Новости за 05.09.2019

David McGoldrick chose the perfect moment to score his first international goal as the Republic of Ireland hit back to snatch a priceless 1-1 Euro 2020 qualifier draw against Switzerland.The Sheffield United striker powered home an 85th-minute header seconds after Glenn Whelan had rattled the crossbar just when it look as though Fabian Schars earlier effort had handed the Group D favourites victory in Dublin.In truth, the Swiss would have been good value for the win having dominated much of the game at the Aviva Stadium... Читать дальше...

A horror own goal from Kevin Malget was enough to give an experimental Northern Ireland side a 1-0 victory over Luxembourg in their Windsor Park friendly.Malget inexplicably headed into his own net eight minutes before half-time to settle a match short on quality as both sides looked to more important challenges to come on Monday.For Northern Ireland, that is a Euro 2020 qualifier against Germany, a match which loomed large in Michael ONeills thinking as he sprung a few surprises in a youthful starting line-up. Читать дальше...

Brazil coach Tite has warned too much is expected of teenage Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior.Tite is likely to name Vinicius Junior on the bench for Saturdays friendly against Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, which will also mark the return to action of Neymar.Vinicius Junior has been criticised for being inconsistent since beingsigned by Real in the summer of 2018 from Flamengo for 38.7million.He scored four goals in 31 appearances in all competitions last season and has featured in... Читать дальше...

Scotland manager Steve Clarke admits they need a big win to unite the nation behind them.Clarke believes the visit of World Cup quarter-finalists Russia to Hampden on Friday offers the next chance to do so but not necessarily the one they need to take.Scotland face a pivotal three games in their chances of automatic qualification for the European Championship, with the visit of Belgium on Monday followed by a trip to Moscow on October 10.Clarke took over in May with Scotland needing to pull a major... Читать дальше...

Huddersfield chairman Phil Hodgkinson tried to get the referee to ban the team wearing a controversial spoof one-off shirt in a pre-season friendly, which ended up costing the club a 50,000 fine from the Football Association.The Terriers were widely criticised for a sash-style shirt which bore the logo of a bookmaker when they unveiled it as their new home shirt against Rochdale on July 17.The logo clearly appeared to exceed the FAs guidelines for kit and advertising regulations of 250 square centimetres... Читать дальше...

Michael Hector will join Fulham from Chelsea in January on a two-and-a-half year deal.The London clubs have agreed an undisclosed fee for the 27-year-old defender, with the Cottagers holding an option to extend his stay for a further 12 months.The former Reading centre-back, who spent last season on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, will train with his new team-mates until he is free to play.Hector told Fulhams website: It was an easy decision to make. My Mum is from Fulham, so its nice to join a club... Читать дальше...

Huddersfield have been fined 50,000 after admitting a charge relating to the Football Associations kit and advertising regulations, the governing body has announced.The Terriers were widely criticised for a sash-style shirt which bore the logo of a bookmaker when they unveiled it as their new home shirt in the middle of July.They wore the shirt in a friendly against Rochdale on July 17, with the logo appearing to exceed the FAs guidelines of 250 square centimetres, and were subsequently handed a... Читать дальше...

Nemanja Matic says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be the man responsible if Manchester United fail to challenge for the Premier League title this season.United have won only one of their first four fixtures in 2019/20 and sit eighth in the table heading into the international break.Matic made his first appearance of the campaign in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Southampton, when the Red Devils were unable to find a winner even after their opponents had been reduced to 10 men.And the Serbia international believes... Читать дальше...

It always promised to be a historic occasion. For Kosovo, it still will be. On Tuesday, St. Mary’s will host its inaugural international against England. It looked likely to be a landmark night for Kyle Walker, the one he would become the 61st member of his country's 50 club; the latest man to bring up a half-century of caps. On Saturday, against Bulgaria, he was due to draw level with Geoff Hurst on 49.Except he isn’t. Gareth Southgate, a man whose tally of 57 puts him in exalted company alongside Paul Gascoigne and Jimmy Greaves... Читать дальше...

Wales are playing catch-up in Euro 2020 qualifying as they host Azerbaijan on Friday.Hungary lead the way in Group C with a six-point advantage over Wales, albeit with the Magyars having played a game more, and Croatia and Slovakia are three points better off than the Dragons.Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the talking points surrounding the Cardiff game.Bouncing backDejected Wales players applaud their fans after the 1-0 defeat away to Hungary in June (Joe Giddens/PA)Wales must... Читать дальше...

Burys expulsion from the English Football League will be examined by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee this autumn, the panels chairman Damian Collins has confirmed.Bury became the first club to be kicked out of the league since 1992 last week when the Shakers owner, Steve Dale, missed a final deadline to prove he could fund the club in League One this season or sell it to somebody who could.A London-based sports data company pulled out of a deal to buy the club at the 11th hour... Читать дальше...

Paul Scholes has criticised Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Ashley Young for their performances in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Southampton on Saturday.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side took a first-half lead through Daniel James, only to be pegged back when Jannik Vestergaard headed home in the 58th minute.Southamptonwere later reduced to 10 men but United were unable to find a second goal, extending their winless run to three matches.And Scholes believes three players in particular let the visitingteam... Читать дальше...

Footballers can’t win if they share their thoughts in public. When they’re guarded in their interviews, we complain they’re being boring. We say their sanitised autobiographies are banal and pointless. We snigger at their clichés.Then, every so often, one of them dares to speak his mind openly and frankly — and we come down on him like a ton of bricks.Ask Michael Owen. His autobiography has been serialised in the papers all week. The former England striker’s words have created such a stink that the... Читать дальше...

Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri has seen his appeal against a six-match ban by the Football Associations independent regulatory commission for using racist language dismissed.The incident happened during a pre-season friendly last July between Wednesday and Mansfield, with Forestieris comments made towards Stags defender Krystian Pearce sparking a brawl on the pitch.Forestieri was acquitted in March at Mansfield Magistrates Court of racially abusing Pearce, but was then subsequently... Читать дальше...

Gareth Bale has broken his silence on his difficult summer at Real Madrid by saying he feels stronger than ever.Bale looked set to leave Real for a big-money move to China this summer, only for the deal to collapse at the last minute.The 30-year-old Wales captain admitted the situation was not ideal, but dismissed it as being the most difficult time of his career by saying he recalled not playing for a year under Harry Redknapp at Tottenham.Gareth Bale ended his scoring drought with Real Madrid on Sunday (PA)It didnt impact on me too much... Читать дальше...

James Maddison has been handed a belated recall to the England squad for their Euro 2020 qualifiers with Bulgaria and Kosovo, forcing his way into Gareth Southgate’s plans after a year on the fringes.The England manager has been strangely reluctant to call on Leicester’s midfielder throughout 2019, but he’s eventually been left with little choice as Maddison has again starred for an unbeaten Foxes side threatening the top six.After his first call-up for the Nations League matches with Spain and Croatia late last year... Читать дальше...

Former Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado says he became a more complete player during his time at White Hart Lane.Spurs signed Soldado from Valencia for a then-club record fee of £26m in summer 2013.However, the Spanish striker struggled to live up to his price tag, scoring just six Premier League goals in his debut campaign in England.Soldado then netted just once in the league in 2014/15, before returning to his homeland with Villarreal the following summer.But despite his failure to become a key player at Tottenham... Читать дальше...

Roy Keane has revisited a 15-year-old feud with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, claiming he could never “forgive” the Scot for what he did.A quick recap, for those who have forgotten exactly what Ferguson did: he sold Keane, after the then-United captain had criticised some younger team-mates on the club’s own TV channel, in an interview that was never aired (for obvious reasons).The hard-done-by and famously level-headed Keane, who won 17 trophies at Old Trafford under Ferguson... Читать дальше...

Manchester City captain Steph Houghton says it is important we start history right in Saturdays derby clash with Manchester United.City take on newly-promoted United at the Etihad Stadium on the opening day of the Barclays FA Womens Super League season in what will be the first-ever professional womens Manchester derby, with an attendance set to be over 20,000.Houghton said: Its exciting. I think everybody has been dying for a Manchester derby in the Womens Super League.Manchester City Womens Steph... Читать дальше...

Michael Owen has accusedformer England manager Fabio Capello of ruining his international career.The Italian took over as Three Lions boss in January 2008, when Owen was plying his trade for Newcastle.The striker was previously a regular for the national team but was handed just a single appearance during Capello's time in charge.And Owen has hit out at the former Milan, Roma and Real Madrid boss for his strict approach and poor language skills."When he assembled his first squad session, the first... Читать дальше...

Stephen Kenny has challenged Republic of Ireland Under-21s keeper Caoimhin Kelleher to ready himself for senior football at Liverpool by thriving on the international stage.The 20-year-old is in line to win his latest cap on Friday evening when Ireland entertain Armenia at Tallaght Stadium having opened their Group 1 campaign with a 3-0 win over Luxembourg in March.Manager Kenny has been impressed with what he has seen from Kelleher, who picked up a Champions League winners medal last season, and is confident there is more to come.He said... Читать дальше...

Arsenal have included William Saliba in their Premier League squad despite the fact that the defender is spending the season on loan at Saint-Etienne.The Gunners signed the 18-year-old in July but agreed to send him back to his former club in Ligue 1 for 2019/20.But although Saliba is currently playing his football in a completely different country, Arsenal are still optingto include him in their 49-man group for the campaign.This is not an oversight by the club's administrators, however, but rather... Читать дальше...

Roy Keane has re-opened his war of words with former Republic of Ireland international Jonathan Walters.The former Ireland skipper, who served for five years as Martin ONeills assistant manager with the national team, famously crossed swords with Walters and Harry Arter over their managed training regimes in a spat which was later detailed by defender Stephen Ward in a leaked WhatsApp audio message.Speaking at a Cadburys Off The Ball roadshow at the Bord Gais Theatre in Dublin on the eve of the Republics Euro 2020 qualifier against Switzerland... Читать дальше...

There aren't too many certainties in football, and generally, that's what keeps us glued. However, if there's one thing you can set your watch byit's that, at least a couple of times a season, Granit Xhaka will have a temporary slip into the realm of raving madness.There's a famously thin line between brilliance and idiocy, and a reputation for the ridiculous has eclipsed Xhaka's career at Arsenal.On Sunday, the north London derby played host to a tragic masterpiece of ‘Xhakaism’: a second-half performance... Читать дальше...

Ben Chilwell has backed Leicester club-mate James Maddison to bring goals and assists to the England team.Maddison, 22, is in line to make his Three Lions debut in the coming days as Gareth Southgate prepares his players for a Euro 2020 qualifying double-header against Bulgaria and Kosovo.The former Norwich man was called up to the senior England squad last September alongside Foxes team-mate Chilwell.When you get the call-up pic.twitter.com/4ySGxr3V2Y Leicester City (@LCFC) August 29, 2019But,... Читать дальше...