Note:
The
purpose of this section is to summarize the week in question, it is not meant
to give a full statistical analysis of the matches.
We
live in a viral age and all that information can be accessed.
I
welcome all contributions from anyone, even for the Leagues that I did not
cover.
I. England
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Burnely
have signed goalkeeper Joe Hart from Manchester City. (Source BBC Football
Online)
-Brighton
have signed Ecuador winger Billy Arce from Independiente del Vale. They
immediately loaned him to Extremadura.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Brighton
have signed Anders Dreyer from Esbjerg.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Manchester
United have rejected Barcelona’s offer for Paul Pogba that included £45 Million plus
Yerry Mina and Andre Gomes. (Source Sky
Sports Online)
-Thibaut
Courtois, Chelsea’s Belgian goalkeeper has once again missed training to force
a transfer to Real Madrid. He is likely to be fined by the club. (Source Get
L’Equipe online)
-Stan
Kroenke is to be take control of Arsenal by buying the shares of Alisher
Usmanov. (Source Reuters UK Online)
-Liverpool’s
Marko Grujic has rejected the chance to return to Cardiff City on loan. (Source Transfer Market Web Online)
-If
Thibaut Courtois leaves, Chelsea are set to activate the release clause of
Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa.
(Source Daily Mail online)
-Jay
Rodriguez pleaded to WBA to allow him to transfer to Burnely before the
deadline. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Fulham
have signed on loan defender Calum Chambers from Arsenal. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
-Birmingham
City have signed on loan striker Omar Bogle from Cardiff. (Source The Guardian
Online)
-Birmingham
City have signed on loan Connor Mahoney from Bournemouth. (Source The Guardian
Online)
-Preston
NE have signed on loan Brandon Barker from Manchester City. (Source The
Guardian online)
-Burnely
have signed striker Matej Vydra from Derby County. (Source The Guardian online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-
Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa has paid his release clause and is set to join
Chelsea. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Chelsea
are set to sign on loan Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Real Madrid.
(Source BBC Football Online)
-Wolverhampton
Wanderers have signed Adama Traore from Middlesbrough. (Source BBC Football
Online)
-Aston
Villa are set to sign Scottish midfielder John McGinn from Hibernian. (Source
BBC Football Online)
-Shrewsbury
Town have signed on loan midfielder Greg Docherty from Rangers. (Source BBC
Football Online)
-Burnley
have extended the contract of defender Ben Mee until 2021. (Source BBC Football
Online)
-Bournemouth
have signed Colombian midfielder Jefferson Lerma from Levante. (Source BBC
Football Online)
-WBA
have rejected a bid from Watford for Craig Dawson (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Birmingham
City have signed on loan goalkeeper Lee Camp from Cardiff City. (Source The
Guardian Online)
-
Bournemouth have loaned defender Brad Smith to Seatle Sounders. (Source The
Guardian Online)
-Middlesbrough
have signed on loan striker Jordan Hugill from West Ham. (Source The Guardian
Online)
-Chelsea
have signed Spanish goalkeeper Kepa from Bilbao. (Source BBC Football online)
-Barnsley
have signed defender Jordan Williams from Huddersfield. (Source The Guardian
online)
-Derby
County have signed defender Scott Malone from Huddersfield. (Source The
Guardian online)
-Brighton
have signed defender Leo Skiri Ostigard from Molde. (Source The Guardian
online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Leicester
have signed Croatian defender Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb. (Source BBC Football online)
-Manchester
City have signed Australian midfielder Daniel Arzani from Melbourne City. (Source BBC Football online)
-Stoke
City have signed midfielder Sam Clucas Kepa from Swansea. (Source BBC Football online)
-Atletico
Madrid’s Diego Godin have rejected an offer from Manchetser United. (Source Sky
Sports Online)
-Wolverhampton
Wanderers have signed on loan Belgian midfielder Leander Dendoncker from
Anderlecht. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Newcastle
have signed defender Federico Fernandez from Swansea. (Source
Sky Sports online)
-Everton
have signed Barcelona pair of Colombian defender Yerry Mina and Portuguese
defender Andre Gomes (on loan). (Source Sky Sports
online)
-Cardiff
City have signed on loan Harry Arter from Bournemouth. (Source
Sky Sports online)
-Leicester
have loaned striker Islam Slimani to Fenerbahce. (Source
Sky Sports online)
-Crystal
Palace have signed on loan Ghanaian forward Jordan Ayew from Swansea. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Cardiff
City have signed on loan Spanish midfielder Victor Camarasa from Betis. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Wolverhampton
Wanderers’ attempt to sign Olksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City has been
called off. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Swansea
have signed defender Declan John from Rangers. (Source
Sky Sports online)
-West
Ham have signed forward Lucas Perez from Arsenal. (Source
Sky Sports online)
-Preston
NE have signed on loan Lukas Nmecha from Manchester City. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Everton
have extended the contracts of Kieran Dowell and Callum Connolly by three
years. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Brighton
have signed defender Dan Burn from Wigan. He is to be loaned back to the club. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Leicester
have signed Turkey defender Caglar Soyuncu from Freiburg. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Nottingham
Forest have signed German defender Michael Hefele from Huddersfield on
permanent basis. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Peterborough
have signed striker Ivan Toney from Newcastle. (Source
Sky Sports online)
-Everton
have signed on loan French defender Kurt Zouma from Chelsea. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Huddersfield
have signed on loan striker Isaac Mbenza from Montpellier. (Source Footnews.be
online)
-Bristol
Rovers have signed on loan striker Alex Jakubiak from Watford. (Source The
Guardian online)
-Wolverhampton
Wanderers have signed defender John Kitolano from Odds BK. (Source The Guardian
online)
-Tottenham
have given up their attemot to sign Aston Villa’s Jack Greaslish. (Source Daily
Mail online)
-Everton
have signed Brazilian player Bernard from Shakhtar Donetsk. (Source vi.nl
Online)
-Wigan
have signed Josh Windass from Rangers. (Source Scottish Sun Online)
-Fulham
have signed on loan goalkeeper Sergio Rico from Sevilla. (Source The Guardian
online)
-Fulham
have signed Andre-Frank Anguissa from Olympique Marseille. (Source Football
Transfers online)
-Fulham
have signed on loan striker Luciano Vietto Anguissa from Atletico Madrid.
(Source FTN online)
-Brighton
have signed Martin Montoya from Valencia, after he turned down Fulham’s offer.
(Source Mailonline Sport online)
-Watford
have signed Domingos Quina from West Ham. (Source Squawka News online)
-Southampton
have signed on loan Danny Ings from Liverpool. (Source FTN online)
-Fulham
have signed on loan Timothy Fosu-Mensah from Manchester United. (Source
Football Transfers online)
-Brighton
have signed midfielder Peter Gwaris from Jonkopings Sodra. (Source The Guardian
online)
-West
ham have signed midfielder Colombian Carlos Sanchez from Fiorentina. (Source
The Guardian online)
-Walsall
have signed forward Josh Gordon from Leicester. (Source The Guardian online)
-Bristol
City have signed on loan defender Jay Dasilva from Chelsea. (Source The
Guardian online)
-Leicester
have extended the contract of striker Jamie Vardy until 2022. (Source @LCFC
Online)
-Fulham
have signed defender Joe Bryan from Bristol City. (Source FTN online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-The
2018/19 Premier League season kicked off with Manchester United defeating
Leicster City (2-1).
-Crystal
Palace have extended the contract of Manager Roy Hodgson until 2020. (Source
BBC Football Online)
-Crystal
Palace Manager Roy Hogson stated that he wanted to keep Ruben Loftus-Cheek but
that proposal was rejected by Chelsea. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Huddersfield
have extended the contract of German defender Christopher Schindler until 2021.
(Source Sky Sports online)
-Manchester
City’s Douglas Luiz has been refused a work permit. He will most likely be
loaned to Girona according to Manager Pep Guardiola. (Source The Guardian
Online)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-Unai
Emery has named Laurent Koscielny as Arsenal Captain with Mesut Ozil, Petr
Cech, Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka as vice-captains. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Nottingham
Forest have signed on loan defender Sam Byram from West Ham. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Everton
have loaned Nikola Vlasic to CSKA Moscow.
(Source The Guardian online)
-
Brighton have accepted Sheffield United’s offer for Oliver Norwood. (Source Sky
Sports online)
-Former
England Manager Sam Allardyce stated that he would have been criticized had he
played defensively vs. Croatia during the World Cup. (Source Sky Sports online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-Manchester
United’s Paul Pogba stated that he would not be discussing his future as he is
affraid to be pinished foe saying the wrog thing. (Source Reuters UK online)
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Leonardo
Ulloa has left Leicester and joined Mexican Club Pachuca. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Swansea
have signed midfielder Simon Paulet from Club Brugge. (Source Footnews.be
online)
-Liverpool
defender Dejan Lovren is injured amd will be out at least three weeks. (Source
Daily Mail online)
-Watford
have extended the contract of defender Adrian Mariappa until 2020. (Source
L’Equipe online)
English
Premier League Matchday (August 10-12, 2018):
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
Manchester
United 2-Leicester 1 (Paul Pogba 3 pen, Luke Shaw 83 / Jamie Vardy 90)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
Newcastle
1-Tottenham 2
(Joselu 11 / Jan Vertonghen 8, Dele Alli 18)
Bournemouth
2-Cardiff 0
(Ryan Fraser 24, Callum Wilsn 90)
Fulham
0-Crystal Palace 2 (Jeffrey Schlupp 41, Wilfried Zaha 80)
Huddersfield
0-Chelsea 3 (N’Golo
Kante 34, Jorginho 45 pen, Pedro 80)
Watford
2-Brighton 0
(Roberto Pereyra 35, 54)
Wolverhampton
2-Everton 2
(Ruben Neves 44, Raul Jimenez 80 / Richarlison 17, 67)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Liverpool
4-West Ham 0
(Mohamed Salah 19, Sadio Mane 45, 63, Daniel Sturridge 88)
Southampton
0-Burnley 0
Arsenal
0-Manchester City 2 (Raheem Sterling 14, Bernardo Silva 64)
Top
Goalscorer:
Sadio
Mane (Liverpool) 2 goals
Richarlison
(Everton) 2 goals
Roberto
Pereyra (Watford) 2 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Liverpool
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
|
2
|
Chelsea
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
3
|
Bournemouth
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
4
|
Crystal Palace
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
5
|
Manchester City
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
6
|
Watford
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
 |
Photo
From: L’Equipe, August 11, 2018
| (Paul Pogba scoring from the spot, August 10, 2018, Manchester United 2-Leicester 1) |
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Parma
have signed three players from Inter: Jinathan Bibiany, Federic Dimarco (on
loan) and Alessandro Bastoni (on loan). (Source L’Equipe online)
-Cesena
have signed on midfielder Davide Biondini from Sassuolo (Source The Guardian
online)
-Empoli
have signed Argentina defender Matias Silvestre from Sampdoria. (Source The
Guardian online)
-Fiorentina
have officially signed on loan Croatian winger Marko Pjaca from Juventus.
(Source The Guardian Online)
-Frosinone
have signed goalkeeper Alessandro Iacobucci from Virtus Entella. (Source The
Guardian online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Genoa
have signed defender Lisandro Ezequiel Lopez from Benfica. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Napoli
have signed French defender Kevin Malcuit from Lille. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Chievo
have signed on loan defeLuca Rossettini from Genoa. (Source The Guardian
online)
-Crotone
have signed midfielder Salvatore Molina from Atalanta. (Source The Guardian
online)
-Josh
Perez has left Fiorentina to join Los Angeles FC. (Source The Guardian online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-French
defender Bacary Sagna (released by Benevento) has joined MLS’s Montreal Impact.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Moussa
Kone has left Frosinone to join Erzurusmpor.
(Source The Guardian online)
-Chieveo
have signed defender Bartosz Salamon from SPAL. (Source The Guardian online)
-Juventus
have rejcted Watford’s offer for Stafano Sturaro as well as Chelsea’s off for
Daniele Rugani. (Source Football Italia online)
-Cosenza
have signed on loan midfielder Andre Schetino and winger Jaime Baez (both from
Fiorentina). (Source The Guardian online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-Cristiano
Ronaldo’s fine by the Spanish Tax authorities has been reduced by two Million
Euros. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Cagliari’s
Andrea Cossu has announced his retirement. (Source Football Italia online)
-Joao
Mario has denied a claim that he refused to join Chelsea because Maurizio Sarri
was Italian. (Source Football Italia online)
-Parma
have had their point reduction penalty revoked and Emanuele Calaio’s ban has
been reduced to four months. (Source Football Italia online)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-Empoli
have signed defender Luca Antonelli from AC Milan . (Source Football Italia
online)
-Genoa
have signed on loan defender Andrea Favilli from Juventus. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Fiorentina
have signed on loan Swiss midfielder Edimilson Fernandes from West Ham. (Source
Calciomercato online)
-Torino
have rejected Napoli’s offer for Andrea Belotti, that included money plus
Roberto Inglese. (Source Football
Italia online)
-Frosinone
are to sign on loan Francesco Zampano from Pescara. (Source Football Italia
online)
-AC
Milan have signed on loan Tiemoue Bakayoko from Chelsea. (Source Calciomercato
online)
-AC
Milan have extended the contract of striker Patrick Cutrone until 2023. (Source
Calciomercato online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-Empoli
are on the verge of signing midfielder Afriyie Acquah from Torino. (Source
Football Italia online)
-
Torino have signed on loan defender Ola Aina from Chelsea. (Source Football
Italia online)
-Chievo
have signed midfielder Joel Obi from Torino. (Source The Guardian online)
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Sassuolo
have signed on loan midfielder Manuel Locatelli from AC Milan. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Palermo
have signed on loan midfielder Cesar Falletti from Bologna. (Source The
Guardian online)
-According
to ‘A Bola’, AC Milan’s Carlos Bacca is to be transferred to Sporting CP, but
the player is holding out to go back to Villareal. (Source Football Italia
online)
-AC
Milan have offered Carlos Bacca plus money to sign Villareal striker Samu
Castillejo. (Source Football Italia online)
-Inter
have signed on loan Keita Balde from Monaco. (Source Football Italia online)
Coppa
Italia (August 11-12, 2018):
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
Udinese
1-Benevento 1
(???)
Genoa
4-Lecce 0
(??)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Chievo
1-Pescara 0
(???)
Spezia
0-SPAL 1
(??)
Catania
2-Verona 0
(???)
Livorno
0-Crotone 1
(??)
Brescia
2-Novara 2
(???)
Cagliari
2-Palermo 1
(??)
Empoli
0-Cittadella 3
(???)
Frosinone
0-Sudtirol 2
(??)
Parma
0-Pisa 1
(???)
Sampdoria
1-Viterbese Castrense 0 (??)
Sassuolo
5-Ternana 1
(???)
Virtus
Entella 2-Sportiva Salernitana 0 (??)
Torino
4-Cosenza 0
(???)
Bologna
2-Padova 0
(??)
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Levante
have signed Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena from FC Zurich. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Real
Madrid are to report Internazionale Milano to UEFA for their attempts to sign and
‘unsettle’ Luka Modric. (Source
Calciomercato Online)
-Lugo
have signed on loan Jose Carlos Lazo from Getafe. (Source The Guardian online)
-Huesca
have signed Serdar Gurlar from Osmanlispor. (Source The Guardian online)
-Malga
have signed on loan defender Pau Torres from Villareal. (Source The Guardian online)
-Malga
have signed on loan midfielder Sead Haskabanovic from West Ham. (Source The Guardian online)
-Tenerife
have signed on loan striker Nano from Eibar.
(Source The Guardian online)
-Las
Palmas have signed midfielder Inigo Ruiz from Barcelona. (Source The Guardian
online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Sporting
Gijon have signed midfielder Isaac Cofie from Genoa. (Source The Guardian
online)
-Valladolid
have signed on loan Daniele Verde from Roma. (Source Football Italia online)
-Real
Madrid have signed 16-year-old Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen (son of Eidur) (Source
Sport Bild Online)
-Celta
have signed midfielder Mathias Jensen from Nordsjaelland. (Source The Guardian
Online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Real
Madrid have signed Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea. (Source
BBC Football online)
-Alaves
have signed defender Adrian Martin from Villareal. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Atletico
Madrid have officially signed Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic from AC Milan.
(Source The Guardian online)
-Levante
have signed midfielder Nikola Vukcevic from Braga. (Source The Guardian online)
-Rayo
Vallecano have signed defender Jordi Amat from Swansea. (Source The Guardian
online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-Lionel
Messi has been named as the new Official captain of Barcelona. Sergio Busquets
will be vive captain followed by Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto. (Source BBC
Football online)
-Sociedad
have signed on loan French defender Theo Hernandez from Real Madrid. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Malaga have signed Senegal midfielder Alfred N’Diaye
from Villareal. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Valencia
have signed on loan Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-According
to the agent of Malcolm, the new Barcelona signing did his last minute change
of mind as a punishment to Roma, who had treated hom badly during the
negotiations. (Source Football Italia online)
-Andrea
Pirlo stated that he would not be taking a role with the National team .
(Source Football Italia online)
-Bayern
Munich’s Thiago Alcantara has been linked with Real Madrid. (Source vi.nl online)
Saturday, August 11, 2018:
-Barcelona’s
Brazilian player Phillipe Coutinho has obtained a Portuguese passport and will
not be considered a non-EU player. (Source Footnews.be online)
-Sevilla
have signed on loan Portuguese striker Andre Silva from AC Milan. (Source
Bleacher report online)
-Former
Barcelona Captain Andres Iniesta scored for the fisrt time for Vissel Kobe in
the Japanese League (2-1 vs. Jubilo Iwata).
(Source Walfoot.be online)
-Gimnastic
de Tarragona have signed on loan winger Sebas Coris from Girona. (Source The Guardian online)
-According
to some reports, Luka Modric has decided to stay at Real Madrid and not join
Inter. He will also have a salary increase. (Source AS.com online)
-Lleida
Esportiu have signed on loan Mink Peeters from Real Madrid. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Barcelona’s
Gerard Pique has announced his International retirement. (Source Onze-Mondial
online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-Sevilla
officials have threatened to withdraw from the Super Cup today if Barcelona
name more than three non-EU players. However, the Spanish Federation stated
that there are no restrictions as it is not clased a non-professional game.
(Source BBC Football online)
-It
was disclosed that Chelsea had met Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak’s
release clasue, but the player rejected the offer. (Source Dail Mail online)
-By
winning in today’s Spanish Super Cup, Lionel Messi became Barcelona’s most
titled player by winning his 33rd title (overtaking Iniesta).
(Source Daily Mail online)
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Alaves
have signed midfielder Tomas Pina from Club Brugge on permanent basis. (Source
RTBF.be online)
-Betis
has rejected Besiktas’ offer for Algerian player Ryad Boudebouz. (Source
Transfer Market Web online)
-Real
Madrid defender Alvaro Odriozola is injured and will miss the UEFA Super Cup
match vs. Atletico Madrid . (Source AS.com online)
-Atletico
Madrid have extended the contract of Diego Godin until 2021. (Source Kicker.de
online)
-David
Silva has announced his retirement from the Spanish National Team. (Source
Bleacher Report online)
-Valencia have signed French striker Kevin Gameiro from
Atletico Madrid. (Source Reuters UK online)
-Rayo
Vallecano have signed on loan Alvaro Medran from Valencia. (Source The Guardian online)
-Leganes
have signed Jose Arnaiz from Barcelona.
(Source L’Equipe online)
Spain
Super Cup:
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Barcelona
2-Sevilla 1
(Gerard Pique 42, Ousmane Demebele 78 / Pablo Sarabia 9)
 |
Photo
From: L’Equipe, August 12, 2018
|
(Gerard
Pique)
|
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Leverkusen
have signed on loan Swedish International Isaac Kiese Thelin from Anderlecht.
(Source L’Equipe online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Jerome
Boateng has decided against a move to Manchester United and has informed Jose
Mourinho. It is believed that he refused because he does not think they can win
the Champions League. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Leverkusen
have extended the contract of Finland striker Joel Pohjanpalo until 2022.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-
Axel, Witsel’s agent has disclosed that the player had turned down an offer
Manchetser United before joining Dortmund. (Source
Footnews.be online)
-Max
Kruse has been appointed as the Captain of Werder Bremen. (Source Sport Bild
Online)
-Holstein
Kiel have signed on loan Aaron Seydel from Mainz. (Source Sport Bild Online)
-SV
Hamburg have signed on loan midfielder Orela Mangala from Stuttgart. (Source
The Guardian Online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Philipp
Ochs has left Hoffenheim to join Aalborg.
(Source The Guardian online)
-Stuttgart
have extended the contract of midfielder Santiago Ascacibar until 2023. (Source
Sport Bild online)
-St
Pauli have signed striker Henk Veerman
from SC Heerenveen. (Source Sport Bild
online)
-Eintracht
Frankfurt have offered professional contracts to Patrice Kabuya and Tobias
Stirl. (Source Sport Bild online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-SV
Hamburg have signed on loan defender Leo Lacroix from Saint Etienne. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Eintracht
Frankfurt have extended the contract of Croatian Ante Rebic until 2022. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Hoffenheim
have extended the contract of Czech defender Pavel Kaderabek until 2021.
(Source Sport Bild online)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-Hannover
have extended the contract of Manager Andre Breitenreiter until 2021. (Source
Sport Bild online)
-Schalke
have extended the contract of Manager Domenico Tedesco until 2022. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Werder
Bremen have extended the contract of goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka. (Source Sport
Bild online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Former
German star Stefan Effenberg has advised Jerome Boateng to join PSG if Bayern
Munich do not want him. (Source AS.com
online)
German
Super Cup:
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Eintracht
Frankfurt 0-Bayern Munich 5 (Robert Lewandowski 21, 26, 54, Kingsley Coman 63, Thiago Alcantara
85)
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Nantes
have signed on loan Ghana striker Majeed Waris from Porto. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Nantes
have signed on loan Brazilian striker Gabriel Boschilia from Monaco. (Source
Footnews.be online)
-Lorient
have signed French defender Mathieu Saunier from Granada. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Bordeaux
have signed Croatian midfielder Toma Basic from Hajduk Split. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Amiens
have signed Polish midfielder Rafal Kurzawa (from Gornik Zabrze) and Swedish
defender Emil Krafth (from Bologna). (Source L’Equipe online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Guingamp
have extended the contract of midfielder Ludovic Blas until 2021. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Lille
have loaned Albanian midfielder Agim Zeka to Leixoes. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Villefranche
Saint-Jean Beautieu (National 3) have signed Cedric Varrault from Dijon.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Lille
have signed striker Rafael Leao from Sporting CP. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Auxerre
have are set to sign Julien Feret on a free (formerly from Caen). (Source L’Equipe online)
-Rennes
have offered a professional contract to Georginio Rutter. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Reims
have signed South Korean striker Hyun-Jun Suk from Troyes. (Source L’Equipe
online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Monaco
defender Almamy Toure has rejected an offer from Fulham. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Angers
have signed Algerian Farid El Melali from Paradou AC. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Bordeaux
have loaned Brazilian Jonathan Cafu to Red Star Belgrade. (Source L’Equipe online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-PSG
have offered a professional contract to striker Samuel Essende. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Bordeaux
have offered a professional contract to goalkeeper Gaetan Poussin. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Toulouse
have signed defender Steven Moreira from Lorient. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Bordeaux
have signed striker Jimmy Briand from Guingamp. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Prejuce
Nakoulma has ended his contract with Nantes by mutual consent. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-VAR
was used for the first time in the L1 as OM were given awarded a penalty kick
in their win over Toulouse in the League opener. (Source BBC Football online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-PSG
is set to sign German defender Thilo Kehrer from Schalke. (Source Sky Sports
online)
-PSG’s
Andre Rabiot has refused a contract extension and could potentially miss the
entire season. (Source AS.com online)
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Stade
Brestois have signed midfielder Ibrahima Diallo from Monaco. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-OGC
Nice have signed striker Myziane Maolida from Lyon. (Source L’Equipe online)
-PSG
have extended the contract of defender Presnel Kimpembe until 2023. (Source
L’Equipe online)
French
Ligue 1 Matchday (August 10-12, 2018):
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
Marseille
4-Toulouse 0
(Dimitri Payet 45pen, 62, Valere Germain 89, Florian Thauvin 90)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
Nantes
1-Monaco 3
(Emiliano Sola 90 / Rony Lopes 69, Stevan Jovetic 80, Radamel Falcao 83)
Saint
Etienne 2-Guingamp 1 (Wahbi Khazri 45, Lois Diony 80 / Marcus Thuram 56 pen)
Lille
3-Rennes 1
(Lebo Mothiba 45, Nicolas Pepe 54, Jonathan Bamba 68 / Clement Grenier 43)
Montpellier
1-Dijon 2
(Pedro Mendes 5 / Julio Tavares 51, Senou Coulibaly 90)
Nice
0-Reims 1
(Moussa Doumbia 2)
Angers
3-Nimes 4
(Pierrick Capelle 33, Angelo Fulgini 51, Ismael Traore 56 / Sada Thioub 4,
Clement Depres 76, 88, Renaud Ripart 85)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Lyon
2-Amiens 0
(Bertrand Traore 24, Memphis Depay 75)
Bordeaux
0-Strasbourg 2
(Ibrahima Sissoko 68, Nuno Da Costa 78)
PSG
3-Caen 0
(Neymar 10, Adrien Rabiot 35, Timothy Weah 89)
Top
Goalscorer:
Clement
Depres (Nimes) 2 goals
Dimitri
Payet (Marseille) 2 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Marseille
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
|
2
|
PSG
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
3
|
Monaco
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
4
|
Lille
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
5
|
Strasbourg
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
6
|
Lyon
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
 |
Photo
From: L’Equipe, August 11, 2018
|
(Dimitri
Payet scoring from the spot, after the VAR decision, August 10, 2018, OM
4-Toulouse 0)
|
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-PSV
Eindhoven have signed Australian defender Trent Sainsbury from Chinese side
Jiangsu Suning. (Source Reuters UK online)
-NEC
have signed goalkeeper Norbert Albias from Ajax. (Source vi.nl online)
-PSV
Eindhoven have extended the contract of Luuk de Jong until 2021. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Den
Bosch have signed Imrane Oulad Omar from AS Trencin. (Source vi.nl online)
-Bilal
Ould-Chikh has mutually ended his contract with Utrecht. (Source vi.nl online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Roda
JC Kerkrade have signed Ba-Muaka Simakala from Moenchengladbach. (Source
Kicker.de online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Emmen
have signed striker Nicklas Pedersen from Mechelen. (Source vi.nl online)
-Former
Dutch International Hewdiges Maduro has announced his retirement. (Source vi.nl
Online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-Excelsior
have signed Icelandic Elias Mar Omarsson. (Source vi.nl online)
-Fredrik
Holst has left Sparta to join IF Elsborg. (Source vi.nl online)
-PSV
Eindhoven have signed midfielder Ryan Thomas from PEC Zwolle. (Source vi.nl
online)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-Ruben
Jensen has left Groningen to join SK Brann. (Source vi.nl online)
-NEC
have signed Brahim Darri from Heracles Almelo. (Source vi.nl online)
-Fortuna
Sittard have signed midfielder Amadou Ciss from FC Pau. (Source vi.nl online)
-PSV
Eindhoven have signed Hungarian winger Oliver Horvath from Ajax. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Go
Ahead Eagles have signed midfielder Paco van Moorsel from Sparta. (Source vi.nl
online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Belgian
defender Benis Belesi has ended his contract with Utrecht . (Source Walfoot.be
online)
-Excelsior
have signed on loan Belgian defender Siebe Horemans from Gent. (Source vi.nl
online)
-AZ
have signed Icelandic Albert Gudmundsson from PSV Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl
online)
Dutch
Eredivisie Matchday (August 10-12, 2018):
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
PEC
Zwolle 2-Heerenveen 3 (Mike van Duinen 28 pen, 56 / Morten Thorsby 32, 39, Arber Zeneli 43)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
Ajax
1-Heracles 1
(Matthijs De Ligt 88 / Kristoffer Peterson 84)
Willem
II 0-VVV Venlo 1 (Danny Post 21)
PSV
Eindhoven 4-Utrecht 0 (Gaston Pereiro 16, Steven Bergwijn 57, Hirving Lozano 77, Denzel
Domfries 80)
Excelsior
1-Fortuna Sittard 1 (Jurgen Mattheij 33 / Jorrit Smeets 54)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Den
Haag 1-Emmen 2
(Sheraldo Becker 62 / Glenn Bijl 37, Anco Jansen 42 pen)
De
Graafschap 2-Feyenoord 0 (Fabian Serrarens 31, Stefan Nijland 90)
Vitesse
5-Groningen 1
(Bryan Linssen 22, Matus Bero 44, Roy Beerens 62, Jake Clarke-Salter 66, Tim
Matavz 71 / Ritsu Doan 38)
AZ
5-NAC 0
(Jonas Svensson 26, Pantelis Hatzidiakos 30, Myron Boadu 42, Teun Koopmeiners
79, Bjorn Johnsen 85)
Top
Goalscorer:
Mike
van Duinen (PEC Zwolle) 2 goals
Morten
Thorsby (SC Heerenveen) 2 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
AZ
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
|
2
|
Vitesse
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
|
3
|
PSV Eindhoven
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
|
4
|
De Graafschap
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
5
|
Heerenveen
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
6
|
Emmen
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Rangers
have signed Croatian defender Borna Barisic from Osijek. (Source BBC Football
online)
-Celtic
have rejected Fulham’s bid fro Belgian defender Dedryck Boyata. (Source BBC
Football online)
-Hamilton
have signed Congolese midfielder Delphin Tshiembe from AC Horsens. (Source BBC
Football online)
-Rangers
have appealed the red card received by Alfredo Morelos in their weekend match
vs. Aberdeen. (Source BBC Football online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Celtic
have signed Honduran defender Emilio Izaquirre from Saudi Arabia’s Al-Fayha. He
returns to his former club. (Source BBC Football online)
-After
appeal, the red card of Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos has been rescinded. (Source
BBC Football Online)
-Aberdeen’s
Scott McKenna is expected to be out a minimum of six weeks due to injury.
(Source BBC Football Online)
-Hibernian
have signed on loan Ghana winger Thomas Agyepong from Manchester City. (Source
BBC Football Online)
-Kilmarnock
have signed on loan goakeeper Daniel Bachmann from Watford. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Hibernian
have signed on loan midfielder Emerson Hyndman from Bournemouth. (Source The
Guardian Online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-St
Mirren have signed on loan (for 6 months) Danish striker Nicolai Brock-Madsen
from Birmingham City. (Source BBC
Football online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-Lee
Erwin is to leave Kilmarnock and join Iran’s Tractor Sazi. (Source BBC Football online)
-Motherwell
have signed defender Christian Mbulu from Milwall. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-Hibernian
have signed Republic of Ireland winger Daryl Horgan from Preston NE. (Source
BBC Football Online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Aberdeen
have signed on loan James Wilson from Manchester United. (Source BBC Football
online)
League
Matchday (August 11-5, 2018):
Scottish
Premier League
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
Hearts
1-Celtic 0
(Kyle Lafferty 57)
Dundee
0-Aberdeen 1
(Gary Mackay-Steven 75 pen)
Livingston
0-Kilmarnock 0
Motherwell
0-Hamilton 1
(Steven Boyd 67)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Rangers
2-St Mirren 0
(Alfredo Morelos 14,Connor Goldson 24)
St
Johnstone 1-Hibernian 1(Stephen Mallan (own goal) 22 / Oliver Shaw 51)
Top
Goalscorer:
Daniel
Mullen (St Mirren) 2 goals
Peter
Haring (Hearts) 2 goals
Oli
Shaw (Hibernian) 2 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Hearts
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
|
2
|
Hibernian
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
|
3
|
Rangers
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
|
4
|
Kilmarnock
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
|
5
|
Aberdeen
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
6
|
Celtic
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Porto
have signed Eder Militao from Sao Paulo. (Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Benfica
have offered a professional contract to Antonio Ribeiro. (Source Maisfutbol
online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-Sporting
CP is set to sign Abdoulay Diaby from Club Brugge. (Source Footnews.be Online)
-Sporting
CP have rejected Fiorentina’s offer for Marcos Acuna (Source Transfer Market
Web online)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-Utrecht
have signed on loan Oussama Tannane from Saint Etienne. (Source L’Equipe
online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-Sporting
CP have signed on loan midfielder Stefano Sturaro from Juventus. (Source L’Equipe Online)
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-
Portugal
Primeira Liga League Matchday (August 10-12, 2018):
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
Benfica
3-Guimaraes 2 (Pizzi
10, 30, 38 / Adre Andre 76, Guillermo Celis 81)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
Setubal
2-Aves 0
(Costinha 3, Jhonder Cadiz 61)
Tondela
0-Belenensses 1 (Fredy 54)
Porto
5-Chaves 0
(Vincent Aboubakar 14, 20, Yacine Brahimi 45, Jesus Corona 71, M. Mouandilmadji
88)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Feirense
2-Rio Ave 0
(Tiago Silva 20, Edinho 33 )
Maritimo
1-Santa Clara 0 (Rodrigo Pinho 90 pen)
Moreirense
1-Sporting CP 3 (Heriberto Tavares 6 / Bruno Fernandes 16, Bas Dost 74 pen, 90)
Braga
4-Nacional 2
(Dyego Sousa 4, 32, Ricardo Horta 48, 72 / Bryan Rochez 23 pen, 38)
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
Portimonense
0-Boavista 2
(David Simao 47, Andre Claro 90 )
Top
Goalscorer:
Benfica
(Pizzi) 3 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Porto
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
|
2
|
Braga
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
3
|
Sporting CP
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
4
|
Boavista
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
5
|
Feirense
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
6
|
Setubal
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Belgium’s
disciplinary commission has susoended Club Brugeg striker Wesley Moraes to six
matches for his sending off over the weekend (he had kicked Mouscron’s Katranic
on the face). (Source Walfoot.be online)
-Cercle
Brugge have extended the contract of Benjamin Delacourt for one more
season. (Source Walfoot.be online)
-Lokeren
have signed Israeli defender Omri Ben Harush from Maccabi Haifa. (Source Walfoot.be online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-St
Truiden have signed Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Buya Turay from Dalkurd. (Source Walfoot.be online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Chaleroi
have extended the contract of Iranian striker Kaveh Rezaei by four years. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Danish
defender Alexander Scholz has left Club Brugge and joined FC Midtjylland. (Source RTBF.be online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-Kortrijk
have signed Nigerian striker Imoh Ezekiel on a free (formerly Las Palmas).
(Source RTBF.be online)
-Gent
have signed on loan Senegal’s Mamadou Sylla from Zulte Waregem. (Source
Walfoot.be online)
-
Standard Liege Manager Michel Preud’homme denied rumors that Mexican goalkeeper
Guillermo Ochoa is to join Napoli. (Source Footbal Italia online)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Charleroi
have signed French goalkeeper Remy Riou from Alanyaspor. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Zulte-Waregem
have signed on loan Ivory Coast striker Chris Bedia from Charleroi. (Source
Footnews.be online)
First
Division A League Matchday (August 10-12, 2018):
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
Club
Brugge 3-Kortrijk 0 (A.D.Groeneveld 3, 8, Siebe Schrijvers 57)
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
Standard
Liege 0-Cercle Brugge 0
Zulte-Waregem
3-Eupen 0
(Thomas Buffel 35, 38, Hicham Faik 56)
St
Truiden 1-Lokeren 1 (M.Buya Turay 84 / Guus Hupperts 78)
Mouscron
0-Antwerp 1
(William Owusu 81)
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
Ostend
0-Genk 2
(Leandro Trossard 75 pen, Ruslan Malinkovskyi 82)
Charleroi
1-Anderlecht 2
(Ali Gholizadeh 41 / Nany Dimata 45 pen, Iva Santini 64)
Gent
4-Waasland-Beveren 1 (Roman Yarmechuk 36, Birger Verstraete 77 pen, Jonathan David 83, 90 /
Aleksandar Vukotic 82)
Top
Goalscorer:
Ivan
Santini (Anderlecht) 7 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Anderlecht
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
7
|
9
|
|
2
|
Club
Brugge
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
9
|
|
3
|
Genk
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
|
4
|
Antwerp
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
|
5
|
Zulte-Waregem
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
6
|
Cercle Brugge
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
August 7, 2018:
-Gelson
Fernnades has announced his retirement from the Switzerland National Team.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-45
year-old Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary has announced his retirement from
the Egyptian National Team. (Source RTBF.be online)
Wednesday,
August 8, 2018:
-Swedish
Manager Erik Hamren has been named as the National Team Manager of Iceland.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-
Jordi Cruyff has been named as the new Manager of Chinese side Chongqing Lifan (Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday,
August 9, 2018:
-Peru
Federation have extended the contract of Manager Ricardo Gareca util 2021.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Zambia’s
Kalusha Bwalya, member of (CAF), has been banned for two years from FIFA due to
his links with banned Qatari Official Mohamed Bin Hammam. (Source BBC Football
online)
Friday,
August 10, 2018:
-
Saturday,
August 11, 2018:
-
Sunday,
August 12, 2018:
-Former
Brazilian star Ronaldo was admitted to intensive care unit in Ibiza after
suffering from pneumonia. (Source BBC
Football online)
Monday,
August 13, 2018:
-Internacional
have signed Peru striker Paolo Guerrero from Flamengo. (Source Reuters UK
online)
