Новости за 29.12.2021

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will miss his side's Premier League match against Manchester City on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19.

Barcelona have been struck by a COVID-19 outbreak to leave them struggling to field a team for Sunday's LaLiga game against Mallorca.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah headlines a group of six foreign-based players in Egypt's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon.

Kylian Mbappe has said he will not leave Paris Saint-Germain in January and laughed off rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee an FA Cup third round match when she oversees Birmingham City vs. Plymouth Argyle on Jan. 8.

Ralf Rangnick has said Manchester United have not made as much progress as he had hoped in the first month of his reign.

Chelsea trail Manchester City by six points in the title race, a gap they'll look to close when they play host to Brighton, while the league leaders will also be in West London taking on Brentford.

Chelsea were imperious for the first 10 months of Thomas Tuchel's reign. The crown has slipped, though, and he needs to figure out what's gone wrong before the season ebbs away.

Manchester City are title favourites and Norwich are set for relegation. Beyond that, it's up for grabs. Here's the Premier League half-term report.

With 2022 on the horizon, it is a chance to take stock and look back at the past year. Here are the best images of 2021, as chosen by Getty and AFP.

As 2021 draws to a close, ESPN's Ed Dove ranks the top 10 African men's players in the world during the calendar year.

Nigeria's squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations features six players with dual citizenship, a record number for the continental giants.

Africa's finest attackers are set to descend on Cameroon in January. Who will go home with the top scorer award at the Africa Cup of Nations?

The agent behind Cristiano Ronaldo's and Pep Guardiola's biggest moves says the sport needs more transparency.

Toronto FC is ready to retool under new manager Bob Bradley with a pair of stars from Serie A. Transfer Talk has the latest.

Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved while Sadio Mane made questionable decisions throughout Liverpool's 1-0 loss at Leicester on Tuesday.

Ben Chilwell is set to miss the rest of the season after deciding to undergo knee surgery, sources have told ESPN.

Barcelona have completed the signing of winger Ferran Torres from Manchester City, it was announced on Tuesday.

Manchester City will not replace Ferran Torres in the January window and will renew their efforts to sign a striker next summer, sources told ESPN.

The Houston Dynamo has agreed terms with Paulo Nagamura to be the team's next manager a source confirmed to ESPN.

Ademola Lookman's second-half goal gave Leicester City 1-0 win with over Liverpool in Premier League action on Tuesday.

Anyone reading a Spanish report on Tuesday of Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to join Barcelona would struggle to believe it -- and they'd be right to.