Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Trivia and Facts-Part 48


1-In 2002, Chievo Verona’s Brazilian winger Eriberto was exposed to have been using a fake passport.
He had been using the identity of his neighbor Eriberto Conceição da Silva’, born in Rio de Janeiro on January 21, 1979.
He had assumed this identity to join the Palmeiras youth squad, as he was too old.
His real name was ‘Luciano Siqueira de Oliveira’ (born on December 3, 1975). He had revealed this deception to give his son his true name.
He was handed a six-month ban and received a $145,000 fine.



Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 28, March 2000
(Eriberto / Luciano at Bologna 1998/2000)



Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 37, January 2001
(Eriberto / Luciano at Chievo 2000/01)



2- Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic were on tour in Spain in June of 1972.  For one of their matches, the organizers asked them if they would be willing to represent themselves as “Chartlton Athletic” (as Charlton were supposed to be the original opponents and the organizers had billed as such.)
Dunfermline immediately left and alerted their Federation.

3-  In the summer of 1993, Chelsea goalkeeper Dave Beasant injured himself by dropping a jar of salad cream, on his right toe.
He said he tried to stop it with his foot as an instinctive reaction.
A three inch pin was inserted in his toe and he was in plaster for a month.



Photo From: Panini, 1992/93
(David Beasant)
  



Photo From: Soccer Stars, Issue 13, September 1993
(A cartoon of David Beasant dropping the jar on his toe)



4- Following Ajax’s win over Juventus in the 1973 Champion Cup Final (May 30, 1973, Ajax 1-Juevntus 0), Barry Hulshoff was the only Ajax player not to exchange his jersey with a Juventus player.
He was to auction his jersey for a charity in Zwolle for a Vietnamese Village named Thanh Hoa.



Photo From: 1972-73 Vanderhout
(Barry Hulshoff)



Photo From: Foot Magazine, Issue 109, November 1990
(Barry Hulshoff)



5-In 1977, during his spell at Grasshoppers, Zurich West German star Gunter Netzer was attacked and bitten on his arm by a dog on the club’s training ground. He required twelve stitches for the wounds.



Photo From: AS Color, August 23, 1977
(West German midfielder Gunter Netzer at Grasshoppers Zurich)

The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 16 (Week of July 24-July 30, 2018)


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 24, 2018:

-Stoke City have signed Tom Ince from Huddersfield.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Bournemouth have signed defender Diego Rico from Leganes.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Leicester have extended the contract of Harvey Barnes by four years and sent him on loan to WBA.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Fulham have signed goalkeeper Fabricio Ramirez from Besiktas.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Tranmere have signed on loan goalkeeper Shamal George from Liverpool. (Source The Guardian online)

-Norwich have signed Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul from Brighton. (Source The Guardian online)

-Everton have signed Brazilian Richarlison from Watford. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Chelsea are to build a smoking box at Stanford Bridge just for new Manager Maurizio Sarri (a chain smoker) (Source Calciomercato online)

- Crystal Palace have loaned Jaroslaw Jach to Rizespor.  (Source The Guardian online)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

-Chelsea have signed goalkeeper Rob Green on a free (formerly from Huddersfield).  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Liverpool extended the contract of midfielder Allan Rodrigues and then loaned him to Eintracht Frankfurt. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Nacer Chadli has left WBA to join Besiktas. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Fulham have signed on loan German forward Andre Schurrle from Dortmund. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Brighton have signed Iran International Alireza Jahanbakhsh from AZ Alkmaar. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Sunderland have signed on loan forward Jerome Sinclair from Watford. (Source The Guardian online)


Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-Newcastle have signed Japanese striker Yoshimori Muto from Mainz. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Newcastle have signed Swiss defender Fabian Schar from Deportivo La Coruna. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Swansea have loaned Andre Ayew to Fenerbahce. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Manchester City have signed midfielder Claudio Gomes from PSG. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken publicly for the first time since his operation last May. In a video he gave an update and thanked the medical staff who had treated him. (Source The Guardian Online)

-Oldham have signed on loan goalkeeper Daniel Iverson from Leicester. (Source The Guardian online)

Friday, July 27, 2018:

-Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Nigerian goalkeeper Carl Ikeme announced his retirement a year after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia.  (Source BBC Football Online)

-Huddersfield have extended the contract of goalkeeper Joel Coleman by two years and have loaned him to Shewsbury. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Chelsea have extended the contract of Ivory Coast International Victorien Angban by one year and have loaned him to Metz. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Blackburn Rovers have signed midfielder Kasey Palmer from Chelsea. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Barnsley have signed Kenneth Dougall from Sparta Rotterdam. (Source vi.nl online)

-Wycombe have signed on loan forward Randell Williams from Watford. (Source The Guardian online)


Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-In an interview, Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp attacked Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos for his attacks on Salah and Karius at the Final of the Champions League. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Scunthorpe United have signed on loan defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson from Manchester United. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Bradford City have signed on loan goalkeeper Ben Wilson from Cardiff. (Source The Guardian online)

-Tottenham Manager Mauricio Pocchettino stated that signing Gareth Bale is ‘not realistic’.  (Source AS.com online)


Sunday, July 29, 2018:

-Leeds United have signed defender Barry Douglas from Wolverhampton Wanderers. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Woryjing have signed on loan goalkeeper Tom McGill from Brighton. (Source The Guardian online)


Monday, July 30, 2018:

-Swansea are set to sign Bersant Celina from Manchester City. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Brighton’s Liam Rosenoir has announced his retirement. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Everton are set to sign French defender Lucas Digne from Barcelona. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Brentford have signed defender Julian Jeanvier from Reims. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Chelsea have extended the contract of Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg until 2020. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Portsmouth have signed goalkeeper Petar Durin from Atalanta. (Source The Guardian online)

-Plymouth Argyle have signed on loan goalkeeper Matt Macey from Arsenal. (Source The Guardian online)

-Fulham have signed Aleksandar Mitrovic from Newcastle on permanent basis. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Oldham have signed on loan forward Sam Surridge from Bournemouth. (Source The Guardian online)

-Reading have signed striker Sam Baldock from Brighton. (Source The Guardian online)

-Leeds United have signed on loan Jack Harrison from Manchester City. (Source The Guardian online)

-Fleetwood Town have signed midfielder Dean Marney from Burnley. (Source The Guardian online)



II.  Italy

Diary:

Tuesday, July 24, 2018:

-AS Roma have signed Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen from FC Copenhagen.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

-AC Milan’s Leonardo Bonnucci has bene linked with a return to Juventus.  (Source vi.nl online)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

-Atalanta have signed on loan Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic from Chelsea. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Juventus have signed 16-year-old Belgian defender Koni De Winter from Zulte Waregem. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Palermo have signed on loan Nicolas Haas from Atalanata. (Source Calciomercato online)

- Udinese have signed Argentinean winger Ignacio Pussetto from Huracan.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Andrea Pirlo is set to become Roberto Mancini’s assistant for the Italian National Team. (Source Football Italia online)

- Former Brazilian star Leonardo has been named as AC Milan’s new Sports Director.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-Antonio Conte has been linked to be the AC Milan Manager post. (Source Corriere dello Sport online)

-Crotone have signed on loan Ricciardo Marchizza from Sassuolo. (Source The Guardian online)

-SPAL have signed midfielder Gabriele Moncini from Cesena. (Source The Guardian online)

-Catanzaro have signed on loan Ghanaian Shaka Mawuli Eklu from SPAL. (Source The Guardian online)


Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-Palermo have signed goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli from Juventus. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Juventus have signed 16-year-old Pablo Moreno from Barcelona. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-After Barcelona’s last minute snatching of Malcolm, AS Roma President stated that he would accept Barceolna’s apology only if they sell Messi to them. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

- Udinese have signed midfielder Rolando Mandragora from Juventus.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Friday, July 27, 2018:

-Sampdoria have signed on loan striker Gregoire Defrel from AS Roma. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Empoli have signed goalkeeper Andrea Fulignati from Cesena. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Napoli have rejected bids from Stoke and Cardiff for Vlad Chiriches. (Source Football Italia online)

-Perugia have signed on loan striker Luca Vido from Atalanta. (Source The Guardian online)

Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-Sampdoria have signed midfielder Mohamed Bahlouli from Lyon. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Vasilios Torosidis has left Bologna to join Olympiakos. (Source The Guardian online)

-Alessandria have signed on loan forward Manuel De Luca and goalkeeper Tommaso Cucchietti both from Torino. (Source The Guardian online)

Monday, July 30, 2018:

-Sampdoria are set to sign midfielder Ronaldo Vieira from Leeds United. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Cagliari have signed Croatian midfielder Filip Bradaric from Rijeka. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Fiorentina are set to sign on loan Marko Pjaca from Juventus. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-AC Milan have turned down Sassuolo’s attempt to sign Manuel Locatelli. (Source Transfer Market Web online)

-Siena have signed on loan striker Pietro Cianci from Sassuolo. (Source The Guardian online)



III.  Spain

Diary:

Tuesday, July 24, 2018:

-Bilbao have rejected Fiorentina’s attempt to sign Muniain.  (Source Transfer Market Web / Corriere dello sport online)

-Barcelona have signed Brazilian striker Malcolm from Bordeaux. Just the day before Roma were about to announce his signing, but in the last minute Bordeaux blocked the transaction as Barcelona came into play and signed him. Roma are contemplating legal action for the sudden turn around. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Sevilla have signed defender Joris Gnagnon from Rennes. (Source L’Equipe online)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

-Atletico Madrid have signed Portuguese winger Gelson Martins on a free (formerly from Sporting CP). (Source Sky Sports online)

- Sevilla have signed defender Sergi Gomez from Celta.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Villareal have signed Argentinean goalkeeper Esteban Andrada from Lanus.  (Source L’Equipe online)

- Osasuna have signed on loan striker Brandon from Rennes.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-Sevilla have signed defender Joris Gnagnon from Rennes. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Atletico Madrid have signed Jonny Castro Otto from Celta and then loaned him to Wolverhampton Wanderers. (Source The Guardian online)

-Spanish Tax Authorities have accepted Cristiano Ronaldo’s settlement of paying 19 Million Euros and a 2-year suspended prison sentence. (Source AS.com online)

- Albacete have signed on loan French midfielder Mickael Malsa from Fortuna Sittard.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Getafe have signed midfielder Ivan Alejo from Eibar.  (Source L’Equipe online)

- Uruguayan striker Diego Rolan, recently signed by Deportivo la Coruna from Bordeaux, has been loaned to Leganes.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Getafe have loaned goalkeeper Filip Manojlovic to Panionios. (Source The Guardian online)

-Eibar have signed midfielder Sergio Alvarez from Sporting Gijon. (Source The Guardian online)

-Alaves have signed Patrick Twumasi from Astana. (Source The Guardian online)

-Rayo Vallecano have signed Jose Pozo from Almeria. (Source The Guardian online)

-Real Valladolid have signed on loan Ivi Lopez from Levante. (Source The Guardian online)

 Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-Real Valladolid have signed on loan Keko from Malaga.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Burkina Faso defender Bakary Kone has ended his contract with Malaga.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-It was reported that Real Madrid have ended their pursuit of Eden Hazard as Isco seems to have the confidence of Manager Julen Lopetegui.  (Source Footnews.be online)

-Tenerife have signed Jose Naranjo from Genk.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Leganes have signed on loan Jonathan Silva from Sporting CP. (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Real Valladolid have signed on goalkeeper Jose Antonio Caro from Sevilla and then loaned him to Albacete. (Source The Guardian online)


Sunday, July 29, 2018:

-Rayo Vallecano have signed Peruvian defender Luis Advincula from Tigres. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Rayo Vallecano have signed defender Tito on a  free (formerly from Leganes). (Source L’Equipe online)

-David Silva is pondering whether to end his International career. He is to seek advice from Manchester City Manager Josep Guardiola. (Source AS.com online)

-Former Real Madrid star Pedrag Mijatovic believes that Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure is to due to his difficult relationship with club President Florentino Perez. (Source Marca.com online)


Monday, July 30, 2018:

-Betis have extended the contract of striker Loren Moron until 2022. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Bakary Kone (freed by Malaga) is set to join Ankaragucu. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Atletico Madrid have officially signed Thomas Lemar from Monaco. (Source The Guardian online)

-Majadahonda have signed on Argentine midfielder Fede Varela from Porto. (Source Maistutebol Online)



Photo From: L’Equipe, July 25, 2018
(Malcolm at Barcelona)




IV.  Germany

Diary:

 Tuesday, July 24, 2018:

-Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz has been awarded the Fritz Walter award as the best young player in Germany. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Wehen Wiesbaden have signed on loan Niklas Schmidt from Werder Bremen.  (Source Kicker.de online)

-Bayer Leverkusen’s Karim Bellarai collapsed from exhaustion in a friendly match. He is in a hospital for observation. (Source BBC Football online)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

- Hoffenheim have signed Ghana defender Kasim Nuhu from Young Boys Berne.  (Source L’Equipe online)

- Bayern Munich have signed 17-year-old Canadian Alphonso Davies from Vancouver Whitecaps. He will join the club after January 1st, 2019.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

- Paderborn have signed Bernard Tekpetey from Schalke.  (Source Sport Bild online)

- Former German star Rudi Voeller believes some of Ozil’s resignation comments were ‘a little over the top and nonsense’..  (Source Sport Bild online)

Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-The President of German Federation Reinhard Grindel stated that he had made mistakes in handling the Ozil controversy better but nevertheless denied any charges of racism.  (Source Sky Sports online)

-James Rodriguez will have to pay 6.35 Million Euros to the Spanish tax Authorities for tax violations while he was living in Madrid. (Source Footnews.be Online)

-RB Leipzig have turned down Roma’s approach for Emil Forsberg. (Source Transfer Market Webonline)


Friday, July 27, 2018:

-Werder Bremen have signed Dutch International Davy Klaassen from Everton.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-Eintracht Frankfurt have signed on loan Portuguese midfielder Francisco Geraldes from Sporting CP.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Darmstadt have signed Marcel Heller from Augsburg. (Source The Guardian online)

-Nuremberg have signed goalkeeper Patric Klandt from Freiburg. (Source Sport Bild online)

-St Pauli Manager Ewald Lienen has apologized to Schalke Manager Domenico Tedesco for criticizing him in a TV interview. (Source Kicker.de online)


Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-Werder Bremen have signed Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro from Koln (this is his fifth spell with the club). (Source Sky Sports online)

Sunday, July 29, 2018:

-Benedikt Howedes has returned to Schalke from his loan at Juventus and then transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-Eintract Frankfurt Sports Director Fredi Bobic has criticized Mesut Ozil’s International retirement and rejected the racism charge.  (Source Sport Bild online)

-Telecommunications Group Vodafone confirmed that they had stopped a promotional video featuring Mesut Ozil following the controversy generated due to his photo with Turkish President Erdogan.  (Source Sport Bild online)


Monday, July 30, 2018:

-Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has advocated for the abolition of the ‘50+1’ rule on team ownership in Germany, saying the teams would benefit from an open market. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Bayern Muncih Manager Niko Kovac has retained Manuel Neuer as team captain. (Source Sport Bild Online)
-Hertha Berlin have extended the contract of Dennis Smarsch until 2021. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Erzebirge Aue have signed on loan Maximilian Pronichev from Hertha Berlin. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Dortmund are set to sign Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel from Tianjin Quinjian. (Source vi.nl online)


V.  France

Diary:

Tuesday, July 24, 2018:

-PSG have loaned Grzegorz Krychowiak to Lokomotiv Moscow. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Rennes have signed Clement Grenier from Guingamp.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Caen have signed striker Yacine Bammou from Nantes.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Montpellier have signed on loan striker Andy Delort from Toulouse. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Sochaux have signed on loan Ermedin Demirovic from Deportivo Alaves.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Monaco have signed Jean-Eudes Aholou from Strasbourg.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

-Benjamin Pavard’s goal vs. Argentina was voted as the best goal of the Tournament. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Lille have signed 16-year-old Franco-Turkish Ferhat Cogalan from Valencia. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Nancy have signed on loan Pape Sane from Caen. (Source The Guardian online)

Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-Amiens have signed on loan midfielder Eddy Gnahore from Palermo. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Rennes have signed defender Damien Da Silva from Caen. (Source L’Equipe online)

-OM have signed defender Dembo Gassama from Bergerac. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Saint Etienne have extended the contract of goalkeeper Alexis Guendouz and loaned him to Pau. (Source L’Equipe online)

-RC Lens have signed on loan Thierry Ambrose from Manchester City. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Paris FC have signed on loan defender Rominigue Kouame from Lille.  (Source L’Equipe online)

- Angers have signed Jeff Reine-Adelaide from Arsenal on permanent basis.  (Source L’Equipe online)

- Strasbourg have signed Belgian goalkeeper Matz Sels from Newcastle.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Friday, July 27, 2018:

-Dijon have extended the contract of Manager Olivier Dall’Oglio until 2021 (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Monaco have signed Russian midfielder Aleksandr Golovin from CSKA Moscow.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Brazilian player Doria has left OM and joined Santos Laguna. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Nantes have signed Brazilian midfielder Lucas Evangelista from Udinese.   (Source L’Equipe online)

-Rennes have extended the contract of striker Jordan Tell and loaned him to Orleans. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Jessy Pi has sleft Toulouse to join Brest. (Source The Guardian online)


Sunday, July 29, 2018:

-Defender Zargo Toure has left Lorient to join Trabzonspor . (Source L’Equipe online)

Monday, July 30, 2018:

-Saint Etienne have extended the contract of Yann M’vila until 2022. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Reims have extended the contract of Nolan Mbemba until 2021. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Orleans have signed on loan defender Ruben Droehnle from Lille.   (Source L’Equipe online)

-Paris FC have signed on loan midfielder Rominigue Kouame from Lille. (Source The Guardian online)


 
Photo From: L’Equipe, July 28, 2018

(Aleksandr Golovin at Monaco)



VI.  Holland

Diary:

Tuesday, July 24, 2018:

-Heracles Almelo have signed defender Lennart Czyborra from Schalke. (Source Kicker.de Online)

-Feyenoord have signed on loan Jordy Clasie from Southampton. (Source vi.nl online)

-Willem II have signed Ecuador defender Diego Palacios. (Source vi.nl online)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

-Almere City have signed striker Edoardo Soleri from AS Roma. (Source vi.nl online)

-NEC have signed midfielder Joey van den Berg. NEC have also signed Paolo Sabak from Genk. (Source vi.nl online)

-VVV Venlo have signed Martin Samuelson (from West Ham) and Peet van Ooijen (from Heracles Almelo). (Source vi.nl online)

Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-Heracles Almelo have signed trialist Stephan Sama from Greuther Furth. (Source vi.nl online)

-PEC Zwolle have extended the contract of goalkeeper Mike Hauptmeijer until 2020. (Source vi.nl online)

-Goalkeeper Peter Leeuwenbergh has left Ajax to join Cape Town City. (Source vi.nl online)

Friday, July 27, 2018:

-AZ have signed Norwegian striker Bjorn Johnsen from ADO Den Haag. (Source vi.nl online)

-RKC have extended the contract of midfielder Hans Mulder by one year. (Source vi.nl online)
-Top Oss have signed midfielder Samed Oztoprak from NEC. (Source vi.nl online)

-Jop van der Linden has left AZ to join Sydney FC. (Source vi.nl online)

-ADO Den Haag  have signed defender Dion Malone from FK Qabala. (Source vi.nl online)

-FC Emmen have signed Delano Grootenhuis from Twente Enschede. (Source vi.nl online)


Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-Heracles Almelo have signed midfielder Alexander Merkel. (Source vi.nl online)

-PSV Eindhoven have loaned Nikolai Laursen to Brondby. (Source vi.nl online)

Monday, July 30, 2018:

-Utrecht have signed Swedeish defender Emil Bergstrom from Grasshoppers Zurich. (Source L’Equipe online)

-De Graafschap have signed midfielder Erik Bakker from PEC Zwolle. (Source vi.nl online)



VII.  Scotland

Diary:

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

-Aberdeen have signed on loan Republic of Ireland defender Tommie Hoban from Watford.  (Source BBC Football online)

Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-St Johnstone have signed on loan goalkeeper Conor Mitchell from Burnley. (Source BBC Football online)

-Patrick Thistle have signed on six month loan defender Max Melbourne from WBA. (Source BBC Football online)

Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-Hearts have rejected Rangers’ bid for Northern Ireland striker Kylke Lafferty . (Source BBC Football online)

-St Mirren have once again signed on loan midfielder Matty Willock from Manchester United. (Source BBC Football online)


Monday, July 30, 2018:

-Fabio Cardoso has ended his contract with Rangers by mutual consent. (Source BBC Football online)


VIII.  Portugal

Diary:


Wednesday, July 25, 2018:
-Porto have signed Brazilian defender Eder Militao from Sao Paulo. (Source L’Equipe online)


Friday, July 27, 2018:
-Moreirense have signed on loan Heriberto Tavares from Benfica. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Saturday, July 28, 2018:
-Sporting CP have filed a complaint to FIFA over the free transfer of Gelson Martins to Atletico Madrid (he had ended his contract with the club following the attacks on players from the fans). The club is seeking financial compensation.  (Source Reuters UK online)

Sunday, July 29, 2018:

-Sporting CP have extended the contract of Rodrigo Battaglia until 2023. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Paolo Medina has left Benfica to join Monterrey. (Source Maisfutebol online)


IX.  Belgium

Diary:

Tuesday, July 24, 2018:

-Ostend have signed 18-year-old Colombian Jesus David Marimom from Once Caldas.  (Source Footnews.be online)

-Union St Gilloise have signed on loan midfielder Max Besuschkow from Eintracht Frankfurt.  (Source Sport Bild online)

Wednesday, July 25, 2018:

-Standard Liege have signed Maxime Lestienne on a free (formerly from Malaga). (Source RTBF.be online)

-Greek striker Thanasis Papazoglou has left Kortrijk and joined Israeli side Hapoel Haifa (Source RTBF.be online)

Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-Waasland-Beveren have signed Italian striker Francisco Forte from Spezia. (Source RTBF.be online)


Friday, July 27, 2018:

-Mouscron have signed Haitian striker Frantzdy Pierrot from Costal Carolina University. (Source L’RTBF.be online)

-Mouscron have signed Colombian Jesus David Marimon from Once Caldas. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-Charleroi have signed defender Zainoul Haidara from Molenbeek. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Sunday, July 29, 2018:

-St Truiden have signed Guinean midfielder Ibrahima Sory Sankhon from Horoya AC. (Source Footnews.be online)




League Matchday (July 27-29, 2018):
First Division A

Friday, July 27, 2018:
Standard Liege 3-Gent 2 (Moussa Djenepo 10, Paul-Jose Mpoku 59 pen, Renaud Emond 78 / Roman Yaremchuk 45, Stallone Limbombe 82)

Saturday, July 29, 2018:
Kortrijk 1-Anderlecht 4 (Ognjen Vranjes (own gola) 85 / Ivan Santini 3, 48, 73, Nany Dimata 31)
Zulte Waregem 2-Waasland-Beveren 2 (Hicham Faik 4, Hamdi Harbaoui 64 / Aleksandar Boljevic 85, J. van Damme 90)
St Truiden 0-Cercle Brugge 0
Ostend 2-Mouscron 1 (Brecht Capon 46, Fernando Canesin 76 / Idrisa Sambu 23)
Sunday, July 30, 2018:
Club Brugge 5-Eupen 2 (Wesly 7, 25, 53, Jelle Vossen 24 pen, 89 pen / Eric Ocansey 70, Luis Garcia 73 pen )
Charleroi 0-Antwerp 1 (Sambou Yatabare 16)
Lokeren 0-Genk 4 (Alejandro Pozuelo 3, Ruslan Malinkovskiy 16, Dieumerci Ndongola 61, Leandro Trossard 73)
Top Goalscorer:
Ivan Santini (Anderlecht) 3 goals
Wesly (Club Brugge) 3 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Genk
1
1
0
0
4
0
4
3
2
Club Brugge
1
1
0
0
5
2
3
3
3
Anderlecht
1
1
0
0
4
1
3
3
4
Standard Liege
1
1
0
0
3
2
1
3
5
Ostend
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


Diary (extra):

Tuesday, July 24, 2018:

-Santos have signed Uruguay midfielder Carlos Sanchez from Tigres of Monterrey.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-River Plate have signed Colombian midfielder Juan Fernando Quintero on permanent basis.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Former Austrian player Heinz Schilcher has passed away aged 71.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Thursday, July 26, 2018:

-Bradley Wright-Phillips has become the fastest player to score 100 goals in USA’s MLS.  (Source BBC Football online)

-Sven –Goran Eriksson is set to become the Iraqi National Team Manager.  (Source Sky Sports online)

-Stanislav Cherchesov is set to renew his contract as Russia Manager by two years. (Source L’Equipe online)

-The Brazil Federation announced that Tite would remain as Manager until 2022 World Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Japan have named Hajime Moriyasu as the new National Team Manager. (Source Reuters UK Online)

Friday, July 27, 2018:

-Luis Felipe Scolari has been appointed as Manager of Palmeiras for the third time in his career. (Source BBC Football Online)

Saturday, July 28, 2018:

-Juan Carlos Osorio has left his post as Mexico Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Cristian Pavon was named Argentina’s player of the year.  (Source L’Equipe online)


Sunday, July 29, 2018:

-Russian President Vladimir Putin received Russia’s World Cup squad and handed a diploma and a price to each member.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Faouzi Benzarti has been named as the new National Team Manager of Tunisia. (Source L’Equipe online)

Monday, July 30, 2018:

- Brazilian Neymar has admitted of his ‘exaggerations’ on the field and stated that he is a new man. (Source RTBF.be Online)

- Michael Essien ha retired from the Ghana National Team . (Source Silly Season online)