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to give a full statistical analysis of the matches.
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I. England
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
-Stoke
City have signed Nigerian midfielder Oghenekaro Peter Etebo from Feirense.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Arsenal
have extended the contract of 17-year-old midfielder Aisnley Maitland-Niles. (Source
BBC Football Online)
-
The England National Team has arrived in Russia by landing at St. Petersburg.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Bournemouth
are on the verge of signing Jefferson Lerma fom Levante. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Arsenal’s
French striker Yassin Fortune has signed with Sion. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Former
Arsenal player, the Swedish Frederik Ljungberg has returned to the club to
manage the U-23 side. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Arsenal
are on the verge of signing midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria. (Source
vi.nl online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-The
Argentine Mario Husillos has been named as West Ham United’s Director of
Football. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Marcus
Rashford missed England training due to a slight knee strain. (Source Sky
Sports Online)
-Former
England Manager Sam Allardyce is ‘extremely jealous’ that Southgate is leading
England at the World Cup and wishes he was still in charge. (Source Reuters UK
Online)
-Argentinean
Manager Marcelo Bielsa is set to become the new manager of Leeds United.
(Source Marca.com Online)
-Chelsea
have signed 16-year-old defender Ian Maatsen from PSV Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl
Online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-Birmingham
City are to rename their stadium from ‘St Andrew’s’ to ‘St Andrew’s Trillion
Trophy Stadium’ due to their sponsorship agreement with the club’s China-based
owners. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Marcus
Rashford once again missed England training due to a slight knee strain.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Swansea
have turned down Fulham’s bid for Jordan Ayew. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Burnley
have approached WBA to sign Craig Dawson and Jay Rodriguez. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Huddersfield
have signed Egyptian striker Ramadan Sobhi from Stoke City. (Source Maisfutebol.com Online)
-Charlton
Athletic players Reeco Hackett-Fairchild and Karlan Ahearne-Grant appeared in
court over alleged sexual assault of a woman in Ibiza. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson extended his contract with Manchetser United. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Former
England International Terry Butcher was appointed as the National Team Manager
of Phillipines. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Nottingham
Forest have signed Benfica pair of Joao Carvalho and Diogo Goncalves. (Source
Sky Sports Online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-England’s
Marcus Rashford has returned to training with the rest of the squad. (Source
Sky Sports Online)
-Argentinean
Manager Marcelo Bielsa was confirmed as the new manager of Leeds United.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Former
Watford Chairman Raffaele Riva was suspended indefinitely by the English League
for breach of regulations. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-WBA
have signed Yuning Zhang from Werder Bremen. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Grant
Xhaka has extended his contract with Arsenal. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Watford
have signed defender Marc Navarro from Espanyol. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Sunday,
June 17, 2018:
-Fabian
Delph will temporarily leave the England base to see the birth of his third child.
(Source L’Equipe Online)
-Liverpool
have offered a five year contract to 18-year-old Rhian Brewster. (Source Daily
telegraph Online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-Leicester
City have signed midfielder James Maddison from Norwich City. He chose Leicester
over Southampton. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-French
defender Issa Diop will undergo his medical at West Ham prior to signing for
the club from Toulouse. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Sunderland
have accepted Middlesbrough’s bid for midfielder Paddy McNair. (Source Sky
Sports Online)
-Stoke
City have extended the contract of Welsh midfielder Joe Allen by four years.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Arsenal
are to present former Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno tomorrow (Source Sport
Bild Online)
-Wolverhampton
Wanderers have signed goalkeeper Rui Patricio from Sporting CP . (Source vi.nl
Online)
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 5, 2018:
-Dutchman
Justin Kluivert (formerly of Ajax, son of Patrick) has arrived in Rome to sign
for AS Roma. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Bologna
have extended the contract of Senegalese defender Ibrahima Mbaye until 2023.
(Source L’Equipe Online)
-Napoli
have officially signed Simone Verdi from Bologna. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Fillipo
Inzaghi has left his coaching post at Venezia to take over at Bologna. (Source
L’Equipe Online)
-Juventus
are on the verge of signing Joao Cancelo from Inter. (Source Calciomercato
Online)
-AS
Roma’s Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan is on the verge of signing for
Inter. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-
Roberto De Zerbi has been confirmed as Sassuolo’s new Manager. (Source
Calciomercato online)
-
Ascoli Striker Andrea Favilli will have his medical at Juventus tomorrow.
(Source Calciomercato online)
-AS
Roma are to loan Bruno Peres to Torino (with option to buy). (Source
Calciomercato online)
-Chievo
Verona have signed Serbian striker Filip Djordjevic from Lazio. (Source France
Football Online)
-Juventus
Manager Massimiliano Allegri revealed that he had been contacted by Real Madrid
to take over as coach but he refused as he had given his word to Juventus to
stay. (Source La Gazzetta dello Sport Online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-Valon
Berisha will have his medical with Sampdoria tomorrow. (Source Calciomercato
Online)
-Fiorentina
have signed Slovakian defender David Hancko from Zilina. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
-Napoli
have agreed on personal terms to sign Celta Vigo’s Slovakian Stanislav Lobotka.
(Source Calciomercato Online)
-Inter
have signed Lillo Guarneri (U-16 Italian goalkeeper) form Standard Liege.
(Source Footnews. be Online)
-
Sky Sports have outbid Mediaset and won the Televison rights to broadcast
Italian Serie A matches until 2021. (Source Reuters UK online)
-AS
Roma President James Pallotta said he was joking wheh he stated that goalkeeper
Alisson could possibly join Real Madrid. (Source AS.com online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-Napoli
are on the vege of signing Austrian defender Stefan Lainer from Salzburg.
(Source L’Equipe Online)
-Antonio
Canderva is likely to sign a contract extension with Inter. (Source
Calciomercato.com online)
-Udinese
have signed Hidde Ter Avest from Twente Enschede. (Source vi.nl online)
Saturday,
June 16, 2018:
-Fronsione were promoted to the Serie A after a play-off
win over Palermo. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-Fiorentina
have signed 17-year-old Christian Koffi from Monaco. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Inter
have apparently offered Eder as part exchange to Sassuolo to acquire Matteo
Politano. (Source Calciomercato Online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-Walter
Sabatini has been appointed as the new Technical Director of Sampdoria. (Source
Calciomercato Online)
-Inter
are now using Eder in yet another swap deal They proposed to exchange him with
Villareal’s Sanson. However the Spanish team wanted money and not the player.
(Source Calciomercato Online)
-AS
Roma have extended the contract of Manager Eusebio Di Francesco until 2020 .
(Source France Football Online)
-Simone
Zaza has turned down an offer from a Chinese club, prefering to return to
Italy. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Lazio
are on the verge of signing Danish defender Riza Durmisi from Real Betis.
(Source L’Equipe online)
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 5, 2018:
-The
Spanish National Team Manager Julen Lopetegui has been appointed as the new
Real Madrid Manager for the next season. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Getafe
have signed Mauro Arambarri on permanent basis from Boston River of Montevideo.
They have also signed Vitorino Gabriel Antunes (on loan from Dinamo Kiev) on
permanent basis as well. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-France
and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann held a press conference to discuss
his future. He did not reveal his
future destination only to say that he is concentrating on the World Cup as ‘now
is not the time’. (Source L’Equipe com)
-Spanish
defender Dani Carvajal (injured in the CL Final between Real Madrid and
Liverpool) participated in Spain’s training session in Krasnodar. (Source
L’Equipe com)
-Villareal
have officially signed Gerard Moreno from Espanyol Barcleona. (Source
Maisfutebol Online)
-Barcelona’s
18-year-old midfielder Ricard ‘Riqui’ Puig has extended his contract by three
years. (Source vi.nl Online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-Spain
has sacked National Team Manager Julen Lopetegui just two days before their
World Cup opening match vs. Portugal. Lopetegui was set to replace Zinedine
Zidane at Real Madrid at the end of the World Cup. The Spanish Federation fired
him because the negotiations had occurred without their knowledge. Fernando
Hierro will take over as Manager. Hierro (the then Sporting Director) had urged
the Federation not to sack Lopetegui. The firing saved Real Madrid from paying
Lopetegui’s buy-out clause. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Spain
Captain Sergio Ramos tweeted that “we are the national team, we represent a
crest, our colors, our fans and our country. Our responsibility and commitment
are with you and for you. Yesterday, today and tomorrow, together”.
#VamosEspana.
(Source AS.com online)
-Atletico
Madrid have reached an agreement with Monaco over the transfer of Thomas Lemar.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
Thursday, June 14, 2018:
-Atletico
Madrid have extended the contract of Uruguayan defender Jose Gimenez until
2023. (Source France Football Online)
-Sacked
Spain Manager Julen Lopetegui expressed sadness for his sudden dismissal upon
leaving for Spain. Former Spain Manager Javier Clemente called Spanish
Federation President Rubiales’ decision as ‘clueless’ and described him as ‘a
rookie and his arguments are always a bit dictatorial’. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Real
Madrid unveiled Julen Lopetegui as their new Manager at 7:00 PM at Santiago
Bernabeu. Lopetegui said, “yesterday was, possibly since my mother died, the
saddest day of my life, but today is the happiest day of my life.” (Source
AS.com online)
-Real
Madrid President Florentino Perez called the Federation’s decision to sack
Julen Lopetegui as absurd and an over-reaction. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Former
Spain star Xavi has sided with the Federation in Lopetegui’s dismissal. He also
criticized the manner of the announcement of Lopetegui’s signing for Real
Madrid. He also believed the change in Manager may actually strengthen the
player’s resolve at the World Cup. (Source AS.com online)
-The
recently injured Spain and Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has been cleared
to participate in the World Cup. Rodri and Jesus Vallejo will now head back
home. (Source AS.com online)
-Germany
Manager Joachim Low described the Lopetegui dismissal as a shock. He believes
it may lead to some unrest within the Spanish ranks, but nevertheless Spain
will not lose any of their class or quality with or without Lopetegui. (Source
AS.com online)
-The
Spain national team left Krasnodar at 11:15 to reach Sochi in 11:45. They are to train at 18: 30. (Source AS.com
online)
-Marlon
has returned to Barcelona from his loan at OGC Nice. (Source Maisfutebol
online)
-Valencia
have signed Serbian midfielder Uros Racic from Red Star Belgrade. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Spain
Captain Sergio Ramos stated that he wanted to conclude his press conference
with a smile as given the reporting one would think it’s a funeral. He also
maintained everyone is united in the dressing room. He also believed the recent
events will make the group even stronger. (Source Footnews.com online)
-
France’s Antoine Griezmann stated that he would be staying at Atletico Madrid
and not go to Barcelona in a Television documentary called ‘The Decision’.
(Source L’Equipe online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-Celta
Vigo have signed Turkish midfielder Okay Yukuslu from Trabzonspor. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-
Celta Vigo have signed Nestor Araujo from Santos Laguna. (Source vi.nl Online)
-Diego
Martinez has been named as the new
manager of Granada. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Santos
will officially announce the sale of 17-year-old Rodrygo to Real Madrid.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-The
Barcelona Mangement are apparently upset at Gerard Pique since it was his
Production company ‘Kosmos’ that was involved in Griezmann’s documentary ‘The
Decision’ where he pledged his future to Atletico Madrid and not join
Barcelona. (Source Marca.com online)
-Cristiano
Ronaldo has reached an agreement with the Spanish tax Authorities. He will
agree to a two-year Prison sentence (which will be suspended) and pay 18.8
Million Euros. (Source Reuters UK online)
-Julen Lopetegui has wished the Spanish Team and Fernando
Hierro the best for the World Cup.
(Source France Football Online)
Saturday,
June 16, 2018:
-After
yesterday’s match, Spain’s Gerard Pique complained that Cristiano Ronaldo
‘looks’ for free kicks/fouls. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Real
Valladolid were promoted into the top division after eliminating Numancia in a
play-off. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Barcelona
have extended the contract of Carles Perez. (Source Marca.com online)
Sunday,
June 17, 2018:
-Jony
Rodriguez has ben loaned from Malaga to Alaves. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-In
a survey by ‘Marca’ of 160,000 votes, many Spanish fans have asked David De Gea
to be replaced as Spain’s number one goalkeeper by Kepa (49% vs 41%). (Source
Marca.com Online)
-Raul
de Tomas has returned to Real Madrid from his loan at Rayo Vallecano and
renewed his contract until 2023. (Source Marca.com Online)
-Apparently,
Real Madrid had thought of Italian Manager Antonio Conte as a potential
replacement for Zinedine Zidane but Sergio Ramos had vetoed this option.
(Source vi.nl Online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-Spain
Manager Fernando Hierro is backing under-fire goalkeeper David De Gea by saying
that “we have our full confidence in him” . (Source Reuters UK Online)
-Chelsea’s Belgian star Eden Hazard has said that if Real
Madrid want him, “they know what they have to do”. (Source Daily Mail Online)
Photo
From: L’Equipe, June 15, 2018
|
(Julen
Lopetegui and Florentino Perez)
|
Photo
From: L’Equipe, June 14, 2018
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday, June 12, 2018:
-Hannover
have extended the contract of defender Timo Hubers. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Hoffenheim
have signed Italian winger Vincenzo Grifo from Moenchengladbach. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-
The Germany National Team has arrived in Russia by landing at Vnukovo. (Source
L’Equipe Online)
-Hannover
have signed Japanese International Genki Haraguchi from Hertha Berlin. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-RB
Leipzig have signed Uruguay defender Marcelo Saracchi from River Plate. (Source
Sport Bild online)
-Eintracht
Frankfurt have signed Nicolai Muller from SV Hamburg. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Werder
Bremen have signed Swedish winger Felix Bejimo from Djurgardens. (Source
Kicker.de online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-Former
German International Stefan Effenberg stated that the German Federation should
expell Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan following the controversy surrounding
their photographs with Turkish President Recep Erdogan. He linked it to his own
misadventure in 1994, when he was sent home after giving the middle finger to
German fans who were booing him. He mentioned that himself and Uli Stein (in
1986) had been treated more severely by the authorities. He nevertheless
believed the fans should get behind the team and all the players. (Source AS.com Online)
-Eintracht
Frankfurt have been fined 86,000 Euros for the unsportsmanlike behavior of
their fans in a Bundelsiga match on February 19th vs. RB
Leipzig. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Hertha
Berlin have extended the contract of
goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Kaiserslautern
have signed defender Kevin Kraus from Heidenheim. (Source Kicker.de online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-
Moenchenglabach has extended the contract of 18-year-old French midfielder
Michael Cuisance until 2022. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Despite
Kar-Heinz Rummenigge’s declarations that Jerome Boateng could be sold for the
right price, the clearly annoyed Germany and Bayern Munich defender stated that
he is solely concentrating on the World Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Hajo
Seppelt, the German journalist, that had revealed the doping scandal in Russia
will not go to Russia for the World Cup for safety concerns. (Source RTBF.be
Online)
-Former
Germany defender Juregn Kohler has expressed concerns about Germany’s
defenders. He believes the players are no longer used to fighting. He also
believed the central defense partners Boateng and Hummels lack consistency.
(Source Sport Bild online)
-Nuremberg
have been fined 25,000 Euros after incidents related to pyrotechnics and smoke
bombs from their fans. (Source
Kicker.de online)
-SV
Hamburg have been fined 115,000 Euros for the smoke bombs and crowd trouble
that delayed the match that sealed their relegation on the final day of the
Bundesliga season vs. M’Gladbach. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Germany’s
Sami Khedira is training again as he has overcome his slight back problems.
(Source Sport Bild online)
-SV
Hamburg defender Bjarne Thoelke has joined Admira Wacker Modling. (Source Sport
Bild online)
-Thomas
Schaaf, former Manager of Mesut Ozil at Werder Bremen, has said that Ozil will
not be able to shake off the recent criticism easily, it will occupy him. He
also felt that Ozil and Gundogan should have made their positions clear from
the start to do away with the controversy. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Germany
Manager Joachim Low aims to get Ozil and Gundogan back into shape following all
the recent controversy. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Union
Berlin have signed Florian Hubner from Hannover. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Hertha
Berlin have offered a professional contract to Maximilian Pronichev. (Source
Kicker.de online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-Stuttgart
have sold French defender Jerome Onguene to RB Salzburg. (Source Kicker.de
online)
-Bayern
Munich have signed Kilian Senkbeil from RB Leipzig. (Source Kicker.de online)
Sunday,
June 17, 2018:
-Jonas Hector is sick with the flu and will miss
Germany’s World Cup match vs. Mexico. He is to be replaced in the lineup with Marvin Plattenhardt. (Source Sport
Bild online)
-Greuther
Furth have signed Julian Green on loan from Stuttgart. (Source Kicker.de
online)
Monday,
June 11, 2018:
-Atinc
Nukan has returned to RB Leipzig from his loan at Besiktas. (Source Kicker.de
Online)
-Aleksandar
Dragovic has returned to Bayer Leverkusen from his loan at Leicester City.
(Source Kicker.de Online)
-Germany's Julian
Brandt was criticized by 'Sport Bild' for smiling and taking a selfie with fans
after the match vs. Mexioc yesterday. They called the act 'shameful'. Julian
Brandt said that as he was going in the tunnel a young boy called his name and
he did not hesitate to take a photo. (Source Footnews.be online)
-Former
Germany Captain Phillip Lahm called the loss to Mexico a minor setback that
could potentially help unite the team.
(Source Reuters UK online)
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
-Goalkeeper
Romain Cagnon has extended his contract with OM until 2019. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Monaco
have signed 16-year-old midfielder Eliot Matazo from Anderlecht. (Source L’Equipe online)
-France’s
Kylian Mbappe left the field after a training collision with Adil Rami. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Nantes
have signed Rene Krhin on permament basis from Granada. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Laval
have signed Moroccan midfielder Mounir Obbadi from Raja Casablanca. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-French
Manager Patrice Carteron has been appointed at Al Ahly at Egypt. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-France’s
Djibril Sidibe and Samuel Umtiti have been training apart from the rest of the
group as they are recuperating from minor injuries. (Source France Football
online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-Nantes’
Cameroonian defender Macky Bagnnack has joined Slovenian side Olimpija
Ljubljana. (Source L’Equipe online)
-France
defender Djibril Sidibe will particpate in collective training . (Source
L’Equipe online)
-
Nancy have signed defender Sega Coulibaly from Rennes. (Source L’Equipe online)
-
Dijon have signed defender Nayef Aguerd from Rabat. They have also signed
defender Senou Coulibaly from FC Mantois. (Source L’Equipe online)
-UEFA
will not sanction PSG but they will have to sell some players to be within
limits of Financial Fair Play. (Source L’Equipe online)
-AS
Monaco is on the verge of signing 16-year-old Willem Geubbels from Lyon .
(Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-Former
OM Manager Jose Anigo will manage Greek side Panionios next season. (Source
France Football Online)
-Lyon
has agreed to sell Brazilian defender Rafael to Besiktas. (Source France
Football Online)
-PSG
needs to sell 60 Million Euros in player transfers to comply with Financial
Fair Play. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Strasbourg
have signed midfielder Adrien Thomassoon from Nantes. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Timothee
Cognat has been offered a professional contract by Lyon who have also loaned
him to Servette Geneva. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Neymar
stated the record fee paid by PSG for him is somewhat uncomfortable. He said he would have paid less for himself.
(Source Sport Bild online)
-
OGC Nice’s Mario Balotelli was suspended two matches by the disciplinary
commission for simulation in their May 12th match vs. Caen where he
had dived. (Source L’Equipe online)
-
The slightly injured France defender Djibril Sidibe has been maintained in the
World Cup squad. (Source L’Equipe online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-PSG’s
18-year-old defender Abdourahmane Barry has signed with Salzburg. (Source
L’Equipe Online)
-All
the French players trained together ahead of their last training ahead of their
match vs. Australia. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Nantes
are on the verge of signing Ruben Ribeiro (one of the players who has cancelled
his contract with Sporting CP). (Source L’Equipe Online)
-
France Manager Didider Deschamps that all players are fit including Djibril
Sidibe. He also praised Antoine Griezmann’s decision to stay with Altletico
Madrid. Deschamps praised first of all his loyalty to Atletico Madrid and then
the fact that this will ease his mind and he can concentrate on the World Cup.
(Source Reuters UK online)
Saturday,
June 16, 2018:
-In
France’s match vs. Australia, Kylian Mbappe became the youngest France player
to play in the Finals of a Tournament. In fact this was France's youngest side
in a World Cup since the first one in 1930. (Source L’Equipe Online)
Sunday,
June 17, 2018:
-FIFA
has decided to award Paul Pogba’s goal vs. Australia as an own goal to the
Australian Aziz Behic. (Source L’Equipe online)
-
Florian Thauvin was elected as OM’s player of the season by the club’s fans.
(Source L’Equipe Online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-Angers
are close to signing Vincent Pajot from Saint Etienne. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Dijon
have signed Icelandic goalkeeper Runar Runarsson from Nordsjaelland. (Source
France Football Online)
-France’s
Antoine Griezmann, Samuel Umtiti and Thomas Lemar did not particpate in today’s
training session with the rest of the group and trained apart. (Source L’Equipe online)
Photo
From: L’Equipe, June 17, 2018
|
(June
16, 2018, World Cup, France 2-Australia 1)
|
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
-PEC
Zwolle’s Mustafa Saymak has left the club to join Rizespor. (Source vi.nl
online)
-FC
Emmen have signed Wouter Marinus from PEC Zwolle. (Source vi.nl online)
-Vitesse
have offered a professional contracts to Nouri Cheung, Million Manhoef and
Aness Serghini. (Source vi.nl online)
-NAC
Breda have extended the contracts of Mounir El Allouchi and Arno Verschueren.
(Source vi.nl online)
-Bilail
Basacikoglu has left Feyenoord. (Source vi.nl online)
-Vitesse
have signed Ozgur Aktas from NEC. (Source vi.nl online)
-Fortuna
Sittard have signed Mark Diemers from De Graafschap. (Source vi.nl online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-Go
Ahead Eagles have signed Istvan Bakx from FC Oss. (Source vi.nl online)
-NEC
have signed goalkeeper Gino Coutinho from AZ. (Source vi.nl online)
-Dordrecht
have signed midfielder Savvas Mourgos on loan from Norwich City. (Source vi.nl
online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-SC
Heerenveen have signed Sherel Floranus from Sparta Rotterdam. (Source vi.nl
online)
-VVV
have extended the contract of Roel Janssen by two years. (Source vi.nl online)
ADO
Den Haag have signed Shaquille Pinas. (Source vi.nl online)
-Vitesse
have extended the contract of Jomairo Kogeldans by three years. (Source vi.nl
online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-
PSV Eindhoven have signed Jose Angel Esmoris Tasende, Angelino from Manchester
City. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Anouar
Hadouir has extended his contract with Excelsior Rotterdam. (Source vi.nl
online)
-AZ
have signed goalkeeper Rody de Boer from Telstar. (Source vi.nl online)
-Mitchell
Paulissen has extended his contract with Roda JC Kerkrade. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Michael
Liendl has left Twente Enschede to join Wolfsberger AC. (Source vi.nl online)
-Groningen
have signed goalkeeper Nick Plomper from Ajax Amsterdam. (Source vi.nl online)
-Janio
Bikel has left NEC to join CSKA Sofia. (Source vi.nl online)
-PSV
Eindhoven Manager Phillip Cocu has been linked to Fenerbahce. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Guram
Kashia has left Vitesse to join MLS’s San Jose earthquakes. (Source vi.nl online)
-FC
Eindhoven have signed Cas Faber from Groningen. (Source vi.nl online)
Saturday,
June 16, 2018:
-FC
Eindhoven have signed Caner Cavlan (Boluspor) and Luciano Slagveer (Lokeren).
(Source vi.nl online)
-Sparta
Rotterdam have signed Lars Veldwijk from Groningen. (Source vi.nl online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-NAC
Breda have signed defender Pele van Anholt from LA Galaxy. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Heracles
Almelo’s Tim van de Berg extended his contract by one more year. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Denny
Landzaat will be Giovanni van Bronckhurst’s new Assistant Manager at Feyenoord.
(Source vi.nl online)
-SC
Heerenven have signed Sam Lammers from PSV Eindhoevn on loan. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Den
Bosch have extended the contract of goalkeeper Konrad Sikking by two years.
(Source vi.nl online)
-Helmond
Sport have signed midfielder Tibeau Swinnen from FC Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Excelsior
Rotterdam have signed goalkeeper Sonny Stevens from Go Ahead Eagles. (Source
vi.nl online)
-Cambuur
have signed midfielder Robin Maulun from Bordaeux. (Source vi.nl online)
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
-Rangers
have signed Croatian defender Nikola Katic from Slaven Belupo. (Source BBC
Football Online)
-Livingston
have signed Callum Crane from Hibernian. (Source BBC Football Online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-Rangers
have signed defender Connor Goldson from Brighton. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Hibernian
have signed Swiss striker Florian Kamberi from Grasshoppers Zurich on permanent
basis. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-
Celtic have signed French striker Odsonne Edouard on permanent basis from
PSG. (Source France Football online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-
Michael O’Halloran has left Rangers to join Melbourne City. (Source Sky Sports online)
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
-William
Carvalho, Gelson Martins and Bruno Fernandes (on Portugal’s World Cup squad)
have dissolved their contract with Sporting CP. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-
Sporting CP’s Dutch striker Bas Dost has also cancelled his contract with the
club. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Sporting
CP President Bruno de Carvalho has offered to step down to prevent the players
from rescinding their contracts. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Porto
have extended the contract of striker Ruben Machado until 2020. They have also extended the contract of
striker Madi Queta until 2021. (Source Maisfutebol online)
-Claudio
Braga has been appointed as Manager of Maritimo. He managed Fortuna Sittard
last season.. (Source Maisfutebol online).
-Benfica
President Felipe Vieira has stated that he intends to offer contracts to many
of the Sporting CP players who have cancelled their contracts with the club.
This is as retaliation for the way in the summer of 1993, Sporting CP signed
Benfica’s Paulo Sousa and Antonio Pacheco under similar circumstances. (Source
Posticipo Online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-The
Supervisory committee of Sporting CP suspended the club Chairman Bruno de
Carvalho. (Source Maisfutebol online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-The
Portuguese National team arrived in Sochi two hours after leaving Moscow.
(Source Maisfutebol Online)
-Rui
Barros has been appointed as the Manager of Porto’s B-Team. (Source Maisfutebol online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-
Benfica have signed Argentine defender Christian Lema from Belgrano. (Source L’Equipe online)
-
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first Portuguese player to appear in Four World
Cups. He also became the first player to score in eight consecutive major
Tournaments. He also joined Miroslav Klose, Pele and Uwe Seeler to score in
four World Cups. He also became the oldest player to score a hat trick in the
World Cup (since Rensenbrink in 1978) (Source Fox Sports, L’Equipe, BBC
Football online)
Sunday,
June 17, 2018:
-Porto
have signed Swiss defender Saidy Janko from Saint Etienne. (Source Maisfutebol online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-Serbian
Manager Sinisa Mihajlovic has been appointed as the new Manager of Sporting CP. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-The
Bronze statue of Cristiano Ronaldo at Madeira Airport has been replaced with
another one more resembling him. (Source BBC Football Online)
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
-Anderlecht
have signed goalkeeper Thomas Didillon from Metz. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Gent
have signed Ukrainian defeder Igor Plastun from Ludogorets. (Source Walfoot.be
Online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-The
Belgium National Team has arrived in Russia by landing at Moscow. (Source
RTBF.be Online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-Moanco
are to loan goalkeeper Paul Nardi to Cercle Brugge for a second season. (Source
France Football Online)
-Mouscron
have signed Serbian midfielder Luka Lukovic (FC Backa) and Bosnian winger Mico
Kuzmanovic (FC Sarajevo). (Source RTBF.be online)
-Ostend
have signed Francois Marquet fron Waasland-Beveren . (Source RTBF.be online)
-The
still injured Vincent Kompany was missing from Belgium’s training session .
(Source Sport Bild online)
-Standard
Liege have signed Samuel Bastien from Chievo Verona . (Source Footnews.be online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-The
entire Belgium squad was able to train except Vincent Kompany and Thomas
Vermaelen. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-Ostend
have signed Indy Boonen from Manchester United. (Source Footnews.be online)
-Dries
Mertens still has not signed with the Belgian Federation for the image rights
(who has a contract with Napoli for that). The other members of the squad who
also have not signed are Vincent Kompany, Thibault Courtois, Simon Mignolet and
Tobey Alderweireld . (Source Footnews.be online)
-
Club Brugge have signed goalkeeper Karlo Letica from Hajduk Split. (Source
Walfoot.be Online)
-
Mechelen have signed Lucas Bijker from Cadiz. (Source vi.nl Online)
Saturday,
June 16, 2018:
-Belgium Manager Roberto Martinez has decided to hold
onto the slightly injured duo Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen. As a
result, Laurent Ciman has been sent home. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Belgium squad has arrived in Sochi. Belgium Manager
Roberto Martinez chose to keep Vermaelen back in Moscow, while Kompany will not
be ready before the England match. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-Moanco have loaned Pierre Nguinda, Yoann Etienne and
Kevin Appin to Cercel Brugge. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Anderlecht
have signed striker Elvis Mehanovic from Genk. (Source Footnews.be online)
Sunday,
June 17, 2018:
-Former
Belgium defender Phillipe Albert has called Roberto Martinez’s decision to
discard Laurent Ciman illogical given the risk with the fitness of Kompany and
Vermaelen. (Source RTBF.be Online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-
Waasland-Beveren have signed midfielder Denzel Jubitana from Mechelen. (Source RTBF.be online)
-
Eupen are to release Odeni George, Damien Mouchamps and Matthieu
Peybernes. (Source Footnews.be online)
-
Antwerp have signed striker David Henen from Everton. (Source Footnews.be online)
-The
contract of Anderlecht’s 37-year-old defender Olivier Deschacht will not be
renewed. (Source Walfoot.be online)
-
Eupen have signed Danijel Milicevic from Gent.
(Source Walfoot.be online)
-Dedryck
Boyata started in defense for Belgium in their World Cup match vs. Panama as
both Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen are injured. (Source Reuters Uk
online)
-Belgium
striker Romelu Lukaku has stated that “some people in my own country want to
see me fail”. (Source BBC Football Online)
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
-AIK
have signed Sebastian Larsson from Hull City. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Egypt’s
Mohamed Salah trained alone as he is still recuperating from
injury. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Poland’s
Kamil Glik will after all travel to the World Cup. The team doctor Dr. Jacek
Jaroszewski stated that after a complete evaluation, he has decided to take him
along. Macin Kaminski will stay behind. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Denmark
Manager Aage Hareide has rejected the idea that Denmark is totally dependent on
Christian Eriksen. He said that this is not a ‘one-man show’. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Malmo
have fired Kingsley Sarfo for having a relationship with a minor (Source L’Equipe online)
-
The Egyptian FA have refused to comment on the recent photo of Mohamed Salah
along with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov near Grozny stadium. When asked about this, Egyptian FA President
Elheib Lehieita stated “ask FFA for a comment.” (Source Calciomercato online)
-Argentina’s
Nestor Pitana along with Argentinean Linesmen Juan Pablo Bellati and Herman
Maidana will referee the opening match of the World Cup between Russia and
Saudi Arabia. Brazil’s Sandro Ricci will be the fourth official. (Source Reuters UK online)
-The
Nigerian National Team has arrived in Russia by landing at Mineralnye Vody.
(Source Daily Telegraph Online)
-Mexican
legend has once again attacked National Team Manager Juan Carlos Osorio. Sanchez
said, “the coach is Colombian and we do not like his way of setting up the
team”. Sanchez contined by saying that he would only like a Mexican to manage
the National Team. (Source Spotrt Bild Online)
-The
Peru, Costa Rica and Sweden National Teams have arrived in Russia. (Source
Vivaro News Online)
Wednesday,
June 13, 2018:
-USA/Canada/Mexico
have been awarded the rights to host the 2026 World Cup. (Source BBC Football
Online)
-Egypt’s
Mohamed Salah was able to join collective training. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Mexican
defender Diego Reyes has been injured and will miss the World Cup. His place
has now been taken by Erick Gutierrez (Pachuca). (Source L’Equipe online)
-FIFA
President Gianni Infantino has presented himself once more as a candidate for
the FIFA Presidency during the 68th FIFA Congress at Moscow. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Alexander Shprygin, a Russian fan group leader, has been
denied documentation to attend Football matches. He had been deported in France
during the 2016 Euros. (Source Reuters UK online)
-Iran Manager, the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, has called
on Nike to apologize as the company refused to supply the Iran players with
Football boots due to economic sanctions imposed by the USA Government. (Source
Reuters UK online)
-Former
Russian International, the Ukrainian Andrei Kanchelskis, has called the current
Russian team as the worst that he has seen in his lifetime. (Source AS.com
Online)
Thursday,
June 14, 2018:
-According to Egypt Manager Hector Cuper, Mohamed Salah
is ‘almost 100%’ certain to be ready to play in Egypt’s opener vs.
Uruguay. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Former Dinamo Zagreb boss Zdravko Mamic has been
arrested in Bosnia for Finacial Fraud. He is to be extradited to Croatia. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Abedi Pele has been named as on an interim 5-man
committee put in place after the dissolution of the Ghanaian Football
Federation. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Morocco has declared itself candidate to host the 2030
World Cup. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Neymar stated that were he playing during the (1-7) loss
vs. Germany in the 2014 World Cup, the score would have been different. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Zlatan Ibrahimovic said that the Swedish players should
simply enjoy themselves at the World Cup because without him there are no
expectations on the squad. (Source
Reuters UK Online)
-Egypt’s Abdallah Said will become the first Finland
based player in the history of the World Cup if he plays against Uruguay on
Friday. (Source Reuters UK Online)
-Six Female Saudi teenagers who were to serve as flag
bearers for the opening match of the World Cup, have been replaced by Russians
due to ‘logistical circumstances’.
(Source Reuters UK Online)
-Achilles, the cat from St. Petersburg, has predicted
Russia to defeat Saudi Arabia (by choosing bowl of food labeled Russia). (Source Reuters UK Online)
-Japan
is the last team to arrive in Russia for the World Cup . (Source Sport Bild
online)
-Diego
Maradona has criticized the choice of Mexico/USA/Canada as World Cup 2026
hosts. According to Maradona, Mexico will be drawn against Brazil or Argentina
and will lose, as far as Canada, they are good at Skiing and Americans want to
change the game to four quarters of 25 minutes for more commercial time.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-There
was controversy at the opening ceremony of the World Cup, when English singer
Robbie Williams gave the middle finger in front of the televison. He had been
criticized in some circles for agreeing to perform in Russia. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Russia’s
Denis Cheryshev was named as Man of the Match in Russia’s (5-0) win over Saudi
Arabia. He had come on as a substitute in the 24th minute foe the
injured Alan Dzagoev and scored two goals.
(Source Vivaro News Online)
-The
World Cup appears to be already over for Russia’s Alan Dzagoev who left the
field injured vs. Saudi Arabia midway through the fisrt half. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Russia’s
Yuri Gazinskiy's scored the first goal of the 2018 World Cup. (Source BBC
Football online)
-Denis
Cheryshev became the first ever substitute to score a goal in the opening match
of a World Cup tournament. (Source BBC Football online)
-Sergei
Ignashevich became the oldest ever player to appear in a World Cup match for
Russia/USSR (38 years and 335 days old). (Source BBC Football online)
-FIFA
have opened disciplinary hearings against Palestinian Federation President
Jibril Rajoub for asking fans to burn photos of Lionel Messi. (Source Sky
Sports Online)
-Saudi
Arabia Manager Juan Antonio Pizzi expressed a ‘feeling of shame’ after the loss
vs. Russia. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Saudi
Federation Chief Adel Ezzat expressed disappintment for the heavy loss and
hinted that at least three players will be ‘punished’. Saudi Prince Turki
Al-Sheikh stated that the players have performed at ‘five percent of
expectation’. (Source Daily Mail Online)
Friday,
June 15, 2018:
-Egypt
Manager Hector Cuper chose not to risk Mohamed Salah and he stayed on the bench
in today’s match vs. Uruguay. Veteran goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary who could have
become the oldest player in the history of the World Cup was also on the bench.
(Source BBC Football Online)
-A
billboard in Iran that showed support for the Nationa Team for the World Cup
was replaced following criticism that it did not feature any women. The new one
does feature several women. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Costa
Rica defender Ronald Matarrita will miss the World Cup due to injury. He has
been replaced with Kenner Guttierez (Alajuelense) (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Egypt’s
Tarek Hamed was forced off at halftime after an injury during the match with
Uruguay. (Source France Football online)
-Iran players have been forced to buy or borrow Nike
boots ahead of their match vs. Morocco.
(Source Daily Mail Online)
-Iran’s win over Morocco was their first World Cup win in
20 years since they defeated USA (2-1) in the 1998 World Cup.
-Colombia’s James Rodriguez and Wilmar Barrios missed
team training and instead trained in the weight room as they were suffering minor
ailments. (Source Sport Bild Online)
-Former English striker Gary Lineker mocked Uruguayan
striker Luis Suarez’s performance on twitter by tweeting that Mo Salah (who was
on the bench) had been better than Luis Suarez in this match. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Egypt Manager Hector Cuper stated afterwards that he has
not used Salah to avoid any risk or danger but that he would be present in the
next match . (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Denmark Manager Aage Hareide stated that France is the
favorite of their Group and Denmark’s aim along with Peru is the second
place. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-
The Men of the Match for today:
Egypt
goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy
(Uruguay 1-Egypt 0)
Morocco’s Amine
Harit (Iran 1-Morocco)
Portugal’s
Cristiano Ronaldo (Spain 3-Portugal 3)
-Russia’s Alan Dzagoev (injured vs. Saudi Arabia) will be
rested for ten days. (Source France
Football Online)
-Uruguay
Manager Oscar Washington Tabarez became the fifth manager to manage the same
Nation in four World Cups (1990, 2010, 2014 and 2018). He joins the likes of
Walter Winterbottom (England), Sepp Herberger (Germany), Hlemut Schoen
(Germnay) and Lajos Baroti (Hungary). (Source BBC Football online)
-Iran
did not have a single shot in the second half. They became the first team since
1966 to score a goal in a half of World Cup football without attempting a shot.
This
was the first victory by an Asian team against an African team in the World Cup
finals since Japan defeated Cameroon (1-0) in 2010. (Source BBC Football
Online)
Saturday,
June 16, 2018:
-The
Egyptian Federation stated that Mohamed Salah will be ready for their match vs.
Russia on Tuesday. (Source BBC Football online)
-Australia
Manager Bert van Marwijk criticized the VAR decisions in their match vs.
France. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Zlatan Ibrahimovic has criticized France Manager Didier
Deschamps for not selecting Karim Benzema. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Marcelo will be Brazil’s captain in their match vs.
Switzerland. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-In
France’s match vs. Australia, VAR was used in influencing a goal as a penalty
kick was awarded for France after video review of Josh Risdon’s foul on
Griezmann. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Australia were awarded a penalty kick after Samuel
Umtiti handled a cross. He later said he thought the ball had already passed
over and was unaware. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Australia
Manager Bert van Marwijk criticized the VAR decisions in their match vs.
France. (Source Sky Sports online)
-The
two penalties scored in the France and Australia match were only four minutes,
seven seconds apart. This is the shortest period of time between two penalties
being scored by different sides in a World Cup match. (Source BBC Football
Online)
-Australia’s
Daniel Arzani has become the youngest player to make a World Cup appearance for
Australia (19 year old and 163 days). (Source BBC Football Online)
-Iceland
played its first ever match in a World Cup, scored its first ever goal and
earned its first ever point in its tie (1-1) with Argentina. (Source BBC
Football Online)
-Argentina’s
Javier Mascherano earned his 144th appearance for Argentina, thereby overtaking
Javier Zanetti as Argentina’s most capped player. (Source BBC Football Online)
-In
Denmark-Peru match, VAR was used a second time in the day as Peru were awarded
a penalty kick after VAR review. The match referee Bakary Gassama had initially
missed the Poulsen’s foul but after review awarded a spot kick (that was struck
over the bar). (Source BBC Football Online)
-Peru Manager Ricardo Gareca felt his squad did not
deserve to lose after playing to win. He chose not to start Paolo Guerrero as
he was still somewhat unfit. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-A
total of five penalty kicks were awarded in today’s match. Every match
contained penalty kicks.
-
The Men of the Match for today:
France’s
Antoine Griezmann (France
2-Australia
Iceland
goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson (Argentina 1-Iceland 1)
Denmark’s
Yussuf Yurary Poulsen (Peru
0-Denmark 1)
Croatia’s
Luka Modric (Croatia 2-Nigeria 0)
-Antoine Griezmann stated that he would have given the
man of the match award to N’Golo Kante or Lucas Hernandez. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
-Morocco’s Noureddine Amrabat will miss their next match
vs. Portugal. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-The
Egyptian goalkeeper, Mohamed El-Shenawy refused his Man of the match award from
yesterday’s match since it is sponsored by an Alcohol Company (Budweiser).
-Brazil
Manager Tite stated that Neymar is still not 100% fit. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Denmark
Manager Aage Hareide felt his side were lucky in defeating Peru. (Source Sky
Sports Online)
-Iceland
goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson stated that ‘he had a feeling’ before Messi’s
penalty. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Denmark’s
William Kvist was injured in the match vs. Peru, he may miss the rest of the
World Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Iran’s
Karim Ansarifard is hoping to urge the Federation to retain Carlos Queiroz as
Manager after the World Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Diego
Maradona was present in the stadium in Argentina’s match vs. Iceland. (Source
L’Equipe online)
Sunday,
June 17, 2018:
-Serbia’s
Branislav Ivanovic became the most capped player in the History of the Serbian
National Team by earning his 104th cap in the World Cup match vs.
Costa Rica. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Senegal’s
Saliou Ciss has been injured and wil miss
the World Cup. His place is taken by Adama Mbengue (Caen). (Source France Football
Online)
-Australia
captain Mile Jedniak called yesterday’s VAR decision that awarded France a
penalty kick as the ‘strangest’ moment of his career. (Source Reuters UK
Online)
-Diego
Maradona has criticized Argentina Manger Jorge Sampaoli after the tie with
Iceland. Maradona said that after playing like this Sampaoli can not return to
Argentina, it’s a shame not to have prepared the match knowing Icelandic
players are tall. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Mexico’s
Rafael Marquez has now appeared in his fifth World Cup after coming on as a
substitute in Mexico-Germany match. He is the third player (after Mexico's Antonio
Carbajal and Germany’s Lothar Matthaus to do so). He has appeared in 2002,
2006, 2010, 2014 and now 2018 World Cups. (Source BBC Football online)
Monday,
June 18, 2018:
-
Russian club Amkar Perm has been dissolved due to financial reasons. (Source
L’Equipe Online)
-
Former France star Eric Cantona virally released a photo on instagram mocking
Neymar’s new blond haircut. In the photo, Cantona is holding a photo of Neymar
with his new blond hairdo with spaghetti over Cantona’s head resembling Neymar’s
blond haircut. The text on it says “Neymar Style…Spaghetti al dente!” (Source
Footnews.be Online)
-Former
USA International Landon Donovan has been under some criticism from former USA
players (Taylor Twellman, Cobi Jones among others) for openly supporting the
Mexican National Team in the World Cup in a campaign ad for Well Fargo. He
clarified his position by stating that his allegiance to his nation should not
questioned, at the same time he is supportive of a CONCACAF rival at the World
Cup. (Source ESPN Online)
-VAR was once again utilized to award Sweden a penalty
kick in their match vs. South Korea. The spot kick was scored by Andreas
Granqvist. (Source Sky Sports
online)
-FIFA
has opened a disciplinary measure against Mexico after homophobic slurs were
heard from Mexican fans directed at the opposing goalkeeper in yesterday’s
match vs. Germany. (Source Reuters UK
online)
-Sweden
defender Victor Lindelof missed the match with South Korea due to illness. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Croatia’s
Nikola Kalinic has reportedly been sent home after refusing to come on as a
substitute in the match vs. Nigeria. He had refused to go on in the 86th
minute complaining of pain in his back (that apparently was not believed).
However,
according to Croatian Manager Zlatko Dalic, he was sent home due to an
injury. (Source Daily Mail, Reuters UK
online)
-Colombia’s
James Rodriguez is still doubtful for Colombia’s opener vs. Japan. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Denmark’s
Andreas Christensen, who was injured in the match vs, Peru, should be fit for
Denmark’s next match. (Source Sport
Bild online)
-A
private plane was chartered by the Danes so that Jonas Knudsen could travel to
Denmark to see his newborn daughter. He was excused for training on Sunday but
is expected to return today. (Source
Maisfutebol online)
-Iranian
defender Rouzbeh Cheshmi has been injured and will miss the rest of the World
Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Russia
Manager Stanislav Cherchesov stated that they have the means to stop Egypt’s Mohamed
Salah. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Russia’s
Denis Cheryshev said Salah is a great player but not yet a superstar. (Source
Sport Bild online)
-South
Korean defender Joo-ho Park was injured and had to be replaced in the match vs.
Sweden. (Source L’Equipe online)
-South
Korean Manager Shin Te-yong has admitted that he made his players wear ‘wrong’
jersey numbers in the friendly matches to mislead their future opponents. All
players except Son Heung-min and Captain Ki Sung-yueng wore different jersey numbers
. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Denmark’s
William Kvist has been injured and will miss the rest of the World Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)
-The
plane carrying the Saudi Arabian National Team to Rostov had a near scare as
one of their engines caught fire when they were approaching the airport.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Tunisian
goalkeeper Mouez Hassen was injured early in the match vs, England and had to
be replaced by Faruk Ben Mustapha. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Former
German International Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked on TSN Sports, who were
his favorites for the World Cup. He jokingly said Italy and Netherlands are his
favorites (both not qualified). Marco Materazzi hit back at him in Instagram by
saying “we are favorites like you in Dortmund in 2006! Do you remember when you
ate pizza ?” (Source Calciomercato online)
Photo
From: L’Equipe, June 15, 2018
|
(June
14, 2018, World Cup, Russia 5-Saudi Arabia 0)
|
International
friendlies:
Tuesday,
June 12, 2018:
Paraguay
2-Japan 4
(Oscar Romero 32, Richard Ortiz 90 / Takashi Inui 51, 63, Federico Santander
(own goal) 77, Shinji Kagawa 90)
Poland
4-Lithuania 0 (Robert
Lewandowski 19, 33, Dawid Kowanicki 70, Jakub Blaszczykowski 82 pen )
