Football News: Review Of The Day 12th November 2019

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Review of the Day

Transfers

Bradford City have finally been allowed to sign winger Chris Taylor on a two-month deal after the English Football League agreed to clear his registration. Taylor had originally signed for them last month, only for the deal to be cancelled due to a trial he had with Barrow which could potentially have seen the Bantams penalised if he played.

FC Cincinnati have traded midfielder Victor Ulloa and the first pick of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft (stage 1) to Inter Miami. They have received $50,000 in General Allocation Money, a 2020 MLS SuperDraft 3rd round selection and the 26th pick of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft (Stage 1).

Injury Round-Up

Charlton Athletic's Macauley Bonne has had to pull out of the Zimbabwe squad on "medical grounds". Bonne said on social media: "Unfortunately and reluctantly, I am unable to travel due to unforeseen medical grounds which is a huge frustration to me, as it will be to the people of Zimbabwe. The messages of support via social media are much appreciated and although I cannot reply to every message, I do take every one to heart. I'd like to wish the entire Zimbabwe team the very best of luck in the coming game(s)."

Hull City's former Arsenal midfielder Jon Toral has been ruled out for 3 months after knee surgery.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' winger Adama Traore has pulled out of the Spain squad due to injury. Traore said: "Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the call of the national team because of an injury in the game we played this Sunday against Aston Villa. I am sorry I cannot be in this call, but I will continue working to be in the best possible way for the next lists, God willing. I want to thank for the confidence that the coach has placed in me. This Monday I will have medical tests at my club, Wolverhampton, to know the extent of the injury."

Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley and Aston Villa goalkeeper Tom Heaton have withdrawn from the England squad.

Leeds United captain Liam Cooper is out of the Scotland squad due to "a small tear in his groin area".

Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi has withdrawn from the France squad with a broken rib.

FA Cup Second Round Draw

The ball numbers have been decided for the FA Cup second round draw:
Ball numbers
1 Ipswich Town or Lincoln City
2 Solihull Moors
3 Crawley Town
4 Harrogate Town or Portsmouth
5 Coventry City
6 Sunderland or Gillingham
7 Carlisle United
8 Plymouth Argyle
9 Altrincham
10 Wrexham or Rochdale
11 Maidstone United
12 Maldon & Tiptree
13 Northampton Town
14 Yeovil Town or Hartlepool United
15 Cambridge United or Exeter City
16 Stourbridge or Eastleigh
17 Salford City or Burton Albion
18 Forest Green Rovers
19 Bristol Rovers or Bromley
20 Notts County
21 Walsall or Darlington
22 AFC Fylde
23 AFC Wimbledon or Doncaster Rovers
24 Oxford United
25 Shrewsbury Town or Bradford City
26 Grimsby Town or Newport County
27 Oldham Athletic
28 Mansfield Town
29 Dover Athletic
30 Tranmere Rovers or Wycombe Wanderers
31 Boston United
32 Cheltenham Town or Swindon Town
33 Crewe Alexandra
34 Fleetwood Town
35 Kingstonian
36 Rotherham United
37 Blackpool
38 Port Vale
39 Stevenage or Peterborough United
40 Chichester City

Hamdallah Quits International Football

Morocco striker Abderrazak Hamdallah has retired from international football at the age of 28. He said on social media: "Hello. I decided to retire internationally." He recently set a record for goals in a season in Saudi Arabia but has not been called up since Vahid Halilhodzic took charge in August.

Botswana Boot Quartet For Drinking

Botswana's national coach Adel Amrouche has removed four players from his squad after they were caught drinking following a defeat in a World Cup qualifier in October. Mothusi Johnson, Mothusi Cooper, Onkabetse Makgantai and Thero Seetsile have all been excluded from the latest squad.
Botswana squad to face Zimbabwe and Algeria:
Goalkeepers: Ezekiel Morake (TS Galaxy, South Africa), Kabelo Dambe (Township Rollers), Lesenya Malapela (Orapa United)
Defenders: Mmoloki Kebalepile (Extension Gunners0, Gape Gaogangwe (Orapa United), Tshepo Maikano (Gaborone United), Onkarabile Ratanang, Simisane Mathumo, Thatayaone Ditlokwe (all Township Rollers), Lesenya Ramora (Highlands Park, South Africa), Kaelo Kgaswane (Security Systems)
Midfielders: Mosha Gaolaolwe (TS Galaxy, South Africa), Molebatsi Tlhalefo, Ofentse Nato, Maano Ditshupo (all Township Rollers), Keagile Kobe (BDF XI), Thatayaone Ramatlapeng (Security Systems), Mogakolodi Ngele (Black Leopards, South Africa), Kabelo Seakanyeng (Lija Athletic, Malta), Mpho Kgaswane (Zira FC, Azerbaijan)
Strikers: Tumisang Orebonye, Lemponye Tshireletso (all Township Rollers), Kenanao Kgetholetsile (Security Systems), Mishani Thupa (Extension Gunners), Thayaone Kgamanyane (Gaborone United)

Player Sent Off For Reacting To Racist Abuse

Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Taison has been red carded after he reacted to racist abuse in a match against Dynamo Kyiv. Both he and fellow Brazilian Dentinho were targeted and Dynamo's fans were warned twice before Taison gestured at them and then kicked the ball at them. The referee then took the players off the pitch in the 77th minute. They were brought back on the pitch five minutes later and Taison was shown a red card. Both players were seen in tears on social media.

England Squad Announced

England squad:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Sheffield United, on loan from Manchester United), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Leicester), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Danny Rose (Tottenham), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid)
Midfielders: Fabian Delph (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), Declan Rice (West Ham), Harry Winks (Tottenham)
Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Callum Wilson (Bournemouth)

Scotland Squad

Scotland squad
Goalkeepers: Craig MacGillivray (Portsmouth), David Marshall (Wigan Athletic), Jon McLaughlin (Sunderland)
Defenders: Michael Devlin (Aberdeen), Declan Gallagher (Motherwell), Scott McKenna (Aberdeen), Stephen O'Donnell (Kilmarnock), Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), Greg Taylor (Celtic)
Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Christie (Celtic), John Fleck (Sheffield United), Ryan Jack (Rangers), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich City), Scott McTominay (Manchester United)
Forwards: Oliver Burke (Alaves, on loan from West Bromwich Albion), James Forrest (Celtic), Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth), Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), Steven Naismith (Heart of Midlothian), Lawrence Shankland (Dundee United)

Abraham Clashes With Manager

The captain of Eintracht Frankfurt David Abraham was sent off after he charged SC Frieburg manager Christian Streich, knocking him over, on the sidelines towards the end of a Bundesliga match. An ensuing brawl saw Freiburg player Vincenzo Grifo also sent off, despite having been substituted off earlier in the match.

Warnock Leaves Bluebirds

Cardiff City have split with Neil Warnock, the manager who led them back to the Premier League just over a season ago. Warnock said: "I am leaving my beloved Bluebirds after over three years of which have been some of the best days in my long football career. It is a shared belief that this is the right time for a new voice as we believe this squad of players is more than capable of getting success." Cardiff City chairman Mehmet Dalman said: "On behalf of Cardiff City Football Club, I thank Neil for his invaluable contribution to the future of this great club. He not only gained promotion but played a pivotal role in uniting the fans and the club. I am personally upset by his departure and wish him the very best for the future."

VAR Chief Claims He Is Pleased With Its Start

Despite all the criticism from everyone else, the Premier League referees' lead on VAR, Neil Swarbrick, claimed it is working well. Swarbrick said: "I'm really pleased, honestly, with how we have started out. I'd give us around about seven-ish. We have more decisions correct with VAR than without it. If the mark now is seven - early days - in two years' time I'm hoping for maybe a eight and a half or nine. We are open to evolving with this - it's not a case of we're not budging. We will listen to feedback and where we can improve things, we will do." I have no words, if he truly believes any of this, then there is no hope for the game.

Lyon Team Bus Attacked

Olympique Lyonnais have said that Marseille fans were lying in wait to stone their team bus on Sunday evening. The bus suffered two completely smashed windows, in scenes reminiscent of previous attacks in 2016, 2018 and May this year. The players were also pelted with objects thrown from the crowd while taking corners, as well as the match having to be suspended at one point due to thick smoke coming from pyrotechnics.

Can Donates Machine

Juventus's former Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has donated a dialysis machine to a hospital in Turkey. Can, who was born in Germany to Turkish parents, donated the machine after finding out his sick neighbour could not visit her home town due to the lack of a dialysis machine in the area.

Written by Tris Burke November 11 2019 20:50:53