Tuesday, March 5, 2019

The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 47 (Week of February 26-March 4, 2019)


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, February 26, 2019:

-Tottenham Manager Mauricio Pocchettino has accepted the improper conduct chargeby the FA for his altercation with Referee Mike Dean and has apologized to him. (Source The Guardian online)

-Michael Obafemi (Southampton) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source -- online)

-Brendan Rodgers was named as the new Manager of Leicester City. (Source Daily Mail online)
Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-The FA are to investigate whether Manchester City made an illegal payment to Jadon Sancho while a minor. (Source BBC Football online)

-Kolo Toure has joined Brendan Rodgers as first team coach at Leicester. (Source BBC Football online)

-Kepa was benched for Chelsea’s match vs. Tottenham as punishment for his refusal to be substituted during the League cup Final. (Source L’Équipe online)

-In Liverpool’s win over Watford, Trent-Alexander Arnold became at the age of 20 the youngest player to get three assists in a single match in the history of the Premier League. (Source Daily Mail online)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-Manchester City have signed a kit deal with Puma. (Source BBC Football online)

-Claudio Ranieri was dismissed as Fulham Manager. Scott Parker will act in the interim. (Source BBC Football online)

-Roberto Mancini revealed that he nearly signed Roma’s Daniele De Rossi while Manchester City Manager. (Source Football Italia online)

Friday, March 1, 2019:

-Heung-min Son (Tottenham) was name as the Player of the Year in the 2019 London Football Awards. Neal Maupay (Brentford) was named as London’s Football League player of the year. (Source Sky Sports online)

-Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) is set to leave the club at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football online)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:

-Jason Puncheon (Huddersfield) will not feature for the side for the rest of the season after a bust-up with manager Siewert. (Source Daily Mail online)

-In their match vs. Manchester City, Bournemouth did not have a single shot on goal. The first time ever in the Premier League era that this has happened. (Source The Football Community online)

-David Beckham’s statue was unveiled before LA Galaxy’s season opener vs. Chicago Fire. (Source BBC Football online)

-Billy Bonds’ stand was unveiled ahead of West Ham’s match vs. Newcast;e . (Source BBC Football online)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:

-Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) will be out injured for some time. (Source Sport Bild online)

Monday, March 4, 2019:

- Alexis Sanchez (Manchester United) will be out injured for some time. (Source Maisfuteol online)

 - Tottenham Manager Mauricio Pocchettino complained of the English League calendar pointing out that their UCL opponents Dortmund had an extra day of rest ahead of their match. (Source Sky Sports online)

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
March 2, 2019
Eliaquim Mangala (France)
Defender
Manchetser City
2020
L’Equipe
March 4, 2019
David Brooks (Wales)
Midfielder
Bournemouth
-
Sky Sports


English Premier League Matchday (February 26-February 27, 2019):

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
Cardiff 0-Everton 3 (Gylfi Sigurdsson 41, 66, D. Calvert-Lewin 90)
Huddersfield 1-Wolves 0 (Steve Mounie 90)
Leicetser 2-Brighton 1  (Demarai Gray 10, Jamie Vardy 63 / Davy Propper 66)
Newcastle 2-Burnley 0 (Fabian Schar 24, Sean Longstaff 38)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:
Arsenal 5-Bournemouth 1 (Mesut Ozil 4, Henrikh Mkhitaryan 27, Laurent Koscielny 47, Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 59, Alexandre Lacazette 78 / Lys Mousset 30)
Southampton 2-Fulham 0 (Oriol Romeu 23, James Ward Prowse 41)
Chelsea 2-Tottenham 0 (Pedro 57, Kieran Trippier (own goal) 84)
Crystal Palace 1-Manchester United 3  (Joel Ward 66 / Romleu Lukaku 33, 52, Ashley Young 83)
Liverpool 5-Watford 0  (Sadio Mane 9, 20, Divock Origi 66, Virgil van Dijk 79, 82)
Manchester City 1-West Ham 0 (Sergio Aguero 59 pen)

Top Goalscorer:
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 18 goals
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 17 goals
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 16 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham) 15 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
28
21
6
1
64
15
49
69
2
Manchester City
28
22
2
4
75
20
55
68
3
Tottenham
28
20
0
8
55
29
26
60
4
Arsenal
28
17
5
6
60
38
22
56
5
Manchester United
28
16
7
5
  55
36
19
55
6
Chelsea
27
16
5
6
47
29
18
53

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



English Premier League Matchday (March 1-March 3, 2019):

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Tottenham 1-Arsenal 1 (Harry Kane 74 pen / Aaron Ramsey 16)
Bournemouth 0-Manchester City 1 (Riyad Mahrez 55)
Brighton 1-Huddersfield 0 (Florin Andone 79)
Burnley 1-Crystal Palace 3 (Ashley Barnes 90 / Phil Bardsely (own goal) 15, Michy Batshuayi 48, Wilfried Zaha 76)
Manchester United 3-Southampton 2 (Andreas Pereira 53, Romelu Lukaku 59, 89 / Yann Valery 26, James Ward Prowse 75)
Wolves 2-Cardiff 0  (Diogo Jota 16, Raul Jimenez 18)
West Ham 2-Newcastle 0  (Declan Rice 7, Mark Noble 42 pen)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Watford 2-Leicester 1 (Troy Deeney 5, Andre Gray 90 / Jamie Vardy 75)
Fulham 1-Chelsea 2 (Callum Chambers 28 / Gonzalo Higuain 20, Jorginho 31)
Everton 0-Liverpool 0 (-)

Top Goalscorer:
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 18 goals
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 17 goals
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 16 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham) 16 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
29
23
2
4
76
20
56
71
2
Liverpool
29
21
7
1
64
15
49
70
3
Tottenham
29
20
1
8
56
30
26
61
4
Manchester United
29
17
7
5
  58
38
20
58
5
Arsenal
29
17
6
6
61
39
22
57
6
Chelsea
28
17
5
6
49
30
19
56

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
II.  Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
-Inter will present a commemorative jersey for their match vs. AC Milan. The jersey to celebrate twenty-year partnership with Nike will be a mash-up of ten home designs over the years. (Source Daily Mail online)

-Vincenzo Montella has rejected an offer to manage the Iran National Team. (Source Football Italia online)
Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-Empoli have denied reports that Heart defects were discovered ahead of Hamed Traore’s proposed move to Fiorentina. (Source Football Italia online)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-Inter Manager Luciano Spaletti stated that he would not discuss about Mauro Icardi. (Source Football Italia online)

-Juventus Manager Massimiliano Allegri deactivated his social media accounts. (Source Football Italia online)
-Alberto Gilardino was appointed as Manager of Serie D side Rezzato. (Source Football Italia online)

-All Serie A matches will pay homage to the late Fiorentina defender Davide Astori who passed away one year ago this week. (Source Football Italia online)


Friday, March 1, 2019:

-
Saturday, March 2, 2019:

-

Sunday, March 3, 2019:

-

Monday, March 4, 2019:

-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
February 26, 2019 
Alex Meret
Goalkeeper
Udinese
Napoli
Permaent signing
Football Italia
February 26, 2019 
Orestis Karnezis
Goalkeeper
Udinese
Napoli
Permaent signing
Football Italia
February 26, 2019 
Emil Audero
Goalkeeper
Juventus
Sampdoria
Permaent signing
Reuters UK
February 28, 2019 
Bryan Cristante
-
Atalanta
Roma
Permaent signing
Calciomercato


Coppa Italia-Semifinals (February 26-February 27, 2019):

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
Lazio 0-AC Milan 0 (-)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:
Fiorentina 3-Atalanta 3 (Federico Chiesam33, Marco benassi 36, Luis Muriel 79 / Papu Gomez 16, Mario Pasalic 18, Marten De Roon 58)


Italian Serie A Matchday (March 1-March 4, 2019):

Friday, March 1, 2019:
Cagliari 2-Inter 1 (Luca Ceppitelli 31, Leonardo Pavoletti 43 / Lautaro Martinez 38)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Empoli 3-Parma 3 (Cristian Dell’Orco 18, Francesco Caputo 59 pen, Matias Silvestre 90 / Gervinho 13, Luca Rigoni 45, Bruno Alves 82)
AC Milan 1-Sassuolo 0 (Pol Lirola (own goal) 35)
Lazio 3-Roma 0 (Felipe Caicedo 12, Ciro Immobile 73 pen, Danilo Cataldi 89)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Torino 3-Chievo 0 (Andrea Belotti 76, Tomas Rincon 90, Simone Zaza 90+)
Genoa 0-Frosinone 0 (-)
SPAL 1-Sampdoria 2 (Jasmin Kurtic 90 / Fabio Quagliarella 4, 11)
Udinese 2-Bologna 1 (Rodrigo De Paul 25 pen, Ignacio Pussetto 79 / Rodrigo Palacio 39)
Atalanta 3-Fiorentina 1 (Josip Ilicic 28, Papu Gomez 34, Robin Gosens 59 / Luis Muriel 3)
Napoli 1-Juventus 2 (Jose Callejon 61 / Miralem Pjanic 28, Emre Can 39)

Top Goalscorer:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 19 goals
Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa and AC Milan) 19 goals
Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) 19 goals
Duvan Zapata (Atalanta) 16 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
26
23
3
0
55
16
39
72
2
Napoli
26
17
5
4
47
20
27
56
3
AC Milan
26
13
9
4
39
  22
17
48
4
Inter
26
14
5
7
38
22
16
47
5
Roma
26
12
8
6
49
  36
13
44
6
Lazio
25
12
5
8
36
27
9
41


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

III.  Spain

Diary:

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
- Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) has been charged by UEFA for earning a deliberate booking against Ajax. (Source BBC Football online)

-Former Barceloan President Sandro Rosell has been released conditionally from Prison ahead of his trial for allegedly money laundering. (Source Football Espana online)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) will not be punished for his controversial gola celebration vs. Atletico Madrid from a few weeks back. (Source Football Espana online)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) has s received a two-match ban from UEFA for deliberate booking in the match vs Ajax. (Source the42.ie online)

Friday, March 1, 2019:

-Alvaro Benito, U-18 Youth coach at Real Madrid , was dismissed after he criticized the first team on radio following their loss (0-3) to Barcelona. He has been replaced by Real Madrid Legend Raul. (Source Reuters UK online)

-Spanish Federation President Luis Rubiales confirmed that Monday night matches woul be scrapped from next season. (Source AS.com online)

-Tono (Levante) has been released from prison after his appeal was granted. (Source Reuters UK online)
 Saturday, March 2, 2019:

-After their win, Barcelona have niw bypassed Real Madrid in wins over their opponent for the fisrt time in 87 years. (Source AS.com online)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:

-Miguel  Cardodo has been dismissed as Celta Manager and replaced with Fran Escriba. (Source L’Equipe online)

Monday, March 4, 2019:

-Jonathan Barnett, Gareth Bale’s agent, stated that the Real Madrid fans’ treatment of his client “nothing short of a disgrace”. (Source BBC Football online)


Photo From: L'Equipe, March 3, 2019
(Real Madrid-Barcelona)





Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
February 26, 2019 
Jorge Saenz
Defender
Tenerife
Valencia
Next Season
L’Equipe
March 4, 2019 
Sergi Samper
Midfielder
Barcelona
Vissel Kobe
Purchase
Football Espana

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
February 26, 2019
Nais Djouahra (Franco-Algerian)
Midfielder
Sociedad
2021
L’Equipe
February 28, 2019
Jordi Alba
Defender
Barcelona
2024
Maisfutebol

Copa Del Rey-Semifinals, First Leg (February 27-February 28, 2019):

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:
Real Madrid 0-Barcleona 3 (Luis Suarez 50, 73 pen, Raphael Varane (own goal) 69)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:
Valencia 1-Betis 0 (Rodrigo 56)


Spanish La Liga Matchday (March 1-March 4, 2019):

Friday, March 1, 2019:
Vallecano 0-Girona 2 (Cristhian Stuani 30, 85)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Espanyol 3-Valladolid 1 (Borja Iglesias 1, Mario Hermoso 55, Wu Lei 65 / Ruben Alcaraz 17)
Villareal 1-Alaves 2 (Santi Cazorla 61 pen / Guillermo Maripan 54, Takashi Inui 77)
Huesca 2-Sevilla 1 (Juanpi Anor 7, Ezequiel Avila 90 / Wissam Ben Yedder 84 pen)
Real Madrid 0-Barcelona 1 (Ivan Rakitic 26)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Eibar 1-Celta 0 (Sergi Enrich 87)
Betis 1-Getafe 2 (Joaquin 75 / Leandro Cabrera 20, Jaime Mata 44)
Sociedad 0-Atletico Madrid 2 (Alvaro Morata 30, 33)
Valencia 2-Bilbao 0 (Rodrigo Moreno 49, Kevin Gameiro 89)

Monday, March 4, 2019:
Leganes 1-Levante 0 (Oscar 13)

Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 25 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 16 goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) 15 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
26
18
6
2
66
25
41
60
2
Atletico Madrid
26
 15
8
3
38
17
21
53
3
Real Madrid
26
15
5
6
43
31
12
48
4
Getafe
26
11
9
6
34
23
11
42
5
Alaves
26
11
7
8
27
29
-2
40
6
Sevilla
26
10
7
9
41
34
7
37

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

IV.  Germany
Diary:


Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
-Jochen Schneider has been appointed as the new Sporting Director at Schalke. (Source Bulinews Online)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-Bayern Muncih Manager Nico Kovac criticized Rafinha for speaking out about his lack of playing time. (Source Fox Sports Online)

Friday, March 1, 2019:

-The probation of Uli Hoeness has ended, he is a free man legally. (Source L’Equipe Online)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:

-
Sunday, March 3, 2019:
-

Monday, March 4, 2019:
-

Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
February 27, 2019 
Lucas Hernandez (France)
Defender
Atletico Madrid
Bayern Munich
Next Season
Bulinews


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
February 26, 2019
Oscar Wendt
-
Moenchengladbach
2022
Bulinews
February 26, 2019
Josh Sargent (USA)
-
Werder Bremen
-
Kicker.de
February 27, 2019
Christian Streich
Manager
Freiburg
-
L’Equipe




German Bundesliga Matchday (March 1-March 4, 2019):

Friday, March 1, 2019:
Augsburg 2-Dortmund 1 (Ji Dong Won 24, 68 / Paco Alcacer 81)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Nuremberg 0-RB Leipzig 1 (Lukas Klostermann 40)
Leverkusen 2-Freiburg 0 (Charles Aranguiz 4, Leon bailey 73)
Frankfurt 3-Hoffenheim 2 (Filip Kostic 20, Sebastian Haller 89, Goncalo Paciencia 90 / Joelinton 43, Ishak Belfodil 60)
Schalke 0-Dusseldorf 4 (Dodi Lukebakio 35 pen, Dawid Kownacki 62, 84, Benito Raman 68)
Hertha Berlin 2-Mainz 1 (Marko Grujic 50, Niklas Stark 60 / Niklas Stark (own goal) 46)
Moenchengladbach 1-Bayern Munich 5 (Lars Stindl 37 / Javi Martinez 2, Thomas Muller 11, Robert Lewandowski 47, 90 pen, Serge Gnabry 75)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Stuttgart 5-Hannover 1 (Mario Gomez 4, Ozan Kabak 16, 45, Steven Zuber 78, 81 / Jonathas 68)
Wolfsburg 1-Werder Bremen 1 (John Brooks 54c/ Max Kruse 74)

Top Goalscorer:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 15 goals
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 15 goals
Marco Reus (Dortmund) 13 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Dortmund
24
16
6
2
58
27
31
54
2
Bayern Munich
24
17
3
4
56
27
29
54
3
RB Leipzig
24
13
6
5
43
20
23
45
4
M’Gladbach
24
13
4
7
43
30
13
43
5
Frankfurt
24
11
7
6
47
30
17
40
6
Levekusen
24
12
3
9
43
35
8
39

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
V.  France
Diary:
Tuesday, February 26, 2019:

-

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-Kappa will be Monaco’s kit designers from next season. (Source L’Équipe online)

-Nantes has lodged a complaint to FIFA about Cardiff’s non-payment of the Emiliano Sala transfer fee. (Source L’Équipe online)

-Moussa Dembele has accused his former boss at Celtic Brendan Rodgers of hypocrisy following his appointment at Leicester. Earlier in the season Rodgers had accused Dembele of greed for leaving Celtic. (Source Daily Mail online)

-Brazilian Manager Ricardo Gomes has been dismissed as Bordeaux Manager. (Source Kicker.de online)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-
Friday, March 1, 2019:

-

Saturday, March 2, 2019:

-Former Berard Tapie aide at OM, Marc Fratani accused him of buying referees and drugging water bottles reserved for the players of PSG when they would encounter them. (Source Footnews.be online)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:

-
Monday, March 4, 2019:

-


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
March 1, 2019
Clement Depres
Striker
Nimes
2022
L’Equipe


Coupe de France  (February 26-February 27, 2019):

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
PSG 3-Dijon 0 (Angel Di Maria 8, 27, Thomas Meunier 77)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:
Rennes 2-Orleans 0 (B.Bourigeaud 65, M’Baye Niang 71)
Lyon 3-Caen 1 (Jason Denayer 26, Maxwell Cornet 49, Memphis Depay 84 / R. Casimir Ninga 78)


French Ligue 1 Matchday (March 1-March 3, 2019):

Friday, March 1, 2019:
Bordeaux -Montpellier  (-) (postponed)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Caen 1-PSG 2 (Casimir Ninga 56 / Kylian Mbappe 59 pen, 87)
Angers 2-Monaco 2 (Flavien Tait 22, 45 / Radamel Falcao 49, 80 pen)
Reims 2-Amiens 2 (Boulaye Dia 70, Mathieu Cafaro 84 / Moussa Konate 39 pen, Yunis Abdelhamid (own goal) 44)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Guingamp 0-Nantes 0 (-)
Lille 1-Dijon 0 (Wesley Lautoa (own goal) 72)
Nice 1-Strasbourg 0 (Youcef Atal 20)
Lyon 5-Toulouse 1  (Memphis Depay 10, Bertrand Traore 30, Nabil Fekir 35 pen, Moussa Dembele 67, 70 / Matthieu Dossevi 15)
OM 2-St Etienne 0  (Mario Balotelli 12, Florian Thuavin 21 pen)

Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 24 goals
Edinson Cavani (PSG) 17 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSG
26
23
2
1
79
15
64
71
2
Lille
27
15
7
5
44
23
21
53
3
Lyon
27
14
7
6
45
31
14
49
4
OM
27
13
5
9
44
35
9
44
5
St Etienne
27
12
8
8
37
34
3
44
6
Reims
27
10
12
5
29
26
3
42


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


VI.  Holland
Diary:


Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
-The arbitration committee has declared itself not competent to decide on PEC’s appeal for their te-arranged match vs Ajax scheduled for March 13th. (Source voetbalzone.nl online)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-The Civil Court has refused to take upon PEC’s appeal for their re-arranged match vs Ajax. (Source voetbalzone.nl online)
Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-
Friday, March 1, 2019:

-Feyenoord has signed a deal until 2021 with Droomparken to be its main sponsors . (Source Voetbalzone.nl online)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
-

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
- After scoring vs. St Etienne, OM’s Mario Balotelli celebrated by broadcasting his celebration on instagram. (Source BBC Football online)

Monday, March 4, 2019:
-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
February 28, 2019 
Bartek Urbanski
Midfielder
Willem II
MKS Chojniczanka (Poland)
Purchase
vi.nl
February 28, 2019 
Arnold Kruiswijk
Defender
Vitesse
Free Agent
End of career
vi.nl
February 28, 2019 
Marko Vejinovic
Midfielder
AZ
Arka Gdynia (Poland) 
Loan
Football Oranje

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
February 26, 2019
Nick Venema
Striker
Utrecht
2023
vi.nl
March 1, 2019
Timon Wellenreuther
-
Willem II
2020
vi.nl


KNVB Beker (February 27-February 28, 2019):

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:
Feyenoord 0-Ajax 3 (Matthujs De Ligt 45, Nicolas Tagliafico 49, Donny Van de Beek 65)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:
Willem II 1-AZ 1 (Alexander Isak 64 / Calvin Stengs 23) (Willem II won on penalty kick shoot-out)

Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (March 1-March 3, 2019):

Friday, March 1, 2019:
De Graafschap 1-Den Haag 1 (Youssef El Jebli 81 / Sheraldo Becker 32)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Heracles 1-Utrecht 5 (Adrian Dalmau 60 / S. Van de Streek 9, Willem Janssen 50, Gyrano Kerk 65, Simon Gustafson 79 pne, Riechedly Bazoer 86 pen)
Excelsior 0-PSV Eindhoven 2 (Steven Bergwijn 8, 54)
Vitesse 4-NAC 1 (Thomas Buitink 54, Maikel Van der Werff 77, Alexander Buttner 86, Matus Bero 90 / Giovanni Korte 29)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Groningen 3-VVV 2  (Mimoun Mahi 24 pen, 41 pen, Iliass Bel Hassani 64 / Danny Post 20, Peniel Mlapa 46)
Heerenven 4-Willem II 2 (Michel Vlap 4, Sam Lammers 10 pen, 33, Ben Rienstra 90 / Alexander Isak 54, Vangelis Pavlidis 62)
AZ 4-Fortuna Sittard 2 (Teun Koopmeiners 26 pen, 75, Guus Til 54, Oussama Idrissi 61 / Lazaros Lamprou 37, Andrija Novakovich 45)
Feyenoord 4-Emmen 0 (Robin van Persie 39, 52, 63, Steven Berghuis 76)

Top Goalscorer:
Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 19 goals
Dusan Tadic (Ajax) 16 goals
Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) 15 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSV Eindhoven
24
19
4
1
76
16
60
61
2
Ajax
23
18
3
3
83
21
62
56
3
Feyenoord
24
14
4
6
52
29
23
46
4
AZ
24
13
4
7
51
30
21
43
5
Vitesse
24
11
6
7
44
32
12
39
6
Utrecht
24
10
6
8
41
34
7
36

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


VII.  Scotland
Diary:

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
-Brendan Rodgers is about to leave Celtic Glasgow to take over at Leicester. Neil Lennon is his successor at Celtic in interim basis. (Source BBC Football online)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-
Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-

Friday, March 1, 2019:

-

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
-A bottle was thorwn from Hibernian supporters towards Celtic’s Scot Sinclair in their FA Cup match. Both sets of Managers Neil Lennon (Celtic) and Paul Heckingbottom (Hibernian) condemned the act. (Source BBC Football online)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:

-

Monday, March 4, 2019:
-Former Rangers and Scotland defender Eric Caldow passed way aged 84. (Source BBC Football online)

Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
February 26, 2019 
Kundai Benyu (Zimbabwe)
Midfielder
Celtic
Helsingsborgs
One year loan
Sky Sports
February 27, 2019 
Greg Halford
Defender
Free Agent
Aberdeen
Purchase until end of season
BBC Football


Scottish FA Cup (March 2-March 3, 2019):
Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Hibernian 0-Celtic 2 (James Forrest 62, Scott Brown 75)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Aberdeen 1-Rangers 1 (Sam Cosgrove 11 pen / Joe Worrall 48)
Dundee United 1-Inverness 2 (Nicky Clark 68 pen / Joseph Chalmers 19, Aaron Doran 90)

Monday, March 4, 2019:
Patrick Thistle 1-Hearts 1 (Christie Elliot 72 / Christophe Berra 12)

Scottish Premier League Matchday (February 27, 2019):
Wednesday, February 27, 2019:
Aberdeen 0-Hamilton 2 (George Oakley 34, Mickel Miller 59)
Hearts 1-Celtic 2 (Oliver Bozanic 66 pen / James Forrest 36, Odsonne Edouard 90)
Kilmarnock -Motherwell  (Abandoned)
Rangers 4-Dundee 0 (Glen Kamara 4, James Tavernier 8, Alfredo Morelos 23, Jermain Defoe 89)
St Johnstone 1-Hibernian 2 (Christopher Kane 15 / Mark McNulty 65 pen, 84)

Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 16 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Celtic
28
21
3
4
66
16
50
66
2
Rangers
28
17
7
4
64
20
44
58
3
Aberdeen
28
15
5
8
45
33
12
50
4
Kilmarnock
27
13
7
7
37
27
10
46
5
Hearts
28
13
5
10
34
34
0
44
6
Hibernian
28
11
8
9
42
31
11
41
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point

Scottish Premier League Matchday (March 2-March 3, 2019): (Postponed matches)
Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Kilmarnock 0-Motherwell 0 (-)
St Mirren 1-Livingston 0 (Ryan Flynn 89)

Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 16 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Celtic
28
21
3
4
66
16
50
66
2
Rangers
28
17
7
4
64
20
44
58
3
Aberdeen
28
15
5
8
45
33
12
50
4
Kilmarnock
28
13
8
7
37
27
10
47
5
Hearts
28
13
5
10
34
34
0
44
6
Hibernian
28
11
8
9
42
31
11
41
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point




VIII.  Portugal

Diary:


Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
-

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:
-Former Portuguese striker from the 50s into the 70s, Antonio da Silva Mendes passed away aged 81. (Source MaisFutebol online)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-


Friday, March 1, 2019:

-Benfica’s Joao Felix and Jota were awarded with the bets young players of the montha ward for the two top divisions. (Source MaisFutebol online)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
-


Sunday, March 3, 2019:

-

Monday, March 4, 2019:
-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
February 27, 2019 
Juanfer Quintero
-
Porto
River Plate
Permanent Signing
A Bola
February 28, 2019 
Nuno Tomas
Defender
Belenenses
CSKA Sofia
Loan
Maisfutebol
March 4, 2019 
William Menezes (Brazil)
Goalkeeper
Anapolina Athletic Association
Boavista
Purchase to end of season (option for next)
A Bola


Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
February 28, 2019
Douglas (Brazil)
Goalkeeper
Guimaraes
2020
Maisfutebol
March 1, 2019
Sergio Conceicao
Manager
Porto
2021
L’Equipe



Portugal Cup  (February 26, 2019):

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
Porto 3-Braga 0 (Alex Telles 37 pen, Soares 63, Yacine Brahimi 90)


Portugal Primeira Liga League Matchday (March 1-March 3, 2019):

Friday, March 1, 2019:
Aves 2-Boavista 0 (Vitor Costa 71, Jorge Felipe 79)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Nacional 3-Tondela 2 (Brayan Riascos 36, Fernando Tissone 62, Vitor Goncalves 83 / Tomane 22 pen, Fahd Moufi 66)
Moreirense 1-Setubal 1 (Silvio (own goal) 35 / Jhinder Cadiz 17)
Porto 1-Benfica 2 (Adrian Lopez 18 / Joao Felix 26, Rafa Silva 52)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Belenenses 4-Feirense 0 (Jonatan Lucca 5, Kikas 34, 67, Lica 84)
Chaves 0-Santa Clara 0 (-)
RioAve 1-Braga 2 (Carlos Carvalho 49 / Paulinho 77, Wilson Eduardo 90)
Sporting CP 3-Portimonense 1 (Abdoulay Diaby 10, Raphinha 11, Bruno Fernandes 90 pen / Paulinho 31)

Monday, March 4, 2019:
Guimaraes 1-Maritimo 0 (Welthon 64)
Top Goalscorer:
Haris Seferovic (Benfica) 15 goals
Dyego Sousa (Braga) 14 goals
Bas Dost (Sporting CP) 14 goals



Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Benfica
24
19
2
3
66
21
45
59
2
Porto
24
18
3
3
48
14
34
57
3
Braga
24
16
4
4
42
24
18
52
4
Sporting CP
24
15
4
5
47
26
21
49
5
Moreirense
24
13
3
8
29
27
2
42
6
Belenenses
24
9
9
6
29
23
6
36

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

IX.  Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday, February 26, 2019:
-Hannes Van der Bruggen (Kortrijk) has been suspended for 2 matches for his 10th yellow card. But in reality it is his 9th, in August Referee Paul Put had mixed up the number 14s and actually booked Nkaka of Ostend. The Federation spokesman stated that it was not possible to go back an dthe rules state that the suspension stands. (Source RTBF.be Online)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-Genk and Standard Liege have each ben fined 3,400 Euros for the misbehavior of their fans from their February 8th match. (Source RTBF.be Online)

-Mouscron has been placed under provisional Administration due to suspicions of money laundering. (Source RTBF.be online)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-Landry Dimata (Anderlecht) will be out injred for the rest of the season. (Source Jupiler League App online)

Friday, March 1, 2019:
-

Saturday, March 2, 2019:

-

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
- Lokeren has officially been relegated to the D1B for next season. (Source Footnews.be Online)

Monday, March 4, 2019:

-


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
February 28, 2019 
Aleksandar Bjelica (Serbia)
Defemder
Ostend
Korono Kielce (Poland)
Purchase
RTBF.be
March 4, 2019 
Alejandro Pozuelo (Spain)
Midfielder
Genk
Toronto FC
Purchase (will join March 18th)
RTBF.be
March 4, 2019 
Mario Ticinovic (Croatia)
Winger
Lokeren
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
Footnews.be

Contract Extensions
Date
Player
Position
Club
Expiration Year
Online Source
February 27, 2019
Nana Asare
Defender
Gent
2021
RTBF.be
February 28, 2019
Marco Ilaimaharita
Midfielder
Charleroi
2023
RTBF.be


Profesional Contract
Date
Player
Position
Club
Online Source
February 26, 2019 
Maarten Swerts (15 years old) 
Midfielder
Genk
Footnews.be
March 1, 2019 
Mathieu De Smet
-
Zulte-Waregem
Julpiler League App

First Division A League Matchday (March 1-March 3, 2019):
Friday, March 1, 2019:
Standard Liege 1-Mouscron 1 (Razvan Marin 54 / Taiwo Awoniyi 60)

Saturday, March 2, 2019:
Charlereoi 1-Genk 1 (David Henen 56 / Bryan Heynen 24)
Kortrijk 2-Cercle Brugge 1 (Felipe Avenatti 80, 89 / Benjamin Delacourt 10)
Ostend 1-Waasland-Beveren 1 (Fashion Sakala 60 / Nicolas Lombaerts (own goal) 69)
Club Brugge 1-St Truiden 0 (Hans Vanaken 76 pen)

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Zulte-Waregem 1-Gent 3 (Theo Bongonda 5 / Vadis Odjidja 2, Jonathan David 59, Alexander Sorloth 90)
Lokeren 1-Anderlecht 2 (Jose Cevallos 81 / Ivan Santini 16, Pieter Gerkens 67)
Antwerp 2-Eupen 1  (William Owusu 52, Jonathan Bolingi 83 / Eric Ocansey 56 )

Top Goalscorer:
Mbwana Samatta (Genk) 20 goals
Hamdi Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) 14 goals
Nany Dimata (Anderlecht) 13 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Genk
28
17
8
3
59
28
31
59
2
Club Brugge
28
15
8
5
59
30
29
53
3
Antwerp
28
14
7
7
38
30
8
49
4
Standard Liege
28
13
8
7
43
31
12
47
5
St Truiden
28
12
10
6
46
33
13
46
6
Anderlecht
28
13
6
9
45
34
11
45

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

Diary (extra):

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:

-Russian players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev are to remain in custody until April 8th for their involvement in a brawl from last October that involved a Politician. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Tanzanian Refere Oden Charles Mbaga was banned for life by FIFA and fined for accepting bries and manipulating matches. (Source Reuters UK online)

Wednesday, February 27, 2019:

-The USA Soccer Federation proposed a joint Tournament in 2020 between CONCACAF and Soutrh American Nations similar to Copa America. The Tournament would be held around the same time as the Euro Finals. (Source Fox Sports online)

Thursday, February 28, 2019:

-Senegal Manager Aliou Cisse named his squad ahfor upcoming matches in a African Cup of Nations qualifier vs. Madagasacr and a friendly vs. Mali. (Source BBC Football online)
squad:
Goalkeepers: Dialy Kobaly Ndiaye (Cayor Foot), Alfred Gomis (SPAL), Edouard Mendy (Stade de Reims)
Defenders: Moussa Wague (FC Barcelona), Lamine Gassama (Goztepe Spor Kulubu), Salif Sane (Schalke), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), Cheikh Kouyate (Crystal Palace), Djibril Diaw (Angers), Youssouf Sabaly (Bordeaux)
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Alfred Ndiaye (Malaga), Pape Alioune Ndiaye (Galatasaray), Cheikh Ndoye (Angers), Mamadou Loum Ndiaye (FC Porto), Krepin Diatta (Club Bruge), Santy Ngom (Nancy)
Forwards: Ismaila Sarr (Stade Rennais), Keita Balde (Inter Milan), Sada Thioub (Nimes), Moussa Konate (Amiens), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Mbaye Niang (Stade Rennais), Mbaye Diagne (Galatasaray), Pape Abdou Cisse (Olympiacos)

-Senol Gunes was appointed as the National Team Manager of Turkey. (Source Sky Sports online)

-The President of the Turkish Federation Yildrim Demiroren has resigned following a controversy for owning a company that manages sporting bets. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Brazil Manager Tite has called up his squad for upcoming friendlies vs. Panama and Czech Republic. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Alisson (Liverpool)
Ederson (Manchester City)
Weverton (Palmeiras)
Defenders:
Daniel Alves (PSG)
Danilo (Manchester City)
Filipe Luís (Atlético de Madrid)
Alex Sandro (Juventus)
Marquinhos (PSG)
Miranda (Internazionale)
Thiago Silva (PSG)
Militão (Porto)
Midfielders:
Casemiro (Real Madrid)
Fabinho (Liverpool)
Arthur (Barcelona)
Allan (Napoli)
Paquetá (Milan)
Felipe Anderson (West Ham)
Coutinho (Barcelona)
Strikers:
Everton (Grêmio)
Richarlison (Everton)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Firmino (Liverpool)
Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)


Friday, March 1, 2019:

-Conmebol has rejected USA Soccer Federation’s proposal for a Continental Cup in 2020. (Source L’Équipe online)

-Slovenian Slavisa Stojanovic was named as the new National Team Manager of Latvia. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Former Oceania President David Chung was suspended for six and a half years by FIFA for corruption. (Source Maisfutebol online)


Saturday, March 2, 2019:

-Gabon Manager Daniel Cousin has settled his salary dispute with the Nation’s Sports Ministry and signed a new contract. (Source BBC Football online)

-Burundi Manager Olivier Niyungeko has called up his squad for upcoming African Nations Cup qualifier vs. Gabon. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Jonathan Nahimana (KMC, Tanzania), Justin Ndikumana (Sofapaka, Kenya), McArthur Arakaza (Lusaka Dynamos, Zambia)
Defenders: Frédéric Nsabiyumva (Chippa United, South Africa), Omar Moussa (Sofapaka, Kenya), Omar Ngando (AS Kigali, Rwanda), Rachid Léon Harerimana (AS Kigali, Rwanda), Mukura David Nshimirimana (VS,Rwanda), Amora Christophe Nduwarugira (TB Saad, Portugal), Abdoul Karim Nizigiyimana (Vipers FC, Uganda)
Midfielders: Gael Duhayindavyi (Mukura, Rwanda), Gael Bigirimana (Hibernian, Scotland), Pierre Kwizerae (Al Oruba, Oman), Fati Papy (Malanti Chiefs, Swaziland), Shassiri Nahimana (Al Mojzel, Saudi Arabia), Francis Mustafa (Gor Mahia, Kenya), Cédric Amissi (Al Tawoun, Saudi Arabia), Hussein Shabani (Ethiopian Coffee FC, Ethiopia)
Forwards: Saido Berahino (Stoke City, England), Abdoul Fiston (JSK (Algeria), Enock Sabumukama (Zesco United, Zambia), Selemani Y. Ndikumana (AL Adalah, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Amissi (Nec Breda, Netherlands), Laudit Mavugo (Napsa Stars, Zambia), Bienvenue Shaka (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia)

-Uruguay Manager Oscra Washington Tabarez has called up his squad for upcoming China Cup matches vs. Uzbekistan and China/or Thailand. (Source Xinhua online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Silva (Libertad), Martin Campana (Independiente).
Defenders: Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Coates (Sporting Lisbon), Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), Giovanni Gonzalez (Penarol), Gaston Silva (Independiente), Martin Caceres (Juventus), Mathias Suarez (Montpellier), Marcelo Saracchi (Leipzig).
Midfielders: Diego Laxalt (Milan), Nahitan Nandez (Boca Juniors), Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), Matias Vecino (Inter Milan), Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus), Carlos Sanchez (Santos), Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders), Camilo Mayada (River Plate), Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Flamengo), Gaston Pereiro (PSV).
Strikers: Jonathan Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Maximiliano Gomez (Celta de Vigo), Cristian Stuani (Girona), Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain), Luis Suarez (Barcelona).


Sunday, March 3, 2019:
-

Monday, March 4, 2019:

-Nigeria Manager Gernot Rohr has called up his squad for upcoming African Nations Cup match vs. Seychelles and a friendly vs. Egypt. (Source BBC Footall online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Katsina United); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa)
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor, Turkey); Valentine Ozornwafor (Enyimba); Chidozie Awaziem (Rizespor, Turkey); William Troost-Ekong (Udinese, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn, Germany)
Midfielders: Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United, England); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City, England); John Ogu (Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Israel)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia); Victor Osimhen (Charleroi SC, Belgium); Moses Simon (Levante, Spain); Henry Onyekuru (Galatasaray, Turkey); Odion Ighalo (Shanghai Shenhua, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal, England); Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux, France); Paul Onuachu (FC Midtjyland, Denmark)


Transfers
Date
Player
Position
From
To
Type
Online Source
March 2, 2019 
Giovani dos Santos (Mexico)
-
Los Angeles Galaxy (USA)
Free Agent
Contract Rescinded
RTBF.be



I. International Friendlies:

Sunday, March 3, 2019:
Bolivia 2-Nicaragua 2 (Leonardo Vaca 39, Josue Quijano (own goal) 59 / Saul Torres (own goal) 27, Armanto Goufas 36)

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