Football News: Review Of The Day 22nd March 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Atalanta defender Berat Djimsiti has extended his deal until 2026.

Dani Cardenas has signed a new contract with Levante which will expire in 2025 but has a club option for a further 2 years.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have given Toti Gomes a new deal which will run until 2027.

Young Racing Santander defender Alvaro Mantilla has signed up until 2024.

1.FSV Mainz 05 goalkeeper Robin Zentner is now tied down until 2025.

Transfers

Mexican striker Ronaldo Cisneros has joined Atlanta United of Major League Soccer on loan from Liga MX team Chivas.

Vorskla Poltava of the Ukrainian Premier Liga have loaned Brazilian forward Rangel to Sabah FK of the Azerbaijani Premyer Liqa.

Peruvian winger Andy Polo is leaving MLS football to join Universitario of the Peruvian Liga 1 on a free transfer from Portland Timbers.

DC United have paid £327,000 for Greek forward Taxiarchis Fountas from Rapid Vienna.

Juventude have taken Busanello on loan from Dnipro Donetsk.

Free agent forward Derick Osei Yaw has signed for AFC Wimbledon until the end of the season.

Derby County youngster Festy Ebosele has agreed a deal to sign for Udinese in the summer.

Houston Dynamo have signed Brazilian forward Thiago on a year-long loan deal from Flamengo with an option to buy.

Injury Round Up

Harrogate Town are likely to be without club captain Josh Falkingham and Brahima Diarra for the rest of the season. Falkingham suffered two stress fractures to his foot which rules him out for at least a month. Diarra, who is on loan from Huddersfield Town, has returned to the Terriers and will need ligament surgery due to an ankle problem.

Exeter City were hit by a double injury blow to their midfield in the win over Oldham Athletic. Both Kyle Taylor and Timothee Dieng were hurt and will be missing for a while with a knee injury and hamstring issue respectively. It leaves the Grecians light in central midfield as they are already missing Harry Kite with injury and Nigel Atangana has a 3-match ban folloing his sending off against the Latics.

Queens Park Rangers' veteran goalkeeper David Marshall has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.

Managerial Changes

Former Newcastle United and Sunderland midfielder Lee Clark has been sacked from the post of head coach of Sudanese club Al Merrikh. It was his second spell in charge of them.

Mark Cooper has been sacked by Hull City and replaced by the returning Phil Brown. Brown has previously led the Tigers into the Premier League.

Disciplinary Charges

Newcastle United's former Arsenal midfielder Isaac Hayden has been charged with improper conduct by the FA. Hayden had tweeted: "Some performance against 12 men today," regarding the performance of referee David Coote after their loss to Chelsea.

Ukraine Invasion

International Squads

England squad
Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope
Defenders: Conor Coady, Marc Guehi, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Tyrick Mitchell, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kyle Walker-Peters, Ben White
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse
Forwards: Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Raheem Sterling, Ollie Watkins

Scotland squad
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Hearts), Liam Kelly (Motherwell), Zander Clark (St Johnstone).
Defenders: Grant Hanley (Norwich), Jack Hendry (Brugge), Craig Halkett (Hearts), Aaron Hickey (Bologna), Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell), Nathan Patterson (Everton), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen), Billy Gilmour (Norwich, on loan from Chelsea), Ryan Jack (Rangers), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
Forwards: Che Adams (Southampton), Jacob Brown (Stoke), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Lyndon Dykes (Queen's Park Rangers), Ross Stewart (Sunderland).

Fastest Prem Players

The pointless list of the day is back and today's is the fastest players in the English Premier League:
1. Antonio Rudiger Chelsea 22.8mph
2. Mohamed Salah Liverpool 22.74mph
3. Adama Traore Wolverhampton Wanderers 22.74mph
4. Ibrahima Konate Liverpool 22.49mph
5. Ollie Watkins Aston Villa 22.43mph
6. Patson Daka Leicester City 22.43mph

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Written by Tris Burke March 22 2022 17:32:25