Football News: Review Of The Day 24th April 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Former Liverpool youngster Pedro Chirivella has been given a new deal by Nantes which will expire in 2026.

Stade Reims have given their veteran defender Yunis Abdelhamid a contract extension which holds him to the club until 2024.

Young midfielder Nikolas Nartey has been given a new deal by Stuttgart which ends in 2025.

Barcelona have given Ronald Araujo a new contract which runs until 2026.

Young midfielder Jacob Ramsey has signed a new deal with Aston Villa which will end in 2027.

Experienced full-back Oscar de Marcos has extended until the end of next season with Athletic Bilbao.

In the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters have given Jeakson Singh a deal expiring in 2025.

Liverpool have secured the biggest signing of all for the club's future with the announcement of a new deal for manager Jurgen Klopp and his two assistants, Pepjin Linders and Peter Krawietz which runs until 2026.

Carlisle United have given manager Paul Simpson a new 3-year deal.

Transfers

Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Andres Cubas from Nimes Olympique for a fee of £2.45m.

Barnsley have ended the loan of a trio of players and sent them back to their parents clubs. They are Watford midfielder Domingos Quina, Amine Bassi of Metz and Manchester City youngster Claudio Gomes.

Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has said that both he and Kylian Mbappe will be staying at PSG next season "100%".

Injury Round Up

Heart of Midlothian defensive duo John Souttar and Craig Halkett are set to return from their injury hiatus in time for the Scottish Cup final.

Nottingham Forest's charge for promotion has taken a hit after their captain, veteran striker Lewis Grabban was ruled out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.

Walsall midfielder Joss Labadie has been ruled out for 9 months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Managerial Changes

Former West Ham United and Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is back in football management after being appointed by CSKA Sofia until the end of the season after Stoycho Mladenov left. Pardew is the club's technical director.

Queens Park Rangers boss Mark Warburton is to leave the Championship side in the summer. QPR chief executive Lee Hoos said that the London club wanted a "fresh start next season".

Also leaving their club at the end of the season is Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray at the end of his contract. Mowbray, who took charge at Rovers in February 2017, has revealed that the club have chosen not to offer him a new deal.

Crewe Alexandra have appointed interim boss Alex Morris on a permanent basis.

Disciplinary Charges

Manchester United have been fined 10,000 euros (over £8,000) after their supporters threw objects at Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone after United lost to them in the Champions League. Simeone was pelted at the end of the match as he walked to the tunnel.

Benfica were fined a total of 38,750 euros for their home game against Liverpool in the Champions League for a pitch invasion, blocking of public passageways, lighting of fireworks and throwing of objects. Liverpool were fined 10,000euro for delaying the kick-off and Jurgen Klopp was given a warning.

Galatasaray were given a partial stadium closure and a 20,000 euro fine due to their supporters throwing objects against Barcelona in the Champions League. They also got a 6,250 euro fine for lighting of fireworks.

Rangers were fined a total of 46,250 euros, 36,250 for lighting of fireworks and 10,000 for a late kick-off, against Braga in the Europa League.

The president of Fegafoot, Gabon's football federation, Pierre-Alain Mounguengui is being held for at least 10 more days in prison after being accused of covering up the country's sexual abuse scandal. The Guardian published reports on widespread paedophilia within its football community back in December which had "hundred of alleged victims" abused by multiple perpetrators. A Fegafoot statement read: "Since the examining magistrate in charge of hearing Pierre-Alain Mounguengui regarding the matter of paedo-criminality dating back over 30 years in Gabonese football is on overseas duty, [Mounguengui] will learn his fate in 10 days. Through his wife, Mounguengui wanted to reassure his family and the national and international sporting community that he is doing well."

The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have asked for disciplinary proceedings to be opened against Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi after he appeared to encourage verbal and physical attacks on Gambian referee Bakary Gassama. Belmadi made derogatory remarks in a video posted by Algeria's football federation, including saying "I'm not saying that you have to kill him". Gassama was criticised in Algeria for decisions he made during their defeat to Cameroon in a 2022 World Cup qualifying tie on 29th March. Belmadi said: "Never again will we allow a few people to conspire against our country. I have to say, I didn't like at all to see the following day when this referee (Bakary Gassama) left from Algiers airport, to see him comfortably seated in the lounge suite with a coffee and a pastry. I didn't like that. I didn't like the fact that we would accept these kinds of things. He stole the hope of a whole nation, and we treat him like this. I'm not saying you have to kill him, I'm not saying things like that. But he's a bully, more than a bully. We can't ever accept that again." Samuel Eto'o, the president of Cameroon's football federation, has said his organisation is also considering complaining to FIFA over Belmadi's comments.

Livingston goalkeeper Max Stryjek has been given a two-match ban after striking Aberdeen forward Vicente Besuijen on the face.

Stoke City have been fined £9,000 and Bristol City £7,000 by the FA for a melee during their Championship game on 15th April.

Barca To Move From Camp Nou

Barcelona will spend the 2023-4 season playing at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic while their Nou Camp home is renovated. Redevelopment work will begin in June but the major works will only start at the end of next season, allowing them to continue to play in front of full houses until then. They will return to the Nou Camp with a capacity reduced to 50% initially.

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Written by Tris Burke April 29 2022 07:09:51