Новости за 21.02.2020

Liam Craig returns to the St Johnstone squad for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Rangers at McDiarmid Park on Sunday.The midfielder missed the Ross County game with a knock.Murray Davidson (fractured arm) remains on the sidelines.Borna Barisic is out for Rangers after suffering a fresh injury.The left-back returned against Braga on Thursday but suffered a blow to the kidney and will miss the trip to Perth.Ryan Jack returns from a European suspension while Jermain Defoe (calf) and Filip Helander... Читать дальше...

Scott McTominay could make his return when Manchester United face Watford in the Premier League this weekend.Out since Boxing Day with a knee injury, the Scotland international is back in full training and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the midfielder might be in the squad on Sunday.Mason Greenwood will be checked after missing the midweek Europa League clash with Club Brugge through illness. Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones trained ahead of the trip to Belgium but did not make the United squad, whilePaul... Читать дальше...

Hibernian have no fresh injury problems for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Livingston.Midfielder Melker Hallberg is pushing for a return following illness.Defenders Jason Naismith and Ryan Porteous, plus midfielder Stevie Mallan all remain out with knee injuries.Efe Ambrose will go straight into the Livingston squad to face his former club after joining this week.Midfielder Marvin Bartley could also make his return after sitting out last weeks defeat to Rangers with an ankle injury, while Nicky... Читать дальше...

Hamilton have fitness doubts over defenders Aaron McGowan and Sam Woods ahead of the Lanarkshire derby against Motherwell.Another defender, Jamie Hamilton, is suspended for one match, but avoided a three-match ban after overturning his latest red card.Mickel Miller, Andy Dales and George Oakley (hamstring) remain out along with Brian Easton (shoulder), Ryan Fulton (knee) while Ciaran McKenna is closing in on a comeback.Motherwell have Christopher Long available after the striker missed the midweek... Читать дальше...

Aberdeen hope Funso Ojo will return for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Ross County.The midfielder will be assessed after suffering a knee gash but manager Derek McInnes will take no chances if the wound is at risk of opening up again.Ash Taylor has shaken off a calf complaint while full-back Greg Leigh (shin) and winger Scott Wright (knee) remain on the sidelines.Ross Countys injury problems have deepened after Coll Donaldson was ruled out for a month with a fractured cheekbone.The defender... Читать дальше...

Skipper Scott Brown is a doubt for Celtics Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Kilmarnock at Parkhead on Sunday.The veteran midfielder came off with a calf injury in the second half of the 1-1 Europa League draw with FC Copenhagen in Denmark on Thursday and will be assessed.Lennon hopes Leigh Griffiths and Greg Taylor will return after they missed the European game with a knock and hamstring complaint respectively while Hatem Abd Elhamed (groin) and forward Mikey Johnston (knee) remain out.Rory McKenzie... Читать дальше...

St Mirren fans are on track to own their club by next year after backing a partnership with a Paisley-based charity.Members of the St Mirren Independent Supporters Association (SMISA) voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal to partner with Kibble with 92 per cent backing.SMISA will own 51 per cent of the club by the end of 2021 under their deal with current owner and chairman Gordon Scott, with Kibble set to take a 28 per cent stake.Kibble operates across Scotland and provides specialist services... Читать дальше...

Liverpool will be without club captain Jordan Henderson for Monday nights Premier League match against West Ham.Henderson suffered a hamstring injury late in Tuesdays 1-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid, and is expected to be sidelined for three weeks.Xherdan Shaqiri is the only other absentee, with the playmaker not yet ready to return to training following a calf problem.West Ham defender Ryan Fredericks misses out with a shoulder injury.The full-back damaged ligaments against Manchester... Читать дальше...

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Sundays Premier League visit of Everton.It remains to be seen if Mesut Ozil will return to the squad as he missed Thursdays Europa League victory in Olympiacos as his wife is close to giving birth, while Lucas Torreira should be available following illness.Pablo Mari is still waiting to make his Gunners debut following his January move from Flamengo while fellow new recruit Cedric Soares (knee) remains sidelined as do Kieran Tierney... Читать дальше...

American businessman Rob Couhig has completed his takeover of Sky Bet League One club Wycombe.Couhig is the new majority shareholder at the Buckinghamshire outfit after his company Feliciana EFL Ltd bought 75 per cent of the club from Wycombe Wanderers Trust.The deal has been ratified by all parties, including Frank Adams Legacy Limited a subsidiary of the Trust which owns Adams Park and the English Football League.Couhig, who becomes club chairman and chief executive, told the official Wycombe website... Читать дальше...

Five minutes on the clock, 23 clubsto guess. How many can you name?Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends - get theFoxes and Citizens you know involved.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every Champions League knockout club of the 2010s? He's alright, that Riyad Mahrez, isn't he?Former PFA Player of the Year, a two-time winner of the Premier League, a former African footballer of the year and winner of the African Cup of Nations in 2019 - he's had quite the career.And when he's on his day... Читать дальше...

Football at the highest level may be awash with more cash than ever before, but the sport has also seen its greatest boom of late developers over the last decade.On January 1, 2010 –the first day of the last decade –Jamie Vardy was still six months away from leaving Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Northern Premier League, approaching his 23rd birthday. By the end of the decade, he led the Premier League goalscoring chart for Leicester City, having already helped fire the Foxes to a stunning title victory... Читать дальше...

Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris knows his side have to get something from their visit to Chelsea on Saturday.Spurs return to action less than 72 hours after their Champions League loss to RB Leipzig and there is no let up as the Stamford Bridge clash is one that could be decisive in the race for top four.Having been 12 points behind Frank Lampards side when Jose Mourinho took over in November, Spurs would go above them with a win.But factors are against them as not only have they got a quick turnaround... Читать дальше...

Nicky Devlin admits Livingston may not have the finances to compete with some of their rivals but reckons they are rolling in it when it comes to squad unity.The 26-year-old former Ayr and Walsall right-back is hoping to make his comeback this weekend against Hibernian after a four-month knee injury lay off.But Devlin insists that even during the dark days of his recovery work he was never made to feel an outsider.He believes it is the sense of priceless togetherness generated by boss Gary Holt and... Читать дальше...

Shkodran Mustafi has refused to rule out remaining at Arsenal beyond the end of the season after rebuilding his relationship with the clubs fanbase following his recent resurgence.Having been told by previous boss Unai Emery that he was free to leave the club last summer and then being left out on a regular basis, Mustafi has earned a chance of reviving his Gunners career under Mikel Arteta.The Germany international has endured a strained affiliation with Arsenal supporters since his big-money move... Читать дальше...

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has warned his side that individual mistakes are harming their fight for Premier League survival.Villa, who have conceded more goals than any team in the division with 50 in 26 matches, suffered a heartbreaking home defeat last weekend against Tottenham, who won 3-2 thanks to an injury-time strike by Son Heung-min following a defensive error by Bjorn Engels.The result left Villa just one point and one place above the relegation zone and ahead of Saturdays trip to Southampton... Читать дальше...

Ten minutes on the clock, 25 clubsto guess. How many can you name?Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends!NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name the clubs who played in the first-ever Premier League season in 1992? The Championship is a cruel mistress.In the list of the 25 greatest points tallies the league has ever seen - since it was reformed in the mid-2000s - there are two sides who finished third.Two! Imagine that - you're statistically one of the 25 best teams your league have... Читать дальше...

Diogo Jota revealed his relief at ending his goal drought in style after his Europa League hat-trick.The forward bagged a treble in Wolves 4-0 romp over Espanyol in their last 32 first-leg clash on Thursday.He had not scored since netting another hat-trick in their final group game in December, another 4-0 win over Besiktas, and added to Ruben Neves stunning 25-yard volley at Molineux.Jota has scored just three goals in the Premier League this season but is now joint-topscorer in the main stage of... Читать дальше...

Karim Benzema has signed a contract extension with Real Madrid, according to reports in Spain.The French strikers previous deal was due to expire in 2021, but he has signed a new deal to remain at the Bernabeu until the following year.According to a report by AS, the club and player are waiting until the end of the season to make it official.With the forward already 32 years old, the one-year extension is thought to be in line with the clubs policy.Benzema has scored 18 goals in 32 appearances for Los Blancos this season... Читать дальше...

Oliver Norwood wants to finish his career at Sheffield United after admitting the club are targeting a place in Europe next season.The 28-year-old is one of a handful of players Blades boss Chris Wilder wants to sign a new contract, with the likes of John Lundstram, Enda Stevens and John Fleck already in talks over new deals.Wilder has said he is 100 per cent certain that Norwood will reach an agreement with the club a belief the former Northern Ireland international was happy to confirm.Its nice that the club want me to stay here, he said. Читать дальше...

St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright is pleased with his sides form going into the Ladbrokes Premiership game against Rangers at McDiarmid Park on Sunday.Saints had a ropey start to the season but are unbeaten in the last five games in all competitions with three wins and two draws.St Johnstone host Steven Gerrards side, who beat them 4-0 in Perth last September, and then holders Celtic in the William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final next week.Wright told SaintsTV: The run has been pretty good.I think its two defeats in our last 14... Читать дальше...

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has refused to put a time limit on key man Wilfred Ndidis recovery from injury.Ndidi will play no part against Manchester City at the King Power Stadium in Saturdays evening kick-off after missing the Foxes last two matches.The Nigeria midfielder has felt discomfort in the same knee which required surgery in early January and Rodgers will not be rushing him back.Hes still in a process to try and get fit, so well see how he is next week, Rodgers said.Im not sure. Theres no timeline on it... Читать дальше...

Neil Lennon will be cautious of Kilmarnock when Celtic return to Ladbrokes Premiership duty at Parkhead on Sunday.Killie were knocked out of the William Hill Scottish Cup by Aberdeen on Wednesday night in a dramatic replay in Ayrshire which ended in a 4-3 win for the Dons.The following evening Celtic battled to a 1-1 draw with FC Copenhagen in the first-leg of their Europa League last-32 tie at the Parken stadium in Denmark, leaving the Scottish champions favourites to finish the job off next week in Glasgow.Before that... Читать дальше...

After years of managerial moaning, the Premier League finally ceded to years of calls for a European-style winter breakthis season.Well, sort of.Forever protecting the sanctity of the New Year and Boxing Day games, the Premier League opted to have a two-week break where the clubs would get one of two possible weekends off, playing on the other to fulfil TV duties.Now it's over – and, well, did you notice a break?With Jurgen Klopp’s refusal to play the first-team in their FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury... Читать дальше...

When you think of the Barcelona greats, there’s plenty to choose from. Lionel Messi, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Romario, Rivaldo,Ronaldinho... it's not hard to rattle off a list. But, not everybody’s career in Catalonia was plain sailing.Some struggled to make their mark, despite doing so elsewhere. Some just struggled everywhere. Here are 20 players who were instantly forgettable despite gracing the turf of the Camp Nou.Christophe Dugarry - from AC Milan (1996)Barcelona produced a double raid in 1996... Читать дальше...