Новости за 05.10.2020

By Paul Nicholson

October 5 – FIFA’s involvement in Africa’s football politics and the election of its officials has again caused resentment on the continent with the world governing body this time stepping into the Côte d’Ivoire presidential election furore surrounding Didier Drogba.

Drogba, a favourite of FIFA president Gianni Infantino and an active advocate of peace on the African continent, failed to meet the nomination criteria for the Ivorian FA (FIF) presidency.

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By Andrew Warshaw

October 5 – It was, as one national newspaper put it, the day football went crazy. What a shame there were no fans to see it live.

“We lost the plot,” bemoaned shell-shocked Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after his team – champions of England, remember, and by a landslide – suffered their worst defeat for 57 years after being ripped apart 7-2 behind closed doors by Aston Villa,

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October 5 – The Copa Sudamericana will feature a group-stage format for the 2021 season, Conmebol has announced.

October 5 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has renamed its age group competitions to become AFC Asian Cups from 2021. The Asian Cup naming convention will also be rolled out across the confederations Futsal and Beach Soccer competitions.

October 5 – Persepolis became the first team to reach the final of this season’s Asian Champions League after defeating Al Nassr from Saudi Arabia on penalties in the last four.

October 5 – One of the biggest games in European domestic league football was plunged into chaos on Sunday when visitors Napoli failed to turn up for their Serie A showdown with Juventus after their squad was placed in isolation following positive coronavirus tests.

October 5 – English football’s National League – immediately below the four main divisions – returned at the weekend thanks to a £10 million rescue package from the government which allowed the delayed season to finally kick off behind closed doors.

October 5 – LaLiga’s Valencia have taken a deeper step into the digital world with a two-year partnership agreement with Canadian augmented reality specialists ImagineAR.