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,
January 1, 2019:
-Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Erick Aubameyang have
made the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of
the year. (Source Reuters UK online)
-Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) became the fisrt player born in 2001
to play in the Premier League in Arsenal’s win over Fulham. (Source Bleacher
Report online)
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-Chelsea signed the American Christian Pulisic from
Dortmund. He has been loaned back to the German side until the end of the
season. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Cardiff
are to investigate a complaint of bullying against their U-18 coach, the
Welshman Craig Bellamy. (Source The Guardian online)
-Jos
Luhukay has been dismissed as Sheffield Wednesday Manager. He has been replaced
by Steve Bruce. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Former French Player Claude Makelele has criticized Paul
Pogba for his dances after scoring. He believes this shows a lack of respect to
the opposition. (Source L’Équipe online)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-
Craig Bellamy stepped down from his U-18 Management position at Cardiff
following bullying claims. He has denied the charges and plans to fight them.
(Source BBC Football online)
-Charlie
Austin (Southampton) has been charged by the FA after making an obscene gesture
towards Manchetser City fans last weekend. (Source Reuters UK online)
-The
proposed Loan of Liverpool’s Dominic Solanke to Crystal Palace failed due to
the player’s injury. (Source vi.nl online)
-Chelsea
Manager Maurizio Sarri stated that he had not been informed of the club’s
intent to sign Pulisic. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Paul
Pogba was named as Manchester United’s Player of the month for December.
(Source AS.com online)
-Manchester
City’s Benjamin Mendy was mistaken as a pitch invader by stewards as he ran
into the pitch following his club’s win over Liverpool. (Source Sky Sports
online)
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-The
FA have warned Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola for his behavior during
the match vs. Liverpool. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
-Cardiff
Manager Neil Warnock has accused Liverpool and Nathaniel Clyne for a lack of
class. He claims that Clyne had been promised to him, but the club and player
made a U-turn and joined Bournemouth instead. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-Christian
Eriksen (Tottenham) was named as Denmark’s player of the year . (Source A Bola
online)
-Wayne
Rooney has been arrested in Virginia due to public intopxication and swearing.
(Source Bleacher Report online)
-Jason McAteer was sent off after an altercation with Former
Liverpool teammate in a match between England and Republic of Ireland in the Star
Sixes Tournament. (Source the42.ie online)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-Mohamed
Salah (Liverpool) has been named as the English Premier League’s Player of the
month for December. (Source Official Liverpool FC online)
-Chelsea
have turned down Derby’s approach for Ethan Ampadu. (Source Daily Mail online)
Photo From: L'Equipe, January 6, 2019
(Cesc
Fabregas)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 1, 2019
|
Emeron Hyndman (USA)
|
Midfielder
|
Hibernian
|
Bournemouth
|
Back from Loan
|
Sky Sports
|
January 1, 2019
|
Jaden Brown
|
Defender
|
Tottenham
|
Huddersfield
|
Purchase
|
Sky Sports
|
January 1, 2019
|
David Wang
|
Striker
|
Jumilla B (Estudiantes)
|
Wolves
|
Purchase
|
Sky Sports
|
January 1, 2019
|
Cauley Woodrow
|
Striker
|
Fulham
|
Barnsley
|
Purchase
|
The Guardian
|
January 1, 2019
|
Benik Afobe
|
Striker
|
Wolves
|
Stoke
|
Purchase
|
The Guardian
|
January 2, 2019
|
Christian Pulisic (USA)
|
Striker
|
Dortmund
|
Chelsea
|
Purchase (loaned back to
Dortmund until end of season)
|
BBC Football
|
January 2, 2019
|
Ryan Bowman
|
Striker
|
Motherwell
|
Exeter
|
Purchase
|
BBC Football
|
January 2, 2019
|
Callum Elder
|
Defender
|
Leicester
|
Ipswich
|
Loan
|
Sky Sports
|
January 2, 2019
|
Anthony Caceres
|
Midfielder
|
Manchester City
|
Sydney FC
|
Loan
|
The Guardain
|
January 4, 2019
|
Nathaniel Clyne
|
Defender
|
Liverpool
|
Bournemouth
|
Loan
|
Sky Sports
|
January 4, 2019
|
Aaron
Ramsdale
|
Goalkeeper
|
Bournemouth
|
Wimbledon
|
Loan
|
The Guardian
|
January 4, 2019
|
Dominic Solanke
|
Striker
|
Liverpool
|
Bournemouth
|
Permanent Signing
|
The 42.ie
|
January 4, 2019
|
Jason Puncheon
|
Midfielder
|
Crystal Palace
|
Huddersfield
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 4, 2019
|
Paul McKay
|
Defender
|
Cardiff
|
Morecambe
|
Loan
|
The Guardian
|
January 4, 2019
|
Jordan Mutch
|
Midfielder
|
Crystal Palace
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
The Guardian
|
January 4, 2019
|
Vashon Neufville
|
Defender
|
West Ham
|
Newport County
|
Loan
|
The Guardian
|
January 6, 2019
|
Kamil Grabara
|
Goalkeeper
|
Liverpool
|
Aarhus
|
Loan
|
The Guardian
|
January 7, 2019
|
Alfir Jones
|
Defender
|
St Mirren
|
Southampton
|
Loan Return
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
Jimmy Dunne
|
Defender
|
Hearts
|
Burnley
|
Loan Return
|
BBC Football
|
English
Premier League Matchday (January 1-January 3, 2019):
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
Everton
0-Leicester 1
(Jamie Vardy 58)
Arsenal
4-Fulham 1
(Granit Xhaka 25, Alexandre Lacazette 55, Aaron Ramsey 79, Pierre-Erick
Aubemayang 83 / Aboubakar Kamara 69)
Cardiff
0-Tottenham 3
(Harry Kane 3, Christian Eriksen 12, Son Heung-min 26)
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
Bournemouth
3-Watford 3
(Nathan Ake 34, Callum Wilson 37, Ryan Fraser 40 / Troy Deeney 14, 27, Ken Sema
38)
Chelsea
0-Southampton 0 (-)
Huddersfield
1-Burnley 2
(Steve Mounie 33 / Chris Wood 40, Ashley Barnes 74)
West
Ham 2-Brighton 2 (Marko Arnautovic 66, 68 / Dale Stephens 56, Shane Duffy 58)
Wolves
0-Crystal Palace 2 (Jordan Ayew 83, Luka Milivojevic 90 pen)
Newcastle
0-Manchester United 2 (Romelu Lukaku 64, Marcus Rashford 80)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
Manchester
City 2-Liverpool 1 (Sergio Aguero 40, Leroy Sane 72 / Roberto Firmino 64)
Top
Goalscorer:
Pierre-Erick
Aubameyang (Arsenal) 14 goals
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
1
|
Liverpool
|
21
|
17
|
3
|
1
|
49
|
10
|
39
|
54
|
2
|
Manchester City
|
21
|
16
|
2
|
3
|
56
|
17
|
39
|
50
|
3
|
Tottenham
|
21
|
16
|
0
|
5
|
46
|
21
|
25
|
48
|
4
|
Chelsea
|
21
|
13
|
5
|
3
|
38
|
16
|
22
|
44
|
5
|
Arsenal
|
21
|
12
|
5
|
4
|
46
|
31
|
15
|
41
|
6
|
Manchester United
|
21
|
11
|
5
|
5
|
43
|
32
|
11
|
38
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
English
FC Cup-Third Round (January 3-January 5, 2019):
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
Tranmere
0-Tottenham 7
(Serge Aurier 40, 55, Fernando Llorente 48, 71, 72, Son Heung-min 57, Harry
Kane 82)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
Bournemouth
1-Brighton 3
(Marc Pugh 55 / Anthony Knockaert 31, Yves Bissouma 34, Florin Andone 64)
Burnley
1-Barnsley 0
(Chris Wood 90 pen)
Manchester
United 2-Reading 0 (Juan Mata 2 pen, Romelu Lukaku 45)
Sheffield
Wednesday 0-Luton 0 (-)
Shrewsbury
1-Stoke 1
(Oliver Norburn 45 pen / Peter Crouch 78)
WBA
1-Wigan 0
(Bakary Sako 31)
West
Ham 2-Birmingham 0 (Marko Arnautovic 2, Andy Carroll 90)
Acrington
Stanley 1-Ipswich 0 (Billy Kee 76)
Aston
Villa 0-Swansea 3 (C.Baker-Richardson 2, Nathan Dyer 47, Jay Fulton 78)
Bolton
5-Walsall 2
(Clayotn Donaldson 58, Josh Magennis 61, 80, 87, John Guthrie (own goal) 63 /
Andy Cook 19, Mark Beevers (own goal) 68 )
Brentford
1-Oxford 0
(Neal Maupay 80 pen)
Chelsea
2-Nottingham Forest 0 (Alvaro Morata 49, 59)
Derby
2-Southampton 2 (Jack Marriott 58, Tom Lawrence
61 / Nathan Redmond 4, 48)
Everton
2-Lincoln 1
(Ademola Lookman 12, Berbard 15 / Michael Bostwick 28)
Fleetwood
2-Wimbledon 3
(Patrick Madden 70, Ched Evans 72 pen / Andy Barcham 17, Anothony Hartigan 55,
Kwesi Appiah 90)
Gillingham
1-Cardiff 0
(Elliott List 81)
Middlesbrough
5-Petersborough 0 (Britt Assombalonga 47, 70, George Friend 50, Lewis Wing 63, Ashley
Fletcher 87)
Blackpool
0-Arsenal 3
(Joseph Willock 11, 37, Alex Iwobi 82)
Bristol
City 1-Huddersfield 0 (Josh Brownhill 72)
Crystal
Palace 1-Grimsby 0 (Jordan Ayew 86)
Newcastle
1-Blackburn 1
(Matt Ritchie 84 pen / Bradley Dack 56)
Norwich
0-Portsmouth 1
(Andre Green 90)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
Fulham
1-Oldham 2
(Denis Odoi 52 / Sam Sturridge 76 pen, Callum Lang 88)
Manchester
City 7-Rotherham 0 (Raheem Sterling 12, Phil Foden 43, Semi Ajayi (own goal) 45, Gabriel
Jesus 53, Riyad Mahrez 73, Nicolas Otamendi 78, Leroy Sane 85)
Milwall
2-Hull 1
(Shane Ferguson 81, 85 / Jon Toral 52)
Preston
North End 1-Doncaster 3 (Andrew Hughes 56 / John Marquis 5, Thomas Anderson 72, Mallik Wilks
87)
QPR
2-Leeds 1
(Aramide Oteh 23 pen, Jake Bidwell 75 / Aapo Halme 25)
Sheffield
United 0-Barnet 1 (Shaquile Coulthirst 21 pen)
Woking
0-Watford 2
(Will Hughes 13, Troy Deeney 74)
Nrewport
County 2-Leicester 1 (Jamille Matt 10, Padraig Amond 85 pen / Rachid Ghezzal 82)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
Wolves
2-Liverpool 1
(Raul Jimenez 38, Ruben Neves 55 / Divock Origi 51)
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
- Roma have rejected Arsenal’s
bid for Cengiz Under. (Source Calciomercato online)
-Napoli’s
Kalidou Koulibaly was named as Senegal’s Player of the year. (Source Serie A
News Live online)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-Cristiano Ronaldo was named as the player of the year in the
Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai. He also was awarded for the goal of the year for
his bicycle kick goal vs Juventus with Real Madrid. (Source Placar online)
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-Sampdoria
have rejected Inter’s offer for Jakub Jankto. (Source Football Italia online)
-Juventus
have rejected AC Milan’s offer for Moise Kean. (Source Football Italia online)
-RAI
2’s Carlo Freccero has apologized to Juventus forstating that they “control all
the VAR” and claimed he was joking. (Source Football Italia online)
-FIFA
has forced Trabzonspor to pay AC Milan, the outstanding sum owed for the
transfers of Juraj Kucka and Jose Sosa. (Source Football Italia online)
-Atletico
Madrid’s Diego Godin has been linked with an end of seasomn transfer to Inter.
(Source AS.com online)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
-
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-Sassuolo
have rejected AC Milan’s approach for Stefano Sensi. (Source Calciomercato
online)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 1, 2019
|
Luis Muriel (Spain)
|
Striker
|
Sevilla
|
Fiorentina
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
January 2, 2019
|
Nico Sansone
|
-
|
Villareal
|
Bologna
|
Loan with option to buy
|
L’Equipe
|
January 2, 2019
|
Roberto Soriano
|
-
|
Villareal
|
Bologna
|
Loan with option to buy
|
L’Equipe
|
January 2, 2019
|
Gilberto (Brazil)
|
Defender
|
Fiorentina
|
Fluminense
|
Loan renewed
|
L’Equipe
|
January 4, 2019
|
Stefano Okaka
|
Striker
|
Watford
|
Udinese
|
Loan with option to buy
|
Sky Sports
|
January 4, 2019
|
Jonny Williams
|
Midfielder
|
Crystal Palace
|
Charlton
|
Six-month deal
|
Sky Sports
|
January 4, 2019
|
Andy Mutch
|
Midfielder
|
Crystal Palace
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
Sky Sports
|
January 4, 2019
|
Aaron Ramsey (Wales)
|
Midfielder
|
Arsenal
|
Juventus
|
Next season
|
Bleacher Report
|
January 4, 2019
|
Lucas Paqueta (Brazil)
|
Midfielder
|
Flamengo
|
AC Milan
|
Purchase
|
The Guardian
|
January 6, 2019
|
Christian Kouame
|
-
|
Genoa
|
Napoli
|
Next Season
|
Football Italia
|
January 6, 2019
|
Felipe Vizeu (Brazil)
|
Striker
|
Udiense
|
Gremio
|
Loan
|
Football Italia
|
January 6, 2019
|
Jandrei (Brazil)
|
Goalkeeper
|
Chapecoense
|
Genoa
|
Purchase
|
Football Italia
|
January 7, 2019
|
Emiliano Viviano
|
Goalkeeper
|
Sporting CP
|
SPAL
|
Loan
|
Football Italia
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
January 4, 2019
|
Toby Alderweireld (Belgium)
|
Defender
|
Tottenham
|
2020
|
L’Equipe
|
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-According
to Zico, Lionel Messi is almost at the same level of Maradona but below Pele.
(Source AS.com online)
- Atletico
Madrid Goalkeeper Jan Oblak was named as Slovenia’s Player of the year for the
fourth time. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-Predrag
Mijatovic has criticized Gareth Bale, saying he is nowhere near being a leader
for Real Madrid. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Karim
Benzema has criticized L’ Equipe magazine for not including as part of the best
strikers of the year. (Source AS.com online)
Saturday, January 5, 2019:
-
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-Huesca
have announced that Ruben Semedo can leav ethe club for disrespecting the
values of the club. (Source Football
espana Online)
-Sergio
Ramos has criticized VAR for missing out a penalty decision that was not
awarded for a foul on Vinicius in Real Madrid’s loss vs. Sociedad. (Source
AS.com online)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-The Agent of Malcolm (Barcelona) has denied reports
linking the player to Lazio. (Source Football Italia online)
-Toni Kroos (Real madrid) will be out injured for a few
weeks. (Source Reuters UK online)
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 2, 2019
|
Mohamed
Mizzian
|
-
|
Melilla
|
Real Madrid
|
Loan with
option to buy
|
AS.com
|
January 2, 2019
|
Vicente Iborra (Spain)
|
Midfielder
|
Leicester
|
Villarreal
|
Loan and then obligatory
buy
|
L’Equipe
|
January 2, 2019
|
Junior Alonso (Paraguay)
|
Defender
|
Celta (under contract to
Lille)
|
Boca Juniors
|
Loan Loan ended, new
loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 2, 2019
|
Manuel Iturra (Chile)
|
-
|
Villareal
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
L’Equipe
|
January 2, 2019
|
Cristian Espinoza
|
-
|
Villareal
|
San Jose Earthquakes (USA)
|
Loan (one year)
|
L’Equipe
|
January 3, 2019
|
Martin Braithwaite
(Denmark)
|
Striker
|
Middlesbrough
|
Leganes
|
Loan
|
Sky Sports
|
January 4, 2019
|
Aderllan Santos (Brazil)
|
Defender
|
Vitoria
|
Valencia
|
Loan Return
|
Fotbal Espana
|
January 4, 2019
|
Adrien Rabiot (France)
|
Midfielder
|
PSG
|
Barcelona
|
Next season
|
Sky Sports
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
January 3, 2019
|
Keylor Navas (Costa Rica)
|
Goalkeeper
|
Real Madrid
|
2021
|
AS.com
|
Spanish
La Liga Matchday (January 3, 2019): (Postponed match)
Thursday,
January, 2019:
Villareal
2-Real Madrid 2 (Santi Cazorla 4, 82 / Karim Benzema 7, Raphael Varane 20)
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
17
|
11
|
4
|
2
|
48
|
19
|
29
|
37
|
2
|
Atletico Madrid
|
17
|
9
|
7
|
1
|
25
|
12
|
13
|
34
|
3
|
Sevilla
|
17
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
30
|
17
|
13
|
32
|
4
|
Real Madrid
|
17
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
26
|
21
|
5
|
30
|
5
|
Alaves
|
17
|
8
|
4
|
5
|
19
|
17
|
2
|
28
|
6
|
Betis
|
17
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
20
|
19
|
1
|
26
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
Spanish
La Liga Matchday (December 21-December 24, 2019):
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
Levante
2-Girona 2 (Jose
Luis Morales 58, Coke 86 / Portu 31, Aleix Garcia 72)
Espanyol
1-Leganes 0
(Borja Iglesias 9)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
Valladolid
0-Vallecano 1
(Alvaro Medran 1)
Alaves
2-Valencia 1 (Borja
Baston 21, Tomas Pina 45 / Dani Parejo 14)
Huesca
2-Betis 1 (David Ferreiro 723, Christian Rivera 79 /
Antonio Sanabria 55 pen)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
Eibar
0-Villareal 0
(-)
Sevilla
1-Atletico Madrid 1 (Wissam Ben Yedder 37 / Antoine Griezmann 45)
Real
Madrid 0-Sociedad 2 (William Jose 3 pen, Ruben Pardo 83)
Getafe
1-Barcelona 2 (Jaime
Mata 43 / Lionel Messi 20, Luis Suarez 39)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
Celta
1-Bilbao 2 (Fran Beltran 45 / Iker Muniain 19, Inaki
Williams 54)
Top
Goalscorer:
Lionel
Messi (Barcelona) 16 goals
Luis
Suarez (Barcelona) 12 goals
Cristhian
Stuani (Girona) 11 goals
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
18
|
12
|
4
|
2
|
50
|
20
|
30
|
40
|
2
|
Atletico Madrid
|
18
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
26
|
13
|
13
|
35
|
3
|
Sevilla
|
18
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
31
|
18
|
13
|
33
|
4
|
Alaves
|
18
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
21
|
18
|
3
|
31
|
5
|
Real Madrid
|
18
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
26
|
23
|
3
|
30
|
6
|
Betis
|
18
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
21
|
21
|
0
|
26
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-Bayern
Munich have made a third bid for Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi. (Source Daily
Mail online)
-RB
Leipzig have stated that Timo Werner is to be transferred if he does not extend
his contract. (Source AS.com online)
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-Jacob
Bruun Larsen (Dortmund) has been named as Denmark’s Talent of the year. (Source
Bulinews online)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
- Marco Reus (Dortmund) was named as the player of the year. (Source
L’Equipe online)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-Bayern
Munich have fined Franck Ribery after his profanity filled tweets. He had
received criticism for after showing a video of himself eating steak coated
with gold. (Source BBC Football online)
-Swiss
National Team goalkeeper Roman Burki (Dortmund) has decided to take a temporary
break from the National Team. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Goalkeeper
Rune Jarstein (Hertha Berlin) was named as Norway’s player of the year .
(Source Sport Bild online)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 2, 2019
|
Felix Wiewald
|
Goalkeeper
|
Frankfurt
|
Duisburg
|
Loan
|
The Guardian
|
January 3, 2019
|
Romano Schmid (Austria)
|
Midfielder
|
Red Bull Salzburg
|
Werder Bremen
|
Purchase
|
The Guardian
|
January 3, 2019
|
Gregor Kobel
|
Goalkeeper
|
Hoffenheim
|
Augsburg
|
Loan
|
Kicker.de
|
January 3, 2019
|
Jakub Blaszczykowski
(Poland)
|
Midfielder
|
Wolfsburg
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
L’Equipe
|
January 4, 2019
|
Franck Evina (Cameroon)
|
-
|
Bayern Munich
|
Holstein Kiel
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 5, 2019
|
Maximilian Pronichev
|
-
|
Hertha Berlin
|
Hallesche
|
Loan
|
Kicker.de
|
January 5, 2019
|
Chris Richards (USA)
|
Defender
|
Dallas FC
|
Bayern Munich
|
Permanent signing
|
L’Equipe
|
January 6, 2019
|
Vincenzo Grifo
|
Striker
|
Hoffenheim
|
Freiburg
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 7, 2019
|
Riechedly
Bazoer (Holland)
|
-
|
Porto
|
Wolfsburg
|
Loan
|
Football-Oranje
|
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
-
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-Didier
Deschamps was named the French Manager of the year by France Football Magazine.
(Source L’Équipe online)
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 2, 2019
|
Mathias Suarez (Uruguay)
|
Defender
|
Defensor Sporting
|
Montpellier
|
Purchase
|
L’Equipe
|
January 2, 2019
|
Jason Berthomier
|
Midfielder
|
Troyes
|
Clermont
|
Purchase
|
L’Equipe
|
January 2, 2019
|
Kevin Denkey
|
Striker
|
Nimes
|
Beziers
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 3, 2019
|
Lyle Foster (South Africa)
|
Striker
|
Orlando Pirates
|
Monaco
|
Purchase
|
BBC Football
|
January 3, 2019
|
Yevhann Diouf
|
Goalkeeper
|
Troyes
|
Reims
|
Purchase (next season)
|
L’Equipe
|
January 3, 2019
|
Naldo (Brazil)
|
Defender
|
Schalke
|
Monaco
|
Purchase
|
Kicker.de
|
January 4, 2019
|
Aly Ndom
|
Midfielder
|
Reims
|
Caen
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 4, 2019
|
Vagner Dias Goncalves
|
-
|
St Etienne
|
Nancy
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 7, 2019
|
Saliou Ciss (Senegal)
|
Defender
|
Angers
|
Valenciennes
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
January 7, 2019
|
Anthony Koura (Burkina
Faso)
|
Striker
|
Nancy
|
Lausanne
|
Purchase
|
L’Equipe
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
January 3, 2019
|
Amine Gouiri
|
Striker
|
Lyon
|
2022
|
L’Equipe
|
Coupe
de France (January 4-6, 2019):
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
Nantes
4-Chateauroux 1 (Kalifa Coulibaly 6, Rene Krhin 37, Imran Louza 70, Anthony Limbombe 86
/ Opa Sangante 13)
Grenoble
-Strasbourg (Postponed)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
Croix
2-Raon L’Etape 0 (Sofiane Mihoubi 87, Fares Hassani 90)
Marignane/Gignac
1-Clermont Foot 1 (Yanis Barka 62 / Franck Honorat 45) (Marignane won 3-0 on a penalty
kick shoot-out)
Bastia
2-Concarneau 2
(Michel Moretti 39, Louis Poggi 90 / Maxime Toupin 21, Guillaume Gegousse 48)
(Bastia won 5-4 on a penalty kick shoot-out)
Tours
1-Les Herbiers 2 (A.Salem Boupendza 47 / Oumar Pouye 6, 55)
Viry
Chatillon 1-Angers 0 (Mahamadou Sacko 51)
Amiens
1-Valenciennes 0 (Cheick Timite 48)
Bergerac
Perigord 2-Niort 1 (Clement Badin 17, Mehdi belbachir 26 / Zakaria Grich 15)
Entente
1-Montpellier 0 (Mathieu Geran 90)
Le
Puy 0-Nancy 1
(Wilfried Moimbe 16)
Lyon
la Duchere 3-Nimes 0 (Jackson Mendes 13, Frank Julienne 80, Matthieu Ezikian 8)
Orleans
3-Aiglon 2
(Jordan Tell 28, Gaetan Perrin 105, Fahd El Khoumisti 114 / Gregory Banal 71,
Thomas Renault (own goal) 113)
St
Pontivyen 2-Guingamp 4 (Baptiste Marec 6, Kevin Le Sauce 55 pen / Yeni N’Gbakoto 15, Nolan
Roux 18, Marcus Thuram 64, 67)
Gravelines
0-Villefranche Beaujolais 3 (C.Toko Edimo 115, Arnold Celin Lemb 120, Youssouf N’Diaye 120+)
Red
Star 0-Caen 1
(Yacine Bammou 82)
Saint-Quentin
1-Metz 2
(Jessy Cambrone 50 / Renaud Cohade 45, Ivan Balliu 101)
Schlitigheim
1-Dijon 3
(Benjamin Genghini 78 pen / Naim Sliti 64, Chang-Hoon Kwon 72, Julio Tavares
90)
Sete
1-FC de Limonest 0 (Abdoulaye Diaby 81)
Bourges
0-Lyon 2
(Martin Terrier 59, Ferland Mendy 77)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
Andrezieux
2-OM 0
(Ngwabije B. 17, Florian Milla 82)
Canet
Roussillon 0-Monaco 1 (Moussa Sylla 2)
Reims
2-Lens 0 (Remi
Oudin 32, Mathieu Cafaro 36 pen)
Rennes
2-Brest 2 (Adrien
Hunou 41, Ismaila Sarr 49 / Gaetan Charbonnier 24, 40) (Rennes won 5-4 on a
penalty kick shoot-out)
Bordeaux
0-Le Havre 1
(Ebenezer Assifuah 47)
Cheminots
Longueau 0-Vitre 0 (-) (Vitre won on a penalty kick shoot-out)
Noisy
Le Grand 2-GFC Ajaccio 1 (M.N’Doye-Baye (own goal) 4, Salim Issaad 43 / Jeremy Blayac 16)
S-Pryve
St Hilaire 3-Aurillac Arpajon 1 (Fabrice Seidou 2, 31, Aboubacar Ouattara 45 /
Pierre jamin 16)
Strasbourg
Olympique 0-St Etienne 6 (Remy Cabella 3, 85, Loic Perrin 9, Wahbi Khazri 46, Lois Diony 56,
Kenny Rocha Santos 83)
Toulouse
4-Nice 1 (Bafode
Diakite 40, Max-Alain Gradel 45, Mathieu Dossevi 68, Manu Garcia 85 / Ihsan
Sacko 48)
Garde
Saint Ivy Pontivy 0-PSG 4 (Sylvain Jule (own goal) 24, Neymar 70, Kylian Mbappe 77 pen, Julian
Draxler 87)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
Lille
1-Sochaux 0
(Luiz Araujo 40)
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink revelaed that a potential
transfer from Chelsea to Barcelona fell through back in 2003 after Louis van
Gaal was sacked at Barcelona. (Source Sky Sports online)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
-
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 1, 2019
|
Dimitris Kolovos (Greece)
(under contract with Mechelen)
|
Midfielder
|
Willem II
|
Omonia Nicosia
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
January 2, 2019
|
Lisandro
Magallan (Argentina)
|
Defender
|
Boca Juniors
|
Ajax
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 2, 2019
|
Sylla Sow
|
-
|
Utrecht
|
RKC
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 2, 2019
|
Kees Heemskerk
|
-
|
Free Agent
|
RKC
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 2, 2019
|
Khalid Karami
|
-
|
Vitesse
|
NAC
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
January 3, 2019
|
Kyle Scot
|
-
|
Tesltar
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
vi.nl
|
January 3, 2019
|
Pelle Clement
|
Midfielder
|
Reading
|
PEC Zwolle
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 4, 2019
|
Lassina Traore (Burkina
Faso)
|
-
|
Ajax Cape Town
|
Ajax
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 4, 2019
|
Keelan Lebon (France)
|
-
|
Paris FC
|
Utrecht
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
January 4, 2019
|
Nico Neidhart (Germany)
|
Defender
|
Lotte
|
Emmen
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 4, 2019
|
Olivier Rommens
|
Midfielder
|
NAC
|
Top Oss
|
Purchase
|
Voetbalzone.nl
|
January 5, 2019
|
Ferdy Druijff
|
Striker
|
AZ
|
NEC
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
January 6, 2019
|
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
(France)
|
-
|
PSV Eimdhoven
|
Besiktas
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 6, 2019
|
Kevin Jansen
|
-
|
NEC
|
Cambuur
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 7, 2019
|
Tashreeq Matthews (South
Africa)
|
-
|
Dortmund
|
Utrecht
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
January 7, 2019
|
Stijn Spierings
|
Midfielder
|
Sparta
|
RKC
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
January 7, 2019
|
Lowie van Zundert
|
Striker
|
NEC
|
RKC
|
Loan
|
vi.nl
|
Profesional Contract
|
||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
January 6, 2019
|
Thomas Schalekamp
|
-
|
Dordrecht
|
vi.nl
|
January 6, 2019
|
Richonell Margaret
|
Striker
|
Vitesse
|
vi.nl
|
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-Australian winger Martin Boyle (Hibernian) will be out
injured for some time. (Source BBC Football online)
-Former
Scottish Professional and Hearts player from the 40s and 50s, Frederick
Glidden passed away aged 91. (Source Wikipedia online)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-Celtic’s bid for Ivory Coast striker Vakoun Issouf Bayo
(Dunajska Streda) was rejected. (Source Sky Sports online)
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-Hibernian’s Nigerian defender Efe Ambrose has triggered a
clause in his contract to leave the club. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
- Referee John Beaton has told police that he eas been
targeted with threatening messages after refereeing the Old Firm clash. (Source
BBC Football online)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-Leigh
Griffiths (Celtic) stated that hos decision to step away from the game on
temporary basis is due to his mental health state. (Source the42.ie online)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
- Hearts Manager Craig Levein was suspended for one match
following his criticism of Referee Bobby Madden in their loss vs. Rangers in
December. (Source BBC Football online)
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 3, 2019
|
Jermain Defoe (England)
|
Striker
|
Bournemouth
|
Rangers
|
Loan (18 months)
|
Sky Sports
|
January 3, 2019
|
Ross MacLean
|
Midfielder
|
Motherwell
|
Falkirk
|
Purchase
|
BBC Football
|
January 3, 2019
|
Ian McShane
|
Midfielder
|
St Mirren
|
Falkirk
|
Purchase
|
BBC Football
|
January 5, 2019
|
Ross McCormack
|
Striker
|
Aston Villa
|
Motherwell
|
Loan
|
BBC Football
|
January 5, 2019
|
Oliver Burke
|
Winger
|
WBA
|
Celtic
|
Loan
|
BBC Football
|
January 5, 2019
|
Glen Kamra (Finland)
|
-
|
Dundee
|
Rangers
|
Next Season
|
L’Equipe
|
January 5, 2019
|
Jordan Jones (Northern
Ireland)
|
-
|
Kilmarnock
|
Rangers
|
Next Season
|
L’Equipe
|
January 6, 2019
|
Craig Curran (England)
|
Striker
|
Dundee
|
Dundee United
|
Purchase
|
BBC Football
|
January 6, 2019
|
Steven Davis (Northern
Ireland)
|
Midfielder
|
Southampton
|
Rangers
|
Six-month loan
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
Gboly Ariyibi (USA)
|
Winger
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Motherwell
|
Purchase (rest of the
season)
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
David Vanecek (Czech
Republic)
|
Striker
|
Teplice
|
Hearts
|
Purchase
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
Connor Shaughnessy
|
Defender
|
Leeds
|
Hearts
|
Loan
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
Ryan Edwards
|
Midfielder
|
St Mirren
|
Hearts
|
Loan return
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
Bobby Burns
|
Winger
|
Livingston
|
Hearts
|
Loan return
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
Timothy
Weah (USA)
|
Striker
|
PSG
|
Celtic
|
Loan
|
The42.ie
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
January 7, 2019
|
Martin Woods
|
Midfielder
|
Dundee
|
2019 (end of season)
|
BBC Football
|
January 7, 2019
|
Sam Cosgrove
|
Striker
|
Aberdeen
|
2022
|
BBC Football
|
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-Daniel
Ramos has been named as the new Manager of Rio Ave replacing Jose Gomes.
(Source A Bola online)
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-Tiago
Silva (Feirense) has been suspended for three matches and fined 1,645 Euros
after his sending off vs.Sporting CP. (Source MaisFutebol online)
-Benfica have dismissed Manager Rui Vitoria. (Source L’Équipe
online)
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-Bruno
Lage has been named as the interim Manager of Benfica. (Source MaisFutebol online)
-Jose
Mourinho has reportedly turned down an offer from Benfica to manage the side.
(Source AS.com online)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
-
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 3, 2019
|
Miguel Lazaro
|
Goalkeeper
|
Setubal
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
A Bola
|
January 3, 2019
|
Miguel Lazaro
|
Goalkeeper
|
Free agent
|
Alverca
|
Purchase
|
A Bola
|
January 3, 2019
|
Bruno Cesar (Brazil)
|
-
|
Sporting CP
|
Vasco Da Gama
|
Purchase
|
A Bola
|
January 5, 2019
|
Douglas Grolli (Brazil)
|
Defender
|
Bahia
|
Maritomo
|
Purchase
|
Maisfutebol
|
January 5, 2019
|
Stivan Petkov (Bulgaria)
|
Striker
|
Botev Plovdiv
|
Feirense
|
Purchase
|
Maisfutebol
|
January 5, 2019
|
Bruno Paulista (Brazil)
|
Midfielder
|
Vasco da Gama
|
Sporting CP
|
Back from loan
|
Maisfutebol
|
January 7, 2019
|
Aly Ghazal (Egypt)
|
Defender
|
Free Agent (formerly
Vancouver Whitecaps)
|
Feirense
|
Purchas
|
BBC Football
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
January 1, 2019
|
Eduardo Salvio (Argentina)
|
Winger
|
Benfica
|
2022
|
L’Equipe
|
Portugal
Primeira Liga League Matchday (January 2-3, 2019):
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
Santa
Clara 1-Tondela 2 (Fernando Andrade 81 pen / Pite 78,83)
Boavista
1-Setubal 0 (Mateus
58)
Nacional
1-Guimaraes 0 (Joao
Camacho 9)
Braga
2-Maritimo 0 (Raul
Silva 8, Wilson Eduardo 13)
Portimonense
2-Benfica 0
(Ruben Dias (own goal) 12, Jardel (own goal) 38)
Rio
Ave 1-Moreirense 2 (Vinicius 33 / Heriberto Tavares 66, 69)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
Chaves
0-Feirense 0
(-)
Sporting
CP 2-Belenenesses 1 (-Bruno Gaspar 57, Miguel Luis 80 / Fredy 90)
Aves
0-Porto 1
(Eder Militao 25)
Top
Goalscorer:
Dyego
Sousa (Braga) 11 goals
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
1
|
Porto
|
15
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
31
|
9
|
22
|
39
|
2
|
Sporting CP
|
15
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
32
|
16
|
16
|
34
|
3
|
Braga
|
15
|
10
|
3
|
2
|
30
|
16
|
14
|
33
|
4
|
Benfica
|
15
|
10
|
2
|
3
|
31
|
15
|
16
|
32
|
5
|
Guimaraes
|
15
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
21
|
16
|
5
|
25
|
6
|
Moreirense
|
15
|
8
|
1
|
6
|
17
|
29
|
-3
|
25
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
Portugal
Primeira Liga League Matchday (January 5-6, 2019):
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
Maritmo
2-Portimonense 1 (Edgar Costa 43, Jorge Correa 84 / Paulinho 90 pen)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
Feirense
2-Santa Clara 2 (Edinho 59 pen, Jose Valencia 65 / Ze Manuel 43, Bruno Lamas 48)
Belenenesses
1-Guimaraes 0
(Henrique Almeida 31)
Setubal
0-Chaves 0
(-)
Benfica
4-Rio Ave 2
(Haris Seferovic 27, 70, Joao Felix 31, 64 / Gabrielzinho 17, Bruno Moreira 20)
Braga
1-Boavista 0
(Ricardo Horta 25)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
Moreirense
1-Aves 0
(Mamadou Loum 76)
Tondela
2-Sporting CP 1 (Juan Delgado 6, Tomane 74 / Jeremy Mathieu 76)
Porto
3-Nacional 1
(Yacine Brahimi 32, 57, Soares 38 / Bryan Rochez 40)
Top
Goalscorer:
Dyego
Sousa (Braga) 11 goals
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
1
|
Porto
|
16
|
14
|
0
|
2
|
34
|
10
|
24
|
42
|
2
|
Braga
|
16
|
11
|
3
|
2
|
31
|
16
|
15
|
36
|
3
|
Benfica
|
16
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
35
|
17
|
18
|
35
|
4
|
Sporting CP
|
16
|
11
|
1
|
4
|
33
|
18
|
15
|
34
|
5
|
Moreirense
|
16
|
9
|
1
|
6
|
18
|
20
|
-2
|
28
|
6
|
Guimaraes
|
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
21
|
17
|
4
|
25
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-Martin
Jol has been linked with the Anderlecht Manager position. (Source vi.nl online)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-Aad
De Mos has criticized Marc Coucke and Michel Verschueren’s lack of experience
in Anderlecht’s troubles. He mentioned that their first two choices for Manager
Frank De Boer and Phillip Cocu have declined, leaving them with a third choice
type of candidate. (Source Walfoot.be online)
-Frank Arnesen stated that Anderlecht had not contacted
Phillip Cocu for the Manager position and in in any case he would not be
available until the summer. (Source RTBF.be online)
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
-
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-Dutch
Manager Fred Rutten was named as Manager of Anderlecht. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Christian
Luyindama (Standard Liege) was named as Congo’s player of the year . (Source
Walfoot.be online)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-
Transfers
|
||||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
January 2, 2019
|
Warsama Hassen
|
-
|
Genk
|
Seraing
|
Purchase
|
Footnews.be
|
January 2, 2019
|
Mohamed Naderi (Iran)
|
Defender
|
Kortrijk
|
Perspolis
|
Loan
|
Walfoot.be
|
January 3, 2019
|
Jonathan Legear
|
-
|
St Truiden
|
Adana Demirspor
|
Purchase
|
Walfoot.be
|
January 3, 2019
|
Neto
Borges (Brazil)
|
Defender
|
Hammarby
|
Genk
|
Purchase
|
RTBF.be
|
January 4, 2019
|
Valeriy
Luchkevych (Ukraine)
|
Defender
|
Standard
|
FK Oleksandriia
|
Loan
|
RTBF.be
|
January 4, 2019
|
Jan van
den Bergh
|
Defender
|
Beerschot Wilrijk
|
Gent
|
Purchase (end of the
season)
|
RTBF.be
|
January 4, 2019
|
Idrissa
Sylla
|
Striker
|
QPR
|
Zulte-Waregem
|
Purchase
|
Footnews.be
|
January 4, 2019
|
Ibrahima
Seck
|
Midfielder
|
Genk
|
Zulte-Waregem
|
Loan with option to buy
|
Footnews.be
|
January 4, 2019
|
Stef Peeters
|
Midfielder
|
Caen
|
Zulte-Waregem
|
Loan with option to buy
|
Footnews.be
|
January 4, 2019
|
Casper De Norre
|
Defender
|
St Truiden
|
Genk
|
Purchase
|
Jupiler League App
|
January 4, 2019
|
Bahnou Diarra
|
-
|
Anderlecht
|
RWD Molenbeek
|
Purchase
|
Walfoot.be
|
January 5, 2019
|
Irakli Bugridze (Georgia)
|
-
|
Chikhura (Georgia)
|
Beerschot-Wilrijk
|
Purchase
|
Walfoot.be
|
January 5, 2019
|
Francis N’Ganga
|
-
|
Charleroi
|
Ermis Aradippou (Cyprus)
|
Purchase
|
Walfoot.be
|
January 5, 2019
|
Stef Peeters
|
Midfielder
|
Caen
|
Zulte-Waregem
|
Loan with option to buy
|
L’Equipe
|
January 6, 2019
|
Bob Straetman
|
-
|
Lokeren
|
Exceslior Virton
|
Loan
|
Jupiler League App
|
January 6, 2019
|
Iebe Swers
|
Defender
|
St Truiden
|
Seraing
|
Purchase
|
Walfoot.be
|
January 7, 2019
|
Luca Napoleone
|
Midfielder
|
Mouscron
|
Virton
|
Purchase
|
RTBF.be
|
Profesional Contract
|
||||
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
January 3, 2019
|
Japhet Muanza (17 years
old)
|
Defender
|
Antwerp
|
Walfoot.be
|
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
January 1, 2019:
-Former Bulgarian Defender from the 50s into the
79s, Ivan Milanov Dimitrov passed away aged 83. (Source Wikipedia
online)
Wednesday,
January 2, 2019:
-Australia
have called up striker Apostolos Giannou (AEL Larnaca) to replace the injured
Martin Boyle. (Source Reuters Uk online)
-Gustavo Alfaro has been named as Boca Juniors Manager.
(Source Reuters UK online)
Thursday,
January 3, 2019:
-
Friday,
January 4, 2019:
-Eidur
Gudjohnsen has been named as the Manger of Iceland’s U-21 squad. He will be
assisted with Arnar Vidarsson. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
-L’Equipe
magazine announced its team of the year as follows: (Source AS.com online)
Jan Oblak (SVN / Atlético)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (ENG / Liverpool)
Raphael Varane (FRA / Real Madrid)
Virgil van Dijk (NED / Liverpool)
Marcelo (BRA / Real Madrid)
Raphael Varane (FRA / Real Madrid)
Virgil van Dijk (NED / Liverpool)
Marcelo (BRA / Real Madrid)
N'Golo Kanté (FRA / Chelsea)
Luka Modric (CRO / Real Madrid)
Luka Modric (CRO / Real Madrid)
Kylian Mbappé (FRA / PSG)
Lionel Messi (ARG / Barcelona)
Eden Hazard (BEL / Chelsea)
Lionel Messi (ARG / Barcelona)
Eden Hazard (BEL / Chelsea)
Cristiano
Ronaldo (POR
/ Real Madrid-Juventus)
-Diego
Maradona has reportedly gone missing from his Mexican side Dorados. (Source
Football Espana online)
-Diego Maradona was rushed to a Hospital for emergency
surgery due to stomach bleeding. (Source Sportbible online)
-Radamel
Enrique Garcia King, a member of Colombia’s 1980 Olympics squad, and father of
Radamel Falcao passed away aged 61 after he collapsed while playing Tennis. (Source Wikipedia online)
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
-
Diego Maradona has been released from the Hospital. His family stated the
diagnosis was not serious. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Former
Yugoslavia International from the 50s and 60s, Fdragoslav Sekularac passed away
aged 81. (Source AFP Online)
-
Denmark’s Simpn Poulsen announced his retirement from the game. (Source vi.nl
Online)
-Tsukasa
Shiotani (Al Ain) and Takashi Inui (Betis) have been called up by Japan for the
Asian Nations Cup to replace the injured duo: Makajima and Morita. (Source
L’Equipe online)
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
-Lee
Seung-Woo (Hellas Verona) has been called up by Japan for the Asian Nations Cup
to replace the injured Na Song-Ho. (Source Fox Sports Asia online)
-Thailand
have dismissed Manager Milovan Rajevac after the loss vs. India in the Asian
Nations Cup. (Source Fox Sports Asia online)
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
-Guinea
is to host the 2025 edition of the African Nations Cup. (Source L’Equipe
online)
-Argentinian
Manager Gerardo Martino was named as the new National Team Manager of Mexico.
(Source L’Équipe online)
Asian
Nations Cup:
Asian
Nations Cup-Group A:
Saturday,
January 5, 2019:
United
Arab Emirates 1-Bahrain 1 (Ahmed Khalil 88 pen / Mohamed Marzooq 78)
Asian
Nations Cup-Group A:
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
Thailand
1-India 4 (TeerasilDAngda
33 / Sunil Chhetri 27 pen, 46, Anirudh Thapa 68, Jeje Lalpekhlua 80)
Asian
Nations Cup-Group B:
Sunday,
January 6, 2019:
Australia
0-Jordan 1 (Anas
Bani Yaseen 26)
Syria
0-Palestine 0 (-)
Asian
Nations Cup-Group C:
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
China
2-Kyrgyzstan 1 (Pavel Matiash (own goal) 50, Dabao Yu 78 / Akhlidin Israilov 42)
South
Korea 1-Phillipines 0 (Ui-Jo Hwang 67)
Asian
Nations Cup-Group D:
Monday,
January 7, 2019:
Iran
5-Yemen 0 (Mehdi
Taremi 12, 25, Ashkan Dejageh 23, Sardar Azmoun 53, Saman Ghoddos 78)
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