Football News: Review Of The Day 18th January 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Seattle Sounders have given Raul Ruidiaz a two-year contract.

Veteran midfielder John-Joe O'Toole has signed a contract which runs until the end of next season with Mansfield Town.

Sheffield Wednesday's Ciaran Brennan has signed a two and a half year deal.

Former Everton youngster Brendan Galloway has signed up with Plymouth Argyle unti 2024.

AFC Wimbledon have given Paul Kalambayi a contract ending in 2024.

Transfers

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have loaned Lucas Ribeiro to Ceara SC.

Parma have signed Francesco Cassata on loan from Genoa.

Noah Katterbach has joined Basel on loan from 1.FC Koln. Koln have also sold Jorge Mere to America of the Mexican Liga MX for £810,000. Also leaving Koln is Sava-Arangel Cestic on a free transfer to join HNK Rijeka.

Doncaster Rovers have taken Josh Martin on loan from Norwich City.

Venezia have paid £450,000 to sign Maximilian Ullmann from Rapid Vienna.

After being released by Reading Rafael has signed for Cruzeiro.

FC Lorient have signed Bonke Innocent on a free transfer from Malmo FF.

Dundee United have paid £107,000 to seal the transfer of Tony Watt from Motherwell early. The player had already agreed to make the move in the summer at the end of his Motherwell contract.

Clermont Foot have taken Lucas Da Cunha on loan from OGC Nice.

Espanyol have paid a loan fee of £450,000 to take Tonny Vilhena on loan from Krasnodar.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of Chiquinho from Estoril Praia for a fee of £3.15m.

Oscar Rodriguez has signed for Getafe from Sevilla on loan.

LOSC Lille have sent Kouadio-Yves Dabila to RFC Seraing on loan.

Viking FK have signed Patrik Gunnarsson from Brentford.

Swansea City left-back Jake Bidwell has moved to Coventry City on a free transfer.

St Mirren have signed Kiwi striker Alex Grieve from New Zealand side Birkenhead United.

Blackburn Rovers' centre-back Tyler Magloire has joined Northampton Town on loan.

Bristol Rovers have sent Zain Westbrooke to Stevenage on loan.

Free agent former Chelsea youngster Charlie Colkett has signed for Cheltenham Town.

Lincoln City have signed John Marquis on a free transfer from Portsmouth and taken Brooke Norton-Cuffy on loan from Arsenal.

Tyrese Fornah has joined Shrewsbury Town on loan from Nottingham Forest.

Coventry City striker Tyler Walker has joined Portsmouth on loan.

Conor Coventry has joined MK Dons on loan from West Ham United.

Injury Round-Up

Bristol City are expected to have to do without defender Nathan Baker for the rest of the season after the 30-year-old suffered his second concussion of the season.

Managerial Changes

Bromley have given Gillingham permission to speak to their manager Andy Woodman about the vacant position at the Gills.

Disciplinary Charges

Wycombe Wanderers have given a teenage fan a lifetime ban for invading the pitch during their derby match with Oxford United. A club statement read: "An 18-year-old has been banned for life for entering the field of play from the terrace and endangering player safety. The individual had no previous ticket history at the stadium. Police confirm that the individual has no affiliation to Oxford United. His behaviour does not reflect the excellent conduct of the club's genuine supporters."

England boss Gareth Southgate is to take legal action after his name was used to promote a cryptocurrency scam.

The spat between Manchester United's interim manager Ralf Rangnick and his forward Anthony Martial has been resolved according to Rangnick. Rangnick had told the media that Martial "didn't want to be in the squad" against Aston Villa on Saturday, only for Martial to claim on social media that the German had lied saying that he "will never refuse to play a match for Man United". But Rangnick says that a chat between the pair had resolved the issue.

Ryan Giggs court case for coercive behaviour and assault against his ex-girlfriend and her sister has been delayed until 8th August.

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson has been fined £5,000 by the Football Association over comments made following his team's defeat by QPR.

Two people have been banned for a total of eight years from attending matches by Shrewsbury Town following "vile" chants about Hillsborough victims during an FA Cup tie at Anfield.

Pandemic Problems

Antonio Conte has hit out at the recent postponement of the North London derby. The Spurs boss has called the decision "strange and surprising" and also said: "We should not postpone games for injuries, for international duty. I think we have a big problem to solve and it's Covid, but only about this situation can you decide to postpone, not for other situations. Honestly, it's my first time in my life - and I've had a bit of experience in football - I've seen this type of decision. It was very strange. If the Premier League decides to postpone games for injury it means that maybe they have to try to make a better schedule and reduce games. But I repeat, this is the first time in my life that there is a league that has postponed the game for injuries. It is very strange and surprising."

Burnley's home Premier League game against Watford has been postponed at the home team's request. The Clarets had asked for the game to be called off due to a number of injuries and positive CV tests.

Lewa Repeats Win

Bayern Munich's Polish centre-forward Robert Lewandowski has held onto the FIFA Best Men's Player award, beating off competition from Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. Lewandowski scored 51 goals and 8 assists in 45 games for Munich and Poland over the year. Chelsea's Edouard Mendy won the Best Goalkeeper award and his club boss Thomas Tuchel was named Best Head Coach. The Puskas Award for best goal was awarded to Sevilla's Erik Lamela for the goal he scored for Tottenham Hotspur in the derby against Arsenal.

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Written by Tris Burke January 18 2022 18:20:48