Latest football news on the evening of 7/7: Kessie said that Ibrahimovic had words of encouragement for him before returning to Barca.
Kessie reveals being encouraged by Ibrahimovic
Barcelona rookie Franck Kessie said he was encouraged by Zlatan Ibrahimovic before joining the Nou Camp club from AC Milan. “I spoke to Zlatan and he said to work hard, give your best and see how far you go at the club. I don’t think I can start at the team right now, I have to work on the training ground to hope to be selected by the coach,” Kessie said.
Ibrahimovic and Kessie
Lamptey chooses to play for Ghana
Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey has decided to choose to play for Ghana instead of England after a period of deliberation. Lamptey is a promising young talent who was trained by Chelsea before suffering a serious injury and with Trent Alexander-Arnold & Reece James competing for two right-back spots in England, Lamptey’s chances are slim. Lamptey has Ghanaian roots and chose this national team for the opportunity to attend the 2022 World Cup.
New law against buying time tested
The MLS American Professional Football League recently tested a new anti-time-buying rule that temporarily applies to the MLS NEXT mini-tournament, a tournament between the reserve teams of MLS participating clubs. Accordingly, if a player lies on the field due to injury, if he is on the field for more than 15 seconds, he must immediately be taken off the field for medical examination, and then this player will have to wait at least 3 minutes. to be returned to the game.
So if a player tries to stay on the pitch to buy time, he will be taken out as quickly as possible and the opponent will have a numerical advantage for the next 3 minutes.
Roma announced plans to build a new stadium
AS Roma Club announced on Thursday that it will present its plans to build a new stadium to the Metropolitan Council of Rome, which will be located in the Pietralata district. Roma has shared the Olimpico stadium with Lazio since 1953 and for the past few years Roma has intended to build a new stadium but has encountered many problems until now.
England women’s team started EURO 2022 smoothly
The British women’s team opened the EURO 2022 finals quite smoothly when they won 1-0 against the Austrian women’s team. The only goal of the match belonged to Bethany Mead. This match also recorded a record number of spectators to watch a women’s football match in England with more than 68,000 fans appearing at Old Trafford.
England women’s team opens EURO 2022 smoothly
Everton means a noble gesture
According to the British press, Everton and Dynamo Kiev have agreed to attend the friendly match taking place at 19:45 (local time) on July 29. This is an initiative from the Merseyside team. They want to organize a charity match at Goodison Park to raise funds to support the victims in Ukraine.
Atletico Madrid made a big profit thanks to the new stadium
According to the Spanish newspaper COPE, Atletico Madrid has earned an additional 30 million euros a year since moving to the Metropolitano Stadium. After 5 years of playing at the team, Atletico pocketed 150 million euros plus the sale of the old stadium, Vicente Calderon was 175 million euros, this team paid almost all the public debt to build the Metropolitano stadium.
The owner of PSG is about to buy a new club
According to Le Parisien newspaper, PSG owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi is very close to buying Portuguese club Sportin Braga. This team will be considered the “satellite club” of the Paris team like KAS Eupen of Belgium before.
The former Aston Villa star was fined
According to the Daily Star, a player (unnamed) who played for Aston Villa has just received a £45,000 fine for not providing for his child. The all-new session takes place in Birmingham. This player is said to be uncooperative when he does not appear in court or send any legal representation. Therefore, the court issued a judgment in absentia and forced the player to execute.