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,
July 10, 2018:
-Arsenal
have officially signed Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Newcastle
have turned down a bid for Jamaal Lascelles from West Ham. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Newcastle
have signed on loan for another season midfielder Kenedy from Chelsea. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Wolverhampton
Wanderers Manager Nuno Espirito Santo has extended his contract with the club
until 2021. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Southampton
are set to sign goalkeeper Angus Gunn from Manchester City. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Hull
City have signed defender Reece Burke from West Ham. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Manchester
City have signed Riyad Mahrez from Leicetser City. (Source Daily Mail Online)
-Liverpool
have extended the contract of Welsh forward Harry Wilson by five years. (Source
Daily Telegraph Online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-West
Ham have officially signed Ukrainian Andriy Yarmolenko from Dortmund. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-
The Thai Youth Football Team that was rescued from a cave have been invited to
Old Trafford by Manchester United.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Arsenal
have officially signed French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-England
and Uruguay have been fined 70,000 Swiss Francs and 50,000 Swiss Francs
respectively, for breaking ‘media and marketing rules by displaying commercial
branding, etc . Apparently Dele Alli, Dier and Sterling had worn unauthorized socks.
(Source Reuters UK / BBC Football online)
-Scunthorpe
United have signed Jonathan Flatt from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free.
(Source The Guardian online)
-Shrewsbury
Town have signed Alex Gilliead from Newcastleg on a free. (Source The Guardian online)
-
Wolverhampton Wanderers have loaned defender Roderick to Olympiakos. (Source
Goal online)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-
Wolverhampton Wanderers and its new goalkeeper Rui Patricio have been reported
to FIFA by Sporting CP over the transfer. Sporting sre demanding a compensation
fee. (Source BB Football online)
-Fulham
have signed Ivory Coast midfielder Jean-Michel Seri and Maxime Le Marchand from
OGC Nice. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Antonio
Conte was officially sacked as Chelsea Manager. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-England’s
Tripper, Walker and Henderson may miss the third place match vs. Belgium due to
injuries. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-England’s
Gary Cahill is to hold talke with Manager Garetn Southagte regarding his
Internatioanl future and possible retirement.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Everton
have loaned Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru to Galatasaray. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
-It
was revealed that during yesterday’s match vs, Croatia, England players had
attempted to quickly restart while Croatians were celebrating their winner,
which as obviously called back. (Source
SportsJoint online)
-West
Ham will be missing Andy Carroll and Winston Reid for up to three months each
due to injurues. (Source Sky Sports
online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Maurizio
Sarri is the new Chelsea Manager with Gianfranco Zola as his assistant. (Source
Sky Sports Online)
-England’s
Kieran Tripper trained today and is fit to play tomorrow vs. Belgium. (Source
Sky Sports Online)
-Cardiff
defender Greg Halford announced that he would be leaving the club. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Liverpool
have officially signed Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City. (Source Daily Mail
Online)
-Huddersfield
Town have signed German defender Erik Durm from Dortmund. (Source German Football News Online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-Chelsea
have signed Italian midfielder Jorginho from Napoli. (Source BBC Football Online)
-West
Ham have signed Paraguay defender Fabian Balbuena from Corinthians. (Source BBC Football Online)
-FIFA
have warned England for the political chants of their fans in the match vs.
Croatia. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Leeds
United have signed on loan goalkeeper Jamal Blackman from Chelsea. (Source Sky
Sports Online)
-Kieran
Trippier will start for England against Belgium, however, the injured Jordan
Henderson and Kyle Walker are out. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Ruben
Loftus-Cheek, Eric Dier, Phil Jones, Danny Rose and Fabian Delph will come into
the England starting lineup vs. Belgium. They replace: Dele Alli, Jesse
Lingard, Ashley Young, Kyle Walker and Jordan Henderson. (Source Reuters UK
Online)
-Leicester
have signed Ryan Loft on a free (released from Tottenham). (Source Sky Sports online)
-Chelsea’s
Belgian star Eden Hazard hinted that he was to leave the club. (Source Daily Mail online)
Sunday,
July 15, 2018:
-West
Ham have signed Lazio’s Felipe Anderson. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Chelsea’s
Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hinted at his own departure from the club
by saying, ‘wherever I go, Eden must follow…we will not let each other go’
(both are linked to Real Madrid).
(Source Daily Mail online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-Fulham’s
Singaporean 17-year-old player Benjamin Davis was denied military deferment by
his Governmnet. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Nordin
Amrabat has left Watford and joined Al Nassr. (Source vi.nl online)
-Alexis
Sanchez did not depart with his Manchester United teammates on tour on USA as
he was attending to a personal administrative issue. He will join the squad at
a later date. (Source The Guardian Online)
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Photo
From: L’Equipe, July 12, 2018
(July 11, 2018, Croatia 2-England 1)
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II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-Torino
have signed midfielder Soualihi Meite from Monaco. They have also signed
Brazilian defender Gleison Bremer from Atletico Mineiro. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Juventus
have reached an agreement to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid for about £105 Million. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Sergio
Pellissier has extended his contract with Chievo Verona. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Carpi
have signed on loan Alessandro Piu from Empoli. (Source The Guardian online)
-Fronsione
have signed on loan Lorenzo Crisetig from Bologna. (Source The Guardian online)
-Napoli
have loaned Leandrinho to Atletico Mineiro. (Source The Guardian online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Lazio
have signed defender Francesco Acerbi from Sassuolo. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Elliott
Advisors (UK) Limited have officially taken over AC Milan from Yonghong Li.
(Source Calciomercato com)
-Genoa
have signed Romulo from Verona on a free. (Source The Guardian online)
-Sasa
Lukic has returned to Torino from his loan at Levante. (Source Kicker.de
online)
-A
strike is scheduled on July 15-17 from the Unione Sindicale di Base (USB) for
the FIAT workers in protest for the sum spent by Juventus on Cristiano Ronaldo.
(Source AS.comcom)
-Godred
Donsah has extended his contract with Bologna until 2022. (Source Transfer
Market Web online)
-Newly
signed Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret fractured his arm in training. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Udinese
have signed Argentinean goalkeeper Juan Musso from Racing Club. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Brescia
have signed Leonardo Morosini from Genoa. (Source The Guardian Online)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-Parma
have signed confirmed the signing of Bruno Alves from Rangers (Source Sky Sports com)
-Atalanta
have signed Colombian striker Duvan Zapata from Sampdoria. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
-Brescia
have signed on loan Ales Mateju from Brighton. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Juventus’
Juan Cuadrado has relinquished his number 7 jersey for Cristiano Ronaldo,
saying ‘it is more blessed to give than to receive’. (Source Daily Mail Online)
-Silvan
Widmer has left Udinese to join Basel. (Source The Guardian Online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Fiorentina
have signed defender Federico Ceccherini from Crotone. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Eder
is to leave Inter and join China’s Jiangsu Suning. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Cagliari
have signed on loan Alberto Cerri from Juventus. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Torino
have signed goalkeeper Antonio Rosati from Perugia. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Fiorentina
are set to sign Marko Pjaca from Juventus. (Source Calciomercato Online)
-Inter
have told Napoli that Danilo D’Ambrosio is not for sale. (Source Transfer
Market Web Online)
-Fronsione
have signed defender Cristian Molinaro from Torino. (Source Transfer Market Web
Online)
-Inter
Manager Luciano Spaletti has issued an apology for not signing on permannt
basis Joao Cancelo and Rafinha at the end of the season (The pair left as Inter
could not afford to pay the buy option).
(Source Calciomercato online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-Parma
have signed defender Massimo Gobbi from Chievo Verona. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Alessandro
Bastoni has returned to Inter from his loan at Atalanta. (Source The Guardian
Online)
-Benevento
have signed Andres Tello from Juventus. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Genoa
have signed Argentinean striker Claudio Spinelli from Tigre. (Source The
Guardian Online)
-Maxi
Lopez has joined Vasco da Gama on a free (released by Udinese). (Source The
Guardian Online)
Sunday,
July 15, 2018:
-Juventus
have rejected Dortmund’s bid for Mario Mandzukic. Juventus have also rejected a
swp deal with Chelsea involving Gonzalo Higuain and Alvaro Morata. (Source
Calciomercato online)
-Udinese
have signed Nicholas Opoku from Club Africain. (Source The Guardian Online)
-It
was revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo could have joined Napoli upon his departure
from Real Madrid, but Napoli had to back out as his signing would have financially
crippled them. (Source Sport Bild Online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-Cristiano
Ronaldo was officially unveiled at Juventus. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Padova
have signed Federico Bonazzoli from Sampdoria. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Fronsione
have signed Edoardo Goldaniga from Sassuolo. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Torino
have signed Moldovan striker Vitalie Damascan from Sheriff Tiraspol on
permanent basis. (Source Transfer Market Web Online)
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-Fernando
Torres has signed for Japanese side Sagan Tosu . (Source BBC Football online)
-Valencia
have signed Danish midfielder Daniel Wass from Celta.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Barcelona
have extended the contracts of Alejandro Orellana and Juan Miranda until 2021.
(Source L’Equipe Online)
-Valencia
have rejected an offer from Sporting CP for Nani. (Source AS.com online)
-Sevilla
have condemned the Federation’s decision to stage the Super Cup per one match
only (and most likely in Morocco). (Source AS.com
online)
-Atletico
Madrid have signed goalkeeper Antonio Adan from Betis. (Source The Guardian
online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Villareal
have signed Mexican defender Miguel Layun from Porto . (Source L’Equipe online)
-
The Thai Youth Football Team that was rescued from a cave have been invited to
a La Liga match in the upcoming season.
(Source Sky Sports Online)
-Celta
have signed Iban Salvador from Real Valladolid. (Source The Guardian online)
-
Huesca have signed on loan goalkeeper Axel Werner from Atletico Madrid. (Source
vi.nl online)
-Atletico
Madrid have signed goalkeeper Antonio Adnan from Betis. (Source AS.com online)
-Alexander
Katai has joijed Chicago Fire on loan from Alaves. (Source The Guardian Online)
Thursday, July 12, 2018:
-Barcelona
have signed defender Clement Lenglet from Sevilla . (Source BBC Football
online)
-Barcelona
have made a second bid for Chelsea’s Willian. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Real
Sociedad have signed Mikel Merino from Newcastle on permanent basis . (Source
Sky Sports online)
-Getafe have signed Serb midfielder Nemnja Maksimovic
from Valencia. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Real
Madrid have asked for the naturalization process of Casemiro to begin. (Source
Marca.com online)
-Sporting
Gijon have signed Francisco Molinero from Getafe. (Source The Guardian online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Jailed
former Vilareal defender Ruben Semedo has been released after five months as he
paid his 30,000 Euros bail. He is suspected of attempted homocide among other
charges. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Levante
have loaned Shaquell Moore to Reus. (Source The Guardian online)
-Osasuna
have signed Nacho Vidal from Valencia. (Source The Guardian online)
-James
Rodriguez apparently would like to return to Real Madrid from his loan at
Bayern Munich. (Source Marca.com
online)
-Las Palmas have signed Ruben Castro from Betis. (Source
Kicker.de online)
-Sporting
Gijon have signed Andre Geraldes from Sporting CP. (Source The Guardian online)
-Betis
have signed William Carvalho from Sporting CP.
(Source Football Transfer News online)
-Real
Madrid have denied any attempt to try to sign Neymar from PSG. (Source Walfoot.com online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-Enzo
Zidane has been loaned to Rayo Majadahonda from Lausanne-Sport. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Villareal
have signed Argentinean midfielder Santiago Caseres from Velez Sarsfield.
(Source France Football online)
-Rayo
Vallecano have signed Gael Kakuta from Hebei China Fortune. (Source Walfoot.be
online)
-Leganes
have signed Juanfran from Deportivo La Coruna. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Getafe
have signed David Soria from Sevilla. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Huesca
have signed on loan Argentinean midfielder Damian Musto from Club Tijuana.
(Source The Guardian Online)
Sunday,
July 15, 2018:
-Atletico Madrid have rejected Inter’s bid for Some
Vrsaljko. (Source Calciomercato Online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-Getafe
have signed goalkeeper David Soria from Sevilla. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Former
Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon expressed disappointment for Real Madrid
to have sold Cristiano Ronaldo. (Source AS.com Online)
-Gareth
Bale seems set to stay at Real Madrid to be their number one asset now that
Cristiano Ronaldo has departed. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Alaves
have signed Borja Baston from Swansea City. (Source The Guardian Online)
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday, July 10, 2018:
-Dutch
midfielder Nigel de Jong has left Mainz to join Al Ahli in Qatar. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Holger
Badstuber has extended his contract with Stuttgart until 2021. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Stuttgart
have signed Nicolas Gonzalez from Argentinos Juniors. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Bayern
Munich have signed 18-year-old American Chris Richards from FC Dallas. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Hoffenheim
have signed 16-year-old Melayro Bogarde from Feyenoord. (Source vi.nl online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Dortmund
have officially signed on a two season loan Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi
from Real Madrid. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Former
German International Per Mertesacker has criticized German Hierarchy’s
treatment of Mesut Ozil for making him the scapegoat for the World Cup
failure. (Source Sport Bild online)
-RB
Leipzig have signed 16-year-old defender Matthew Bondswell from Nottingham
Forest. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Idrissa
Toure has returned to Werder Bremen following his trial at VVV Venlo. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Fortuna
Dusseldorf have signed Davor Lovren from Dinamo Zagreb on permanent basis.
(Source Kicker.de online)
-Augsburg
have offered a professional contract to 19-year-old defender Jozo Stanic. (Source Kicker.de online)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-Eintracht
Frankfurt have signed Portuguese striker Goncalo Paciencia from Porto. (Source
Sport Bild online)
-Augsburg
have sanctioned Brazilian Caiuby who had been nine days late to pre-seaosn
training. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Hoffenheim
have extended the contract of Brazilian Bruno Nazario and loaned him to
Atletico Paranaense. (Source Sport Bild
online)
-Dortmund
have signed Kamal Bafounta from Nantes. (Source The Guardian online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Moenchengladbach
have signed Alassane Plea from OGC Nice. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Weder
Bremen have extended the contract of Niklas Moisander. (Source vi.nl online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-Fortuna Duseldorf have signed Matthias Zimmermann from
Stuttgart. (Source The Guardian
online)
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-Monaco
have signed Italian defender Antonio Barreca from Torino. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Rolando
has extended his contract with OM until, 2019. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Midfielder
Lucas Deaux has extended his contract with Guingamp until, 2020. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Caen
have signed striker Malik Tchokounte from Paris FC. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Metz
have signed on loan midfielder Habib Maiga from Saint Etienne. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Lille
have signed on loan midfielder Lina Boussaha from PSG. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Togo
striker Serge Gakpe has left Amiens. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Paul
Pogba dedicated France’s victory over Belgium to the rescued Thailand youth
Football Team. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-RC
Lens have signed Mehdi Tahrat from Angers. (Source The Guardian online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Monaco
have extended the contract of defender Julien Serrano until 2022. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Montpellier
have signed midfielder Florent Mollet from Metz. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Bordeaux
are to loan Serb defender Vukasin Jovanovic to Antalyaspor. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Kevin
Monnet-Paquet has extended his contract with Saint Etienne until 2021. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Nimes
have signed midfielder Moustapha Diallo from Guingamp. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Kylian
Mbappe was booked in yesterday’s match vs. Belgium after an unsportsmanlike
attempt to waste time late in the game. He said that if he had offended them he
was sorry but had to give it all to defende a lead. (Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-France’s
Umtiti, Pavard, Varane, Giroud and Mbappe did not train today to
recuperate. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Caen
have signed Congo midfielder Prince Oniangue from Wolverhampton Wanderers. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Dijon
have signed Guinea striker Jules Keita on a free (formerly of Bastia).
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Angers
have signed defender Ibrahim Cisse from Tours.
(Source L’Equipe online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Angers
have signed midfielder Harrison Manzala from Amiens. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Amiens
have extended the contract of defender Bakaye Dibassy until 2021. (Source L’Equipe online)
-New
OGC Nice Manager Patrick Vieira has criticized Mario Balotelli’s decision to
move away from the club in a forceful manner. He stated that he was ruining the
goodwill that he had earned in two seasons at the club. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Antoine
Griezmann responded to Thibaut Courtois’ criticism in France’s manner of
winning. He said ‘He (Courtois) has played at Atletico Madrid, he plays at
Chelsea, does he think he’s playing like at Barcelona’. He added that he does
not care of the manner sued to win. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-France
President Emmanuel Macron has invited Dmitri Payet and Laurent Koscielny for
the Final. The pair appeared to be certainties in the French squad until late
injurues deprived them of the World Cup.
(Source L’Equipe online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-Aissa
Laidouni has left Angers and joined Romanian club FC Voluntari. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-PSG
have offered a professional contract to 17-year-old Loic Mbe Soh. (Source L’Equipe online)
-OM
are opening a process to sack Henri Bedimo after it was discovered he had
started an academy in Cameroon in partnership with his former club Montpellier.
Montpellier President Laurent Nicollin has denounced this. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
-Lille
have signed striker Loic Remy from Las Palmas.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Caen
have signed defender Jonathan Gradit from Tours. (Source France Football
online)
-Lille
have offered a professional contract to Teddy Lia Okou. (Source L’Equipe online)
Sunday,
July 15, 2018:
-France
Captain Hugo Lloris has tied Michel Platini’s number of matches in a World Cup
with his 14th match. He is still behind Thierry Henry and Fabien
barthez (17 matches each). (Source
L’Equipe online)
-France’s
Kylian Mbappe has become the third youngest player to play in a World Cup Final
after Pele (17 years in 1958) and Giuseppe Bergomi (18 years in 1982). (Source L’Equipe online)
-France
have won their second World Cup in twenty years. Didier Descjamps became the
third player (after Mario Zagalo and Franz Beckenbauer) to play and manage a
World Cup winning side. He became the second after Franz Beckenbauer to captain
and manage a World Cup winning side.
-France’s
Raphael Varane has now won the World Cup and Champions League in the same
season.
-Kylian
Mbappe became the youngest player since Pele in 1958 to score in a World Cup
Final.
-France’s
Adil Rami announced his retirement from the National Team following the World
Cup Final. (Source L’Equipe online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-Didier
Deschamps confirmed that he would stay on as France Manager as his contract
runs until 2020. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Subway
stations in Paris will be renamed to honor the World Cup win. The station
‘Notre-Dame Des Champs’ will be called ‘Notre Didier Deschamps’. ‘Victor Hugo’
station will be renamed ‘Victor Hugo Lloris’ and Bercy station will be renamed
‘Bercy les bleus’. Finally ‘Charles de Gaulle-Etoile’ will be renamed ‘on a 2
etoiles’. (Source Reuters UK Online)
-Portuguese
Eder, scorer of 2016 Euros winning goal, has left Lille and joined Lokomotiv
Moscow. (Source The Guardian Online)
-Dijon
have signed on loan Lindsey Thomas from Montpellier. (Source The Guardian
Online)
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Photo
From: L’Equipe, July 11, 2018
(July
10, 2018, France 1-Belgium 0)
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Photo
From: L’Equipe, July 16, 2018
(World Cup winners)
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VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-NEC
have signed defender Terry Lartey Sanniez from Ajax. (Source vi.nl online)
-PSC
Eindhoven have signed 16-year-old striker Djenairo Daniels from Almere City.
(Source vi.nl online)
-Fortuna
Sittard have signed Moldovan goalkeeper Alexei Koselev. (Source vi.nl online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Sander
Fischer has left Sparta and joined Denmark’s Vendyssel FF. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Willem
II have signed defender James McGarry from Wellington Phoenix. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Ajax
have signed 16-year-old striker Damjan Dostanic from Excelsior. (Source vi.nl
online)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-AZ
Alkmaar have extended the contract of Ron Vlaar by one year. (Source vi.nl online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-MVV
have signed on loan Dimitri Lavalee from Standard Liege. (Source RTBF.be
Online)
-
PSV Eindhoven are set to offer a professional contract to 16-year-old Belgian
defender Heritier Deyonge. (Source Walfoot.be online)
-Willem
II have signed New Zealand goalkeeper Michael Woud from Sunderland. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-PEC
Zwolle have signed Vito van Crooij and Clint Leemans from VVV. (Source vi.nl
online)
-Almere
City have signed midfielder Niek Vosebelt from Den Bosch. (Source vi.nl online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-Ajax
have signed Daley Blind from Manchester United. (Source BBC Football Online)
-MVV
have signed on loan Jerome Deom from Standard Liege. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-Ferdi
Kadioglu has left NEC to join Fenerbahce. (Source vi.nl online)
-Telstar
have signed on loan Ryan Seager (from Southampton) and Kyle Scott (from
Cheslea). (Source vi.nl online)
-Excelsior
have signed defender Herve Matthys from FC Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl online)
-PSV
Eindhoven have extended the contract of Luuk De Jong until 2021. (Source L’Equipe online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-Groningen
have signed Julian Chabot from Sparta. (Source vi.nl online)
-Go
Ahead Eagles have signed Thomas Verheydt. (Source vi.nl online)
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-Rangers
have signed on loan midfielder Lassanan Coulibaly from Angers. (Source BBC Football online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Livingston
have signed goalkeeper Ross Stewart from St Mirren. (Source
BBC Football online)
-Antonio
Rojano has ended his contract with Hamilton Academical by mutual consent. (Source BBC Football online)
-Peter
Hartley has been appointed as the new Captain of Motherwell after Car Hugh’s
decision to give up the role. (Source BBC Football
online)
-Portuguese
defender Bruno Alves has been released from his contract at Rangers by mutual
consent . (Source BBC Football online)
-Hibernian
have rejected a second bid for John McGinn from Celtic. (Source BBC Football online)
-Rangers
have made a bid for Milwall defeder Jake Cooper. (Source Sky Sports online)
-
Rangers have signed on loan striker Umar Sadiq from Roma. (Source vi.nl online)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-Two
Celtic players were involved in a car accident in North Lanarkshire. (Source BBC Football online)
-Hibernian
Manager Neil Lennon has crircized the Scottish FA for playing defender Ryan
Porteous in the Toulon Tournament while injured. (Source
BBC Football online)
-St
Mirren have signed on loan goalkeeper Danny Rogers from Aberdeen. (Source BBC Football online)
-
Dunfermline have signed on loan striker Faisal El Bakhtaoui from Dundee. (Source BBC Football online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-
Dunfermline have signed striker Myles Hippolyte from St Mirren. (Source BBC Football online)
-
Kilmarnock have signed defender Ross Millen (Formerly of Queen’s Park). (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-
Dundee United have signed midfielder Adam Barton from Patrick Thistle. (Source
BBC Football online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
- Motherwell have rejected a bid from Grimsby Town
for Ryan Bowman. (Source BBC Football online)
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-Bruno
Fernandes has signed with Sporting CP once more after leaving the team last
month. (Source Sky Sports online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Rio
Ave have signed on loan Galeno from Porto. (Source Maisfutebol online)
-2016
Euros goalscorer Eder stated that his winner’s medal has been stolen. (Source
Maisfutebol online)
-Costa
Rica Captain Bryan Ruiz has left Sporting CP to join Santos in Brazil. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Former
Porto player, the Brazilian Toninho Metralha has passed away aged 64. (Source
Maisfutebol Online)
-Sporting
CP have after all signed Nani from Valencia. (Source L’Equipe online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Benfica
have loaned Oscar Benitez to Argentinos Juniors (Source Maisfutebol online)
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-Waasland-Beveren
have signed Dino Sula from Lommel.
(Source Footnews.be online)
-Kortrijk
have signed striker Imoh Ezekiel from Las Palmas. (Source Footnews.be online)
-Belgium
goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois accused France of being ‘anti-football’ for their
approach in the game. Belgium Caprain Eden Hazard also stated that he would
rather lose with this Belgian team than win with this French team . (Source The
Guardian Online)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Kortrijk
have signed striker Ilombe Mboyo from Sion. (Source Footnews.be online)
-Anderlecht
have signed 17-year-old midfielder Samy Louknine from Genk. (Source Walfoot.be
online)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-St
Truiden have signed Hamza Massoudi from Standard Liege. (Source Footnews.be
online)
-Anderlecht
have signed Mo Bouchoauri from Zulte Waregem. (Source Footnews.be online)
-14
of the Belgian squad trained as Manager Roberto Martinez chose to rest the
starters who had played vs. France (with the exception of Courtois). Those
present included: Mertens, Chadli, Thorgan Hazard, Batshuayi, Vermaelen,
Boyata, Carrasco, Meunier, Dendoncker, Tielemans, Januzaj and the three
goalkeepers . (Source Walfoot.be online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Kortrijk
have signed Iranian defender Mohammad Naderi from Tractor Sazi. (Source RTBF.be
Online)
-Farouk
Miya has left Standard Liege and joined Croatian club NHK Gorica. (Source
RTBF.be Online)
-Anderlecht
have broken off negotiations with Midtjylland over the transfer of Boubacarr
Sanneh as the price is too high for them. (Source Footnews.be Online)
-
Cercle Brugge have signed Japanese defender Naomichi Ueda from Kashima Antlers.
(Source Footnews.be online)
-Antwerp
have signed Daniel Opare from Augsburg. (Source Kicker.de online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-Belgium
Manager Roberto Martinez has made two changes from his last squad. Youri Tielemans
starts in place of Moussa Dembele. Thomas Meunier is back from suspension.
(Source L’Equipe Online)
-After
his match vs. England, Thibaut Courtois has become Belgium’s most capped
goalkeeper by earning his 64th cap and overtaking Jean-Marie
Pfaff. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-This
third place is Belgium’s best place in its World Cup history.
-Cercle
Brugge have signed 18-year-old Brazilian Vitinho from Cruzeiro. (Source
Walfoot.be online)
Sunday,
July 15, 2018:
-Belgium
goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois stated that he did not watch the final on
Television as he had no desire to watch the French celebrate. (Source RTBF.be
online)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-Standard
Liege have signed 16-year-old Swiss striker Alan Rodriguez from Lausanne.
(Source Footnews.be online)
-Gent
have signed Georgian striker Giorgi Kvilitaia from Rapid Vienna. (Source
Footnews.be online)
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
July 10, 2018:
-FIFA
is looking into another video of Croatia’s Domagoj Vida that has resurfaced
shere he is once again making political statements and saying ‘Belgrade Burn’.
(Source BBC Football Online)
-Ognjen
Vukojevic who was dismissed as part of the Croatian staff following a viral
video with Domagoj Vida that showed him praising Ukraine, may get a job in the
Ukrainian Football Federation as well as proposing to pay for his fine. (Source
L’Equipe Online)
-Russia’s
Team Doctor Eduard Bezuglov has confirmed that Russian players had sniffed
ammonia before their matches, which he added is a common practice among athlethes
for decades. (Source Daily Mail Online)
-The
Man of the Match for today:
France’s
Samuel Umtiti (France 1-Belgium 0)
Wednesday,
July 11, 2018:
-Yuri
Zhirkov has announced his retirement from the Russian National Team. (Source
RTBF.be online)
-Croatia’s
Ivan Strinic was substituted off in ovetitme after an injury. He was replaced
by Josip Pivaric. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Croatia
have reached the Final of a World Cup for the first time in their history.
-Ronaldo
has stated that the country expected more of Neymar. He did also stress the
fact that he had been injured for a lengthy spell before and that may have
affected his form. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Marcelo
Brozovic is back in Croatia’s starting lineup in the match vs, England. He
replaced Kramaric from the previous match. (Source L’Equipe online)
-The
Man of the Match for today:
Croatia’s
Ivan Perisic (England 1-Croatia 2)
Thursday,
July 12, 2018:
-Croatian
defender Dejan Lovren stated that he should be considered as one of the best defenders
in the World after helping Croatia eliminate England. (Source Sky Sports
Online)
-Croatia’s Luka Modric stated that he felt the English
media had underestimated Croatia and that was used as a motivation for their
win. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Jerzy
Brzeczek has been appointed as the new National Team Manager of Poland. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Every World Cup Final squad since 1982 has contained at
least a member of either Bayern Munich or Internazionale Milano. (Source
L’Equipe Online)
-Dutch
Legend Marco van Basten, as part of FIFA Technical study group, criticized the
behavior of Neymra during the World Cup. He added that all the ‘theater’ is not
going to help him. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Croatia’s
Domagoj Vida has apologized to the Russian People for his recent politically
charged viral videos. (Source Reuters UK Online)
-El
Salvador Photographer Yuri Cortez who was crushed under the celebrating Croatia
players following their winner vs. England released his photographs. (Source AS.com
Online)
-Statues
of Ricardo Gareca and Paolo Guerrero are to be erected in Lima’s Argentine Park
in recognition of their service to Peru’s National Team. (Source Sport Bild
Online)
-The
Croatian Federation is to invite all members of their 1998 World Cup squad to
attned the Final match. (Source Maisfutebol online)
Friday,
July 13, 2018:
-Shandong
Luneng have signed Brazilian striker Roger Guedes from Palmeiras. (Source
L’Equipe Online)
-Krasnodar
have signed Peru’s Christian Cueva from Sao Paulo. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Tunisia
National Team Manager Nabil Maaloul has left his post and become the new
Manager of Qatari side Al-Duhail. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-Former
Germany captain Lothar Matthaus has selected his team of the World Cup for Sport
Bild.
Thibaut
Courtois (Belgium), Benjamin Pavard (France), Yerry Mina (Colombia), Samuel
Umtiti (France), Laxalt (Uruguay), N’Golo Kante (France), Kylian Mbappe
(France), Luka Modric (Croatia), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium), Eden Hazard
(Belgium), Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) (Source Footnews.be online)
-FIFA
President Gianni Infantino has described the 2018 World Cup as ‘the best ever’.
(Source Reuters UK Online)
-Croatia’s
Ivan Perisic and Strincic are carrying injuries and their particpation in the
Final is in doubt. (Source Onze-Mondial
online)
Saturday,
July 14, 2018:
-The
Man of the Match for today:
Belgium’s
Eden Hazard (Belgium 2-England 0)
Sunday,
July 15, 2018:
-Russia
President Vladimir Putin handed over the mantle of World Cup host to the emir
of Qatar (2022 hosts). (Source Reuters
UK online)
-According
to a number of sources, Jorge Sampaoli is about to be dismissed as Argentina
Manager. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Croatia’s
Ivan Perisic, who was an injury doubt, did after all play in the Final. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Croatia’s
Ivan Rakitic played in his 71st match of the season. (Source Walfoot.be online)
-Former
German International Stefan Effenberg stated that he preferred Mario Mandzukic
to Neymar and has he been younger would have been worth 200 Million Euros.
(Source AS.com online)
-France’s
Kylian Mbappe was awarded the Young Player award, England’s Harry Kane won the
Golden Boot with six goals, Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was awarded the
Golden Glove and Croatia’s Luka Modric was awarded the Golden Ball as the best
player of the World Cup.
-Mario
Mandzukic is the first player since Dutchman Ernei Brandts (1978, Holland
2-Italy 1) to score a goal and an own in a World Cup match. (Source BBC
Football)
-Mario Mandzukic
is in fact the first player ever to score an own in a World Cup Final. (Source
Daily Mail online)
-Croatia's Dejan Lovren stated that
his side 'played mauch better football'. (Source BBC Football online)
-The punk rock band 'Pussy Riot'
have claimed responsibility for the protesters that ran onto the field wearing
police unifroms. (Source Reuters UK online)
-Pele sent a number of complimentary
tweets to Kylian Mbappe. In ne he tells him 'welcome to the club' and in
another he stated 'if Kylian continues to tie my records i will have to dust
off my boots..'.
-Croatia Manager
Zlato Dalic stated that it was wrong to award a penalty like that in a World
Cup Final. (Source AS.com Online)
-The
Man of the Match for today:
France’s
Antoine Griezmann (France 4-Croatia 2)
Monday,
July 16, 2018:
-
Jorge Sampaoli has been dismissed as Argentina Manager. (Source L’Equipe
Online)
