Football News: Review Of The Day 19th March 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Toronto FC have given Antonio Carlini a new 1-year deal.

Sassuolo midfielder Davide Frattesi has signed up until 2026 with the Serie A club.

Transfers

Jeonbuk Hyundai of the South Korean K-League have signed South Korean full-back Moon-hwan Kim from Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC.

Dnipro Donetsk's Romanian goalkeeper Valentin Cojocaru has signed for Feyenoord on a free transfer.

Brazilian defender Bruno Viana's loan spell with Russian team FK Khimki has been ended and he has returned to Braga. Khimki have also lost Cameroon winger Didier Lamkel Ze as Royal Antwerp have terminated his loan to them.

Geronimo Poblete has joined Independiente on loan from Metalist Kharkiv.

Norrkoping have signed Swedish defender Filip Dagerstal from Khimki on loan.

Rostov's Swedish winger Pontus Almqvist has signed for Utrecht on loan.

Minnesota United have paid a fee of £41,000 for Kemar Lawrence from Toronto.

It has been revealed that Corinthians have held on to 30% of the economic rights of Gabriel Periera after he was signed by New York City of the MLS.

Free agent veteran goalkeeper Kieren Westwood has signed a short-term deal with Queens Park Rangers. The 37 year old has signed with QPR until the end of the season after they suffered injuries to David Marshall, Seny Dieng, Jordan Archer and Joe Walsh.

Former Liverpool youngster Andre Wisdom is on trial with Sheffield United.

Free agent full-back Brandon Mason has signed for MK Dons.

Injury Round Up

Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury.

Tottenham Hotspur will be without defender Japhet Tanganga for the rest of the season. The Spurs utility man has undergone surgery on a knee injury.

Derby County forward Colin Kazin-Richards looks to be out of the rest of the season after he was stretchered off on Tuesday night with an ankle injury.

Managerial Changes

Disciplinary Charges

Everton have had two appeals against a red card for their Brazilian midfielder Allan rejected. The first appeal was an attempt to overturn the decision but, after that was rejected, they then launched "a second appeal to downgrade the ban for excessive punishment". That appeal was also turned down and Allan will now miss 3 games.

VfB Bochum's home Bundesliga match against Borussia Moenchengladbach was abandoned after an assistant referee was hit by a beer thrown from the stands. Gladbach were 2-0 up in the second half when, to quote Bochum, an "idiotic fan" brought the game to a halt. Bochum's players ended up in a confrontation with their own fans following the incident as they angrily remonstrated with them. It was the first time Bochum had been able to welcome a crowd of 20,000 inside the ground as restrictions in Germany were eased.

Bristol Rovers' manager Joey Barton's trial for assaulting his wife has been delayed. Georgia Barton called the police after he grabbed her by the throat and kicked her in the head outside a property. She asked the police to remove him from the property initially telling them that he had pushed her down and kicked her after a drunken fight between them, leaving her with a bloody nose. Now she has written to police to claim she was injured accidentally when friends intervened during a drunken argument.

Investigations have been launched after violent scenes in the crowd before, during and after the Hartlepool United versus Bradford City league game on Tuesday night. Three men were arrested as, according to the police, concrete and class bottles were thrown at police and sticks with nails embedded were brandished amongst the crowd. Hartlepool said three of their security staff at the away end were injured.

Ukraine Invasion

The Court of Arbitration for Sport have rejected a Russian request to have their footballing ban suspended while an appeal against it is heard. Russia were due to play Poland on 24th March in a World Cup qualifier but FIFA suspended their national teams from all competitions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Poland have been handed a bye to the final, where they will face either Sweden or the Czech Republic.

European Draws

Champions League quarter-final draw
Chelsea v Real Madrid
Manchester City v Atletico Madrid
Villarreal v Bayern Munich
Benfica v Liverpool

Champions League semi-final draw
Manchester City or Atletico Madrid v Chelsea or Real Madrid
Benfica or Liverpool v Villarreal or Bayern Munich

Europa League quarter-final draw
RB Leipzig v Atalanta
Eintracht Frankfurt v Barcelona
West Ham v Lyon
Braga v Rangers

Europa League semi-final draw
RB Leipzig or Atalanta v Braga or Rangers
West Ham or Lyon v Eintracht Frankfurt or Barcelona

Europa Conference League quarter-final draw
Bodo Glimt v Roma
Feyenoord v Slavia Prague
Marseille v PAOK Salonika
Leicester v PSV Eindhoven

Europa Conference League semi-final draw
Leicester or PSV Eindhoven v Bodo Glimt or Roma
Feyenoord or Slavia Prague v Marseille or PAOK Salonika

Conte Hits Out At Arteta Moans

After Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta complained about an unfair fixture list, his Tottenham Hotspur equivalent Antonio Conte has pointed out that it is Arsenal's fault their fixture list is crowded. Conte said: "Arteta should remember the postponed game. Tottenham-Arsenal. I don't forget this. And it's not right to speak about fair or unfair." Conte is referring to the north London derby in January, which was called off at Arteta's request when his team had just one confirmed CV case. It caused such consternation that the Premier League changed its rules to ensure it could not happen again.

Republic Of Ireland Squad

Goalkeepers: Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Gavin Bazunu (Portsmouth, on loan from Manchester City), Mark Travers (AFC Bournemouth)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur), Ryan Manning (Swansea City), James McClean (Wigan Athletic), Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion), John Egan (Sheffield United), Nathan Collins (Burnley), Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion), Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
Midfielders: Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United, on loan from Aston Villa), Josh Cullen (Anderlecht), Jeff Hendrick (QPR, on loan from Newcastle United), Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Jason Knight (Derby County), Mark Sykes (Oxford United).
Forwards: Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion), Troy Parrott (MK Dons, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Will Keane (Wigan Athletic), Scott Hogan (Birmingham City), Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United), Connor Ronan (St. Mirren, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers).

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Written by Tris Burke March 19 2022 11:00:03