Football News: Review Of The Day 2nd March 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Calcio winger Emmanuel Gyasi has extended his deal until 2025.

In the MLS, Portland Timbers have given midfielder Cristhian Paredes a new contract which expires at the end of 2025, but has a club option to take it up until the end of 2026. Timbers have also signed up right-back Pablo Bonilla until 2023.

Teenage Greek midfielder Christos Kourfalidis has signed a deal with Cagliari which runs until 2026.

Colorado Rapids winger Braian Galvan has signed until the end of 2024 with an option for a further year.

Bournemouth have taken up a 1-year contract extension option in the deals for Jaidon Anthony and Jordan Zemura. The Cherries have also given Christian Saydee, who is on loan at Burton Albion a new contract until 2023 and Zeno Ibsen Rossi, who has been loaned to Dundee, a deal until 2024.

Transfers

Russian Premier Liga side Zenit St-Petersburg have released Ukrainian centre-back Yaroslav Rakitskiy.

Mexican star Hector Herrera has signed a pre-contract to join Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo at the end of the La Liga season on a free transfer from Atletico Madrid.

Injury Round-Up

Hibernian's Scottish international striker Kevin Nisbet has been ruled out for the rest of the season after he damaged knee ligaments in the draw against Celtic.

Shrewsbury Town midfielder David Davis has confirmed his season is over due to a need for surgery to repair ankle ligament damage.

Another player who has seen his season ended early is Portsmouth winger Recco Hackett-Fairchild, who has ruptured knee ligaments.

Managerial Changes

Daniel Farke, the former Norwich City manager, has walked away from his new role as manager of Russian Premier Liga side Krasnodar before he even took charge of a single match.

Disciplinary Charges

Derby County manager Wayne Rooney could face possible disciplinary action from the EFL after he suggested decisions are going against them because "no-one wants us in the Championshop next season".

Oldham Athletic and Bradford City have been fined £1,000 each after clashes between both sets of players last month.

Ukraine Invasion

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has put Chelsea up for sale. In an open letter he wrote: "Please know that this has been an incredibly difficult decision to make, and it pains me to part with the Club in this manner. I would like to address the speculation in media over the past few days in relation to my ownership of Chelsea FC. As I have stated before, I have always taken decisions with the Club's best interest at heart. In the current situation, I have therefore taken the decision to sell the Club, as I believe this is in the best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club's sponsors and partners. This has never been about business nor money for me, but about pure passion for the game and club. Moreover, I have instructed my team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated. The foundation will be for the benefit of all victims of the war in Ukraine. This includes providing critical funds towards the urgent and immediate needs of victims, as well as supporting the long-term work of recovery."

EA Sports are removing the Russian national team and all Russian football clubs from the latest version of its popular videogame series FIFA. They had also acted recently to remove Mason Greenwood from the latest version, FIFA22.

Everton have suspended their sponsorship agreements with Russian companies part-owned by Alisher Usmanov. USM Holdings, 49% owned by Usmanov, sponsor the Toffees' training ground.

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Written by Tris Burke March 02 2022 23:07:23