The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 19 (Week of August 14-August 20, 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, August 14, 2018:

-Tottenham will continue to play its home matches at Wembley (until at least October) as construction on the new stadium is still ongoing.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Liverpool have referred to police video footage showing its player Mohamed Salah using his mobile phone while driving.  (Source Sky Sports Online) 

-Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has attacked Bayer Leverkusen’s tweets mocking his missed clearance in the match vs. Manchester City over the weekend..  (Source RTBF.be Online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Crystal Palace have extended the contract of Wilfried Zaha until 2023. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Rochdale have signed on loan goalkeeper Magnus Norman from Fulham. (Source The Guardian Online)

-Zinedine Zidane has been linked as a possible future Manchetser United Manager. (Source Transfer Market Web Online)

-New Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri has done away with two of Antonio Conte’s directives. 1) Nutrition 2) demanding players to stay at a West London Hotel the night before a match. (Source Footbll Italia Online)

-It was reported that Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne suffered a knee injury in training and may miss months of action. (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Arsenal’s Ainsley Maitland-Noles has fractured his left leg and will be out 6-8 weeks.  (Source BBC Football online)

-Charlton Athletic have signed on loan defender Krystian Bielik from Arsenal.  (Source BBC Football online)

-Newcastle have loaned midfielder Henri Saivet to Bursaspor. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Everton have loaned midfielder Nikola Vlasic to CSK Moscow. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-West Ham Manager Manuel Pellgerini has ruled out signing Yaya Toure.  (Source Transfer Market Web online)

-There have been reports of a bust up between Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, which only intensified rumors of Pogba’s departure.  (Source BBC Football online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

- Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne is expected to be out injured for three months. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Stoke have signed on loan defender Cuco Martina from Everton. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Liverpool have signed 16-year-old defender Ki-Jana Hoever from Ajax.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Liverpool Manager Juregn Klopp stated that anyone who believes that Kevin De Bruyne’s injury is a plus for Liverpool is a $#@&. (Source Walfoot.be Online)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Newcastle’s Kenedy failed to make a single pass in the fisrt half of their match vs. Cardiff. He was nearly sent off and also missed a last minute penalty kick. (Source BBC Football online)

-Manchester United’s Andreas Pereira is the first player born outside of Brazil to be called up by the Brazilian National team in over 100 years. (Source Bleacher Report online)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-Liverpool’s Marko Grujic signed a contract extension with the club until 2023 and was then loaned to Hertha Berlin. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola stated that the club would not sign new free agent player Claudio Marchisio. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Eden Hazard has confirmed that he will not leave Chelsea. (Source The Guardian online)

-Jose Mourinho stated that the Netflix documentary series on Manchester City shows that they ‘lack class’. He said, “if you are a rich club you can buy all the top players but you cannoy buy class”. (Source The Guardian online)

-Leicester have extended the contract of Wilfried Ndidi until 2024. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Brice Dja Djedje has left Watford to join Ankaragucu. (Source The Guardian online)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is set to be loaned to Besiktas. (Source BBC Football Online)

-RB Leipzig have made another improved offer for Everton’s Ademola Lookman. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Former Northern Ireland International Jimmy McIllroy (1931-2018) has passed away aged 86. (Source @BurnleyOfficial online)

-Reading have signed on loan Josh Sims from Southampton. (Source The Guardian online)

English Premier League Matchday (August 18-19, 2018):

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Cardiff 0-Newcastle 0 (-)

Everton 2-Southampton 1 (Theo walcott 15, Richarlison 31 / Danny Ings 54)

Leicetser 2-Wolverhampton 0 (Matt Doherty (own goal) 29, James Maddison 45)

Tottenham 3-Fulham 1 (Lucas Moura 43, Kieran Trippier 74, Harry Kane 77 / Aleksandar Mitrovic 52)

West Ham 1-Bournemouth 2 (Marko Arnautovic 33 pen / Callum Wilson 60, Steve Cook 66)

Chelsea 3-Arsenal 2 (Pedro 9, Alvaro Morata 20, Marcos Alonso 81 / Henrikh Mkhitaryan 37, Alex Iwobi 41)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Burnley 1-Watford 3 (James Tarkowski 6 / Andre Gray 3, Troy Deeney 48, Will Hughes 51)

Manchester City 6-Huddersfield 1 (Sergio Aguero 25, 35, 75, Gabriel Jesus 31, David Silva 48, Terence Kongolo (own goal) 84 / Jon Stankovic 43)

Brighton 3–Manchester United 2 (Glenn Murray 25, Shane Duffy 27, Pascal Gross 44 pen / Romelu Lukaku 34, Paul Pogba 90 pen)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

Crystal Palace 0-Liverpool 2 (James Milner 45 pen, Sadio Mane 90)

Top Goalscorer:

Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 3 goals

Richarlison (Everton) 3 goals

Sadio Mane (Liverpool) 3 goals

Table	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	2	2	0	0	8	1	7	6
2	Liverpool	2	2	0	0	6	0	6	6
3	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
4	Watford	2	2	0	0	5	1	4	6
5	Tottenham	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
6	Bournemouth	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

II.  Italy

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

- Parma have signed on loan Roberto Inglese and Alberto Grassi (both from Napoli). (Source Calciomercato online)

-AC Milan have signed on loan Spanish striker Samu Castillejo from Villareal. As part of the deal Carlos Bacca will rejoin Villareal. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Juventus have signed 17-year-old French player Bridge Ndilu from Laval. (Source France Football online)

-Inter have extended the contract of Manager Luciano Spaletti until 2021. (Source France Football online)

-AC Milan have officially signed on loan Tiemoue Bakayoko from Chelsea. (Source The Guardian online)

-Frosinone have signed on loan midfielder Rai Vloet from Chiasso. (Source The Guardian online)

-AS Roma have signed French midfielder Steven N’Zonzi from Sevilla. (Source Transfer Market Web online)

-Cagliari have signed striker Francesco Verde. (Source Transfer Market Web online)

-Sassuolo have signed defender Marlon Santos from Barcelona. (Source Football Italia online)

-Genoa defender Domenico Criscito disclosed that he was on the Ponte Morandi bridge just 10 minutes before it collapsed that day. (Source Football Italia online)

-Juventus have rejected Real Madrid’s offer to sign Miralem Pjanic. (Source Football Italia online)

-Genoa are set to sign Portuguese midfielder Nuno Henrique from Sion. (Source Calciomercato online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Sampdoria have signed Swedish midfielder Albin Ekdal from SV Hamburg. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Former Cagliari goalkeeper Davide Capello survived the Ponte Morandi bridge collapse after falling 30 meters with his car . (Source AS.com online)

-Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero has requested Sampdoria’s season opner vs. Fiorentina to be postponed due to the Ponte Morandi bridge collapse. (Source Corriere dello Sport online)

-Perugia have signed on loan striker Kwang-Song Han from Cagliari. (Source The Guardian online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Sampdoria and Genoa’s matches for this weekend have bene postponed and possibly the entire Serie A matchday may be postponed. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Bologna have signed on loan defender Danilo from Udinese. (Source The Guardian online)

-Zenit St Petersburg striker Sebastian Sriussi reportedly rejected a transfer to Sampdoria as his wife is expecting. (Source Football Italia online)

-SPAL have signed Mirko Valdifiori and Kevin Bonifazi (both from Torino). (Source The Guardian online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Claudio Marchisio ended his contract with Juventus by mutual consent. He had been with the club for 25 years. (Source BBC Football online)

-Cagliari have signed Estonian defender Ragnar Klavan from Liverpool. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Juventus have signed striker Stephy Mavididi from Arsenal. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Frosninone have signed Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell from Arsenal. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Torino have signed on loan striker Roberto Soriano from Villareal. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Benevento have signed on loan Polish midfielder Bartosz Kapustka from Leicester.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Torino have signed on loan defender Kofi Djidji from Nantes.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Udinese have signed Polish striker Lukasz Teodorczyk from Anderlecht.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-Napoli have turned down late bids for Jose Callejon from Chelsea and AC Milan.  (Source Calciomercato online)

-Torino have signed Italoan striker Simone Zaza from Valencia. He had been tipped to join Sampdoria but he wanted to go to Torino.  (Source Calciomercato online)

-Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero attacked Giuseppe Bozzo, agent of Simone Zaza, for the last minute change of mind. (Source Calciomercato online)

-AC Milan have signed Uruguayan Diego Laxalt from Genoa. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Genoa have signed striker Ginaluca Lapadula from AC Milan. (Source The Guardian online)

-Empoli have signed Afriyie Acquah from Torino. (Source Football Italia online)

-Udinese have signed defender William Troost-Ekong from Bursaspor. (Source Football Italia online)

-SPAL have signed midfielder Simone Missiroli from Sassuolo. (Source Football Italia online)

-Alessio Cerci has left Verona to join Ankaragucu. (Source Football Italia online)

-Atalanta have signed Argentina player Emiliano Rigoni from Zenit. (Source Football Italia online)

-Frosinone have signed loan Francesco Zampano from Pescara. (Source Football Italia online)

-Parma have signed Gervinho from Hebei China Fortune FC. (Source L’Equipe  online)

-Parma have signed on loan Mattia Sprocati from Lazio. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Salerniatna have signed on loan Djavan and Andre Anderson (both from Lazio). (Source Calciomercato online)

-Salerniatna have signed midfielder Davide Di Gennaro from Lazio. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Sampdoria have signed on loan midfielder Riccardo Saponara from Fiorentina. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Perugia have signed Valerio Verre from Sampdoria. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Bemfica have rejected Udinese’s bid for Seferovic. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Cremonese have signed on loan Belgian defender Xian Emmers from Inter. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Napoli President Aurelio de Laurentiis stated that ‘a little birdie’ had told him that Roma and Liverpool had the same owner. RoamPresident James Pallotta repliaed that he does not know what De Laurentiis is smoking, but if he finds that little birdie again, he’ll find out that roma also own Barcelona and bayern Munich. (Source Italian Football TV online)

-Napoli have signed on loan Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina from Arsenal. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Sampdoria have signed on loan defender Lorenzo Tonelli from Napoli. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Perugia have signed on loan Gabriel from AC Milan. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Chievo have signed Mauro Burruchaga from River Plate. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Spezia have signed striker Andrej Galabinov from Genoa. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Frosinone have signed striker Andrea Pinamonti from Inter. (Source Calciomercato online)

-It was reported that Lazio had an agreement to sign Atalanta’s Papu Gomez, however, Atalanta Manager Gian Piero Gasperini threatened to leave and the deal was called off. (Source Calciomercato online)

-Empoli have signed on loan midfielder Salih Ulcan from Fenerbahce. (Source The Guardian online)

-Frosinone have signed defender Marco Capuano from Cagliari. (Source The Guardian online)

-Venezia have signed on loan striker Nicola Citro from Frosinone. (Source The Guardian online)

-Foggia have signed on loan winger Cristian Galano from Parma. They have also signed on loan Luca Rizzo from Bologna. (Source The Guardian online)

-Padova have signed on loan midfielder Luca Clemenza from Juventus. (Source The Guardian online)

-Frosinone have signed on loan midfielder Francesco Cassata from Sassuolo. (Source The Guardian online)

-Ascoli have signed winger Nikola Ninkovic from Genoa. (Source The Guardian online)

-Perugia have signed on loan defender Jawad El Yamiq from Genoa. (Source The Guardian online)

-Lecce have signed on loan defender Lorenzo Venuti from Fiorentina. (Source The Guardian online)

-Brescia have signed on loan defender Simone Romagnoli from Empoli. (Source The Guardian online)

-Atalanta have signed on loan defender Ali Adnan from Udinese. (Source The Guardian online)

-Udinese have signed on loan winger Marco D’Alessandro from Atalanta. (Source The Guardian online)

-Parma have signed on loan midfielder Alessandro Deiola from Cagliari. (Source The Guardian online)

-Frosinone have signed Uruguayan striker Joaquin Ardaiz from Chiasso. (Source The Guardian online)

-Antonio Vutov has left udinese and joined Botev Plovdiv. (Source The Guardian online)

-Cagliari have signed Colombian Jherson Vergara from AC Milan and loaned him to Olbia. (Source Football Italia online)

-Ternana have signed on loan midfielder Alfredo Bifulco from Napoli. (Source The Guardian online)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Inter are planning to open a lawsuit against Javier Tebas, President of the Spanish la Liga. In an interview he had called into question Inter’s methods to sign Modric.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Frosinone striker Federico Dionisi has been injured and will be out six months . (Source Football Italia online)

-Framco Vazquez (despite two caps for Italy) has renounced his Italian status and opted to represent Argentina Internationally. (Source Football Italia online)

-Atalanta captaon Papu Gomez expressed dismay at the new rule where captains are to wear stabdardized armbands. He is known to have been wearing different armband design for each match . (Source Football Italia online)

-Thomas Heurtaux has left Udinese and joined Ankaragucu. (Source The Guardian online)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-AC Milan’s Croatian defender Ivan Strinic has to take a break from playing after a heart problem was discovered. (Source BBC Football online)

- Vicneza (Serie D) have signed former France striker Djibril Cisse. (Source Football Italia online)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Cuneo have signed on loan striker Giuseppe Caso from Fiorentina. (Source Calciomercato online)

Italian Serie A Matchday (August 18-19, 2018):

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Chievo 2-Juventus 3 (Mariusz Stepinksi 38, E. Giaccherini 56 pen / Sami Khedira 3, Mattia Bani (own goal) 75, Fernando Bernardeschi 90)

Lazio 1–Napoli 2 (Ciro Immobile 25 / Arek Milik 45, Lorenzo Insigne 59)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Torino 0-Roma 1 (Edin Dzeko 89)

Bologna 0-SPAL 1 (Jasmin Kurtic 71)

Empoli 2-Cagliari 0 (Rade Krunic 14, Frabcesco Caputo 51)

Parma 2-Udinese 2 (Roberto Inglese 43, Antonino Barilla 59 / Rodrigo De Paul 65 pen, Seko Fofana 69 )

Sassuolo 1-Inter 0 (Domenico Berardi 27 pen)

AC Milan-Genoa (postponed)

Sampdoria -Fiorentina (postponed)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

Atalanta 4-Frosinone 0 (Papu Gomez 14, 90, Hans Hateboer 48, Mario Pasalic 61)

Top Goalscorer:

Papu Gomez (Atalanta) 2 goals

Table	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atalanta	1	1	0	0	4	0	24	3
2	Empoli	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
3	Juventus	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	3
4	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
5	Roma	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
6	SPAL	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Photo From: L’Equipe, August 19, 2018

(Cristiano Ronaldo, August 18, 2018, Chievo 2-Juventus 3)

III.  Spain

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-Valencia have signed on loan Russian International Denis Cheryshev from Villareal. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Leganes have signed on loan midfielder Oscar Rodriguez from Real Madrid. (Source The Guardian online)

-Rayo Majadahonda have signed on loan striker Toni Martinez from West Ham. (Source The Guardian online)

-Sergio Ramos has answered back to Jurgen Klopp’s recent comments by once again denying that he intentionally injured Salah  and reminding that Klopp has lost many finals. (Source L’Equipe online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Leganes have signed on loan Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo from Chelsea. (Source BBC Football online)

-Malaga have signed midfielder Dani Pacheco from Getafe. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Real Sociedad have extended the contract of Mikel Oyarzabal until 2024. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Celta have signed on loan Paraguayan Junior Alonso from Lille. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Diego Godin is to remain at Atletico Madrid, but has not extended his contract yet. (Source Transfer Market Web Online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Celta have offered a professional contract to Zinedine Labyad (formerly of Troyes).  (Source L’Equipe online)

-It was reported that as part of a 15-year agreement with multinational media, Spanish League matches will be played in USA. (Source AS.Com online)

-Girona have signed on loan striker Patrick Roberts from Manchester City. (Source vi.nl online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Real Madrid have reported Inter to FIFA over their alleged illegal approach to sign Luka Modric. (Source BBC Football online)

-Leganes have signed Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri from Malga. (Source L’Equipe online)

-FIFA have fined Atletico Madrid over the third party ownership of Alessio Cerci back in 2014. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Leganes have signed on loan Cameroon defender Allan Nyom from WBA. (Source AS.com online)

-Raul will be Real Madrid’s U-15 Manager. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Former Brazilian star Rivaldo has called Diego Simeone as the best coach in Europe . (Source AS.com online)

 Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Sevilla have signed on loan French midfielder Mazime Gonalons from Roma. (Source L’Equipe online)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-Real Betis have extended the contract of defender Junior Firpo until 2023. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Valladolid have signed Fuje Cop from Standard Liege. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Valladolid have signed on loan striker Enes Unal from Villareal. (Source The Guardian online)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Betis are set to sign Rafinha from Barcelona. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Deportivo La Coruna have signed Sebastien Salles-Lamonge from Rennes. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Mallorca have signed on loan defender Martin Valjent from Chievo. (Source The Guardian online)

-Getafe have released recent Mexican signing Alanis. (Source Transfer Market Web online)

-Luka Modric has denied reports that he tried to force a transfer to Inter, calling it ‘the greatest nonsense in history’. (Source Goal.com online)

Spanish La Liga Matchday (August 17-19, 2018):

Friday, August 17, 2018:

Girona 0-Real Valladolid 0 (-)

Real Betis 0-Levante 3 (Roger Marti 38, Jose Luis Morales 54, 90)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Celta 1-Espanyol 1 (David Lopez (own goal) 51 / Mario Hermoso 45)

Villareal 1-Sociedad 2 (Gerard Moreno 16 / William Jose 40, Juanmi 71)

Barcelona 3–Alaves 0 (Lionel Messi 64, 90, Phillipe Coutinho 83)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Eibar 1-Huesca 2 (Gonalo Escalante 69 / Alex Gallar 5, 40)

Rayo Vallecano 1-Sevilla 4 (Adri Embarla 85 pen / Franco Vazquez 15, Andre Silva 31, 45, 79)

Real Madrid 2-Getafe 0 (Dani Carvajal 20, Gareth Bale 51)

Sunday, August 20, 2018:

Valencia 1-Atletico Madrid 1 (Rodrigo Moreno 56 / Angel Correa 26)

Bilbao 2-Leganes 1 (Peru Nolaskoain 27, Iker Muniain 90 / Jonathan Silva 33)

Top Goalscorer:

Andre Silva (Sevilla) 3 goals

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 2 goals

Jose Luis Morales (Levante) 2 goals

Alex Gallar (Huesca) 2 goals

Table	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sevilla	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3
2	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	3
3	Levante	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	3
4	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
5	Bilbao	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
6	Sociedad	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

Photo From: L’Equipe, August 16, 2018                         

(Marcelo, August 15, 2018, UEFA Super Cup, Atletic Madrid 4-Real Madrid 2)

IV.  Germany

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been linked with Schalke. (Source vi.nl online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Greuther Furth have signed Shawn Parker from Augsburg.  (Source Sport Bild Online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Toni Kroos stated that Mesut Ozil’s claims of racism at the German Team is ‘nonsense’ and the way he resigned was ‘not in order’. (Source BBC Football online)

-Mainz are set to sign on loan Georges-Kevin Nkoudou from Tottenham.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-If Germany wins the 2024 Euros hosting rights, Phillip Lahm will head the organization. (Source Reuters UK online)

-Joshua Guilavogui has been named as the captain  of  Wolfsburg. (Source Sport Bild online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Schalke have signed defender Hamza Mendyl from Lille.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Hoffenheim have extended the contract of Croatian striker Andrej Kramaric until 2022. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Wolfsburg have fined Kaylen Hinds for his absence from training. (Source Sport Bild online)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Eintracht Frankfurt’s USA International Timothy Chandler will be out injured for six months. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Defending Cup champions Eintracht Frankfurt were eliminated by a lower league side Ulm.

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-Leverkusen have extended the contract of Leon Bailey until 2023. (Source Sky Sports online)

-German Federation President Reinhard Grinel has expressed regret for not backing Mesut Ozil sufficiently following the Erdogan photo comtroversy. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Stuttgart have extended the contract of Erik Thommy until 2022. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Nuremberg have signed on loan Yuya Kubo from Gent. (Source The Guardian online)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Eintracht Frankfurt have signed on loan Serbian midfielder Filip Kostic from Hamburg.  (Source L’Equipe online)

DfB Pokal :

Friday, August 17, 2018:

Magdeburg 0-Darmstadt 1 (Tobias Kempe 3 pen)

Schweinfurt 0-Schalke 2 (Nabil Bentaleb 24 pen, Adam Jabiri (own goal) 75)

Wehlen 3-St Pauli 2 (S. Reddemann 35, Manuel Schaffler 103 pen, Niklas Schmidt 105  / Richard Neudecker 51, Christopher Avevor 110)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Kaiserslautern 1-Hoffenheim 6 (Lukas Spalvis 33 / Joelinton 6, 22, 53, Nico Schilz 13, Pavel Kaderabek 51, Joshua Brenet 62)

Pforzheim 0-Leverkusen 1 (Lucas Alario 27 pen)

Ulm 2-Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Steffen Kienle 48. Vitalij Lux 75 / Gonzalo Paciencia 90)

Elversberg 0-Wolfsburg 1 (Daniel Ginczek 76)

Drochtersen/Assel 0-Bayern Munich 1 (Robert Lewandowski 81)

Linx 1-Nuremberg 2 (Marc Rubio 21 pen / Mikael Ishak 15, 88)

Wormatia Worms 1-Werder Bremen 6 (Cedric Mimbala 44 / Yuya Osako 9, Florian Kainz 21, Philipp Bargfrede 31, Max Kruse 41 pen, M. Eggestein 45, Johannes Eggestein 79)

Ezgebirge Aue 1-Mainz 3 (Pascal Testroet 83 / Alexandru Maxim 31, 65, Robin Quaison 59)

Hansa Rostock 2-Stuttgart 0 (Cebio Soukou 8, Mirnes Pepic 84)

Doedinghausen 3-Dresden 2 (Linus Meyer 20, Simon Engelmann 45, Maximilian Hippe 120 / Haris Duljevic 11, Aias Aosman 26)

TuS Dassendorf 0-Duisburtg 1 (Boris Tashchy 24)

Oberhausen 0-Sandhausen 6 (Fabian Schleusener 7, Felix Muller 25, 90, Philipp Forster 46, Tim Kister 61, Markus Karl 83)

Erndtebrueck 3-Hamburg 5 (Tatsuya Yamazaki 43, Niklas Hunold 48. Till Hichenbach 71 / Lewis Holtby 7 pen, Jann-Fiete Arp 10, P. Lasogga 64, 66, Orel Mangala 90)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Karlsruhe 0-Hannover 5 (Kevin Wimmer 17, Ihlas Bebou 31, Niclas Fulkrug 41 pen, Takuma Asano 51, Hendrik Weydabdt 85)

Steinbach 1-Augsburg 2 (Nico Herzig 55 / marco Richter 14, Andre Hahn 65)

Rot-Weiss Koblenz 0-Dusseldorf 5 (Dodi Lukebakio 9, 12, marvin Ducksch 31, Kevin Stoger 44, Benito Raman 61)

Hastedt 1-Moenchengladbach 11 (Dynar Kucuk 88 / Thorgan Hazard 2 pen, 42, 84, Alassane Plea 8, 50, 78,  Raffael 15, 30, 66, Florian Neuhaus 39, Jonas Hofmann 56, )

Monday, August 20, 2018:

E. Braunschweig 1-Hertha Berlin 2 (Mergim Fejzullahu 81 / Marvin Plattenhardt 38, Vedad Ibisevic 83)

Energie Cottbus 2-Freiburg 2 (Marcelo Freitas 47, Fabio Viteritti 103 / Mike Frantz 90, Nils Petersen 99) (penalty shoot-out 3-5)

Greuther Furth 1-Dortumnd 2 (Sebastian Ernst 77 / Axel Witsel 90, Marco Reus 120)

Paderborn 2-Ingolstadt 1 (Uwe Hunemeier 34, 44 / Sonny Kittel 76)

V.  France

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-Toulouse are to sign Cameroon defender Stephane Mbia. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Amiens have extended the contract of midfielder Gaoissou Traore until 2021. (Source L’Equipe online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Lille have signed defender Jeremy Pied from Southanpton. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Guingamp have signed striker Ronny Rodelin from Caen. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Bordeaux have signed on loan defender Sergi Palencia from Barcelona. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Cean have signed on loan defender Paul Bayse from Bordeaux. (Source L’Equipe online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-PSG have officially signed German defender Thilo Kehrer from Schalke. (Source BBC Football online)

-Angers have signed on loan former player Cheikh Ndoye from Birmingham City. (Source Sky Sports online)

-St Etienne have signed Remy Cabella from OM on permanent basis.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Montpellier have signed striker Gaetan Laborde from Bordeaux.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Bordeaux Manager Gustavo Poyet expressed his anger at the sale of Gaetan Laborde to Montpellier as he had requested a replacement to be found before his sale.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Following his criticism of the club on the previous day, Bordeaux suspended Manager Gustavo Poyet for one week. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Touluse have signed Cameroon’s Stephane Mbia from Hebei China Fortune FC.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Strasbourg have signed defender Lionel Carole from Galatasaray.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Lyon have signed Belgian defender Jason Denayer from Manchester City.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Sannois DaSaint-Gratien (National) have signed on loan striker Jonathan N’Sonde from Nantes.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Eric Bedouet has been named as Bordeaux’s caretaker Manager following the suspension of Gustavo Poyet.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Yassine El Ghanassy has left nantes to join Al Raed.  (Source The Guardian online)

-After PSG’s victory over Guingmap, PSG goalkeeprr Gianluigi Buffon exchanged shirts with Marcus Thuram of Guingamp, son of Lilian, his teammate at Parma and Juventus.

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-Reims have signed Belgian defender Bjorn Engels from Olympiakos.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Rennes have extended the contract of defender Jeremy Gelin until 2022. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Andre-Pierre Gignac has extended his contract with Mexican side Tigres of Monterrey until 2021. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Despite rumors of transfer to OM, Mario Balotelli is to remain at OGC Nice. (Source L’Equipe online)

French Ligue 1 Matchday (August 17-19, 2018):

Friday, August 17, 2018:

Reims 1-Lyon 0 0 (Pablo Chavarria 32)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Guingamp 1-PSG 3 (Nolan Roux 20 / Neymar 53 pen, Kylian Mbappe 82, 90)

Momaco 0-Lille 0 (-)

Dijon 2-Nantes 0 (Julio Tavares 8, 73)

Amiens 1-Montpellier 2 (Moussa Konate 82 pen / Florent Mollet 52, Ellyes Skhiri 71)

Caen1-Nice 1 (Yacine Bammou 52 pen / I. Kpene Ganago 82)

Rennes 1-Angers 0 (Ismaila Sarr 81)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Strasbourg 1-St Etienne 1 (Anthony Goncalves 5 5 / Makhtar Gueye 88)

Toulouse 2-Bordeaux 1 (Aaron Leya Iseka 44, Matthieu Dossevi 67 / Francois Kamano 50)

Nimes 3-Marseille 1 (Denis Bouanga 34, Sada Thioub 62, Renaus Ripart 87 / Florian Thauvin 49)

Top Goalscorer:

Julio Tavares (Dijon) 3 goals

Neymar (PSG) 2 goals

Table	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSG	2	2	0	0	6	1	5	6
2	Nimes	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
3	Dijon	2	3	0	0	3	0	3	6
4	Reims	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	6
5	Monaco	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
6	Lille	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Photo From: L’Equipe, August 17, 2018

(Gustavo Poyet)

Photo From: L’Equipe, August 19, 2018

(Buffon and Thuram, August 18, 2018, Guingamp 1-PSG 3)

VI.  Holland

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-Feyenoord have rejected Eintracht Frankfurt’s offer for Tonny Vilhena . (Source vi.nl online)

-PEC ZWolle have signed Stanley Elbers from Excelsior.  (Source vi.nl online)

-Groningen have signed on loan German defender Tim Handwerker from Koln. (Source vi.nl online)

-Den Bosch have signed on loan Estonian striker Rauno Sappinen from Flora. (Source vi.nl online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-SC Heerenveen have signed Ben Rienstra from AZ. (Source vi.nl online)

-Ajax have signed on loan Aras Ozbiliz from Besiktas. (Source vi.nl online)

-Twente Enschede have signed on loan defender Cristian Gonzalez from Sevilla. (Source vi.nl online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Willem II have signed striker Donis Avdjiaj from Schalke. (Source The Guardian online)

-Den Bosch have signed on loan midfielder Stefano Beltrame from Juventus. (Source The Guardian online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Utrecht have signed on loan Timo Leschert from Sassuolo. (Source vi.nl online)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-

Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (August 17-19, 2018):

Friday, August 17, 2018:

Groningen 0-Willem II 1 (Daniel Crowley 33)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

NAC 3-De Graafschap 0 (Mitchell Te Vrede 43, Karol Mets 50, Ginaluca Nijholt 65)

VVV Venlo 0-Ajax 1 (Dusan Tadic 88 pen)

Fortuna Sittard 1 -PSV Eindhoven 2 (Andrija Novakovich 61 / Hirving Lozano 33, Dante Rigo 90)

Heracles 4-Den Haag 2 (Kristoffer Peterson 3 pen, 68, Bart van Hintum 7, Adrian Dalmau 43 / Dion Omar Malone 12, Tim Breukers (own goal) 38)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Utrecht 2-PEC Zwolle 0 (Joris Overeem 26, Sean Klaiber 45)

Emmen 1-AZ 4 (Nick Bakker 17 / Myron Boadu 15, Thomas Ouwejan 37, Oussama Idrissi 43, 71)

Feyenoord 3-Excelsior 0 (Robin van Persie 17, Jeremiah St Juste 78, J. van der Heijden 89)

Heerenveen 1-Vitesse 1 (Michel Vlap 26 / Tim Matavz 81)

Top Goalscorer:

Kristoffer Peterson (Heracles) 3 goals

Morten Thorsby (SC Heerenveen) 2 goals

Table	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AZ	2	2	0	0	9	1	8	6
2	PSV Eindhoven	2	2	0	0	6	2	5	6
3	Vitesse	2	1	1	0	6	2	4	4
4	Heracles	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	4
5	Heerenveen	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	4
6	Ajax	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	4

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

VII.  Scotland

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-Hearts defender Christophe Berra has been ruled out for six months with a torn hamstring. (Source BBC Football online)

- Belgian defender Dedryck Boyata has denied that he is carrying a ‘diplomatic injury’ as he is attempting to leave Celtic. (Source RTBF.be online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-St Mirren have signed on loan midfielder Alfie Jones from Southampton. (Source BBC Football online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Rangers have rejected Bordeaux’s offer for Alfredo Morelos.  (Source BBC Football online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Dundee have signed on loan Finnish striker Benjamon Kallman from Inter Turku. (Source BBC Football online)

-Celtic have signed on a two-year loan Australian midfielder Daniel Arzani from Manchester City. (Source Sky Sports online)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Celtic’s Belgian defender Dedryck Boyata, who has been angling for a move away, has been set aside and is training with the ‘B’ squad. (Source Walfoot.be Online)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Kenny Miller’s spell as playrer-Manager at Livingston is over after seven weeks. (Source BBC Football online)

Scottish League Cup (August 18-19, 2018):

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Patrick Thistle 1-Celtic 3 (A.Mbuyi-Mutombo 73 / Leigh Griffiths 18, Moussa Dembele 78, Tom Rogic 80)

Aberdeen 4-St Mirren 0 (Gary Mackay-Steven 16,57 pen, Graeme Shinnie 20, Stevie May 26)

Dundee 0-Ayr 3  (Lawrence Shankland 51, 86, Michael Moffat 89)

Dundermline 0-Hearts 1 (Oliver Lee 79)

Livingston 0-Motherwell 1 (Danny Johnson 23)

Queen of the South 2-St Johnstone 4 (Lyndon Dykes 45, Stephen Dobbie 116 pen / Anthony Watt 27, 104, Drey Wright 94, Callum Hendry 120)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Kilmarnock 1-Rangers 3 (Borna Barisic (own goal) 51 / Alfredo Morelos 28, 43, 74)

Hibernian 3-Ross County 2 (David Gray 15, Stephen Mallan 70, Daryl Horgan 90 / Michael Gardyne 10, Joshua Mullin 64 pen)

VIII.  Portugal

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Estoril have signed on loan Wallyson Malmann from Sporting CP. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Santa Clara have signed on loan Martin Chrien from Benfica. (Source A Bola online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-Benfica have signed on loan French defender Sebastien Corchia from Sevilla.  (Source L’Equipe Online)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Sporting CP are set to sign Abdoulaye Diaby from Club Brugge. (Source L’Equipe online)

Portugal Primeira Liga League Matchday (August 17-19, 2018):

Friday, August 17, 2018:

Aves 2-Tondela 2 (Derley 13, Nildo Petrolina 60 / Juan Delgado 3, Pablo Sabbag 74)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Chaves 2-Portimonense 0 (Marcao 27 pen, Perdigao 31)

Boavista 0-Benfica 2 (Facundo Ferreyra 35, Pizzi 62)

Sporting CP 2-Setubal 1 (Nani 9, 66 / Zequinha 19)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Nacional 1-Moreirense 2 (Witi 50 / Pedro Nuno 8, Heriberto Tavares 61 )

Rio Ave 2-Maritimo 1 (Bruno Moreira 12, Gelson Dala 40 / Joel Tagueu 73 pen)

Belenensses 2-Porto 3 (Fredy 55 pen, Alhassanae Keita 83 / Diogo Leite 26, Otavio 46, Alex Telles 90 pen)

Santa Clara 3-Braga 3 (Thiago Santana 46, Ze Manuel 60, Fabio Cardoso 65 / Pablo Santos 24, Wilson Eduardo 29, Dyego Sousa 40)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

Guimaraes 0-Feirense 1  (Fabio Sturgeon 88 )

Top Goalscorer:

Benfica (Pizzi) 4 goals

Table	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	2	2	0	0	8	2	6	6
2	Benfica	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
3	Sporting CP	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6
4	Feirense	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6
5	Braga	2	1	1	0	7	5	2	4
6	Setubal	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	3

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

IX.  Belgium

Diary:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-Costa Rican midfielder Randall Leal has left Mechelen and joined Deportivo Saprissa.  (Source RTBF.be online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Beerschot Wilrijk have signed midfielder Gertjan De Mets from Zulte Waregem.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-Genk have extended the contract of Ukrainian midfielder Ruslan Malinkovskyi until 2022.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-Union St Gilloise have signed on loan South African Percy Tau, who had recently joined Brighton. (Source Footbnews.be online)

-Molenbeek have signed midfielstriker Ibrahima Sory Bah from Ostend.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Anderlecht are set to loan Josue Sa to Kasimpasa. (Source Footbnews.be online)

-Anderlecht;s Elias Cobbaut will be out six weeks due to injury. (Source Footbnews.be online)

-Romelu Lukaku has announced that he will retire from the National Team following the 2020 Euros. (Source Footbnews.be online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Mouscron have signed defender Noe Dussenne from Crotone.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-Antwerp’s Mexican midfielder Omar Govea has returned from his loan at Moscuron.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-Kortrijk have signed on loan Avenatti from Bologna. (Source Calciomercato online)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Stephane Omeonga appeared destined to join Italain side  Frosinone but he declined after learning of Standard Liege’s interest.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Anderlecht have signed defender Sikou Niakate from Valenciennes. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Mouscron have signed on loan Montenegro defender Marko Bakic from Braga. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Gent have extended the contract of striker Jonathan David until 2022.  (Source RTBF.be online)

First Division A League Matchday (August 17-19, 2018):

Friday, August 17, 2018:

Anderlecht 2-Mouscron 0 (Adrien Trebel 38, Nany Dimata 63)

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Lokeren 0-Standard Liege 3 (Paul-Jozse Mpoku 65 pen, Carcela Gonzalez 79, Samuel Bastien 90)

Cercle Brugge 3-Zulte-Waregem 1 (Johanna Omolo 34, Gianni Bruno 73 pen, 90 / Hamdi Harbaoui 54)

Waasland-Beveren 2-St Truiden 2 (N.Opoku Ampomah 9, Denzel Jubitana 79 / Wataru Endo 32, Alexis De Sart 78)

Kortrijk 1-Ostend 2 (Jovan Stojanovic 81 / Goran Milovic 10, Aleksandar Bjelica 82)

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

Antwerp 1-Club Brugge 1 (Faris Haroun 84 / Ruud Vormer 66)

Genk 3-Charleroi 1 (Jere Uronen 45, Mbwana Samatta 77, 90 pen / Cristian Benavente 27)

Eupen 2-Gent 3 (Yuta Toyokawa 5, Luis Garcia 84 / Vadis Odijdja 7, Sigurd Rosted9, Birger Verstraete 90 pen)

Top Goalscorer:

Ivan Santini (Anderlecht) 7 goals

Table	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Anderlecht	4	4	0	0	13	4	9	12
2	Genk	4	3	1	0	10	2	8	10
3	Club Brugge	4	3	1	0	10	3	7	10
4	Standard Liege	4	2	2	0	6	2	4	8
5	Cercle Brugge	4	2	2	0	6	3	3	8
6	Antwerp	4	2	2	0	3	1	2	8

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Diary (extra):

Tuesday, August 14, 2018:

-Samuel Eto’o has signed for Qatar Sports Club. (Source BBC Football online)

-Mario Mandzukic has announced his retirement from the Croatian National Team. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Former Brazilian star Ronaldo has been released from intensive care unit in Ibiza after suffering from pneumonia.  (Source Sky Sports online)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018:

-Danijel Subasic has announced his retirement from the Croatian National Team. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Lionel Messi will not play in the rest of Argentina’s matches in 2018. (Source RTBF.be online)

-Victor Moses has announced his retirement from the Nigerian National Team at the age of 27 to focus on Chelsea. (Source Daily Mail online)

Thursday, August 16, 2018:

-Senegal’s Hneri Camara has announced his retirement at the age of 41. (Source L’Equipe online)

Friday, August 17, 2018:

-Portuguese Manager Paulo Bento has been named as South Korea’s new National Team Manager. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Brazil Manager Tite revealed that after Brazil’s elimination at the World Cup he had not slept for 15 days. He also stated that Belgium Manager Roberto Martinez had at the end of the match told him that they had been lucky to win.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Brazil Manager Tite has named his squad for the upcoming friendlies vs. USA and El Salvador. (Source Reuters UK online)

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Hugo (Flamengo), Neto (Valencia)

Defenders: Alex Sandro (Juventus), Dede (Cruzeiro), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fagner (Corinthians), Felipe (Porto), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris St Germain), Thiago Silva (PSG)

Midfielders: Andreas Pereira (Manchester United), Arthur,(Barcelona), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (Flamengo), Phillipe Coutinho (Barcelona), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan)

Forwards: Douglas Costa (Juventus), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Neymar (PSG), Pedro (Fluminense), Willian (Chelsea), Everton (Gremio).

-Argentina Manager Lionel Scaloni has named his squad for the upcoming friendlies vs. Guatemala and Colombia. (Source Reuters UK online)

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River), Geronimo Rulli (Real Sociedad), Sergio Romero (Manchester United).

Defenders: Fabricio Bustos (Independiente), Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), German Pezzella (Fiorentina), Ramiro Funes Mori (Villarreal), Alan Franco (Independiente), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax), Walter Kannemann (Gremio), Leonel Di Plácido (Lanus), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica), Marcos Acuna (Sporting Lisbon).

Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Zenit), Santiago Ascacibar (Stuttgart), Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporting Lisbon), Gonzalo Martinez (River), Giovani Lo Celso (PSG), Franco Cervi (Benfica), Maxi Meza (Independiente), Matias Vargas (Velez), Franco Vazquez (Sevilla), Exequiel Palacios (River).

Forwards: Angel Correa (Athletico Madrid), Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale), Mauro Icardi (Internazionale), Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors), Paulo Dybala (Juventus). 

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

-Former Brazil player Julio Baptista has come out of retirement and signed for Romanian club CFR Cluj. (Source Onze-Mondial online)

- Peru Manager Ricardo Gareca named his squad for upcoming matches against Holland and Germany. (Source Clarin online)

Squad:
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese (Veracruz, de México, Patricio Alvarez (Sporting Cristal) y José Carvallo (Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca).

Defenders: Luis Advíncula (Rayo Vallecano, de España), Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal), Christian Ramos (Al Nassr, de Arabia Saudita), Miguel Araujo (Talleres, de Argentina), Anderson Santamaría (Puebla, de México, Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield, de Argentina), Miguel Trauco (Flamengo, de Brasil), Nilson Loyola (Melgar) y Marcos López (Sporting Cristal).

Midfielders: Luis Advíncula (Rayo Vallecano, de España), Johan Madrid (Sporting Cristal), Christian Ramos (Al Nassr, de Arabia Saudita), Miguel Araujo (Talleres, de Argentina), Anderson Santamaría (Puebla, de México, Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield, de Argentina), Miguel Trauco (Flamengo, de Brasil), Nilson Loyola (Melgar) y Marcos López (Sporting Cristal).

Strikers: Andy Polo (Portland Timbers, de Estados Unidos) Edison Flores (Aalborg, de Dinamarca), Jefferson Farfán (Lokomotiv de Moscú, de Rusia), Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders, de Estados Unidos) y Ray Sandoval (Morelia, de México).

Sunday, August 19, 2018:

-Uruguay Manager Fabián Coito has named his squad for the upcoming friendlies vs. Mexico in Houston on September 7^th . (Source ECOS Latinoamerica online)

Squad:

Goalkeepers:
Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray)
Martín Silva (Vasco Da Gama)
Martín Campaña (Independiente).

Defenders:
Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)
Sebastián Coates (Sporting de Lisboa)
José María Giménez (Atlético Madrid)
Mauricio Lemos (Sassuolo)
Gastón Silva (Independiente)
Martín Cáceres (Lazio)
Diego Laxalt (Milan)

Midfielders:
Nahitan Nández (Boca Juniors)
Lucas Torreira (Arsenal)
Matías Vecino (Inter de Milán)
Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus)
Carlos Sánchez (Santos)
Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria)
Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro)

Strikers:
Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Monterrey)
Gastón Pereiro (PSV)
Maximiliano Gómez (Celta de Vigo)
Cristhian Stuani (Girona)
Edinson Cavani (PSG)
Luis Suárez (Barcelona)

Monday, August 20, 2018:

-Bosnia Manager Robert Prosinecki has named his squad for the upcoming Matches against Northern Ireland and Austria. (Source bnm.ba online)

Goalkeepers: Vedran Kjosevski (Zeljeznicar), Ibrahim Sehic (Erzurumspor), Kenan Piric (NK Maribor)

Defense: Darko Todorovic (RB Salzburg), Ognjen Vranjes (RSC Anderlecht), Toni Sunjic (Dinamo Moscow), Ermin Bicakcic (TSG Hoffenheim), Ervin Zukanovic (Genoa), Eldar Civic (Sparta Prague), Bojan Nastic (KRC Genk)

Midfield: Muhamed Besic (Everton FC), Gojko Cimirot (Standard Liege), Miralem Pjanic (Juventus), Elvis Saric (Suwon Bluewings), Rade Krunic (Empoli), Gorank Zakaric (FK Partizan), Deni Milosevic (Konyaspor), Sanjin Prcic (Levant UD)

Storm: Haris duljevic (Dynamo Dresden), Edin Visca (Istanbul Basaksehir), Edin Dzeko (AS Roma), Kenan Kodro (FC Copenhagen), Riad Bajic (Istanbul Basaksehir)

-Cameroon Manager Clarence Seedorf has named his squad for the upcoming Matches. (Source L’Equipe online)

Squad:

Goalkeepers:

ONDOA FABRICE, Séville Athlétic (Spain)
ONANA ANDRE, Ajax (Holland)
KAMENI CARLOS, Fenerbahçe (Turkey)

Defenders: 

FAI COLINS, Standard de Liège (Belgium)
EBOA EBOA Félix, FC Guingamp (France)
NGADEU NGADJUI, Slavia Prague (czech republic)
OYONGO BITOLO Ambroise, Montpellier (France)
YAYA BANANA, Panionios (Greece)
ONGUENE Jérôme, Red Bull Salzbourg (Austria)

FAI COLINS, Standard de Liège (Belgium)
BONG Gaétan, Brigthon (England)
NYOM ALLAN, Leganes (Spain)

Midfielders:
ZAMBO ANGUISSA, O. Marseille (France)
MANDJECK Georges, Maccabi Haifa (Israël )
TAMEZE Adrien, OGC Nice (France)
KUNDE MALONG Pierre, Mayence (Germnay)

SALLI Edgar, Nuremberg (Germnay)

Strikers:
OLINGA FABRICE, FC Moucron (Belgium)
ABOUBAKAR VINCENT, FC Porto (Portugal)
BAHOKEN STÉPHANE, R. Strasbourg (France)
CHOUPO MOTING ERIC-MAXIM, Stoke city (England)

TOKO EKAMBI, FC Angers (France)
NTEP Paul Georges, Wolfsburg (Germany)

MOUMI NGAMALEU Nicolas, Young Boys (Switzerland)

-Croatia Manager Zlatko Dalic has named his squad for the upcoming friendlies vs. Portugal and Spain . (Source Punchung.com online)

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Lovre Kalinic (Gent/BEL), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Karlo Letica (Club Brugge/BEL)

Defenders: Domagoj Vida (Besiktas/TUR), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool/ENG), Sime Vrsaljko (Inter/ITA), Josip Pivaric (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Matej Mitrovic (Club Brugge/BEL), Borna Barisic (Rangers/SCO), Antonio Milic (Anderlecht/BEL)

Midfield: Luka Modric (Real Madrid/ESP), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona/ESP), Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea/ENG), Milan Badelj (Lazio/ITA), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter/ITA), Marko Rog (Napoli/ITA), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta/ITA), Filip Bradaric (Cagliari/ITA)

Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Inter/ITA), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim/GER), Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Marko Pjaca (Fiorentina/ITA), Ivan Santini (Anderlecht/BEL), Marko Livaja (AEK/GRE)

-Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Moahmed Salah have been shorlisted as finalists for the UEFA player of the year award. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Liberia President George Weah is to honor and decorate French Managers Arsene Wenger and Claude LeRoy who helped propel his career . (Source Reuters UK online)

International friendlies:

Saturday, August 18, 2018:

Andorra 0-UAE 0 (-)