Новости за 13.02.2020

It may be the middle of the extended winter break gameweek, but Fantasy Premier League managers have still been making transfers in their thousands.And the message is clear: popular picks earlier in the season are being phased out as bosses show there is little room for sentiment towards the business end of the campaign.So which former favourites should you consider selling ahead of gameweek 27?Gone-off goalkeepersBrightons Mathew Ryan spent much of the season as a bargain favourite, priced at just... Читать дальше...

Former Premier League referee Bobby Madley will return to refereeing in England, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has confirmed.In a long post on therefereesworld.blogspot.com, the official revealed he had accepted an opportunity to be a National List Referee again.Back in August 2018, the PGMOL confirmed he had quit the top flight, citing a change in his personal circumstances.https://video.pa.media/record/~1624befd21Madley did move to Norway, but only after he was sacked for... Читать дальше...

Hamilton head coach Brian Rice hopes his young side can play without fear against relegation rivals Hearts after the loss of experienced defender Brian Easton added to his injury woes.Easton has been ruled out for eight to 12 weeks after dislocating his shoulder in Wednesdays 3-1 defeat by Aberdeen.Accies were already without attacking players Mickel Miller, George Oakley and Andy Dales with hamstring injuries while Steve Davies has been struggling with a calf problem.Rice also has concerns over... Читать дальше...

1992-93 Ipswich Town, 8 gamesFinal Position: 16thFirst Defeat: Oldham 4-2 Ipswich, 19 September 1992Newly-promoted Ipswich navigated their first eight games back in the top flight without a loss, but six of them were draws. They hit better form after their first loss to Oldham, embarking on a winning run that lifted them to 4th by the end of January. Soon after, things started to go badly wrong, plummeting down the table thanks to a 13-game winless run. In fact, it was Norwich City, their East Anglian rivals... Читать дальше...

Wigan boss Paul Cook has been charged with using abusive language and improper conduct, the Football Association has announced.Cook, 52, is alleged to have verbally abused referee Oliver Langford after Wigans 2-2 home draw against Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.A statement on the FA Spokespersons Twitter site read: Wigan Athletic FCs Paul Cook has been charged with two breaches of FA Rule E3 following the EFL Championship fixture against Middlesbrough FC on Tuesday February 11, 2020.It is alleged... Читать дальше...

10 minutes are on the clock and there are 86 clubsto guess - from all over Europe, since we're counting not just domesticassists but European and cup competitions too.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and remember to challenge your mates!THEN TRYQuiz! Can you name the 44 teams Frank Lampard played against in the Premier League? He's not exactly the first player you think of when you consider Jose Mourinho's most iconic line-ups - but Mesut Ozil made his name under the Portuguese manager at Real Madrid... Читать дальше...

Burnley boss Sean Dyche insisted details of the breakdown in relations with defender Ben Gibson will remain private.The Clarets confirmed on Wednesday that they had taken the highly-unusual step of allowing Gibson, a 15million signing in August 2018, to train with his former club Middlesbrough.At his press conference ahead of Saturdays clash with Southampton, Dyche said: Its quite a unique situation.Theres a private angle to it, which will remain private, but at this time hes with Middlesbrough, training there to keep fit and stay sharp. Читать дальше...

Billy Gilmour has opened up on what it was like to learn that he is now a permanent member of Chelsea's first-team squad.The Scottish midfielder began his youth career at Rangers, before moving to west London shortly after his 16th birthday in 2017.He made his Premier League debut in the 2-2 draw with Sheffield United last August, entering the fray as a substitute in the 84th minute.Gilmour played the full 90 minutes in a 7-1 thrashing of Grimsby in the League Cup the following month, but has spent... Читать дальше...

Neil Lennon has brushed off suggestions that complacency is now Celtics greatest enemy, insisting his hungry squad are looking to stretch their 10-point lead even further as they march towards another title.The Hoops took full advantage of Rangers slip-up at Kilmarnock on Wednesday night with a 5-0 pasting of Hearts to put them firmly on course for nine-in-a-row.But even with such a healthy lead, the Northern Irishman says there is little chance his team will be happy to cruise towards the finish... Читать дальше...

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith is confident his players will finish the season well after seeing what he claims are real green shoots of recovery.Following a winter break that Smith says was needed, Villa return to Premier League action on Sunday with a home clash against Jose Mourinhos Tottenham.Although Villa went into the break on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth to leave the club one point and one place above the relegation zone, Smith has every belief his players will avoid... Читать дальше...

Alisson Becker has told Liverpool's rivals that the club want to win "everything".Jurgen Klopp's side beat Tottenham in the Champions League final last term, before going on to lift the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.The Reds are currently 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League table and will soon end their 30-year wait for a title.But Alisson insists he and his team-mates will not be satisfied even after they have got their hands on the Premier League trophy."We want to win the title and for winning the title... Читать дальше...

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is optimistic James Ward-Prowse will overcome a nasty leg injury to face Burnley but is eager to avoid exacerbating the problem.Midfielder Ward-Prowse returned to training on Thursday after being left in agony by a deep gash suffered during last weeks FA Cup fourth-round replay defeat to Tottenham.Hasenhuttl described the loss of the influential player as the worst thing to come out of that 3-2 reversal in north London.Ward-Prowse, an ever-present in the Premier League this term... Читать дальше...

Millwall have held positive talks with Lewisham Council over plans to redevelop their stadium.The Sky Bet Championship club last week welcomed the councils decision to terminate a land agreement, which prevented areas surrounding The Den from being sold to property developers.Lewisham Council owns the freehold of The Den, which is leased to Millwall, and the two parties are now in talks over a new lease agreement.We now need to reach agreement with Lewisham Council on the new lease for The Den and adjoining land... Читать дальше...

Chelsea’s summer of 2019 was enough to kill some clubs.Eden Hazard confirmed his flight to Madrid in the post-match interview after winning the Europa League. The club were grounded from buying anyone to replace him. Marmite Maurizio Sarri departed to take on Juventus.The Blues were left starless, transferless and managerless - a triple threat of sorts - caught between the pragmatic revolving-door phase that the club had become infamous for, and a brave new Sarriball worldwhich received mixed reviews... Читать дальше...

You have a mere ten minutesto guess 50 players, so get cracking. Just to be clear, these players aren't necessarily all English themselves - they merely finished in the top five scorers of England's top flight!Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.THEN TRYQuiz! Can you name the clubs who've been promoted from the Championship since 1999/2000? Ahh, the 90s. Without getting too Abe Simpson on our younger readers, things used to be different back inour... Читать дальше...

Pep Guardiola fears he could be dismisses as Manchester City manager if his side are knocked out of the Champions League next month.City have been drawn against Real Madrid in the last 16 of Europe's leading competition, with the first leg scheduled to take place at the Santiago Bernabeu on February 26.City have never reached a Champions League final and have not even reached the last four during Guardiola's time in charge.The reigning Premier League champions are currently 22 points adrift of leaders Liverpool... Читать дальше...

Fleetwood boss Joey Barton has been charged by the Football Association after being sent from the touchline for the second time this season.Barton was shown a red card by referee Kevin Johnson late in Tuesday nights 1-0 League One win at Wycombe, and has now been charged over comments he allegedly made towards match officials.An FA statement said: Joey Barton has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3.It is alleged that the Fleetwood Town FC managers language towards a match official in the 94th... Читать дальше...

Former Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre has claimed that his old club tried to sign Thibaut Courtois and Alvaro Morata.Chelsea bought Courtois in 2011 and sent him on loan to Atletico Madrid for three seasons, during which time Barcelona tried to tempt Real Madrid's current No.1 to the Camp Nou.And Morata, a former Madrid player who currently represents Atletico, was supposedly a target for Barcelona before he moved to the Wanda Metropolitano from Chelsea in January 2019.“There was insistent talk of signing Courtois... Читать дальше...

To this day, Rio Ferdinand still can’t believe that Chelsea captain John Terry missed his crucial spot-kick which would have given the Bluestheir first Champions League title.After a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in normal time and an extra-time period clouded with controversy following Didier Drogba’s red card, the 2008 Champions League final was deep into the penalty shootout:Cristiano Ronaldo missed his, leaving Terry and Chelsea one successful penalty from glory.However, the former England captain famously slipped in his run up... Читать дальше...

Odion Ighalo has not been working at Manchester Uniteds training base since joining the club due to concerns over the coronavirus.The PA news agency understands United have taken extra precautions with their new signing after it was decided the striker would not join up with the squad at a training camp in Spain.United were concerned about border restrictions after Nigeria international Ighalo, who signed for United on loan from Shanghai on deadline day, arrived from China.The club feared Ighalo... Читать дальше...

Manchester City midfielder has lifted the lid on what it is like to work with both Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.Gundogan played for Klopp for four seasons at Borussia Dortmund, where he won a Bundesliga title, a DFB-Pokal and reached the Champions League final.Klopp departed Signal Iduna Park in summer 2015, with Gundogan leaving for pastures new a year later.The Germany international was Guardiola's first signing as Manchester City manager in June 2016.And Gundogan says he feels priveliged to... Читать дальше...

What actually makes a great save?Dozens and dozens are made each weekend, many of those with far reaching consequences, and yet few live in the memory for more than a few hours. Where does the longevity come from, then? What gives a save the kind of permanence which allows it to endure, vividly, for years?The language around goalkeeping is bland. Pundit Land is populated by former outfield players, meaning that the position is rarely given more than cursory glance. They’re either being lavished with hyperbole or harpooned by criticism... Читать дальше...

Pep Guardiola has admitted that he would not win as many trophies if he was not at a club like Manchester City.Guardiola is widely regarded as one of the world's leading coaches, having claimed silverware at each of his three clubs.The Catalan won three La Liga titles, two Champions Leagues and two Copas del Rey during his four-season spell in charge of Barcelona.He then lifted three Bundesliga titles and DFB-Pokals at Bayern Munich, before his move to the Etihad Stadium in 2016.Guardiola has since... Читать дальше...

Liverpool's Under-23 manager Neil Critchley has hailed Neco Williams' "incredible" performance against Shrewsbury.In protest at the scheduling of the game in the middle of their winter break, Jurgen Klopp sent the club's Under-23s in place of the first team for last week's FA Cup fourth-round replay.Klopp himself delegated managerial duties to Critchley and watched the game on a laptop.And the 41-year-old singled out Williams for praise, labelling the right-back as the "most dangerous attacker" on... Читать дальше...

West Brom head coach Slaven Bilic played down his sides Sky Bet Championship title hopes after their 2-1 win at Reading extended their lead at the top of the table to six points.Albion went behind in the 11th minute when defender Kyle Bartley handled in the area and George Puscas slotted home the penalty.Matheus Pereira equalised midway through the first half as Albion dominated possession and Bartley atoned for his earlier error by heading in what turned out to be the winner four minutes into the... Читать дальше...