.Many clubs in the country have flagged up financial problems due to the pandemic which has closed the game down since March 13 with no firm date for its resumption.PA news agency understands payments due to be paid in April are now being distributed and the top three in the Ladbrokes Premiership Celtic, Rangers and Motherwell... Читать дальше...

Brighton boss Graham Potter believes dealing with the mental strain of living in isolation is one of the biggest challenges facing his players during the postponement of the Premier League.Albions squad, one of whom has tested positive for coronavirus, have all remained in the UK and are following government advice by socially distancing because of the global crisis.Players have been taking part in online training sessions in order to remain in contact and maintain physical fitness, while head coach... Читать дальше...

Football clubs from top flight to grassroots level have been providing vital services to their local communities after the domestic season was halted by the coronavirus pandemic.Professional clubs such as Crystal Palace, Blackburn and Port Vale among others have been using their resources to help fans who are set to be without football until at least April 30.Even smaller community clubs such as Uttoxeter Town, who ply their trade in the 10th tier of English football, are doing their best to help... Читать дальше...

Watford captain Troy Deeney has hit out at so-called covidiots who are ignoring government instructions to stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic.Deeney, a father of three, is alarmed at those people who seem to be ignoring the guidelines about staying at home unless they are buying essentials, exercising or fulfilling a role as a key worker.Weve all got to stay at home and follow the government guidelines, Deeney told Watfords website.How many more warnings do we need? They said theyll pay... Читать дальше...

The chairman of South Shields said the club may take legal action after results for the 2019-20 season for the third tier of non-league football and below were expunged.The Football Association announced the move on Thursday as sport continues to wrestle with the question of how to cope with the coronavirus-enforced shutdown.South Shields were 12 points clear at the top of the Northern Premier Division and all but mathematically certain of clinching promotion to National League North.SSFC will be... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid have offered the use of the Bernabeu to help the fight against coronavirus.The club, in collaboration with the High Council for Sport, have launched a project in the city to help supply and distribute medical supplies.Their vast Bernabeu ground will offer a space equipped to store donations of medical supplies which will be passed on to the Spanish health authorities..@RealMadrid and @deportegob open large medical supplies centre at the Santiago Bernabu.#RealMadrid | #StayHome Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) March 26... Читать дальше...

Twelve minutes on the clock, 100 namesto guess - some appear more than once.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand share with your mates.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every city to host a World Cup final? Little known fact: the penno was actually invented by a referee, Sir Joseph Penalty,back in 1888.After Sir Rupert Through-On-Goalwas hauled to the ground by Lord Geoffrey Centre-Half in a game between Oxford University and Preston North End, Sir Joseph saw fit to enact a penalty of some kind.The... Читать дальше...

The coronavirus outbreak means times are bleak in the world of football at the moment.All major European leagues have been suspended until further notice, the highly-anticipated 2020 European Championships have been pushed back by a year, clubs are letting go members of staff and no-one really knows when the next professional kick-off will take place.Of course, this is not the first time that football has come to a standstill over a global crisis. As Europe and much of the rest of the world went to war between 1939 and 1945... Читать дальше...

10 minutes on the clock, 79 countriesto guess - some appear more than once, and remember to try countries that may not exist in the same form these days.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand share with your mates.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name the line-ups that clinched the Premier League title between 1999 and 2019? Football has a weird relationship with the Olympics.The Olympic Games are famously a celebration of all kinds of sports, but for us football fans, we already have our big tournament, once every four years. Читать дальше...

Football has ground to a halt across Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic and it remains a mystery when it will be possible to resume competitive action.According to the Sun, United have begun talks with the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) about how to reimburse fans if the remaining home games can’t be staged, or are played behind closed doors.There are around 50,000 season ticket holders at Old Trafford who pay £1.5m per game collectively, so the refunds would total £6m for the four... Читать дальше...

Time-wasting has been covered – complained about – in this corner of the internet before. Then, it was a reaction to the weekend’s events and the many, many minutes lost to the combination of canny players and naïve officials.Essentially, it was little more than an artless moan.Now, with days, weeks and potentially months on our hands, it's time for solutions. Truthfully, the only proper response to time-wasting is some kind of macro revolution – the incorporation of a stop-start clock, for instance, or a new type of power for referees. Читать дальше...

Alone and unwanted in the heart of France's wine region, Ronaldinho could have been forgiven for craving a stiff drink. It was the end of September 2001 and as Paris Saint-Germain slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Bordeaux, their star attacker was slumped on the bench, an unused substitute for a side that needed a goal.For two years, he had illuminated Brazilian football to a drumbeat of deafening hype, but six months after leaving his homeland, the 21-year-old boy wonder looked like a busted flush. He... Читать дальше...