Новости за 17.02.2020

Hamilton will appeal against Jamie Hamiltons latest red card.The club have confirmed they will submit their claim before Tuesdays 15:00 deadline.The defender was sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity when Accies were 2-0 up against Hearts in the 21st minute of their 2-2 draw on Saturday.The 17-year-old was ruled to have handled as he challenged Liam Boyce.The teenager has now been sent off three times this season and is suspended for Saturdays Lanarkshire derby against Motherwell.He... Читать дальше...

Stevenage have been referred to an independent disciplinary commission following the postponement of their scheduled League Two match against Oldham on November 16, the EFL have announced.The fixture was rearranged under the international postponement policy after Stevenage had three players called up to represent their respective international teams.Afghanistans Noor Husin, Antigua and Barbuda defender Luther James-Wildin and Guyanas Terence Vancooten were the players in question.But a statement from the EFL on Monday read... Читать дальше...

Liverpool return to the scene of last seasons Champions League triumph on Tuesday night when they take on Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano in the first leg of their last-16 tie.Here, the PA news agency looks back at five visits Liverpool have made to Madrid.Atletico Madrid 1 Liverpool 1 October 2008Simao scored against Liverpool when they visited Atletico Madrid in 2008 (Peter Byrne/PA)The Merseysiders took on Thursdays opponents Atletico in the Champions League group stages back in 2008... Читать дальше...

We're giving you10 minutes to name all 35 players- that'sfivefrom Europe, South America, Central America, North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name Jose Mourinho's most played players at Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham? There's no stoppingSon Heung-min - he's arguably the greatest ever Asian to ply his trade in England, and following two strikes against Aston Villa at the weekend... Читать дальше...

New Stevenage boss Alex Revell has called upon the help of experienced manager Russell Slade in the clubs efforts to avoid relegation from Sky Bet League Two.The 36-year-old took over from Graham Westley on Sunday, stepping up from his role as a first-team coach at Broadhall Way.Revell has invited Slade to take up a managerial consultant position having worked with the forward at Leyton Orient and Cardiff.Stevenage, who sit bottom of the table and seven points from safety, have also confirmed coach... Читать дальше...

The football world was shocked by Friday’s announcement that Manchester City have been banned from European competition for two years as a result of serious breaches of UEFA’s financial fair play regulations.Although the club intend to appeal this ruling, which also saw them fined £25million, the future of several star players, as well as manager Pep Guardiola, was soon thrown into doubt.Having won an unprecedented domestic treble last season, the Champions League has become City’s main focus. It’s... Читать дальше...

Football has reached the edge of the precipice. UEFA’s decision to charge Manchester City and ban them from the Champions League for two years will be appealed, but would seem to mark a point of no return, regardless of outcome.The considerable momentum for a Super League, a desireshared by a cabal of the game’s wealthiest clubs, is now only likely to increase. In attempting to preserve the integrity of Financial Fair Play, UEFA is casting itself as an obstacle to sporting megalomania and that, inevitably... Читать дальше...

Chelsea Women striker Fran Kirby is confident she is on the road to recovery following a tough few months fighting a debilitating illness.The 45-times capped England international has not played for the Blues for three months after being diagnosed with pericarditis inflammation of the pericardium, the fibrous sac that surrounds the heart.The 26-year-old suffered with a severe lack of energy and was sleeping for up to 15 hours per day.We got you, @frankirby All our love! Lionesses (@Lionesses) February 17... Читать дальше...

Twelve minutes on the clock, 160 teams to get. Let's get to work!Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name Jose Mourinho's most played players at Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham? The Champions League returns this week with a mouth-watering fixture list. In celebration of this, we're taking a look back at the previous decade's knockout participants.There are 160 to get, though obviously not actually that many as a host of usual suspects have played in many of them.

“Harry, you’re my hero and I mean that,” said George Best about Harry Gregg.“A great athlete and a great man who was a true friend to my father. Harry’s actions (at Munich) sunk in and he continued to rise in my estimation. Bravery is one thing – all goalkeepers must have it – but what Harry did was more than about bravery. It was about goodness.”Gregg, who died on Sunday aged 87 in his native Northern Ireland, dreaded the calls on every anniversary of the disaster, he believed some people had a strange kind of morbid fascination with it. Читать дальше...

The Champions League knockout stage gets under way this week with last years finalists Liverpool and Tottenham both in action.Ties involving Manchester City and Chelsea, plus Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, take place on February 25 and 26.Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the talking points concerning this weeks round-of-16 first-leg action.Red machine in treble chargeAll focus on the @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/hY0BU20Ru7 Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 17, 2020Liverpools... Читать дальше...

Matteo Guendouzi is only 20 years old but still knows his own mind and refuses to shirk a challenge - even one involving his manager.Mikel Arteta was on the receiving end of the latest display of his fiery personality, which resulted in the midfielder being dropped for Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Newcastle United.According to a story in The Telegraph, an argument took place on the club’s winter training camp in Dubai. It started on the training pitch and continued back at the team hotel.Much like his mentor Pep Guardiola... Читать дальше...

Barcelona have 15 days to sign a striker after La Liga’s medical commission confirmed that Ousmane Dembele will be sidelined for at least five months.The club submitted their application to bring in a replacement last week, after Dembele had an operation on his torn hamstring, and approval was granted this morning.Barcelona are now able to sign a striker providing they are either out of contract or registered to another Spanish side.So far they have been linked with Real Sociedad’s Willian Jose,... Читать дальше...

Sheffield Wednesdays Keiren Westwood has pleaded with fans to halt their campaign of online abuse aimed at the out-of-favour goalkeeper.Westwood, 35, has not featured for the Sky Bet Championship side since November, prompting rumours of a bust-up with boss Garry Monk.In an emotional statement posted on Twitter, Westwood, who referenced the games recent bid to promote mental health awareness, has called for the trolling to stop and denied he had fallen out with his manager.Being trolled online is never a nice experience. Читать дальше...

Hugo Lloris has dismissed suggestions Tottenhams recent form is a fluke.Son Heung-mins last-minute goal earned a thrilling 3-2 victory at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.A third straight win saw Jose Mourinhos side climb to fifth a position which could earn them a Champions League spot after Manchester Citys European ban for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.Spurs beat City 2-0 earlier this month, with Lloris saving Ilkay Gundogans penalty and the visitors missing a string of chances... Читать дальше...

Liverpool face Atletico Madrid on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.Here, the PA news agency profiles the Spanish side ahead of the game at the Wanda Metropolitano.How they got thereLiverpool are heading to the Wanda Metropolitano (Martin Rickett/PA)Atletico are mainstays of the Champions League and are competing in the competition for a seventh successive season, a period that includes final appearances in 2014 and 2016. They have not reached the quarter-finals, however, since 2017. Читать дальше...

We're giving you a very generoussix minutes to name all 22 starters, plus thethree substhat came on at some stage during the match.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name Jose Mourinho's most played players at Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham? Chelsea host Manchester United in the Premier League on Monday evening, with both sidesdesperate for points in the pushfor a top-four finish.It never used to be like this! Indeed... Читать дальше...

Eric Dier wants assurances of more game time before he signs a new contract at Tottenham Hotspur, according to the Daily Mail.Dier, who enters the final year of his current deal at the end of this season, would also prefer to be played at centre-back rather than in holding midfield.Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, is keen to avoid yet another situation where one of the players is at the club with less than 12 months remaining on their contract.That has recently occurred with Christian Eriksen, who left... Читать дальше...

Paris Saint-Germain are getting ready to make Kylian Mbappe the best paid player at the club to ward off interest from Real Madrid, reports the Mirror.PSG are prepared to offer Mbappe a bumper new contract worth £41m-a-year. This would take his weekly earnings from £375,000 currently to in excess of £750,000. In the process it would also make Mbappe better paid than Neymar, who is the biggest earner at the Parc des Princes as things stand with wages of around £600,000-a-week.It would also see the... Читать дальше...

If anything, Dean Henderson’s loan seasons at Sheffield United have gone too well. Henderson probably wasn’t supposed to be a viable alternative to David De Gea for a few more years, but with six excellent Premier League months now behind him and De Gea’s own form in recession, that’s exactly the situation facing Manchester United in the summer.They’re not equals, not just like that. De Gea remains the more experienced and capable of the two and, naturally, his bad form is some way off being described as permanent. Читать дальше...

Traditional diet plans don’t always work for men. Often, they can feel overly restrictive, boring and drain your lust for life. But it doesn’t have to be that way –as ever, football is here to rescue you from your woe.MAN v FAT Football know the deal: it’s why they set up their ingenious football leagues for blokes like you who simply want to lose weight, bringing together like-minded individuals focused on achieving the same goal. There’s no catch, and no strings: just a fine alternative for men looking to start their weight-loss journey... Читать дальше...

Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Harry Gregg, a hero of the Munich air disaster, has died at the age of 87.His death was announced by the Harry Gregg Foundation on Monday morning.Gregg was a survivor of the air disaster on February 6, 1958, in which 23 people were killed, and twice returned to the burning fuselage to drag team-mates and strangers to safety.He rescued United team-mates Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet from the BEA Flight 609, as well as a 20-month old baby and her badly injured... Читать дальше...

What the papers sayRaheem Sterling will stay at Manchester City despite the looming threat of a two-year European football ban for the club, reports the Daily Mirror. Real Madrid are reported to be keen to snare the England forward for 150million in the wake of the sanction, but the 25-year-old will not be leaving Pep Guardiolas side, according to the paper.Manchester United are said to be interested in making Odion Ighalos loan move permanent, according to the Manchester Evening News. The striker... Читать дальше...

Steven Gerrard admits Rangers have to find their top form when they return to European duty against Braga on Thursday night.The Light Blues host the Portuguese side in the first-leg of the last-32 at Ibrox and the Gers boss watched Braga beat Benfica 1-0 away from home on Saturday to make it eight wins and a draw in nine games in 2020.Gerrard watched his side beat Livingston 1-0 at Ibrox on Sunday thanks to a Scott Arfield goal to keep them 10 points behind Celtic at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane rued two points dropped as they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to strugglers Celta Vigo.Russia striker Fyodor Smolov opened the scoring for Celta inside seven minutes, but Real turned the match on its head in the second half through Toni Kroos strike and Sergio Ramos penalty.Celta, who started the evening in the relegation zone, earned the point that saw them climb out of the bottom three as Santi Mina latched onto Denis Suarezs sublime pass to equalise with five... Читать дальше...