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Steven Gerrard: Real wanted me to start a war for the sake of a transfer The legendary captain of the Reds could leave more than once, but always remained loyal to the club and only before the end of his career went to the United States. Europe's top clubs tried more than once to sign Steven Gerrard when he shone at Liverpool. In conversation with his old friend and former clubmate Jamie Carragher, Stevie G recalled these stories. Perhaps the closest he came to leaving was in 2005, when he submitted a transfer request and seriously considered a move to Chelsea. "The Blues were then offering £37.5m for Steven - money which, as Harry Neville put it, could now buy half of Fred. "I took into account the way I was playing, the flirtations from Chelsea, the ego and the coldness between me and Rafa Benitez," says Gerrard. - 'Maybe if there had been a bit more maturity and experience there, we could have avoided some of the shit that came out or how far things wen

Messi comments on Barcelona's exit from the Spanish Super Cup Barcelona forward Lionel Messi shared his thoughts on the result of the Spanish Super Cup semifinal against Atletico Madrid (2-3). "We need to improve a lot of things, and we are aware of that, but today we were one step away from avoiding defeat. We realize that we are not playing as well as we would like, as well as we can. This year, we will try to continue the way we did today, but we will not make the childish mistakes we made. When a team loses and does not achieve its goals, it is normal for people to start talking about the coach. We must be more united than ever, be a strong team and move forward. Yes, we are confident in our coach, we are still working and trying to improve. Now we will have more days to prepare for the next game and think about the second round of the Primera Division, which is ahead of us. We are first in the league, although not all games were good. We will try to improve our gam

FC Olimpik (Donetsk): History About the club "Olimpik is a Ukrainian football club based in Donetsk. Since 2014, it has been playing in the Ukrainian Premier League. It was founded in 2001 on the basis of the Donetsk Regional Football Development Fund. The club is one of the few in Ukraine where the president (Vladyslav Gelzin) was a field player, sometimes playing in official games. Founding the club Football club Olimpik and the charitable foundation of the same name were established in August 2001. The club's founders were President Vladislav Gelzin and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Mykhailo Lyashko. The persistence and ambition of the club's management bore fruit in the early stages of its existence. Thus, in 2003, the 17-18 year old boys' team of Olimpik became the champion of the region among physical education teams. And the next season, the success came on a national scale. The boys born in 1988 reached the final of the Ukrainian championship. Perf

FC Chornomorets (Odesa): History About the club Football club Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian football club from the city of Odesa that plays in the Ukrainian Premier League, whose official date of foundation is 1936, making it the oldest professional football club in the city. The club has also had other names throughout its history: "Dynamo (1936-1939), Kharchovyk (1940, 1944-1950, 1955-1957), Spartak (1941), and Metallurg (1955-1957). Since 1958, the football club has been known as Chornomorets, which is the name it has been playing under ever since. The club took part in 53 USSR championships, including 26 seasons in the top division, 24 seasons in the second division and 3 in the third division, as well as 45 USSR Cup competitions. "Chornomorets was one of the participants in the first Ukrainian championship, where it still plays. The Odesa club has participated in Ukrainian championships 22 times, 18 of which were in the top division and four in the first league.

FC Desna (Chernihiv): History About the club Desna is a professional Ukrainian football club based in the city of Chernihiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. It was founded in 1960. Until June 15, 2010 it had professional status. In July of the same year the club received it again, but under a different name. The highest achievement of the club in the Soviet period is reaching the 1/8 final of the USSR Cup in 1965. In 1982 the team won the silver medal in the championship of the Ukrainian SSR. The best performance in the Ukrainian championship is the 2nd place in the First League in the 2016/17 season, in the Ukrainian Cup - reaching the 1/4 finals in the 2013/14 season. Home games are played at the Yuri Gagarin Stadium (12,060 seats). 1960-1970 The team was founded in 1960 under the name Avangard and was included in the Ukrainian zone of the USSR Class B championship. Oleksandr Shchanov, a former Dynamo Kiev player, was invited to become the team's head coa

Southampton vs. Chelsea: 0:3 The Blues are coming off a big win away to Southampton. Despite the big final score and the ease with which the win was achieved in the south of England, the Blues did not play without mistakes. The overall superiority of Maurizio Sarri's side in terms of play and statistics was slightly undermined by the number of dangerous situations they created. The luck of the home forwards, the timely and committed play of the Chelsea defenders and, of course, the saves of Kepa Arrizabalaga allowed the Londoners to return from St. Mary's without conceding a goal. Other than that, the Londoners were good, completely outplaying their opponents, dominating possession and making the most of their chances. Victory on the eve of the weekend's marquee match will allow the Blues to spend a few hours at the top of the table, something that was hard to believe at the start of the season. The game started at a fast pace with both teams looking to attack. In th

Lviv vs. Desna - 1:3 Chernihiv confidently overcomes Lviv The word "confident" in the subtitle of our report refers to the overall impression of the first Sunday match. However, if we divide it into different periods... Just before the half-time break, the visitors were completely outplaying the home team - both in terms of the score and what was happening on the pitch. "Desna was free, confident - even easy. Not surprisingly, it was Oleksandr Riabokon's men who opened the scoring and then doubled it. Who knows, maybe the same scenario would have continued in the second half, but just before the half-time whistle, Chernihiv found themselves in the minority, meaning Lviv had a chance. To the credit of the home team, they took advantage of it almost to the full. Almost: they reduced the score, kept the visitors' goal in constant tension throughout the second half, but... Desna's counterattack made it 1-3. And almost immediately after that - a new attac

Manchester City, Guardiola: Success comes from hard work The Spanish coach reminded his players that no Champions League game is an easy victory. With five minutes of normal time remaining, City were level at 1-1 with Hoffenheim at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, and Guardiola's men had to wait until the 87th minute to snatch victory. "It was important not to suffer another defeat in the first leg," he said after the Europa League group stage tie. - It is always difficult to win in Germany. We got the important three points and we fought for them during the game: the team is happy with the result. "Hoffenheim organised their defence well and were dangerous on the ball. It was difficult to find a weakness in their defence and score the decisive goal, but we did it and won the game. Read more Arsenal v Watford - Four conclusions after the game - Football News Arsenal vs. Watford. Four conclusions after the game. Arsenal made it five Premier League wins in a row on