Football News: Review Of The Day 26th December 2019

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Review of the Day

Contracts

Carl Winchester has signed a new deal with Forest Green Rovers which will expire in 2021.

Transfers

Newport County winger Keanu Marsh-Brown has had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

Wanderers Forward Charged With Breach Of Betting Rules

Wycombe Wanderers attacker Scott Kashket is charged with breaking the Football Association's betting rules. Kashket is alleged to have placed 183 bets on matches between 2014 and 2016, while on the books of Leyton Orient. Wycombe said: "We continue to give Scott our full support on the matter, which relates to a difficult time in his career prior to joining the club."

Cosgrove Loses Appeal

Aberdeen's top scorer Sam Cosgrove will miss their next two matches due to suspension after he lost an appeal against the red card he was shown during their loss to Celtic. The 23 year old has been sent off three times since joining the Dons, though their manager, Derek McInnes disagreed completely with the decision to send him off. McInnes said: "It's a brilliant tackle. I have watched it 20 times and Cosgrove has won the ball cleanly. He probably doesn't need to go in as quick as he does but he has won the ball cleanly."

Lennon Confirms Sporar Talks

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has admitted that the Bhoys are in talks with Slovan Bratislava in an attempt to clinch the signature of their striker Andraz Sporar. Lennon did deny Bratislava's claims that Celtic had made a bid last week for the 25 year old. He said: "There was talks I believe yesterday. He's one of a number of options we are talking to at the minute. There's no further progress on that one."

Man Utd Behind

Manchester United's head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that the team are "further behind" in their development than he had hoped for. Solskjaer said: "We knew this season was going to be a season of some ups and downs. This season will be used to find a team and a squad for next season, but hopefully we can speed this process up by getting more results. I expect us to be more consistent, definitely more experienced and learning from these setbacks. At the moment we're a little bit further behind than what I was hoping for."

Ole Raves About Pogba

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is backing his French midfielder Paul Pogba to lift the Manchester United team, calling him the "best all-round midfielder in the world". Solksjaer said: "He can play anywhere. He can play the holding midfield, he's a box-to-box midfielder. He can drop deep, get it, play them long passes, he can get higher up and combine, one-twos. That's the beauty of having Paul because he is the best all-round midfielder in the world. He can do all roles, but if I play him low he should have played high and if I play him high I should have played low. There's always going to be that discussion with him. It's great to have him back."

Pardew Gets New Job

Bizarrely Netherlands Eredivisie strugglers ADO Den Haag have turned to Alan Pardew to be their new boss. Den Haag's general manager Mohammed Hamdi said: "We are very happy with the appointment of Alan, who has earned his spurs in English football. During the conversations, we became very enthusiastic about the football vision of Alan and his view on the steps to be taken in order to find our way up on the table." Pardew will be assisted by former Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town head coach Chris Powell.

Boateng Facing Domestic Violence Charges

Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng is to face charges of domestic violence. A Munich court spokesman revealed that Boateng would stand trial on a charge of "slight, intentional bodily injuries" but that charges of "serious bodily injuries" was rejected. Boateng is accused of attacking his ex-partner.

Written by Tris Burke December 25 2019 22:37:42