Football News: Review Of The Day 9th June 2022
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Review of the Day
Contracts
Veteran Crystal Palace quartet Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Ayew, James McArthur and James Tomkins have signed 1-year deals to stay with the London club for next season.
Portsmouth midfielder Michael Jacobs has agreed a deal for next season.
Elliott Moore has signed a 3-year contract with Oxford United. The Us had already activated a one-year extension clause to keep him at the club for next season.
Cheltenham Town have given Ellis Chapman a 2-year contract.
Also signing on for two further years is Stockport County winger Myles Hippolyte.
Jordan Bowery has also signed a 2-year deal, this time with Mansfield Town.
As also has Leyton Orient defender Adam Thompson and Bradford City's Luke Hendrie.
Anthony Lopes has extended his deal for 3 years with Olympique Lyonnais.
Real Valladolid have stuck with the routine and given Sergio Leon a 2-year contract.
Heart of Midlothian midfielder Peter Haring has signed a 1-year contract with an option for another year.
Bayern Munich have triggered a contract extension in Christopher Scott's contract despite the youngster handing in a transfer request.
Real Madrid veteran Luka Modric has agreed a 1-year contract extension.
Alex Rodriguez-Gorrin has signed a new 1-year deal with Oxford United.
Stockport County midfielder Ryan Croasdale has signed a 1-year extension with the National League champions.
Transfers
Celtic goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas is to spend the season on loan with Utrecht.
Newcastle United midfielder Isaac Hayden has joined Norwich City on loan for the season.
French defender Yoann Barbet is leaving Queens Park Rangers after failing to agree a new deal.
Forest Green Rovers have signed Corey O'Keefe from Rochdale as they prepare for their first season in League One.
Alex Pearce has joined AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer from Millwall.
Newport County have paid an undisclosed fee to Coventry City for Declan Drysdale.
RC Lens are to pay an undisclosed fee to Major League Soccer's New England Revolution for top scorer Adam Buksa.
William Saliba has announced his intention to return to Arsenal for next season after spending his entire time at the Gunners out on loan back in home country France since signing from Saint-Etienne.
Poland international striker Robert Lewandowski has once again stated a desire to leave Bayern Munich, but also said he is only considering Barcelona's offer of a move. Lewandowski has said that "something has died in me, I want to leave Bayern for more emotions in my life".
Swiss team St Gallen have taken up an option in the loan deal for Matej Maglica to make the deal into a permanent one from VfB Stuttgart.
Leeds United have agree a deal to sign Rasmus Kristensen for an undisclosed fee from Red Bull Salzburg subject to international clearance and a work permit being granted.
Newcastle United have paid £15m to complete the permanent signing of Matt Targett from Aston Villa. The 26-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan with the Magpies.
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Fraser Forster on a free transfer from Southampton, in a slight overpay for the hulking goalkeeper.
Aberdeen have signed Albanian midfielder Ylber Ramadani from MTK Budapest.
KAS Eupen have signed Regan Charles-Cook from Ross County on a free transfer.
Josh Vela has signed for Fleetwood Town on a free transfer from Shrewsbury Town.
Forest Green Rovers have completed the free transfer signing of Armani Little from Torquay United.
Leyton Orient have converted Theo Archibald's loan from Lincoln City into a permanent signing.
Injury Round Up
Wales have been hit with injuries and lost their two first-choice keepers, Wayne Hennessey and Danny Ward to knocks, making them a doubt for Saturday's Nations League match versus Belgium in Cardiff. Hennessey missed out on the defeat to the Netherlands and his replacement Ward was forced to come off at half-time with a knee problem. Joe Morrell is also a doubt after picking up a foot injury which forced his substitution as Wales lost 2-1 to the Dutch.
Managerial Changes
The general secretary of Jamaica's FA has quit after the men's team refused to play again for their country until he left his post. Players had posted a list of grievances against him, which included travel back to Jamaica not being arranged after their 1-1 draw in Suriname on Saturday. The players called it "another example of incompetence". Jamaica were due to face Suriname in the return match of the Concacaf Nations League on Tuesday, but found their opposition arrived in Jamaica before them. It took the Jamaican government to intervene to prevent the team "being stranded in Suriname" according to the Minister for Sport Olivia Grange. The players also claim that they had not been paid for months, that two players, Spartak Moscow's Shamar Nicholson and Derby County's Ravel Morrison had failed to arrive due to poor travel arrangements. They also say that they were left to sleep on couch beds in Suriname.
Schalke 04 have appointed Frank Kramer as their new head coach following promotion back to the Bundesliga. Kramer was in charge of Arminia Bielefeld until April.
Borussia Dortmund's new head coach Edin Terzic has added Peter Hermann and Sebastian Geppert to his coaching team.
Andrea Sottil has been appointed as the new head coach of Serie A club Udinese, the sister club of Watford.
Rijeka have been given permission to speak to Dundee United manager Tam Courts.
Gregg Broughton has been appointed as Blackburn Rovers new director of football. The search for a new head coach is still underway after Tony Mowbray left in the summer after 5 years in charge of the Lancashire club.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has rejected the chance to take on the job as Barnsley manager and will stay at Burton Albion next season.
Ben Garner has left Swindon Town to become Charlton Athletic's new head coach.
Disciplinary Charges
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini's fraud trial has failed to begin in Switzerland due to Blatter saying he is too ill to testify. Platini is already in the middle of a four year ban from football, reduced from the eight years he was initially banned for. Blatter is currently banned for 12 years, after receiving a second 6-year ban in 2021, following an internal FIFA investigation. The 86-year-old Blatter told a court hearing that he was unable to testify due to chest pains. Blatter and Platini's lawyers had already failed to have FIFA's civil claim against the pair to recoup the 2m Swiss francs that Platini is claimed to have received illegally from Blatter. The lawyers also failed to have the trial moved to a civil court ahead of Blatter's convenient illness just as the case is to begin which could result in up to 5 years in jail.
A Manchester City fan who ran onto the pitch on the final day of the season at the Etihad Stadium and taunted Aston Villa keeper Robin Olsen, as well as attempting to provoke the Villa fans, has received a four-year football banning order. 37-year-old Paul Colbridge will also have to pay fines and costs totalling £795. There is an ongoing investigation into an alleged assault on Olsen by City fans during a mass pitch invasion.
Four clubs have been banned for life from the 4th tier of South African football for fixing games in an attempt to win the league. Bizarre results hit the game as Matiyasi FC and Shivulani Dangerous Tigers battled for the title including the Tigers beating Kotoko Happy Boys 33-1 and Matiyasi beating 3rd placed Nsami Mighty Birds 59-1. Officals from the clubs have received suspensions of between 5 and 8 seasons, while match officials have been given 10-season bans. Four more teams are also facing punishment, among them Happy Boys, whose players simply left the pitch during their 33-1 mauling, and Mighty Birds, who scored an incredible 41 own goals during the 59-1 beating. Mighty Birds coach Neil Thwala spoke to a local radio station, saying: "In the previous match we played, we were told the referee is part of Shivulane Dangerous Tigers. We scored four goals but all of them were disallowed by the referee but then they hit a side net and the referee said it's a goal. When we reported the matter to Safa, we were told that the referee's decision is final. The players' minds were not on the game because even if they won, they knew it wasn't going to help them in any way. I tried as a coach to push them but it was difficult - there was nothing I could do." I wonder if Mike Riley is appointing their officials too?
Written by Tris Burke June 09 2022 03:30:22
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