Новости за 03.09.2018

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah are named as the three finalists for FIFA's Best Men's Player award for 2018, with Lionel Messi missing out.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi believes that the addition of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid makes Juventus "a clear favourite" to win the Champions League.

West Ham United boss Manuel Pellegrini is reportedly not facing the immediate prospect of being sacked, despite losing all four of his Premier League matches in charge.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa pulls out of the Spain squad to face England and Croatia due to "personal reasons", being replaced by Iago Aspas.

Manchester City are reportedly willing to wait until the end of Vincent Kompany's current contract before discussion an extension with the club captain.

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling withdraws from the England squad to face Spain and Switzerland due to a back problem.

Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson signs a new long-term deal with the club.

Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard insists that his side are capable of challenging Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title this season.

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths reveals that he is hoping to secure a "nice, long contract" with the Scottish champions.

Harry Arter withdraws from the Republic of Ireland squad following an alleged dispute with assistant manager Roy Keane.

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic praises Jose Mourinho, insisting that his manager "knows what he is doing".

Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Nuno Espirito Santo praises his side after their "special" win over West Ham United at the weekend.

Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson is named as the new captain of the Scotland national side.

Rangers complete the signing of former West Bromwich Albion centre-back Gareth McAuley on a one-year deal.

Alastair Cook announces his retirement from international cricket with England.

Sports Mole rounds up the latest confirmed transfer news and speculation from across the footballing world.

Sports Mole selects its Premier League team of the week for matchday four, including a front three of Romelu Lukaku, Alexandre Lacazette and Eden Hazard.

Charles Leclerc is back on pole position for a plum Ferrari seat in 2019.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says that he was "really happy" with Alisson Becker's error in Saturday's Premier League clash with Leicester City.

Romelu Lukaku says that "the people will now see a different side" to Manchester United following their 2-0 win over Burnley.

Jose Mourinho says that he does not fear being sacked as Manchester United boss due to the amount of money that the club could have to pay him.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde hails his team's attack following Sunday's 8-2 win over Huesca at Camp Nou.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says that winning matches is the most important thing for the Spanish champions.

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez insists that his side still have full confidence in Alisson Becker, despite the goalkeeper's mistake to gift Leicester a goal.

Real Madrid full-back Marcelo is reportedly desperate to join Juventus in order to reunite with former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.