Football News: Review Of The Day 12th March 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Aberdeen have given veteran midfielder Jonny Hayes a 1 year contract extension.

Keith Watson has extended his deal with Ross County until 2023.

Icelandic centre-back Kolbeinn Birgir Finnson has a new deal with Borussia Dortmund which will expire in 2023.

Teenage full-back Noah Allen has signed a 2 year deal with Inter Miami with a club option for a further 2 years.

FC Nantes defender Jean-Charles Castelletto has a new contract which will run until 2026.

Valenciennes have given young midfielder Aymen Boutoutaou a new deal which will end in 2025.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said that the ball is in Mohamed Salah's court over the new contract on offer to him. The Egyptian's current deals runs out in 2023.

Blackburn Rovers have given midfielder Lewis Travis a new deal which will run for 4 and a half years.

Transfers

Free agent defender Eriq Zavaleta has signed for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy.

Brazilian winger Wanderson has signed for Internacional on a loan deal from Russian Premier Liga side Krasnodar for a loan fee of £225,000.

Malmo FF have taken Dennis Hadzikadunic on loan from Rostov.

MLS side Charlotte have paid £2.13m for Polish winger Kamil Jozwiak from troubled Derby County.

Reading have signed free agent goalkeeper from Orjan Nyland.

Former Chelsea youngster Lucas Piazon has joined Botafogo on loan from SC Braga.

Puskas AFC have signed Shahab Zahedi on loan from Ukrainian Premier Liga team Zorya Lugansk.

Oleksiy Khoblenk has moved to FCI Levadia on loan from Ukrainian team Kryvbas.

Bayern Munich have signed Jose Mulato Palacios from Deportivo Cali and then loaned his to their MLS partner club FC Dallas.

Free agent defender Mandela Egbo has signed for Swindon Town following his release by Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.

Injury Round-Up

Former Wales and Real Madrid manager John Toshack has been released from intensive care. The 72 year old former Liverpool striker was taken to hospital with pneumonia after contracting CV.

Ipswich Town defender George Edmundson has been ruled out for the "foreseeable future" with an ankle injury.

Oxford United pair Sam Baldock and Marcus Browne are out for "a number of weeks" with injury. Baldock has a knee injury while Browne has a hamstring problem.

Managerial Changes

Disciplinary Charges

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo are being investigated by UEFA. According to Dutch referee Danny Makkelie's report, the duo reportedly "blocked the door" of his dressing room to confront him following the 3-2 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Slavia Prague's Czech Republic international defender Ondrej Kudela has dropped his appeal against a 10-match ban for racially abusing Rangers' midfielder Glen Kamara and said: "I'm so sorry."

Bournemouth manager Scott Parker has been charged by the FA with using abusive language when receiving a red card during a defeat to Preston North End.

Swansea City have been charged with failing to control their players following a red card to Ryan Manning in a 5-1 defeat to Fulham. The Swans' appeak against the red card has also been dismissed.

Ukraine Invasion

The Premier League have disqualified Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as a director following the Russian oligarch's sanctions at the hands of the UK government. That would usually trigger shares to be immediately sold to someone who does qualify as a director, but Abramovich's assets are frozen with a block on him profiting from any sale. Chelsea's credit card facilities have also been temporarily suspended while banks assess the sanctions placed on the club. Chelsea have been given special licenses to operate and banks are unsure if they allow for credit cards to be used.

Ballon d'Or

The pointless popularity Ballon d'Or award is to be changed to judge performances over a season, rather than a calendar year. France Football magazine, which gives the award, have also decided to reduce the number of judges from 170 journalists to 100. The editor of the magazine Pascal Ferre said: "Before we were judging based on two half seasons. This will be clearer. It's an opportunity to give it a new impetus." The award has become a laughing stock in recent years as Lionel Messi continues to win it no matter how poorly he plays and how well others do.

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Written by Tris Burke March 12 2022 14:40:02