Новости за 03.03.2016

Liverpool right-back Jon Flanagan was delighted with his first Premier League start since May 2014 after suffering a serious knee injury as it ended in a 3-0 victory for the Reds over Manchester City.

"It was something I had to do to get the crowd up," the 23 year old said. "The crowd have been fantastic, always right behind me even in the dark days.

Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris insists his team-mates are relaxed despite missing the chance to move to the top of the table after losing 1-0 at West Ham on Wednesday night.

"It's still a long run until the end and a lot of things can happen," he told Sky Sports News HQ. "A lot of teams can lose points, like yesterday, so we just need to be consistent until the end. I think it's too early to talk about the title.

Texan oil company Caltex has signed a four-year naming rights deal with Australian soccer's governing body, the Football Federation Australia (FFA), reports, www.sportspromedia.com/.

The Australian national team will henceforth be known as the Caltex Socceroos for the next four years.

Yanmar, Japan's leading engineering company, has signed an extension to their global partnership with Manchester United, reports, www.sportspromedia.com/.

Yanmar has long established links within sport in Japan and, since announcing its partnership with Manchester United in 2012, it has gone on to extend its reach in both the UK and other global markets.

Harry Kane is confident Tottenham will from Wednesday's defeat against West Ham at Upton Park and maintain their title charge.

"There's a long way to go in the league and we're staying focused," Kane said. "Of course we have enough energy for the rest of the season. We're one of the fittest teams in the league, so if anyone can cope with it, we can.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has revised Charlie Austin's recovery time after a scan on the striker's hamstring.

Koeman initially predicted Austin could miss as many as six weeks with an injury suffered during Tuesday night's defeat at Bournemouth.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has been saying that his stuttering side are still aiming to qualify for Europe, despite losing their past two matches to drop to ninth in the Premier League.

"The ambition is still fighting for Europe," he said.

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has told BBC Newcastle that Adam Johnson's guilty plea on a child sex charge was a "massive shock" to him.

On Wednesday, Johnson was convicted of one count of sexual activity with a girl aged 15.

League One Blackpool have signed 20 year old midfielder Liam Smith on loan from Newcastle until the end of the season.

"He's a ball-playing midfielder with a good range of passing and I'm looking forward to working with him," Blackpool boss Neil McDonald told the club's official website.

Leighton Baines is still not over his ankle problems and John Stones has been sidelined with a hamstring injury but Everton boss Roberto Martinez assures them they have a part to play in what remains of the campaign.

With only two goals conceded and five wins registered over the last six matches, Everton have fared quite well without the pair, who are looking to be part of England's Euro 2016 squad.

Fiorentina are swooping for Liverpool youngster Joao Carlos Teixeira.

Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio says Teixeira has agreed to join Italian side Fiorentina.

Borussia Dortmund are seeking to sell midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.

BILD says Dortmund are keen on offloading midfielder Gundogan at the end of the season.

Manuel Lanzini is on the brink of signing outright with West Ham.

Lanzini is in advanced talks to secure a permanent deal with West Ham.

Liverpool were active in Turkey this week.

Fotomac says Liverpool sent scouts to watch Turkish left-backs Caner Erkin and Ismail Koybasi earlier this week.

Newcastle United boss Steve McClaren doesn't fear the sack after defeat at Stoke City.

The Magpies remain in the relegation battle after a 1-0 defeat to Stoke on Wednesday – their seventh away loss in a row in all competitions.

Eastleigh have signed Swansea midfielder Tom Holland on loan until the end of the season.

Republic of Ireland under-19 international Holland has yet to feature for Swansea since signing from Manchester City in July 2015.

West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet has sung the praises of Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante.

Payet says Kante deserves as much praise as he's received.

Aston Villa captain Micah Richards says he feels for fans after defeat to Everton.

Richards admits they're now playing for pride.

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku is delighted with his progress this season.

Lukaku set a new club record when he bagged his 17th Premier League goal of the campaign in Tuesday's win over Aston Villa , surpassing the 16 managed by both Tony Cottee and Andrei Kanchelskis.

Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori was delighted with his contribution for victory over Aston Villa.

The Argie managed a goal and an assist for the first time in his career.

Arsenal have denied reports they're in talks about a breakaway European League.

It was claimed that officials of the two Manchester clubs, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool had taken part in a meeting over plans to set up a new European competition that would see clubs side step participation in the Champions League.

Louis van Gaal says the team spirit at Manchester United hasn't simply come naturally.

Van Gaal admits there's been a conscious effort to develop the unity throughout the squad.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is happy seeing manager Guus Hiddink give the club's kids their chance.

Little by little he has started to give Chelsea's younger talents such as Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Bertrand Traore and Kenedy more chances in the first team and he was rewarded for his faith at Norwich City last night.

Dimitri Payet admits Joe Cole had a big influence over his move to West Ham.

Cole spent a brief spell on loan at Lille during the twilight years of his career and Payet has revealed the Englishman provided him with a glowing recommendation of life at West Ham.

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is confident playing again this season.

Cazorla has disputed his manager's assessment of his recovery, claiming he will be back by the start of next month.