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The Euros-Part Five (1976 Edition)-part c (Quarterfinals)

May 7, 2018, 5:29 pm
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Quartefinals
The Quarterfinals were to be played on home and away basis in the Spring of 1976 just months ahead of the Finals.
Czechoslovakia were paired with the Soviet Union, while Spain faced West Germany. Holland were to face their Belgian neighbors, while the Welsh would take on Yugoslavia.
The first legs were scheduled on April 24-25th with the away Legs scheduled a month later on May 22nd.

Czechoslovakia hosted the Soviets at Bratislava on April 24th.  Jozef Móder would give Czechoslovakia the lead in the 34th minute.
Antonin Panenka would double the lead with a free kick in the 47th minute to give the Czechs a somewhat safe (2-0) advantage.
The Second Leg was held at Kiev at May 22nd.  The Soviet starting lineup contained nine Dinamo Kiev players playing in their home stadium.
The Czechs were missing Panenka and Petras from the first leg, but they had Jan Pivarnik back in defense. Peter Gallis also played in place of Petras.
For the Soviets, Evgeny Rudakov was back in goal replacing Prokhorov. The Other changes included Muntyan, Burjak and Veremeyev replacing their Dinamo Kiev teammates Reshko, Matvienko and Kolotov in the starting lineup.
When Jozef Móder scored for the Czechs just before halftime, the tie was as good as sealed.
The Soviets fought back in the second half and Burjak pulled a goal back, but Moder struck again near the end. Just before the end, Blokhin scored to avoid another defeat but the Czechs were through.


Photo From: World Soccer, June 1976
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-USSR 0)


Photo From: World Soccer, June 1976
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-USSR 0)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1976 №22---30.05
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, USSR 2-Czechoslovakia 2)


On April 24th, at Madrid, Spain would host West Germany for the first leg of their quarterfinal series.
The Germans were missing the injured Jupp Heynckes at the front; Ronald Worm would replace him in the squad.
Bayern Munich duo of Bernd Durnberger and Uli Hoeness were also out injured, along with Uli Stilieke.
The Spanish were missing their Captain Pirri, who missed a late fitness test.
Spain took the lead in the 21st minute through Santillana.
Beer would tie the match for the West German with a along distance shot.
The tie was a better result for the Germans who were confident of winning at home.
Helmut Schoen said afterwards that the Spanish came out fighting in the first half, but in the second half, the Germans started to get back into the game after the Spanish had tired out. Schoen believed that nothing was decided yet.
The second Leg was held in Munich on May 22nd. The Spanish started without their legendary goalkeeper Iribar. Miguel Angel took his spot in the net. The Spanish Captain Pirri was back for this match (replacing Benito) as was Asensi replacing his Barcelona teammate Migueli.
The Germans were still missing Heynckes. This time Klaus Toppmöller started upfront in his place instead of Worm. Uli Hoeness was also back in the squad.
Uli Hoeness would give the Germans the lead with an excellent volley. The debutant Toppmöller would have a goalscoring debut just before halftime to give the Germans a comfortable (2-0) lead and qualification.
Spanish Captain Pirri would go on to say that, “they are not World Champions for nothing.”

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Spain 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: AS Color, Issue 258, April 27, 1976
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Spain 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: AS Color, Issue 258, April 27, 1976
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Spain 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: AS Color, Issue 262, May 25, 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)

Photo From: AS Color, Issue 262, May 25, 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)

Photo From: Don Balon, Issue 34, May 25, 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 8, August 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)


On April 24th, at Zagreb, Yugoslavia and Wales would start their quarterfinal series. Yugoslavia would take the lead from the onset from Momcilo Vukotic in the first minute. Danilo Popivoda would double Yugoslavia’s lead in the second half for a (2-0) lead in the series.
The return leg was on May 22nd at Cardiff. Yugoslavia made four changes from the first leg. Enver Maric went in the net in place of Ognjen Petrovic.
In addition, Drago Vabec, Momcilo Vukotic and Jovan Acimovic were replaced in the squad with Hajduk Split trio of Slavisa Zungul, Borislav Djordjevic and Jure Jerkovic.
Wales would make only one change; David Frazer Roberts came in for Rodney John Thomas.
Yugoslavia took the lead in the 18th minute through a penalty kick by Josip Katalinski. This effectively sealed the series, though Wales did fight back. Twenty minutes later, Ian Peter Evans would tie the match for Wales to give them some hope.
A John Toshack strike that was ruled out led to some crowd trouble. Disgruntled fans came onto the pitch to protest. The performance of the East German Referee RudolfGlöckner would be criticized. Wales would exit the series.


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)


On April 25th, at Rotterdam, Holland took on Belgium. The two sides had met in the 1974 World Cup qualifiers and the Dutch had been unable to breach the Belgian defense in two scoreless matches.
However, the Dutch would run riot in this encounter and come away (5-0) winners. Wim Rijsbergen would open the scoring for the Dutch before Rensenbrink with a hat trick and Neeskens with a penalty dashed any Belgian hopes.
This ended Raymond Goethals tenure as Belgium Manager and he resigned.
Guy Thys would take over for the second Leg in Brussles on May 22nd and would ring the changes. Christian Piot was replaced in the net with the up and coming Jean-Marie Pfaff. In addition, Eric Gerets, Georges Leekens, Ludo Coeck and Raoul Lambert were repalced with Michel Renquin, RobertDalving, Francois van der Elst and Willy Wellens.
The Dutch made only one change. Willy van de Kerkhof started in place of Wim Jansen. The Dutch were just too good for the Belgians. Despite falling behind to a van Gool strike, the Dutch stormed back in the second half with Rep scoring the equalizer and Cruyff scoring an exquisite goal from a narrow angle.



Photo From : Onze, Issue 5, May 1976
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)


Photo From : Mondial, Old Series, Issue 2, March 1977
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)



Photo From : Onze, Issue 12, December 1976
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)



Photo From : Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen, Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman, 2001
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Holland squad, April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)


Photo From: Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen, Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Belgium 1-Holland 2)


Photo From: Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen, Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman, 2001 (2)
(Johann Cruyff, May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Belgium 1-Holland 2)
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The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 4 (Week of May 1-May 7, 2018)

May 8, 2018, 7:00 pm
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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


The week started with Liverpool’s Champions League match vs. AS Roma. Liverpool qualified to the Final for the first time since 2007, however, it got closer than expected and Liverpool’s continuous defensive frailties were exposed.
Stoke City were relegated after a decade in the Premier League.
The week ended with Chelsea getting in the fight for CL places with a win over Liverpool (1-0). Arsene Wenger also made his farewell at Emirates Stadium in a win (5-0) over Burnley.
But the biggest news that overshadowed all was off the field, as Sir Alex Ferguson had to undergo an emergency operation for a brain hemorrhage.
The football world was united in offering support for the veteran Manager.


Photo From: L’Equipe, May 3, 2018
(Jordan Henderson, May 2, 2018, Champions League, AS Roma 4-Liverpool 2)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

-Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah was named the Football Writers’ player of the year ahead of Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Tottenham’s Harry Kane. (Source BBC Football Online)

-West Ham United’s Andy Carroll was sent home from training after an argument with Manager David Moyes. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Arsenal’s Rob Holding signed a new contract with the club. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Manchester United’s Anthony Martial is linked to Chelsea. (Source Daily Telegraph online)

-Monaco Manager Leonardo Jardim is linked to Arsenal’s soon to be vacant Manager position. (Source France Football online)


Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

-Celtic Glasgow’s Australian midfielder Tom Rogic is linked with Southampton. (Source BBC Football Online)

-West Ham United’s Andy Carroll returned to training after apologizing to Manager David Moyes. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has been named as the club’s player of the year. (Source Sky Sports Online)
For Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho, his player of the year is Scott McTorminay. (Source Walfoot.be Online)

- Stoke City’s Spanish player Jese (on loan from PSG) has been granted unpaid compassionate leave to be near his ill son. (Source AS. com online)


Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-Former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was denied a Professional Boxing License. (Source BBC Football Online)

- Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho expressed that he would like to hold onto out of favor players Daley Blind and Matteo Darmian, but the club will consider offers if the players themselves want to leave. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- Newcastle United’s Islam Slimani was banned for three matches due to violent conduct brought forward after he kicked WBA’s Craig Dawson in their match over the weekend. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho said that he is leaving out Eric Bailly out of the squad because he is not going to the World Cup. He is trying to give playing time to players that want to make a push for World Cup spots. (Source Daily Telegraph Online)

-Chinese club Shandong have denied any interest to hire Arsene Wenger.  (Source AS.com Online)

-Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini continued his war of words with former Liverpool defender and now TV pundit Jamie Carragher. He said, Carragher can’t lecture him after spitting on a girl.  (Source AS.com Online)

Friday, May 4, 2018:

-Manchester City’s Yaya Toure will leave the club at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Marouane Fellaini’s attempt to sue shoe manufacturer ‘New Balance’ was thrown out by a Judge. He claimed they had breached an agreement to pay if he wore their boots. No contract was ever signed as a result the Presiding Judge dismissed the claim. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown criticized the performance of Mesut Ozil in the team’s Europa League clash vs. Atletico Madrid, saying he was not “fit to wear” the club’s jersey. (Source AS.com Online)

-Former Real Madrid Legend Raul paid a visit to Tottenham to observe the training methods of Mauricio Pocchettino. (Source AS.com Online)

- Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho criticized his stand-in forwards and said that was the reason why he always picks Lukaku when constantly asked “why always Lukaku?”. (Source Sky Sports Online)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:

-Stoke City are relegated after a decade in top flight following a home loss (1-2) vs. Crystal Palace. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Napoli’s Dries Mertens is linked to Manchester United. (Source Walfoot.be  Online via The Sun)

-Sir Alex Ferguson was rushed to Emergency Surgery. (Source BBC Football Online)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

-Sir Alex Ferguson remained in intensive care following surgery for a brain hemorrhage. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Cardiff City were promoted to the Premier League after a home scoreless tie with Reading. Cardiff’s Manager Neil Warnock set a new record by achieving his eighth promotion to top flight in his career.  (Source BBC Football Online)

Monday, May 7, 2018:

-Arsenal’s two top choices to replace Arsene Wenger are now Luis Enrique and Massimilano Allegri. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland criticized the club’s ‘farcical’ transfer policy following the club’s relegation. (Source Daily Telegraph online)



European Matches involving English Teams:

Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
Champions League, Semifinals, Second Leg:

AS Roma 4-Liverpool 2 (James Milner (own goal) 15, Edin Dzeko 52, Radja Nainggolan 86, 90 pen / Sadio Mane 9, Georginio Wijnaldum 25)


Thursday, May 3, 2018:
Europa League, Semifinals, Second Leg:

Atletico Madrid 1 -Arsenal 0 (Diego Costa 45)


League Matchday (May 4-6, 2018):

Friday, May 4, 2018:
Brighton 1-Manchester United 0 (Pascal Gross 57)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:
Stoke 1-Crystal Palace 2 (Xherdan Shaqiri 43 / James McArthur 68, Patrick van Aanholt 86)
Bournemouth 1-Swansea 0(Ryan Fraser 37)
Leicester 0-West Ham United 2 (Joao Mario 34, Mark Noble 64)
Watford 2-Newcastle United 1 (Roberto Pereyra 2, Andre Gray 28 / Ayoze Perez 55)
West Bromwich Albion 1-Tottenham 0 (Jake Livermore 90)
Everton 1-Southampton 1 (Tom Davies 90 / Nathan Redmond 56)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:
Manchester City 0 –Huddersfield 0
Arsenal 5-Burnley 0(Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 14, 75, Alexander Lacazette 45, Sead Kolasinac 54, Alex Iwobi 64)
Chelsea 1-Liverpool 0(Olivier Giroud 32)


Top Goalscorer:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 31 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 26 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Man City
36
30
4
2
102
26
76
94
2
Man Utd
36
24
5
7
67
28
39
77
3
Liverpool
37
20
12
5
80
38
42
72
4
Tottenham
36
21
8
7
68
32
36
71
5
Chelsea
36
21
6
9
61
34
27
69
6
Arsenal
36
18
6
12
72
48
24
60

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




II.  Italy


Roma fought bravely but were unable to overcome the (2-5) deficit vs. Liverpool in the CL Semifinal.
Two weeks ago it appeared that Napoli had the momentum to overtake a demoralized Juventus in the title run-in.
However, Napoli did not build on that momentum and Juventus’ two victories coupled with Napoli’s loss at Fiorentina, the previous week and a home tie with Torino (2-2) on Sunday virtually handed the title to Juventus for a seventh consecutive season.
Juventus now needs a single point to clinch the title officially.
On the Managerial front, it appears that Roberto Mancini is about to be unveiled as the National Team Manager in the coming weeks.


Diary:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

-Parma has been promoted back to the Serie A. (Source La Gazetta delo Sport online)

- Italian Federation President Roberto Fabriccini confirmed that Roberto Mancini will be the next Italy coach. The details still have to be ironed out when the Russian Championship ends on May 13th (Mancini is managing Zenit St. Petersburg). (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)


Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

-AS Roma’s Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson is linked to Liverpool. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- The 20 year old Brazilian Lucas Paqueta of Flamengo is linked to Juventus. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)


Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-In the case of Maurizio Sarri’s departure from Napoli, Unai Emery and Rudi Garcia have been presented as possibilities to manage the team (according to La Gazzetta dello Sport) (Source France Football Online)

-AS Roma President James Pallotta called for VAR after his side were denied a penalty kick in yesterday’s CL match vs. Liverpool.  (Source AS.com Online)

-Bayern Munich have reportedly made an offer of 100 Million Euros for Juventus’ Paulo Dybala. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

Friday, May 4, 2018:

-UEFA have opened proceedings against AS Roma President James Pallotta for improper conduct during the CL match vs. Liverpool. Pallotta had in an outburst attacked UEFA and demanded the introduction of VAR. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)


Saturday, May 5, 2018:

-Inter Manager Luciano Spaletti should extend his contract soon. (Source France Football Online vis La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

-Goalkeepers Bernd Leno (Leverkusen) and Rui Patricio (Sporting CP) are linked to Napoli. (Source France Football Online)


European Matches involving Italian Teams:

Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
Champions League, Semifinals, Second Leg:

AS Roma 4-Liverpool 2 (James Milner (own goal) 15, Edin Dzeko 52, Radja Nainggolan 86, 90 pen / Sadio Mane 9, Georginio Wijnaldum 25)



League Matchday (May 5-6, 2018):

Saturday, May 5, 2018:
AC Milan 4- Verona 1 (Hakan Calhanoglu 10, Patrick Cutrone 32, Ignazio Abate 49, Fabio Borini 89 / Seung-Woo Le 85)
Juventus 3-Bologna 1  (Sebastien De Maio (own goal) 52, Sami Khedira 63, Paulo Dybala 69 / Simoen Verdi 30 pen)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:
Udinese 0 –Internazionale Milano 4 (Andrea Ranocchia 12, Rafinha 43, Mauro Icardi 45, Borja Valero 71)
Chieveo Verona 2-Crotone 1 (Valter Birsa 12, Mariusz Stepinski 82 / Marco Tumminello 90)
Genoa 2-Fiorentina 3 (Giuseppe Rossi 64, Gianluca Lapadula 68 / Marco Benassi 43, Valentin Eysseric 77, Bryan Dabo 80)
Lazio 1-Atalanta 1(Felipe Caicedo 24 / Musa Barrow 2)
SPAL 2-Benevento 0(Alberto Paloschi 25, Mirko Antenucci 82 pen)
Napoli 2 –Torino 2(Dries Mertens 25, Marek Hamsik 71 / Daniele Baselli 55, Lorenzo De Silvestri 83)
Sassuolo 1-Sampdoria 0(Matteo Politano 68)
Cagliari 0-Roma 1(Cengiz Under 15)

Top Goalscorer:
Ciro Immobile (Lazio) 29 goals
Mauro Icardi (Internazionale Milano) 28 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
36
29
4
3
84
23
61
91
2
Napoli
36
26
7
3
73
28
45
85
3
AS Roma
36
22
7
7
60
28
32
73
4
Lazio
36
21
8
7
85
434
41
71
5
Internazionale
36
19
12
5
62
26
36
69
 6
AC Milan
36
17
9
10
50
40
10
60

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


III.  Spain


The Week started with both Madrid clubs qualifying for European Cup finals. Real Madrid struggled at home but qualified for its third straight CL Final.
Atletico Madrid defeated Arsenal (1-0) to qualify for the Europa League Final.
The only talk during the rest of the week was of the ‘El Clasico’. The interest seemed overblown, as this was the most inconsequential Barcelona-Real Madrid match in years. However, the match itself was a different matter as all the tensions came to the fore and was as expected a fiery match ridden with fouls, drama and one sending off.
Cristiano Ronaldo was slightly injured and pulled off, as Zidane did not want to risk him before the CL final.
Barcelona march on hoping to finish the season undefeated.




Photo From: L’Equipe, May 2, 2018
(Karim Benzema scoring, May 1, 2018, Champions League, Real Madrid 2-Bayern Munich 2)



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 7, 2018
(May 6, 2018, Barcelona 2-Real Madrid 2)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

-Real Madrid have signed Jorge de Frutos from Rayo Majadahonda (Segunda B). (Source Marca.com)

-Zinedine Zidane has called up Nacho for Real Madrid’s CL match vs. Bayern Munich. (Source Marca.com)

Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

- Gerard Deulofeu (on loan at Watford) stated that he will not return to Barcelona, as Valverde does not want him. (Source Marca.com online)

-Real Madrid defender Marcelo admitted that he did in fact commit a handball offense in the penalty area in the CL match with Bayern Munich, the day before.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-Andres Iniesta has received an offer Chinese club Chongqing (81 million euros for three years). In addition, Iniesta will retain 50% of his image rights and the club will buy six million bottles of his wine. (Source AS.com Online)

-Internazionale Milano’s Joao Cancelo (on loan from Valencia) is linked to Real Madrid. (Source AS.com Online)

-Celta Vigo’s Turkish player Emre Mor will not play for the club again after a confrontation with Team Manager Juan Unzue. (Source AS.com Online)


Friday, May 4, 2018:

-Villareal are interested to bring back Gerard Moreno back to the club. He is currently with Espanyol. (Source AS.com Online)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:

-Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone has been given a four match touchline ban by UEFA. He will be in the stands for the Europa League Final. The club plans to appeal. (Source France Football Online)

- Zinedine Zidane has once again confirmed that no honor guard will be given to Barcelona; however, a tribute will be paid to Andres Iniesta.  (Source AS. Com online)

-Real Madrid are reportedly interested in signing Neymar for 2019.  (Source Marca.com Online)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

-Atletico Madrid’s Fernando Torres is linked with MLS’s Chicago Fire. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Freiburg’s Turkish player Caglar Soyuncu is linked to Atletico Madrid. (Source AS.com Online)

-Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos made his 561st appearance for the club in the match vs. Barcelona. He is eighth in the list of Real Madrid players in terms of appearance, equal with Pirri. (Source AS.com Online)

-Real Madrid Manager graciously hugged Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta in the locker rooms following their match. (Source AS.com Online)


Monday, May 7, 2018:

-Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed that as early as last October he had made contact with Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann for a possible transfer. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the club’s matches against Sevilla and Celta after he picked up a slight injury in the match vs. Barcelona. (Source AS.com Online)

-Villareal will give Barcelona the guard of honor that Real Madrid refused. (Source AS.com Online)

-Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos claimed that Lionel Messi had pressured the match referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez at halftime after he had sent off Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto at halftime during the ‘El Clasico’. Some witnesses claimed Messi had used profanities towards the Referee but that was denied by the player’s representatives. (Source Marca.com Online)

-When the teams were coming for the second half in the ‘El Clasico”, Gerard Pique was heard telling Real Madrid’s Nacho in the players’ tunnel that ‘we won the League with these sh$% decisions’, to which Nacho replied that ‘how can you complain, if they have already expelled us 17 times already?’  (Source Marca.com Online)


European Matches involving Spanish Teams:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:
Champions League, Semifinals, Second Leg:

Real Madrid 2 -Bayern Munich 2 (Karim Benzema 11, 46 / Joshua Kimmich 3, James Rodriguez 63)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:
Europa League, Semifinals, Second Leg:

Atletico Madrid 1 -Arsenal 0 (Diego Costa 45)


League Matchday (May 4-7, 2018):

Friday, May 4, 2018:
Sevilla 1-Real Sociedad 0 (Ever Banega 57 pen)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:
Girona 1-Eibar 4(Aday 55 / Kike 9, 38, Joan Jordan 80, Takashi Inui 89)
Athletic Bilbao 2-Real Betis 0 (Iker Muniain 76, Aritz Aduriz 90)
Celta Vigo 1-Deportivo La Coruna 1 (Maximiliano Gomez 13 / Lucas Perez 90)
Villareal 1-Valencia 0(Mario Gaspar 86)


Sunday, May 6, 2018:
Malaga 0-Alaves 3(Manu Garcia 3, Ermedin Demirovic 68, Ibai Gomez 70)
Atletico Madrid 0-Espanyol 2 (Stefan Savic (own goal) 53, Leo Baptistao 77)
Las Palmas 0-Getafe1 (Angel Rodriguez 88)
Barcelona 2 –Real Madrid 2 (Luis Suarez 10, Lionel Messi 52 / Cristiano Ronaldo 14, Gareth Bale 72)

Monday, May 7, 2018:
Leganes 0-Levante 3(Jose Luis Morales 55, Enis Bardhi 59, Coke 77)


Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 33 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 25 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 24 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
35
26
9
0
89
23
66
87
2
Atletico Madrid
36
22
9
5
55
20
35
75
3
Real Madrid
35
21
9
5
84
39
45
72
4
Valencia
36
20
7
9
62
37
25
66
5
Real Betis
36
18
5
13
56
56
20
59
6
Villareal
35
17
6
12
50
41
9
57

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



IV.  Germany


Bayern Munich failed in its attempt to eliminate Real Madrid in the CL, but they fought bravely and were probably the better side.
Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich made a huge blunder that gifted a goal to Real.
As far as the Bundesliga, it was another week another Bayern victory.
However, the headlines in their win over Koln (3-1) centered on Lewandowski’s anger at being substituted. This fueled the fire for an impending transfer out.



Diary:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

-Koln’s Leonardo Bittencourt will most likely leave the relegated club to join Werder Bremen. (Source Kicker.de online)

-SV Hamburg have signed Bayern Munich’s U-19 striker Manuel Wintzheimer. (Source Kicker.de online)

Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

-Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has publicly asked forgiveness from Bayern fans for his error in the CL match vs. Real Madrid that led to a goal the day before.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-The season of Werder Bremen’s Aron Johannsson is over after sustaining an injury. (Source Kicker.de online)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-Portuguese Manager Andre Villas-Boas is linked to Borussia Dortmund. (Source France Football Online)

-Hertha Berlin have signed Manchester City’s Dutch striker Javairo Dilrosun. (Source vi.nl Online)

- Former International and now pundit Dietmar Hamann has criticized the hype surrounding Hamburg’s Lewis Holtby. He reminded his poor performances in the past and that Hamburg should not over celebrate and believe they are already saved from relegation. (Source Sport Bild online)

- Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness attacked Jose Mourinho, by saying that he has not improved Manchester United, everything is just about him. (Source Sport Bild online)

- Dortmund have signed Swiss goalkeeper Marwin Hitz from Augsburg. (Source Sport Bild online)

- Augsburg’s Marcel Heller has been suspended for three Bundesliga matches, therefore his season is over. (Source Sport Bild online)

Friday, May 4, 2018:

-Hoffenheim Manager Julian Nagelsmann defended his Stuttgart counterpart Tayfun Korkut, by saying the press coverage of Korkut as been ‘s scandal’. (Source Kicker.de online)

- Veteran Manager Ottmar Hitzfeld has revealed that he has received offers to manage again, notably from Dortmund, but he is longer interested in coaching. (Source Sport Bild online)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:

-Standard Liege’s Algerian player Ishak Belfodil (currently on loan at Werder Bremen) is linked to Hoffenheim. (Source Walfoot.be  online)

- Bayern Munich’s Timothy Tillman (19 years old) is linked to Nuremberg. (Source Sport Bild online)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

-Dortmund’s Sebastian Rode will face disciplinary action after saying in an interview that Peter Stoger will not be with the club Manager next season. (Source Kicker.de online)

- Nuremberg have been promoted to the Bundesliga. (Source Sport Bild online)

- Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski will possibly face disciplinary action for his disrespectful demeanor shown after being substituted the day before in the match vs. Koln. (Source Sport Bild online)

- RB Leipzig Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed that he was approached by Bayern Munich as a possible Manager in January. (Source Sport Bild online)



Monday, May 7, 2018:

-Frank Ribery officially extended his Bayern Munich stay by one year. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Juventus’ Swiss defender Stephan Lichsteiner is linked to Dortmund. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Salzburg’s Amadou Haidara is linked with RB Leipzig. (Source Kicker.de online)

- Sporting CP’s Gelson Martins is linked to Dortmund. (Source Sport Bild online)




European Matches involving German Teams:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:
Champions League, Semifinals, Second Leg:

Real Madrid 2 -Bayern Munich 2 (Karim Benzema 11, 46 / Joshua Kimmich 3, James Rodriguez 63)


League Matchday (May 5, 2018):

Saturday, May 5, 2018:
Augsburg 1-Schalke 2(Philipp Max 27 / Thilo Kehrer 23, 34)
Dortmund 1-Mainz 2(Maximilian Philipp 16 / Bote Baku 4, Yoshinori Muto 13)
Moenchengladbach 3-Freiburg 1 (Thorgan Hazard 18, Nico Elvedi 57, Josip Drmic 64 / Tim Kleindienst 59)
Eintracht Frankfurt 3-SV Hamburg 0 (Marius Wolf 31, Omar Mascarell 77, Alexander Meier 90)
Koln 1-Bayern Munich 3 (Niklas Sule (own goal) 30 / James Rodriguez 59, Robert Lewandowski 61, Corentin Tolisso 78)
Hannover 3-Hertha Berlin 1 (Martin Harnik 4, Salif Sane 40, Niclas Fuelkrug 42 / Davie Selke 73)
RB Leipzig 4-Wolfsburg 1 (Ademola Lookman 24, 52, Timo Werner 34, Jean-Kevin Augustin 63 / Daniel Didavi 47)
Stuttgart 2-Hoffenheim 0(Mario Gomez 25, 74)
Werder Bremen 0-Bayer Leverkusen 0

Top Goalscorer:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 29 goals
Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen) 14 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Bayern Munich
33
27
3
3
91
24
67
84
2
Schalke
33
17
9
7
52
37
15
60
3
Dortmund
33
15
10
8
63
44
19
55
4
Hoffenheim
33
14
10
9
63
47
16
52
5
Bayer Leverkusen
33
14
10
9
55
42
13
52
6
RB Leipzig
33
14
8
11
51
51
0
50

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



V.  France


The main interest in France centered on OM’s quest to reach the Europa League Final and all the nostalgia surrounding OM’s past in European Cups. They did so in dramatic fashion when Rolando scored in overtime against Salzburg.
The Final of the Europa League will be held in Lyon and this has further exasperated the tensions between Lyon and Marseille.
The National Team received bad news when on the same day that OM qualified for the Europa League Final, Arsenal’s French defender Laurent Koscielny suffered a bad injury in the Europa encounter vs. Atletico Madrid that ended his World Cup dreams.



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 4, 2018
(OM’s Rolando scoring the qualifying goal, May 3, 2018, Europa League, Salzburg 2-Olympique Marseille 1)



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 4, 2018
(Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny injured, May 3, 2018, Europa League, Atletico Madrid 1-Arsenal 0)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

-Nantes President Waldemar Kita said the club’s Lyon – bound Captain Leo Dubois has “cheated” in playing for Nantes against his future club Lyon in a (0-2) loss. (Source L’Equipe Online)


Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

-Neymar will return to France on Friday, May 4th.  (Source L’Equipe online)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-The season is over for PSG’s Italian midfielder Marco Verratti after undergoing a surgery for Adductor Tendons. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Michael Nilor and Ibrahim Diarra were offered professional contracts by Bordeaux. Likewise, Montpellier offered a professional contract to Kylian Kaibou. (Source France Football Online)

-Didier Deschamps will delay announcing his list of the World Cup squad (originally set for May 15th), in case OM has qualified for the Final of the Europa League. (Source France Football Online)

-OM’s Bouna Sarr rejected an offer from Senegal to play for the National Team in the World Cup. His father is from Senegal.  (Source AS.com Online)

-According to the ‘Daily Express’, PSG is ready to make an offer of 113 Million Euros for Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-OM’s Portuguese defender Rolando is linked with Galatasaray.  (Source footnews.be online)

Friday, May 4, 2018:

-Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny will miss the World Cup for France after suffering an injury the day before in the Europa League clash vs. Atletico Madrid. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-France Manager Didier Deschamps said the loss of Koscielny is a hard blow to take. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Nimes Olympique have been promoted to the L1 after a win over Ajaccio (4-0). (Source France Football Online)

-PSG’s Thomas Meunier after being victim of twitter abuse from PSG fans, has responded that he owes no explanation to one, not to “12 year olds….nor pseudo-fans on twitter”. (Source France Football Online)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:

-Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele is linked to PSG. (Source France Football Online)

-On Sunday, Nantes will play with a black Jersey with a number 8, in homage to the recently deceased Henri Michel. (Source France Football Online)

-Lyon will open a lawsuit against OM due to provocative chants against Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas from its fans, due to attend Lyon’s stadium for the Europa League Final. (Source L’Equipe online)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

-PSG Manager Unai Emery said that Kylian Mbappe had originally wanted to join either Barcelona or Real Madrid. (Source AS.com Online)

Monday, May 7, 2018:

-Fabien Ourega from lower League side Drancy (N2) is linked to Metz and Brest.  (Source France Football Online)

-The suspension of Lyon’s Portuguese goalkeeper Anthony Lopes was raised from three to five matches (following the incidents in the match vs. OM). The increase was due to him assaulting an individual in OM’s technical staff.  (Source Maisfutebol Online)


European Matches involving French Teams:

Thursday, May 3, 2018:
Europa League, Semifinals, Second Leg:

FC Salzburg 2-Olympique Marseille 1 (Amadou Haidara 53, Bouna Sarr (own goal) 65 / Rolando 116) (AET)


League Matchday (May 4-6, 2018):

Friday, May 4, 2018:
Amiens 2- Paris St. Germain 2 (Moussa Konate 47, 79 / Edinson Cavani 26, Christopher Nkunku 64)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:
St Etienne 1-Bordeaux 3 (Remy Cabella 28 pen / Younousse Sankhare 30, Jules Kounde 36, Malcolm 90)
Lyon 3-Troyes 0(Bertrand Traore 28, 35, Maxwell Cornet 88)
Caen 1 -Monaco 2 (Ivan Santini 40 / Moussa Sylla 12, 90)
Dijon 3-Guingamp1 (Chang-Hoon Kwon 34, Cedric Yambere 65, Naim Sliti 90 / Felix Eboa 57)
Metz 1-Angers 2(Florent Mollet 20 / Mateo Pavlovic 90, Flavien Tait 90)
Nantes 0-Montpellier 2 (Keagan Dolly 51, Isaac Mbenza 63)
Rennes 2 –Strasbourg 1 (Bourigeaud 14, Adrien Hunou 59 / Dimitri Lienard 66)
Toulouse 2-Lille 3(Corentin Jean 9, Christopher Julien 44 / Nicolas Pepe 5, 82, Yves Bissouma 80)
Olympique Marseille 2-OGC Nice 1 (Valere Germain 13, Dimitri Payet 72 / Mario Balotelli 5)

Top Goalscorer:
Edinson Cavani (Paris St. Germain) 28 goals
Neymar (Paris St. Germain) 19 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Paris St. Germain
36
29
5
2
108
27
81
92
2
Lyon
36
22
9
5
82
38
44
75
3
AS Monaco
36
22
8
6
81
45
36
74
4
Marseille
36
21
10
5
75
43
32
73
5
Rennes
36
15
9
12
47
43
4
54
6
Saint Etienne
36
14
10
12
42
49
-7
52

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






VI.  Holland





Diary:

Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

-Ajax Amsterdam’s Nick Viergever has signed for PSV Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl online)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

-Ajax Amsterdam’s Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has extended his contract by one more season.. (Source vi.nl online)


Monday, May 7, 2018:

- AZ Alkmaar’s Iranian striker Alireza Jahanbakhsh is ‘Voetbal International’s Player of the Year.  (Source vi.nl online)



League Matchday (May 6, 2018):

Sunday, May 6, 2018:
AZ Alkmaar 6 –PEC Zwolle 0 (Alireza Jahanbakhsh 13, 52, 88, Fredrik Midstjoe 62, Wout Weghorst 76, 77)
Excelsior 1- Ajax 2 (Mathias de Ligt (own goal) 20 / Justin Kluivert 48, Kasper Dollberg 54 pen)
Twente 1-NAC Breda 1 (Dylan George 39 / Menno Koch 16)
Utrecht 1-VVV 0(Mateusz Klich71)
PSV Eindhoven 0-Groningen 0
Roda JC Kerkrade 2-ADO Den Haag 3 (Dani Schahin 56, Simon Gustafson 61 pen / Bjorn Maars Johnsen 3, 34, Lex Immers 23)
SC Heerenveen 2-Feyenoord 3 (Jordy Bruin 79, J.V.van der Heijden (own goal) 80 / Steven Berghuis 10, 41, Bilal Basacikoglu 90)
Sparta 2-Heracles 5(Fred Friday 25, Stijn Spierings 50 / Kristoffer Peterson 26, Vincent Vermeij 61, 90, Tim Breukers 78, Paul Gladon 90)
Willem II 2-Vitesse 2 (K.Tsimikas 29, Ben Rienstra 70 / Matt Miazga 63, Tim Matavz 83)


Top Goalscorer:
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar) 21 goals
Bjorn Maars Johnsen (ADO Den Haag) 19 goals
Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven) 17 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
PSV Eindhoven
34
24
5
3
87
39
48
83
2
Ajax
34
25
4
5
89
33
56
79
3
AZ Alkmaar
34
22
5
7
72
38
34
71
4
Feyenoord
34
20
6
8
76
39
37
66
5
Utrecht
34
14
12
8
58
53
5
54

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

VII.  Scotland


Steven Gerrard was officially named as Manager of Rangers Glasgow.


Diary:

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

- Graeme Murty was sacked as Rangers Glasgow Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)

- St. Mirren has confirmed eight departures including John Sutton, Stelios Demetriou, Gary Irvine, Massimo Donati and Darryl Duffy. (Source BBC Football Online)


Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

- Paul Murray and Barry Scott have resigned form the board of Rangers Glasgow. (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

- Hibernian Manager Neil Lennon said that Rangers’ treatment of Graeme Murty was ‘scandalous’ (Source Sky Sports Online)

Friday, May 4, 2018:

-Steven Gerrard was officially named as the new Rangers Glasgow Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)


Monday, May 7, 2018:

-Hearts have signed Glenavon’s Northern Irish teenager Bobby Burns. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard will miss the Scottish FA Cup Final due to injury.  (Source Sky Sports Online)



League Matchday (May 4-6, 2018):

Friday, May 4, 2018:
Patrick Thistle 1-Ross 1 (Chris Erskine 21 / Billy McKay 42)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:
Dundee 1-Hamilton 0(Kevin Holt 18)
Aberdeen 0-Hibernian 0
Motherwell 1- St Johnstone 5 (Gael Bigrimana 78 / Steven MacLean 31, 40, 56,  Steven Anderson 36, David McMillan 81)
Rangers 1-Kilmarnock 0 (David Bates 85)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:
Hearts 1 –Celtic 3 (Kyle Lafferty 18 / Dedryck Boyata 21, Moussa Dembele 51, Scott Sinclair 90)


Top Goalscorer:
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) 18 goals
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 14 goals
Josh Windass (Rangers) 12 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Celtic
36
24
9
3
73
24
49
81
2
Aberdeen
36
21
6
9
54
36
18
69
3
Rangers
36
21
5
10
70
44
25
68
4
Hibernian
36
18
11
6
56
39
17
66
5
Kilmarnock
36
15
10
11
48
47
1
55

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




VIII.  Portugal


Porto became Champions for the first time since 2013 without taking the field, as on Saturday Benfica and Sporting match ended scoreless.
Former player Sergio Conceicao has now won the title with the club as a player and coach.

Diary:

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno de Carvalho is suspended after making offensive remarks about Antonio Salvador, President of Braga, on Facebook. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Friday, May 4, 2018:

- Sporting Lisbon have officially signed Brazilian Midfielder Marco Tulio from Atletico Mineiro.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

Monday, May 7, 2018:

- Former Benfica player (1959-1963) Antonio Saraiva passed away aged 84.   (Source Maisfutebol online)

- Benfica’s Ruben Dias is likely to receive disciplinary action after elbowing Sporting CP’s Gelson Martins on Saturday, in an incident that was not noticed by the Referee.   (Source Maisfutebol online)

League Matchday (May 4-6 2018):

Friday, May 4, 2018:
Braga 1-Boavista 1(Dyego Sousa 72 / Yusupha Njie 45)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:
Belenenses 3- Portimonense 2 (Maurides 29 pen, 81 pen, Lica 57 / Shoya Nakajima 14, Fabricio 39)
Tondela 1-Guimaraes 4(Juan Delgado 45 / Rafael Martins 33, 39, Paolo Hurtado 59 pen, Oscar Estupinan 89)
Sporting 0-Benfica 0 

Sunday, May 6, 2018:
Estoril 2-Setubal 1(Nuno Pinto (own goal) 5, Matheus Savio 65 / Emrah Bassan 86)
Moreirense 0-Aves 3(Alexandre Guedes 11, F. Damian Tissone 48, Nildo Petrolina 58)
Chaves 4 –Maritimo 1 (Pedro Tiba 37, Renan Bressan 45 pen, Matheus Pereira 52,  77 pen / Bebeto 26)
Porto 2 –Feirense 1(Sergio Oliveira 37, Yacine Brahimi 59 / Jose Valencia 90)

Monday, May 7, 2018:
Pacos de Ferreira 0-Rio Ave 0

Top Goalscorer:
Jonas (Benfica) 33 goals
Bas Dost (Sporting) 26 goals
Moussa Marega (Porto) 22 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Porto
33
27
4
2
81
18
63
85
2
Benfica
33
24
6
3
79
22
57
78
3
Sporting
33
24
6
3
62
22
40
78
4
Braga
33
24
3
6
74
28
46
75
5
Rio Ave
33
14
6
13
39
42
-3
48

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



IX.  Belgium


Anderlecht narrowed the gap in a controversial win over Club Brugge. There is growing controversy over the unfair manner that Sa Pinto is being replaced as manager at Standard Liege by Michel Preud’homme. Sa Pinto himself spoke out against the treatment.


Diary:


Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

-Iranian striker Ali Gholizadeh from Saipa is linked to Charleroi. (Source footnews.be online)

-Chelsea’s on-loan Dutch player Marco van Ginkel (at PSV Eindhoven) is linked to Anderlecht. (Source footnews.be online)

-Ostend’s Croatian defender Antonio Milic has reportedly agreed terms with  Anderlecht. (Source footnews.be online)

-Standard Liege’s Edmilson has denied rumors linking him to Anderlecht. (Source footnews.be online)

Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

-The agent of both Samuel Kalu (rumored to go to Monaco) and Hillary Gong of Trencin (rumored to go to Anderlecht) has denied the information and labeled them as ‘fake news’.   (Source footnews.be online)

-The Serbian midfielder Svetozar Markovic is linked to Anderlecht (along with Club Brugge and Manchester United).  (Source footnews.be online)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-Everton and Anderlecht have agreed that the Nigerian Henry Onyekuru (currently on loan at Anderlecht) will stay in Belgium for another year on loan.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-Standard Liege have offered Professional contracts to Fostave Madani, Dragan Lausberg and Jeremy Landu.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-Michel Preud’homme is likely to be the next Standard Liege Manager. He has declared that he would not be interested in the post of National Team Manager, since the Federation will make its decision at the end of the World Cup.  (Source footnews.be online)

Friday, May 4, 2018:

-Goalkeeper Davy Roef will be once again loaned to Waasland-Beveren from Anderlecht.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-Twente Enschede’s Dutch International Adam Maher is linked to Anderlecht. (Source Walfoot.be online via Het Laatste Nieuws)

-Anderlecht’s Egyptian player Mahmoud Hassan (currently on loan at Kasimpasa) is linked to Everton, Leicester and Burnley.   (Source footnews.be online via ESPN)

-Haris Kadric of Slovenian side ASK Bravo is linked to Anderlecht. (Source footnews.be online via Calciomercato)

-Marvelous Nakamba of Club Brugge linked to Fiorentina. (Source footnews.be online via Calcionews 24)

-The incoming Standard Liege Manager Michel Preud’homme has selected Emilio Ferrara as his assistant.  (Source footnews.be online)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

-After the Club Brugge-Anderlecht match, Anderlecht’s Olivier Deschacht and Club Brugge Manager Ivan Leko had an altercation. Earlier in the season, when Deschacht had been banished to Anderlecht’s B-Team, Leko had stated it was the right of the club to do such a thing and Deschacht had taken offense to that.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-Club Brugge President Bart Verhaeghe was critical of the refereeing in the loss vs. Anderlecht and felt VAR had not been used to rule out Teodorczyk’s goal that was offside.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-Romelu Lukaku has revealed that when he was 13 years old Standard Liege through Michel Preud’homme (then Technical Director) had approached to sign him. Lukaku refused, as he was a fan of Anderlecht. Preud’homme told him Anderlecht would not come for him, but they did a year later.  (Source footnews.be online)


League Matchday (May 4-6, 2018):

First Division A


Friday, May 4, 2018:
Gent 0-Charleroi 1(Kaveh Rezaei 39)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:
Club Brugge 1-Anderlecht 2 (Abdoulaye Diaby 80 / Lukasz Teodorczyk 58, Ryota Morioka 73)
Standard Liege 5 -Genk0 (Carcela-Gonzalez 9, 88, Renaud Edmond 51, Edmilson Junior 79, Duje Cop 83)

Top Goalscorer:
Teddy Chevalier (Kortrijk) 21 goals
Hamid Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) 19 goals


Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Club Brugge
7
2
2
3
13
9
4
42
2
Anderlecht
7
4
0
3
10
9
1
40
3
Standard Liege
7
5
1
1
16
7
9
38
4
Gent
7
2
1
4
5
7
-2
32
5
Genk
7
2
3
12
6
10
-4
31

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




Diary (extra):
Sunday, April 29, 2018:

- Sebastian Abreu, the much traveled Uruguayan player, after sustaining a torrent of abuse from his own club’s fans (Chilean side Audax Italiano), picked up a table from the sidelines and threw it towards the fans. (Audax Italiano 0-Antofagasta 0). He later joked about the incident on Twitter. (Source AS. com online)

- Former South Africa player Bheka Phakathi was killed in a car accident at the age of 43. (Source AS. com online)


Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

-Virgil Misidjan of Bulgarian club Ludogorets has been sentenced to six months in prison for attacking an individual in a parking lot in Roosendaal, Holland in January (Misidjan is a former Willem II player). He plans to appeal the sentence.  (Source France Football online)

-FIFA has proposed a ‘Mini-World Cup’ to be held every two years involving eight teams from 2021 onwards.  (Source AS.com online)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

-Frenchman Sebastien Migne has been named as Manager of Kenya. (Source France Football Online)

-Zlatan Ibrahimovic said in a Television Interview that he had turned down a 100 Million Dollars offer from a Chinese club to come to Los Angeles. (Source Gazzamercato Online)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

- Lokomotiv Moscow are Russian Champions for the first time in 14 years. (Source Sport Bild online)


Monday, May 7, 2018:

-Australian 38-year-old veteran Tim Cahill was included in a preliminary list of 32 players in line for the World Cup. (Source Sky Sports Online)
The Full List:
Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City/AUS), Aziz Behich (Bursaspor/TUR), Joshua Brillante (Sydney FC/AUS), Tim Cahill (Millwall/England), Milos Degenek (Yokohama Marinos/JAP), Alex Gersbach (Lens/FRA), Apostolos Giannou (AEK Larnaca/CYP), Jackson Irvine (Hull City/ England), Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa/ England), Brad Jones (Feyenoord/Holland), Tomi Juric (FC Luzern/Swi), Matthew Jurman (Suwon Bluewings/South Korea), Fran Karacic (NK Lokomotiva/CRO), Robbie Kruse (VfL Bochum/Germany), Mitchell Langerak (Nagoya Grampus/JAP), Mathew Leckie (Hertha BSC/Germany), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers/ England), Jamie Maclaren (Hibernian/Sco), James Meredith (Millwall/ England), Mark Milligan (Al Ahli/Saudi Arabia), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town/ England), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds/JAP), Dimitri Petratos (Newcastle Jets/AUS), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers/AUS), Tom Rogic (Celtic/SCO), Nikita Rukavytsya (Maccabi Haifa/ISR), Mathew Ryan (Brighton/ England), Trent Sainsbury (Grasshopper Club Zurich/Swi), Aleksandar Susnjar (FK Mlada Boleslav/Czech Rep), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory/AUS), Daniel Vukovic (Genk/BEL), Bailey Wright (Bristol City/ England)

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The Euros-Part Five (1976 Edition)-part d (Finals)

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Finals
The Final Four consisted now of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Holland and West Germany.
Yugoslavia were designated as the hosts for the Finals phase. This was the first time that an Eastern bloc Nation were hosting the Finals. Naturally, many were concerned whether the hosts could handle logistical issues.
The Format of the Finals had not changed; the Matches would take place within a few days of one another (for the last time).
The first semifinal took place on June 16th, 1976.  Czechoslovakia and Holland were to face off in Zagreb.
The Dutch had many off field issues prior to the match. The Manager George Knobel had problems with the Federation as well as some players.
Knobel had tendered his resignation leading up to the match (in some sources it is said he had filed his resignation weeks ago), but he was surprised when on the eve of the match, members of the Dutch federation (the KNVB) leaked the news of the impending resignation.
Cruyff was supportive of him and told the Federation, “either you show full confidence on Knobel or I will not play in the final….. as far as 1978 World Cup qualifiers count me out”.
There were also internal problems with other players. PSV Eindhoven pair of Jan van Beveren and Willy van der Kuylen left the squad because they felt that Johan Cruyff wielded too much influence.
Wim van Hanegem was quoted telling Knobel "You're not a straight guy" and naturally would not start against Czechoslovakia.
Arie Haan, one of the mainstays of the Dutch squad, was not even selected as many believed Knobel discarded him because he had masterminded his sacking at Ajax.
As far as the match itself, it was played under heavy rain, to such extent that the opening ceremonies were scrapped.
The match would degenerate into violence perhaps due to the conditions of playing under the rain.
Holland presented with nine out of eleven players who had participated in the 1974 World Cup. The only exceptions were goalkeeper Piet Schrijvers (as Jan Joengblod was now third choice keeper) and Adri van Kraay replacing Haan in the squad.
The Dutch would suffer early setbacks in the match.
The Czechs would take the lead with a header from Anton Ondrus in the 20thminute.
Key Dutch defender Wim Rijsbergen would be injured in the 37th minute and replaced with Wim van Hanegem. Knobel would be forced to make a tactical switch. Neeskens was moved to Libero and van Kraay as stopper and eventually in the match, Willy van der Kerkhof would play as stopper when Neeskens was sent off.
The Dutch pressed but Ivo Viktor was equal to the task in the Czech net.
The Czechs suffered a setback of their own when Jaroslav Pollak was sent off after his second booking in the 60th minute.
Knobel sent on Geels in place of Rep in the 67th minute for extra attacking bite.
The move paid dividends when after ten minutes from coming on, Geels’ cross was headed into his own goal by Czechoslovakia’s goalscorer Ondrus.
Ondrus later said,  “I was semi-conscious for several minutes after clash of heads with a Dutch player….Headed aerial balls headed were painful”.
While the Dutch were in the match, just a minute before Neeskens was sent off for a foul on Nehoda. Cruyff started protesting and was booked. This ruled him out of the Final, due to accumulation of yellow cards.
The match went into extra time, Jezek would bring in two fresh substitutes in the over time: Ladislav Jurkemik and Frantisek Vesely.
It was through Vesely’s cross that Nehoda would head in Czechoslovakia’s second goal in the 114th minute.
In the lead up to the goal, Cruyff had been fouled by Dobias and the Dutch had stopped expecting a foul to be called.
Wim Van Hanegem would be sent off for repeatedly protesting this decision.
The Dutch now with only nine men, conceded a third goal just before the end through Vesely.
The Dutch, who were seen as the favorites were out with many incidents on and off the field.
In the Post match press conference with Knobel and Cruyff, it was mostly Cruyff that spoke giving credence to the idea that he was the real boss in the Dutch camp.
Cruyff said, “we played a disastrous match. The unity of 1974 was gone. I thought we could without preparation recreate the same great Oranje team of the World Cup but it was not true”.



Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)



Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)




Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)



Photo From: France Football, Issue 1576, June 22, 1976
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)



Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)



On the following day, June 17th, 1976, the second Semifinal took place between hosts Yugoslavia and defending Champions West Germany in Belgrade.
West Germany Manager Helmut Schoen had been searching for a striker as Jupp Heynckes was injured. Klaus Toppmoller had been selected (and scored) vs. Spain in the quarterfinals but just before these Finals he was involved in an automobile accident and also became unavailable.
Schoen called up the uncapped Dieter Muller of Koln as cover.
In fact in this match, West Germany started without a recognized center forward with Hoeness and Holzenbein upfront.
Yugoslavia (playing in a 3-4-3 formation) started the match in emphatic fashion and took a (2-0) lead before halftime.
Danilo Popivoda gave the hosts the lead in the 19th minute. Dragan Dzajic scored the second in the 32nd minute, taking advantage of an error from Maier.
Zungul nearly scored the third goal in the 35th minute but he was unable to capitalize on a chance with only Maier to beat.
In the second half, Schoen sent on Heinz Flohe for Danner. He was an inspired substitution as he pulled a goal back for West Germany with a long distance shot in the 65th minute.
West Germany pressed hard for an equalizer throughout the half, as Rainer Bonhof was also livelier in this half.
Berti Vogts had suffered at the hands of Dzajic in the first half, but was now in control.
With just over ten minutes remaining Schoen took a gamble and sent on the uncapped Dieter Muller to replace a midfielder (Wimmer).
It was said that when Schoen had asked his assistant Jupp Derwall, who he could send on, Derwall had responded, "Why did you actually take Dieter Muller with you?”
Dieter Muller’s entry in this match would be part of German Football folklore. He would score with his first touch when he headed in Bonhof’s corner in the 82ndminute to tie up the match.
Just like the previous day’s match, this encounter would also go into overtime with the Germans more galvanized as they had come back from (0-2) down.
In the overtime, Yugoslavia Manager Ante Mladinic made a double substitution in the 106th minute (Franjo Vladic and Luka Peruzovic, coming in for Oblak and Acimovic) hoping to make a difference.
But this was to be Muller’s day and he would score twice more in the last five minutes of overtime to seal the win for the Germans (4-2). Muller had scored a hat-trick in his International debut and become the Center Forward Schoen had desperately been looking for
Yugoslavia were criticized for not maintaining their momentum for the full match. Manager Ante Mladinic took the brunt of the criticism from not only the Press but from some of his own players as well.
Katalinski criticized Mladinic by saying; “it was criminal to leave me all alone in defense without a stopper next to me”.
Jerkovic returned to Belgrade to the team hotel in a bus with journalists, as he was at odds with Mladinic due to his tactics for the match.
For his part, Dzajic would praise Vogts by stating,  “I have played against him 5 or 6 times and his fair play never diminishes”.
Rainer Bonhof was surprised how Oblak had progressed. He noted that two years before he was the better of him. He felt Schalke’s physical training had improved and strengthened Oblak.
Years later, Uli Hoeness would describe the match as an “absolute thriller….mix of Alfred Hitchcock and Agatha Christie”
Dieter Muller would say, "To be nervous, I had no time at all. It all happened so fast, and then the events struck, "
Beckenbauer summed it up best by saying; "Finally we have again a Muller. "


Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 1, February 1977
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(Dieter Muller, June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



Photo From: Die Geschichte der Fussball Nationalmanschaft, Author Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling (Hrsg), 2004
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)




Photo From: France Football, Issue 1576, June 22, 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



Photo From: Keyhan Varzeshi, 5 Tir, 1355 (June 26), 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin Edition, 100 Jahre Deutsche Landerspiele
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



The third place match between Yugoslavia and Holland took place on June 19that Zagreb in front of a paltry crowd of 7,000.
The rain during the Czechoslovakia and Holland match had forced the cancellation of the opening ceremonies. Instead the ceremonies were conducted ahead of this match in a spectacle featuring Children.
The Dutch had been expecting to play in the Final and their plans were now in disarray. In addition, Cruyff, Neeskens and van Hanegem were suspended from sending offs/bookings from the Czechoslovakia match, while Rijsbergen was still injured.
In fact, Cruyff did not even bother to stay and departed for Barcelona to “treat a light knee injury.”
The absences (especially Cruyff’s) allowed Knobel to breath easier and a free hand to select a squad and he also chose to discard Johnny Rep.
He started with Rene van der Kerkhof and Ruud Geels upfront. He also started with Arntz and Peters in midfield.
Yugoslavia presented an unchanged side; in fact they would be the only team not to make changes in their starting lineups in both matches.
Holland played with more cohesion and joy without the missing stars. They took the lead through Geels in the 27th minute.
Willy van de Kerkhof would double the lead for the Dutch in the 39thminute.
Just a few minutes later (43rd minute), Josip Katalisnki would pull one goal back for the hosts.
Yugoslavia Manager Ante Mladinic would once again make a double substitution, but this time for the start of the second half. Vahid Halilhodzic and Franjo Vladic would come on for Zungul and Acimovic.
Knobel would likewise make a substitution for the start for the second half by sending on Wim Meutstege for Jansen.
Midway through the half, Kist would also go on for Arntz.
The Dutch appeared headed for a win when in the 82nd minute; Dzajic tied the match with a free kick.
For the third match in a row, the match would go into overtime.
One again, Yugoslavia would not survive overtime as Geels scored his second and Holland’s third to earn the Dutch the third place.
It was reported when Geels scored, van Hanegem and Neeskens on the bench did not show any emotion of joy.
Wim Meutstege stated afterwards, “In contrast to Wednesday night against the Czechs, the institution was good now. Everyone worked, sacrificed himself for another, in short they had everything left for each other. “
In contrast, Wim van Hanegem said,  “What did that third place mean? We had come to win.”
The Home fans had been dissatisfied throughout the match and still angered by the loss to West Germany. They verbally attacked Acimovic in this match as he was made the scapegoat for the loss vs., West Germany.
After the match, Katalinski would say, “unbelievable the errors we made, we were leading Germany 2-0, and I find myself one against two with 15 minutes left, as we are leading 1-2. It’s crazy, any Manager would be criticized, if it was in France (he was being interviewed by France Football) or elsewhere….again we don’t change anything, Acimovic is jeered by fans and can’t touch a ball (in the match with Holland). We concede two goals, Dragan (Dzajic) and me tie the match, what more do you want?….me and Yugoslavia National Team is over”.
Dragan Dzajic stated, “all our efforts against and Holland served only one purpose, to be booed by our own fans, when you return to your country for players like us (who are abroad) it’s disheartening… it’s my 82nd and last match for Yugoslavia, perhaps I will make a farewell appearance one day at Belgrade, yes it is over”.



Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)



Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 1, February 1977
(June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)



Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)



Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(Ruud Krol with an exchanged Yugoslavia jersey with Artemio Franchi, June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)



Going into the Final match, FIFA President Joao Havelange was full of praise for the Tournament, he stated,  “they say Football is dead, but there have been 15 goals in 3 matches”.
UEFA President Artemio Franchi added, “Isn’t it amazing that all three matches had to go overtime to determine winners”.
Argentina Manager Cesar Luis Menotti was there to observe European Football. He said, he “admired the discipline of Czechs and Germans and physical condition of all the players involved”, but that “I did not see players technically superior to my Argentineans therefore I am hopeful for the World Cup.”
Former Belgium Manager Raymond Goethals (on his way to Anderlecht) said, “I do not see the Czechs winning”.
The Final was held on June 20th, 1976 between Czechoslovakia and West Germany at Belgrade.
Originally a replay was scheduled in case of a draw, however hours before the match, the two teams decided on a penalty kick shootout to decide the matter.
Apparently this was done without asking the players. The West German Federation were concerned since they had already played overtime vs. Yugoslavia and it would be draining on the players.
The Czechs only made one change from their match vs. Holland. Jan Svehlik started in place of Jaroslav Pollak.
The West Germans also made only one change; Dieter Muller had forced his way into the starting lineup after his hat trick debut. He started ahead of Dietmar Danner.
Most notably for the Germans, Captain Franz Beckenbauer was playing in his 100thInternational.
Just like the match vs. Yugoslavia, West Germany would start sluggishly and fall behind (0-2).
Jan Svehlík scored first in the 8th minute followed by a strike by Karol Dobiás in the 25th minute.
Just three minutes later, Dieter Muller gave the West Germans a lifeline by scoring his fourth goal of the Finals.
From then on the Germans would go on in a desperate search for an equalizer. Czech goalkeeper Ivo Viktor would become the star of the match by keeping the Germans at bay for most of the match.
Once again, Helmut Schoen would send on Flohe in the second half (replacing Wimmer) to spark his teammates.
The West Germans would get their equalizer with just a minute remaining when Holzenbein headed in Bonhof’s corner.
The Germans had an appeal for penalty kick for a foul by Dobias on Beckenbauer but it was waved off.
For the fourth time in this competition the match went into over time.
In the Overtime, the Germans had another penalty kick appeal after Capkovic fouled on Muller in the 113th minute but that was also denied.
Neither of the teams could make a breakthrough in the overtime, therefore for the first time a Final had to be decided on penalty kicks.
Each team scored their first three kicks. Jurkemik would score the Czechs fourth attempt. It was now up to Uli Hoeness to take Germany’s fourth. He missed his attempt by shooting it over the bar.
Years later, Uli Hoeness would say that he had taken the responsibility to take a penalty kick, despite not being comfortable, because the alternative would have been to entrust a young player like Dieter Muller playing only his second game for the National Team, therefore, “I had to shoot.”
All the Germans could hope now was a mistake by the Czechs and Beckenbauer would have taken the fifth kick.
Beckenbauer had been completely drained and had not wanted to take a penalty. He had said,  "For God's sake, I hope the decision is not mine now”.
In any case it would not come to it.
It was up to Panenka to seal the win for the Czechs. So confident were his teammates of his success that after Hoeness had missed his attempt, they started to take off their jerseys (to exchange with the West Germans).
He would go on to score with a penalty kick that to this bears his name. It was a soft dipping penalty in the middle that Maier never imagined.
So significant is this penalty kick, that there is even a Football Magazine that bears his name ‘Panenka’. To score a ‘Panenka’ is part of the lexicon of Football.
Czechoslovakia became the UEFA European Championship winners for the first time and the fifth nation to win this title.
Helmut Schoen had now led West Germany to two consecutive UEFA European Championship Finals.
Along with the 1974 World Cup, he had managed West Germany to three straight major finals.
This remains the only official penalty kick shootout lost by West Germany.
Helmut Schoen was philosophical about the defeat. He said, “Only after defeats can you really be happy about victories!”
Italian Newspaper 'Corriere dello Sport' praised Schoen for his rebuilding work following the retirements and departures of so many key players. They wrote, "The formation of Schoen was rebuilt from the Ashes and turned into a machine that rolls all down. "
Some like Franz Beckenbauer complained about the penalty kicks and would have preferred a replay. He said, "Penalty kicks, such a mess. With our good condition, we had certainly won a replay.”
Czechoslovakia Manager Vaclav Jezek felt differently, saying, "Another match would have been inhuman".
Helmut Schoen believed that a replay would not have been guaranteed German victory and added, “It has been better, therefore, to end it here also in order not to run the risk of losing some players due to an injury.”
He also sarcastically remarked that Germany should have started every match (0-2) that way they would have played better from the start.
Czechoslovakia had been the surprise of the Tournament that no one had seen coming. It was hard to imagine them lifting the trophy when they lost to England in their opening qualifier in the Fall of 1974. However, by the end of these Euros the names of Panenka, Nehoda, Viktor, Ondrus and Pivarnik would be household names.
They impressed with their organizational skills and fitness. After reaching the 1934 and 1962 World Cups, Czechoslovakia finally won an International title.
Their victory was well deserved, and it would be only a matter of speculation whether West Germany would have won had they been able to call upon Heynckes as well as Breitner and Netzer (who had angrily left the squad).
This was end of the road for Beckenbauer who would leave for New York Cosmos by the following year.
In addition to the absences, it was clear Schoen had not been able to find adequate replacements for the retirees (Grabowski, Overath and most notably of all Gerd Muller). Despite his hat trick, Dieter Muller was still raw and never reached the heights of his illustrious namesake.
Schoen was also nearing the end of the road and would persevere with this squad and retire in two years time in 1978.
The Dutch would be victim of their internal squabbling that would be their hallmark even for the Generations to come. While all elements to come together in 1974, they were unstuck this time in the rain of Zagreb. They were irreproachable technically, but all the egos would often get in the way.
It had been an exciting Euros with every match undecided and going into overtime with goals galore.
The total attendance amounted only to roughly 150, 000 but that was mostly due to Yugoslavia’s elimination in the semifinals that resulted in a very low turn-out for their third place match vs. Holland.
Some also blamed the fact that the matches were on Television and the high-ticket prices.
The demand to increase the participants would be heard and the next Euros in Italy would feature eight Nations



Photo From: Keyhan Varzeshi, 5 Tir, 1355 (June 26), 1976
(Team captains, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)





Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 132, January 2000
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: France Football , Issue 3723, September 19, 2017
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Keyhan Varzeshi, 5 Tir, 1355 (June 26), 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Keyhan Varzeshi, 5 Tir, 1355 (June 26), 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: France Football, Issue 2409, June 9, 1992
 (June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(Uli Honess penalty kick, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Sport Illuestrierte, Fussball 1984 Sonderheft
(Uli Honess penalty kick, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(Antonin Panenka penalty kick, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin Edition, 100 Jahre Deutsche Landerspiele
(Antonin Panenka, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(Franz Beckenbauer at end of match, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: World Soccer, August 1976
(Uli Hoeness at end of match, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI

(Ivo Viktor, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)





Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(Franz Beckenbauer with an exchanged Czechoslovakia jersey, (June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Die Geschichte der Fussball Nationalmanschaft, Author Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling (Hrsg), 2004
(Uli Hoeness, Berti Vogts consoled by West Germany Assistant Manager Jupp Derwall, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005
(West Germany squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(Czechoslovakia squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(Czechoslovakia squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 24, November 1999
(Antono Ondrus lifting the trophy with an exchanged West Germany jersey, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




Photo From: Keyhan Varzeshi, 5 Tir, 1355 (June 26), 1976
(Czechoslovakia players with exchanged West Germany jerseys lifting the trophy, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(Vaclav Jezek, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(Jan Pivarnik lifting the trophy with an exchanged West Germany jersey, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 132, January 2000
(Czechoslovakia squad at the end of the match, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)





Note:
1- On the Monday morning, following the victory Vaclav Jezek held a press conference at the Czech Embassy in Belgrade.

2-Legendary Auxerre Manager Guy Roux (then still mired in the lower divisions) went to the Euros as an observer. He even paid a visit to French International Jean-Marc Guillou, who was in a Belgrade clinic following an operation.

3-Team of the Tournament (per Football Magazine):

Goalkeeper: Ivo Viktor (Czechoslovakia)
Defenders: Jan Pivarnik (Czechoslovakia), Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany), Anton Ondrus (Czechoslovakia), Ruud Krol (Holland)
Midfielders: Antonin Panenka (Czechoslovakia), Rainer Bonhof (west Germany), Willy van der Kerkhof (Holland)
Strikers: Marian Masny (Czechoslovakia), Danilo Popivoda (Yugoslavia), Zdenek Nehoda (Czechoslovakia)
Alternate for Popivoda, Dieter Muller (West Germany)


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Compendium to the 1976 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 1 (Group 1)

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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1



October 30, 1974 (London, England 3-Czechoslovakia 0)
November 20, 1974 (London, England 0-Portugal 0)
April 16, 1975 (London, England 5-Cyprus 0)
April 20, 1975 (Prague, Czechoslovakia 4-Cyprus 0)
April 30, 1975 (Prague, Czechoslovakia 5-Portugal 0)
May 11, 1975 (Limassol, Cyprus 0-England 1)
June 8, 1975 (Limassol, Cyprus 0-Portugal 2)
October 30, 1975 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 2-England 1)
November 12, 1975 (Porto, Portugal 1-Czechoslovakia 1)
November 19, 1975 (Lisbon, Portugal 1-England 1)
November 23, 1975 (Limassol, Cyprus 0-Czechoslovakia 3)
December 3, 1975 (Setubal, Portugal 1-Cyprus 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Czechoslovakia
6
4
1
1
15
5
10
9
2
England
6
3
2
1
11
3
8
8
3
Portugal
6
2
3
1
5
7
-2
7
4
Cyprus
6
0
0
6
0
16
-16
0

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


Date: October 30, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: England 3-Czechoslovakia 0
Venue: London - Wembley
Attendance:83,858
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)
Goalscorers:
(England): Mike Channon 72, Colin Bell 80, 83
(Czechoslovakia): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (72nd minute, England): David Thomas’ cross from the right side was headed in by Mike Channon.
2:0 (80th minute, England): From the left side, Channon sent a ball inside the box (Keegan dummied) and Colin Bell struck it in.
3:0 (83rd minute, England): Mike Channon’s cross from the left side was headed in by Colin Bell.
Lineups:
England:
1-Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Paul Edward Madeley (Leeds United Association Football Club)
3-Emlyn Walter Hughes (Liverpool Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Sunderland Association Football Club)
6-Norman Hunter (Leeds United Association Football Club)
4-John Martin Dobson  (Everton Football Club-Liverpool) (16-Trevor David Brooking (West Ham United Football Club-London) 64th)
10-Kevin Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club)
8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) 
9-Frank Stuart Worthington (Leicester City Football Club) (14-David Thomas (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) 64th)
7-Colin Bell (Manchester City Football Club)
11-Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’  Francis (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)

Coach: Donald George Revie
Other Substitutes:
12- Thomas ‘Kevin’ Beattie (Ipswich Town Football Club)
13- Peter Leslie Shilton (Stoke City Football Club) 
15-Alec Lindsay (Liverpool Football Club)
Team Captain:Emlyn Walter Hughes
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-Don Revie as England National Team Manager.
2-The debut of England’s new Admiral kit with stripes on the sides.
3-International debuts of Gerry Francis and David Thomas.

Czechoslovakia:
1-Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
5-Jan Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
4-Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
3-Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (12-Rotislav Vojacek (TJ  Baník OKD Ostrava) 64th)
2-Vojtech Varadin (TJ  Spartak Trnava)  
7-Premysl Bicovsky(TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)       (16-Ladislav Kuna(TJ  Spartak Trnava) 70th)
9-Ivan Pekarik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
6-Miroslav Gajdusek (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
10-Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
8-Jan Svehlik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
11-Pavel Stratil (TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)
Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Booked: Ivan Pekárik
Other Substitutes:
14-Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava)
15-Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Alexander Vencel  (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)
Team Captain:Jan Pivarnik
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks


Photo From: World Soccer, January 1975
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, England3-Czechoslovakia 0)


Photo From: Shoot, April 19, 1975
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, England3-Czechoslovakia 0)


Photo From: World Soccer, December 1974
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, England3-Czechoslovakia 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, December 1974
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, England3-Czechoslovakia 0)

Photo From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, England3-Czechoslovakia 0)



Date: November 20, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: England 0-Portugal 0
Venue: London - Wembley
Attendance:          84,461
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Switzerland)
Goalscorers:
(England): None
(Portugal): None
Lineups:
England:
Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
Emlyn Walter Hughes  (Liverpool Football Club)
Paul Edward Madeley (Leeds United Association Football Club)
Terence Cooper (Leeds United Association Football Club)  (Colin Todd (Derby County Football Club) 23rd)
David Vernon Watson (Sunderland Association Football Club)
Trevor David Brooking(West Ham United Football Club-London)
David Thomas (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) 
Allan John Clarke (Leeds United Association Football Club) 
Colin Bell (Manchester City Football Club) (Frank Stuart Worthington (Leicester City Football Club) 70th)
Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’  Francis(Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)

Coach: Donald George Revie
Team Captain:Emlyn Walter Hughes 
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks


Portugal:
Vitor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Artur Manuel Soares Correia(Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho(Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 
Firmino Baleizão de Graça Sardinia ‘Osvaldinho’ (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães)
Adelino de Jesus Teixeira (Futebol Clube do Porto)
Octavio Joaquim Coelho Machado (Vitória Futebol Clube-Setúbal)
Vitor Manuel Rosa Martins (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
João Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
Francisco Chico Delfim Dias Faria (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (Romeu Fernando Fernandes da Silva  (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães) 76th)
Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (AntonioLuis Alves Ribeiro Oliveira (Futebol Clube do Porto) 76th)

Coach: José Maria de Carvalho Pedroto   
Booked: Osvaldinho 65, Artur Correia 65
Team Captain:Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks
Note:

1-In another source (Almanaque da Seleccao, Authors Published by Almanaxi, 2004), Portugal’s substitutions are shown in the 85th minute.



Photo From: World Soccer, January 1975
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, England 0-Portugal 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, January 1975
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, England 0-Portugal 0)



Photo From: World Soccer, January 1975
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, England 0-Portugal 0)

Photo From: Shoot, April 19, 1975
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, England 0-Portugal 0)

Photo From: Shoot, November 22, 1975
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, England 0-Portugal 0)

Photo From: Offical Match programme, england-vs-west-germany, 1975
(England squad, November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, England 0-Portugal 0)



Date: April 16, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: England 5-Cyprus 0
Venue: London - Wembley
Attendance:68,275
Referee: Martti Hirvineimi (Finland)
Goalscorers:
(England): Malcolm MacDonald 2, 35, 48, 53, 86
(Cyprus): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (2nd minute, England): Alan Hudson’s cross from the left side was headed in by Malcolm MacDonald.
2:0 (35th minute, England): Colin Bell’s cross from the right side reached Keegan on the left side, he pulled back for MacDonald to score.
3:0 (48th minute, England): Madeley crossed into the box, Keegan headed the ball down for MacDonald to head home.
4:0 (53rd minute, England): David Thomas’ cross from the right side was headed in by MacDonald.
5:0 (86th minute, England): Another David Thomas’ cross from the right side was headed in by MacDonald.
Lineups:
England:
1-Peter Leslie Shilton (Stoke City Football Club) 
2-Paul Edward Madeley (Leeds United Association Football Club)
3-Thomas ‘Kevin’ Beattie (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Colin Bell (Manchester City Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Sunderland Association Football Club)
6-Colin Todd (Derby County Football Club)
7-Alan James Ball (Arsenal Football Club-London)
8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club)  (16-David Thomas (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) 58th)
9-Malcolm Ian MacDonald (Newcastle United Football Club) 
10-Alan Anthony Hudson(Stoke City Football Club) 
11-Kevin Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Donald George Revie
Other Substitutes:
12- Emlyn Walter Hughes  (Liverpool Football Club)
13- Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
14-Roger Kenyon (Everton Football Club-Liverpool)
15-Dennis Tueart(Manchester City Football Club)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-England’s first ever match vs. Cyprus.
2-International debut of Kevin Beattie, who also had a goal disallowed.
3-The first time in the post war era that an England player scored five goals in a match. Malcolm MacDonald became the fifth England player in History to do so.
Cyprus:
1-Makis Alkiviadis (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)  (13-Andreas Constantinou II (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol) 58th)
2-Christakis Kovis (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
5-Kyriakos Koureas (Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas / Greece)
8-Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
4-Nicos Pantziaras (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
3-Demetrios Kizas (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni)   
6-Gregory Savva (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
7-Lakis Theodorou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 
11-Andreas Stylianou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
10-Nicos Charalambous (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) (12-Andreas Constantinou I (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni) 46th)
9-Markos Markou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Coach: Pambos Avraamides
Booked: Christakis Kovis
Other Substitutes:
14- Stavros Stylianou (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)
15- Panicos Efthymiadis (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
16-Melis Asprou(Pezoporikos Larnaca)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks


Photo From: Goal, Issue 27, November 1997
(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, England 5-Cyprus 0)


Photo From: Shoot, May 17, 1975
(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, England 5-Cyprus 0)

Photo From: Shoot, May 17, 1975
(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, England 5-Cyprus 0)

Photo From: Shoot, May 17, 1975
(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, England 5-Cyprus 0)



Date: April 20, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Czechoslovakia 4-Cyprus 0
Venue: Praha (Prague)- Letná Stadion (Sparta Praha)
Attendance:5,000
Referee: Heinz-Dieter Einbeck (East Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Czechoslovakia): Antonin Panenka 10, 35 pen, 50, Marian Masny 78
(Cyprus): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (10th minute, Czechoslovakia):  Masny crossed for Panenka to score.
2:0 (35th minute, Czechoslovakia):  Panenka scored from a penalty kick.
3:0 (50th minute, Czechoslovakia):  Panenka scored from a free kick.
4:0 (78th minute, Czechoslovakia):  Gadjusek sent Masny through from across the field, Masny cut inside to score.
Lineups:
Czechoslovakia:
Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Jan  Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)   (Ladislav Petras (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava)  75th)
Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Zdenek Koubek (TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)
Miroslav Gajdusek (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Antonin Panenka (Bohemians Praha CKD)   
Premysl Bicovsky(TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)
Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jan Svehlik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Team Captain:Jan  Pivarnik
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks


Cyprus:
Fanos Stylianou (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
Christakis Kovis (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
Nicos Pantziaras (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Stavros Stylianou (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)
Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia) (Panicos Yiolitis (Apollonas Lemesou- Lemessos (Limassol) 81st)
Demetrios Kizas (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni)   
Nicos Charalambous (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
Gregory Savva (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
Markos Markou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Melis Asprou (Pezoporikos Larnaca)       (Panicos Efthymiadis (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) 65th)
Andreas Stylianou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Coach: Pambos Avraamides
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

 
Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czechsolovakia squad, April 20, 1975, EC Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 4-Cyprus 0)

Date: April 30, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Czechoslovakia 5-Portugal 0
Venue: Praha (Prague)- Letná Stadion (Sparta Praha)
Attendance:22,000
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Czechoslovakia): Premysl Bicovsky 11, 22, Zdenek Nehoda 25, 46, Ladislav Petras 52
(Portugal): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (11th minute, Czechoslovakia):  Nehoda set up Bicovsky to score.
2:0 (22nd minute, Czechoslovakia):  Bicovsky scored from a long range shot.
3:0 (25th minute, Czechoslovakia):  Pivarnik crossed for Nehoda to score.
4:0 (46th minute, Czechoslovakia):  Petras set up Nehoda to score.
5:0 (52nd minute, Czechoslovakia):  Masny and Bicovsky combined to set up Petras to score.

Lineups:
Czechoslovakia:
Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Jan  Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Zdenek Koubek  (TJ Sklo Union-Teplice) (Jindrich Svoboda (TJ  Zbrojovka Brno) 76th)
Lubomir Knapp (TJ  Baník OKD Ostrava) (Jan Medvid (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) 80th)
Premysl Bicovsky(TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)
Miroslav Gajdusek (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Ladislav Petras (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 
Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Booked: Miroslav Gajdusek
Team Captain:Jan  Pivarnik
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ??? Socks


Portugal:
Vitor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Francisco Moreira da Silva Rebelo (Vitória Futebol Clube-Setúbal)
Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho(Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 
Antonio Monteiro Teixeira Barros (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Antonio José Coenceiçao Oliveira 'Toni' (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)   (Minervino José Lopes Pietra (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa) 49th)
Octavio Joaquim Coelho Machado (Vitória Futebol Clube-Setúbal)
João Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
Samuel Ferreira Fraguito (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Mario da Silva Mateus ‘Marinho’ (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  (Fernando Mendes Soares  Gomes  (Futebol Clube do Porto)  64th)

Coach: José Maria de Carvalho Pedroto   
Booked:Humberto Coelho
Team Captain:Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-In another source (Almanaque da Seleccao, Authors Published by Almanaxi, 2004), Fernando Gomes’ substitutions as shown in the 74th minute.

Photo From: World Soccer , August 1975
(April 30, 1975, EC Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 5-Portugal 0)



Date: May 11, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Cyprus 0-England 1
Venue:Lemesós (Limassol)-Tsíreio Stádio (Tsirion Stadium)
Attendance:16,200
Referee:Tsvetan Peytrov Stanev (Bulgaria) 
Goalscorers:
(Cyprus): None
(England): Kevin Keegan 6
Summary of goals:
0:1 (6th minute, England): David Thomas’ corner kick from the left side was headed in by Keegan.
Lineups:
Cyprus:
1-Andreas Constantinou II (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)
2-Christakis Kovis (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
4-Stavros Stylianou (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)
3-Demetrios Kizas (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni)   
5-Nicos Pantziaras (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
6-Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
10-Nicos Charalambous (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
8-Andros Miamiliotis (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia) (15-Takis Papettas (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia)) 78th)
7-Tassos Constantinou (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina / Greece)
9-Gregory Savva (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
11-Andreas Kalogiros (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)  (13-Kokos Antoniou (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) 57th)

Coach: Pambos Avraamides
Other Substitutes :
12-Stephanos Lysandrou (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
14-Dimitrios Economou
16-Makis Alkiviadis (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

England:
1-Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Stephen Whitworth (Leicester City Football Club)
3-Thomas ‘Kevin’ Beattie (Ipswich Town Football Club) (14-Emlyn Walter Hughes  (Liverpool Football Club) 43rd)
4-Colin Bell (Manchester City Football Club)
5-David Vernon Watson (Sunderland Association Football Club)
6-Colin Todd (Derby County Football Club)
7-Alan James Ball (Arsenal Football Club-London)
8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) 
9-Malcolm Ian MacDonald (Newcastle United Football Club) 
10-Kevin Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club) (12-Dennis Tueart(Manchester City Football Club) 73rd)
11-David Thomas (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)

Coach: Donald George Revie
Other Substitutes:
13- Peter Leslie Shilton (Stoke City Football Club) 
15- Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’  Francis(Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
16-Davdi Edward Johnson (Ipswich Town Football Club)
Team Captain:Alan James Ball
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-The inaugural match of Limassol’s Tsirion Stadium.
2-International debut of Dennis Tueart.
3-After halftime, Channon and Thomas switched wings.


Date: June 8, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Cyprus 0-Portugal 2
Venue:Lemesós (Limassol)-Tsíreio Stádio (Tsirion Stadium)
Attendance:9,000
Referee:Gheorghe Limona (Romania) 
Goalscorers:
(Cyprus): None
(Portugal): Nené 25, Mário Moinhos 87
Lineups:
Cyprus:
Fanos Stylianou (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
Christakis Kovis (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
Demetrios Kizas (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni)   
Nicos Pantziaras (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Stavros Stylianou (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)
Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Gregory Savva (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
Markos Markou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Nicos Charalambous (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) (Demetris Koudas (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni) 72nd)
Andros Savva (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
Takis Papettas (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia)) (Andreas Kanaris (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) 55th)

Coach: Pambos Avraamides
Team Captain:Nicos Charalambous
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Portugal:
Vitor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Artur Manuel Soares Correia(Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  
Fernando Antonio José Freitas Alexandrino (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa)
Antonio Monteiro Teixeira Barros (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Antonio José Coenceiçao Oliveira 'Toni' (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  
Octavio Joaquim Coelho Machado (Vitória Futebol Clube-Setúbal)
João Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
Vitor Manuel da Cruz Godinho (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa)
Mario da Silva Mateus ‘Marinho’ (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)(Francisco MarioPinto da Silva (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto)  75th)
Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (Mario Jorge Moinhos de Matos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 60th)

Coach: José Maria de Carvalho Pedroto   
Booked: Freitas Alexandrino 31
Team Captain:Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Nene sccored from a pass by Toni, Mário Moinhos scored from a pass by Octavio.
2-Victor Godinho and Francisco Mario made their debuts for Portugal.


Date: October 30, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Czechoslovakia 2-England 1
Venue: Bratislava -Tehelné Pole Stadion (Slovan Bratislava)
Attendance:45,000
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(Czechoslovakia): Zdenek Nehoda 45, Peter Gallis 47
(England): Mike Channon 26
0:1 (26th minute, England): From the left side, Keegan crossed inside the box for Channon, who lobbed over Viktor.
1:1 (45th minute, Czechoslovakia): Masny’s corner from the right side was  powerfully headed in by Nehoda.
2:1 (47th minute, Czechoslovakia): Pollak (or Masny) crossed from the right side for Gallis to head in.
Lineups:
Czechoslovakia:
1-Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
5-Jan  Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
4-Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
3-Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 
2-Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  (12-Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava) 62nd)
9-Jaroslav Pollak (VSS Kosice)
7-Premysl Bicovsky(TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)
6-Lubomir Knapp (TJ  Baník OKD Ostrava)  
10-Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
8-Peter Gallis (VSS Kosice)
11-Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Booked: Ladislav Jurkemik
Other Substitutes:
14- Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice)
15- Jan Svehlik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) 
16- Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)
Alexander Vencel  (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)
Team Captain:Jan  Pivarnik
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks
Note:
1- Koloman Gögh is shown to have been booked in some sources.
2-It was reported that substitute goalkeeper Alexander Vencel was sent off on the bench for pushing the referee.
3-The match had been abandoned on the previous day due to heavy fog.

England:
1-Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Paul Edward Madeley (Leeds United Association Football Club)
3-Ian Terry Gillard(Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
6-Colin Todd (Derby County Football Club)
5-Roy Leslie McFarland (Derby County Football Club) (14-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club) 46th)
4-Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis(Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
11-Colin Bell (Manchester City Football Club)
8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club)  (16-David Thomas (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) 74th)
9-Malcolm Ian MacDonald (Newcastle United Football Club) 
10-Allan John Clarke (Leeds United Association Football Club) 
7-Kevin Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club)

Coach: Donald George Revie
Booked: Ian Gillard
Other Substitutes:
12-Stuart James Pearson (Manchester United Football Club)
13-Peter Leslie Shilton (Stoke City Football Club) 
15-Trevor David Brooking(West Ham United Football Club-London)
Team Captain:Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-England’s first ever loss under Don Revie.



Photo From: Shoot, November 22, 1975
(October 30, 1975, EC Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-England 1)


Photo From: Shoot, November 22, 1975
(October 30, 1975, EC Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-England 1)


Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czechoslovakia squad, October 30, 1975, EC Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-England 1)





Date: November 12, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Portugal 1-Czechoslovakia 1
Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas
Attendance:40,000
Referee: Charles George Rainier Corver (Holland)
Goalscorers:
(Portugal): Nené 8
(Czechoslovakia): Anton Ondrus 7
Lineups:
Portugal:
Vitor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Francisco Moreira da Silva Rebelo (Vitória Futebol Clube-Setúbal)
Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  
Fernando Antonio José Freitas Alexandrino (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa)
Artur Manuel Soares Correia(Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Octavio Joaquim Coelho Machado (Futebol Clube do Porto)
João Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto)         
Antonio José Coenceiçao Oliveira 'Toni' (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  
Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (Antonio Luis Alves Ribeiro Oliveira (Futebol Clube do Porto) 46th) (Mario da Silva Mateus ‘Marinho’(Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 66th)
Vitor Manuel Ferreira Baptista(Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Mario Jorge Moinhos de Matos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

Coach: José Maria de Carvalho Pedroto   
Booked: Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  54
Team Captain:Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Nene missed a penalty kick in the 9th minute.
2-Nene scored from a cross by Moinhos.

Czechoslovakia:
Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Jan  Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 
Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Premysl Bicovsky(TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)
Jaroslav Pollak (VSS Kosice)
Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice)
Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava)  89th)
Peter Gallis (VSS Kosice) (Frantisek Vesely (TJ Slavia Praha)  62nd)
Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Booked: Dusan Gallis 57
Team Captain:Jan  Pivarnik
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czechsolovakia squad, November 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Portugaol 1-Czechoslovakia 1)


Date: November 19, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Portugal 1-England 1
Venue:Lisbon-Estadio da Luz (Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
Goalscorers:
(Portugal): Rui Rodrigues 16
(England): Mike Channon 42
Summary of goals:
1:0 (16th minute, Portugal): Rui Rodrigues scored from a free kick.
1:1 (42nd minute, England): Channon’s indirect free kick was deflected into the net by a Portuguese player.
Lineups:
Portugal:
1-Vitor Manuel Afonso Damas de Oliveira (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
2-Francisco Moreira da Silva Rebelo (Vitória Futebol Clube-Setúbal) (14-Antonio Carlos de Sousa Laranjeira ‘Tai’ (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 46th)
3-Rui Gouveia Pinto Rodrigues (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães)  (13-Alvaro Carolino do Nascimento (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 49th)
4-Fernando Antonio José Freitas Alexandrino (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa)
5-Artur Manuel Soares Correia(Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
6-Octavio Joaquim Coelho Machado (Futebol Clube do Porto)
7-João Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
8-Antonio José Coenceiçao Oliveira 'Toni'  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  
9-Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
10-Vitor Manuel Ferreira Baptista (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
11-Mario Jorge Moinhos de Matos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

Coach: José Maria de Carvalho Pedroto   
Team Captain:Antonio José Coenceiçao Oliveira 'Toni'
Other Substitutes:
12- Antonio José da Silva Botelho (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
15-Valter
16- Mario da Silva Mateus ‘Marinho’ (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Tai and Alvaro Carolino made their debuts for Portugal.


England:
1-Raymond Neal Clemence (Liverpool Football Club)
2-Stephen Whitworth (Leicester City Football Club)
3-Thomas ‘Kevin’ Beattie (Ipswich Town Football Club)
4-Paul Edward Madeley (Leeds United Association Football Club) (14-David Thomas (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London) 70th)
5-David Vernon Watson (Manchester City Football Club)
6-Colin Todd (Derby County Football Club)
7-Kevin Joseph Keegan (Liverpool Football Club)
8-Michael Roger Channon (Southampton Football Club) 
9-Malcolm Ian MacDonald (Newcastle United Football Club) (12-Allan John Clarke (Leeds United Association Football Club) 70th)
10-Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis(Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London)
11-Trevor David Brooking(West Ham United Football Club-London)

Coach: Donald George Revie
Booked: Thomas ‘Kevin’ Beattie 85
Other Substitutes:
13-Peter Leslie Shilton (Stoke City Football Club) 
15-Anthony William Currie (Sheffield United Football Club)
16-Kevin Lock (West Ham United Football Club-London)
Team Captain:Gerald Charles James ‘Gerry’ Francis
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks


Date: November 23, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Cyprus 0-Czechoslovakia 3
Venue:Lemesós (Limassol)-Tsíreio Stádio (Tsirion Stadium)     
Attendance:15,000
Referee:Sándor Petri (Hungary) 
Goalscorers:
(Cyprus): None
(Czechoslovakia): Zdenek Nehoda 9, Premysl Bicovsky 27, Marian Masny 33
Lineups:
Cyprus:
Makis Alkiviadis (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)
Paschalis Fokkis (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta) (Kallis Constantinou (Pezoporikós Ómilos Lárnakas-Larnax (Larnaca) 89th)
Yiannis Mertakkas (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Stavros Stylianou (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)
Nicos Pantziaras (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Takis Papettas (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia))
Gregory Savva (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
Sotiris Kaiafas (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) (Andros Miamiliotis (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia) 35th)
Markos Markou (12/0),
Andreas Kanaris (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))

Coach: Pambos Avraamides
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Czechoslovakia:
Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Jan  Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 
Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice)
Premysl Bicovsky(TJ Sklo Union-Teplice)
Jaroslav Pollak (VSS Kosice) (Jan Medvid (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  67th)
Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jan Svehlik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  (Frantisek Vesely (TJ Slavia Praha) 71st)
Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks


Date: December 3, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 1
Result: Portugal 1-Cyprus 0
Venue: Setubal-Estadio do Bonfim   
Attendance:4,000
Referee:Richard Casha (Malta)
Goalscorers:
(Portugal): João Alves 21
(Cyprus): None
Lineups:
Portugal:
Antonio José da Silva Botelho (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
Artur Manuel Soares Correia(Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Josè de Jesus Mendes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)
Fernando Antonio José Freitas Alexandrino (Clube de Futebol ´Os Belenenses`-Lisboa)
Antonio Carlos de Sousa Laranjeira ‘Tai’ (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
Octavio Joaquim Coelho Machado (Futebol Clube do Porto)
João Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto) 
Antonio José Coenceiçao Oliveira 'Toni' (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  
Antonio Luis Alves Ribeiro Oliveira (Futebol Clube do Porto)
Vitor Manuel Ferreira Baptista(Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Mario Jorge Moinhos de Matos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  (ManuelJose Tavares Fernandes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 46th)

Coach: José Maria de Carvalho Pedroto   
Team Captain:Antonio José Coenceiçao Oliveira 'Toni'
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Alves scored from a pass by Oliveira.
2-Antonio Botelho made his debut for Portugal.

Cyprus:
Fanos Stylianou (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
Stavros Stylianou (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)
Yiannis Mertakkas (Athlitikós Sýllogos AnórthosisAmmochostou (Famagusta)
Kallis Constantinou (Pezoporikós Ómilos Lárnakas-Larnax (Larnaca)
Nicos Pantziaras (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Takis Papettas (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia)) (Panicos Efthymiadis (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia)) 62nd)
Andros Miamiliotis (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Gregory Savva (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))
Markos Markou (13/0),
Andreas Kanaris (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) (Demetris Panayiotou (Athlitikó Somateío Alkí) –Larnax (Larnaca) 75th)

Coach: Pambos Avraamides
Booked: Takis Papettas 38
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks



Note:
Concerning Czechoslovakia clubs:
ChZJD=Chemických Závodov Juraja Dimitrova
ZVL = (productions company on the field of bearings)
ZVU=  (engineering and manufacturing company)
MZ = Moravske Zelezarny   (means Moravian Metalworks)
SKP = Sportovni klub policie  (means Police Sport Club)
TJ =Tělovýchovné Jednoty
VTJ =Vojenské Tělovýchovné Jednoty
CKD =  Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek
     Ceskomoravska  is 'Czech and Moravian'
     Kolben and Danek  are names of two Czech industrialists who founded
                       this company

OKD = Ostravsko-Karvinske Doly
     Ostravsko and Karvinske  are adjectives made from names of two towns
                              Ostrava and Karvina
     Doly  are 'coal-mines'
  It is coal-mining company (still existing but today in private hands)
  in the region of Ostrava and Karvina.
  Some of the clubs in the surrounding of Ostrava had OKD in their names
  (e.g. Banik Ostrava).

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Compendium to the 1976 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 2 (Group 2)

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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2


September 4, 1974 (Vienna, Austria 2-Wales 1)
October 13, 1974 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)
October 30, 1974 (Cardiff, Wales 2-Hungary 0)
November 20, 1974 (Swansea, Wales 5-Luxembourg 0)
March 16, 1975 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1-Austria 2)
April 2, 1975 (Vienna, Austria 0-Hungary 0)
April 16, 1975 (Budapest, Hungary 1-Wales 2)
May 1, 1975 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1-Wales 3)
September 24, 1975 (Budapest, Hungary 2-Austria 1)
October 15, 1975 (Vienna, Austria 6-Luxembourg 2)
October 19, 1975 (Szombathely, Hungary 8-Luxembourg 1)
November 19, 1975 (Wrexham, Wales 1-Austria 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Wales
6
5
0
1
14
4
10
10
2
Hungary
6
3
1
2
15
8
7
7
3
Austria
6
3
1
2
11
7
4
7
4
Luxembourg
6
0
0
6
7
28
-21
0

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



Date: September 4, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Austria 2-Wales 1
Venue:Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion
Attendance:35,000
Referee: Babacan Dogan (Turkey)
Goalscorers:
(Austria): Wilhelm Kreuz 63, Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl 74    
(Wales): Arfon Trevor Griffiths 35
Lineups:
Austria:
Herbert Rettensteiner (Sportklub VOEST Linz)  
Johann Eigenstiller (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)
Eduard Krieger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Werner Walzer (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Josef Stering (Sportklub VOEST Linz) 
Wilhelm Kreuz (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam  / Holland)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
August Starek (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Rainer Schlagbauer (Sportklub Rapid Wien)  (Helmut Koglberger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club) Wien)  61st)

Coach: Leopold Stastny
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1- First cap for Werner Walzer.

Wales:
Gareth Sprake (Birmingham City Football Club / England)    
David Frazer Roberts (Oxford United Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
John Griffith Roberts (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
Paul S. Roberts (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England) 

Coach: Michael Smith
Booked:  David Frazer Roberts 41, John Benjamin Toshack 52
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks


Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger
(Austria squad, September 4, 1974, EC Qualifier, Austria 2-Wales 1)




Date: October 13, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4
Venue:Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg 
Attendance:3,330
Referee: Magnus V. Petursson (Iceland)
Goalscorers:
(Luxembourg): Gilbert Dussier 14, 44 pen
(Hungary): Joszef Horvath 18, Laszlo Nagy 30, 55, Laszlo Balint 70
Lineups:
Luxembourg:
Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   
Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)
Robert da Grava (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   
Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)
Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)
Gilbert Dussier (Sportverein Rochling Volklingen / West Germany)
Nico Braun (Football Club de Metz / France)
Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)
Other Substitutes:
Lucien Thill (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   
Emile Lahure (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn)
Pierre Wohlfart (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   
Vinicio Monacelli (Union Sportive Luxemburg)
Carlo Devillet (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Team Captain:Paul Philipp
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks

Hungary:
Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  
Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  
Laszlo Harsanyi (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Joszef Horvath (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Mihaly Kantor (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  
Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Mihaly Penzes(Raba Eto)
Tibor Kiss (MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre )-VM(Voros Meteor) –Budapest)
Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Coach: Ede Moor
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Ede Moor’s first match in charge. Hungary Manager Jozsef Boszik had just stepped down due to heart trouble.


Photo From: Shoot, April 19, 1975
(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)

Photo From: 90 Joer Letzebuerger Footballfederatioun / 90 ans Federation Luxembourgeoise de Football
(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)


Photo From: World Soccer, November 1974
(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1975
(October 13, 1974, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg 2-Hungary 4)


Date: October 30, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Wales 2-Hungary 0
Venue: Cardiff, Ninian Park
Attendance:15,000
Referee: Antonio José Garrido Da Silva (Portugal)
Goalscorers:
(Wales): Arfon Trevor Griffiths 57, John Benjamin Toshack 87
(Hungary): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (57th minute, Wales): James passed to Reece, his cross from right was tapped in by Griffiths.
2:0 (87th minute, Wales): James’ cross from right was headed in at the far post by Toshack.
Lineups:
Wales:
Gareth Sprake (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (John T.S.Phillips (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 84th)
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)
Harold Michael England (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
Paul S. Roberts (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)
Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith
Booked: Mike England 23
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Hungary:
Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  
Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  
Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Joszef Mucha (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Mihaly Kantor (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  
Zoltan Halmosi (Szombathelyi Haladás Vasutas Sport Egyesület) 
László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)   (Joszef  Poczik (Raba Eto) 63rd)
László Fekete (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Tibor Kiss (MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre )-VM(Voros Meteor) –Budapest)
Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Coach: Ede Moor
Booked: József Mucha 15, Mihály Kántor 72
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks



Photo From: http://www.tempofradi.hu/1974-x-30-eb-selejtezo-wales-magyarorszag-20
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, Wales 2-Hungary 0)


Photo From: http://www.tempofradi.hu/1974-x-30-eb-selejtezo-wales-magyarorszag-20
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, Wales 2-Hungary 0)



Date: November 20, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Wales 5-Luxembourg 0
Venue: Swansea, Vetch Field
Attendance:10,500
Referee: Preben Christophersen (Denmark)
Goalscorers:
(Wales): John Toshack 34, Mike England 53, Paul Roberts 70, Arfon Griffiths 73, Terry Yorath 75
(Luxembourg): None
Lineups:
Wales:
Gareth Sprake (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)
Harold Michael England (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
Paul S. Roberts (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England) (Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) 77th)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)   
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)
Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League) 
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Luxembourg:
Lucien Thill (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   
Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)
Robert da Grava (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)     (Henri Roemer (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 73rd)
Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)
Louis Pilot (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)
Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) (Jean-Pierre Martin (Union Sportive Luxemburg) 64th)
Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)
Gilbert Dussier (Sportverein Rochling Volklingen / West Germany)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)
Booked: Roger Fandel 30, Robert da Grava 54
Other Substitutes:
Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   
Guy Weis (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
Team Captain:Louis Pilot
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Wales missed a penalty kick, which was given after Da Grava handled in the box from a Reece header.
2-John Toshack scored the first goal from a header from a Reece cross.
3- Arfon Griffiths scored in the 73rd minute from a cross by Leighton James.


Date: March 16, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Luxembourg 1-Austria 2
Venue:Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg 
Attendance:5,340
Referee: Leonardus van der Kroft (Holland) 
Goalscorers:
(Luxembourg): Nico Braun 12
(Austria): Helmut Köglberger 58, Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl 75
Summary of goals:
1:0 (12th minute, Luxembourg): A high cross from the right side was headed in by Braun.
1:1 (58th minute, Austria): Stering’s cross from the corner line was headed in by Helmut Köglberger.
1:2 (73rd minute, Austria): Hickersberger sent Krankl through to score.
Lineups:
Luxembourg:
Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   
Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Louis Pilot (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)
Jean-Louis Margue (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn)
Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)
Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)
Gilbert Zender (Football Club Avenir Beggen)     (Jean-Paul Georres(Football Association Red Boys Differdange) 77th)
Gilbert Dussier (Sportverein Rochling Volklingen / West Germany)
Nico Braun(Football Club de Metz / France)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)

Other Substitutes:
Johny Majerus
René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)
Emile Lahure (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn) 
Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Austria:
Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Roland Hattenberger (Spielclub Fortuna Köln e.V. / West Germany)
Norbert Hof (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Johann Eigenstiller (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Egon Pajenk (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Josef Hickersberger (Offenbacher Fußball Club Kickers 1901 e.V. / West Germany)
Manfred Gombasch (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck) (Helmut Koglberger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) 46th)
Josef Stering (Sportklub VOEST Linz)    

Coach: Leopold Stastny
Booked: Egon Pajenk
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1- First cap for Kurt Welzl.



Date: April 2, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Austria 0-Hungary 0
Venue:Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion
Attendance:71,000
Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)
Goalscorers:
(Austria): None
(Hungary): None
Lineups:
Austria:
Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johann Eigenstiller (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)
Erich Obermayer (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Heinrich Strasser (Admira Wacker Sportklub -Wien)
Roland Hattenberger (Spielclub Fortuna Köln e.V. / West Germany)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Helmut Köglberger (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) (Hans Pirkner (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) 69th)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Wilhelm Kreuz (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam  / Holland)
Alfred Riedl (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Coach: Leopold Stastny
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1- First cap for Erich Obermayer and Alfred Riedl.


Hungary:
Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Joszef Toth (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)
Karoly Csapo (Tatabanyai Banyasz)
Lájos Kocsis (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
Joszef  Horvath (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 69th)
Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Laszlo Branikovits (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest) (László Fekete (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) 69th)

Coach: Ede Moor
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-The last qualifier of Hungary with Ede Moor in charge.

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger
(Austria squad, April 2, 1975, EC Qualifier, Austria 0-Hungary 0)


Date: April 16, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Hungary 1-Wales 2
Venue: Budapest, Nepstadion
Attendance:25,000
Referee: Pablo Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)
Goalscorers:
(Hungary): Laszlo Branikovits 77
(Wales): John Toshack 45, John Francis Mahoney 70
Summary of goals:
0:1 (45th minute, Wales): Griffiths released James on the right side he crossed for Toshack to score.
0:2 (70th minute, Wales): Toshack passed to Flynn on the left side. Fynn crossed from left side to Mahoney who shot home.
1:2 (77th minute, Hungary): From the middle, Pinter passed to Laszlo Branikovits inside the box to go on and score.
Lineups:
Hungary:
1-Ferenc Meszaros (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
2-Peter Török (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti) 
3-Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
6-Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
4-Joszef Toth (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)
5-Karoly Csapo (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club) (13-Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) 56th)
8-Lájos Kocsis (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
10-Joszef  Horvath (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (14-Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 46th)
7-Mihaly Kozma (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
9-Laszlo Branikovits (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)    
11-Janos Mate (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Coach: Janos Szocs
Booked: Ferenc Meszaros
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks
Note:
1-The only qualifier of Hungary with Janos Szocs in charge.

Wales:
1-William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
2-Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)
6-Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
5-John Griffith Roberts (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
3-Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
7-John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
4-Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
8-Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 
11-Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)(13-Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) 59th)
9-Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)  (15-David Paul Smallman (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)   83rd )
10-John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith
Booked: Malcolm Page, Gilbert Reece
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, White Shorts, Yellow Socks

Note:

1-John Toschak missed a penalty kick for Wales.



Photo From: Shoot, November 22, 1975
(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, Hungary 1-Wales 2)


Photo From: Shoot, May 17, 1975
(April 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, Hungary 1-Wales 2)



Date: May 1, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Luxembourg 1-Wales 3
Venue:Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg 
Attendance:3,000
Referee: Jan Peeters (Holland)
Goalscorers:
(Luxembourg): Paul Philipp 39 pen
(Wales): Gilbert Ivor Reece 24, Leighton James 32, 83 pen
Summary of goals:
0:1 (24th minute, Wales): Leighton James crossed for Toshack. His header was cleared off the line, Reece scored from the rebound.
0:2 (32nd minute, Wales): Reece passed to James, who went around Jeannot Moes to score into an empty net.
1:2 (39th minute, Luxembourg): Malcolm Page fouled Roger Fandel in the box. Paul Philipp scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
1:3 (83rd minute, Wales): Jean Zuang fouled Leighton James in the box. Leighton James scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
Luxembourg:
Jeannot Moes (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   
Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Louis Pilot (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)
Jean-Louis Margue (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn) 
Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)
Jean Zuang (Olympique Lyonnais / France)
Jean-Pierre Martin (Union Sportive Luxemburg) (Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) 50th) (Henri Roemer (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 80th)
Nico Braun(Football Club de Metz / France)
Gilbert Zender (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)
Other Substitutes:
Johny Majerus 
Emile Lahure (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn) 
Gilbert Dresch (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Wales:
William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
David Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League)  (Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England) 58th)
Gilbert Ivor Reece (Cardiff City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith
Booked: John Toshack
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, White Shorts, Yellow Socks


Date: September 24, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Hungary 2-Austria 1
Venue: Budapest, Nepstadion
Attendance:35,000
Referee: René Vigliani (France) 
Goalscorers:
(Hungary): Tibor Nyilasi 3, Laszlo Pusztai 35   
(Austria): Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl16 pen
Summary of goals:
1:0 (3rd minute, Hungary): Fazekas passed to Kocsis. He crossed for Nylasi to score.
1:1 (16th minute, Austria):  Welzl is fouled by Balint in the penalty area. Krankl scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
2:1 (35th minute, Hungary): L. Nagy sent a ball in the middle, Obermayer miscues his attempt and the ball reached to Laszlo Pusztai to score.
Lineups:
Hungary:
Laszlo Kovacs (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Tibor Rab (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Sandor  Lukacs (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Lájos Kocsis (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
Andras Toth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület) 75th)
Laszlo Pusztai (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Bela Varady (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  46th)

Coach: Lajos Baroti
Booked: Tibor Nyilasi
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Lajos Baroti now in charge of Hungary. Joszef Boszik had resigned due to poor health. In the meantime, Ede Moor and Janos Szocs had served as interim bosses.

Austria:
Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Robert Sara (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Erich Obermayer (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) (Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg) 46th)
Bruno Pezzey (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Peter Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Günther Rinker (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien) (Manfred Steiner (Sturm Graz Sportklub) 46th)
Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Kurt Jara (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg / West Germany)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Coach: Leopold Stastny
Booked: Peter Koncilia, Manfred Steiner
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1- First cap for Peter Koncilia, Günther Rinker and Manfred Steiner.


Date: October 15, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Austria 6-Luxembourg 2
Venue:Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion
Attendance:14,499
Referee: Miroslav Kopal (Czechoslovakia)
Goalscorers:
(Austria): Kurt Welzl 1, 46, Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl 38 pen, 76, Kurt Jara 41, Herbert Prohaska 80
(Luxembourg): Nico Braun 4, Paul Philipp 32
Summary of goals:
1:0 (1st minute, Austria): Jara set up Welzl for the opener.
1:1 (4th minute, Luxembourg): Nico Braun took advantage of Kriess’ inattention to go through and scre.
1:2 (32nd minute, Luxembourg): Paul Philipp scored from a free kick.
2:2 (38th minute, Austria):  Welzl is fouled by Margue in the penalty area. Krankl scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
3:2 (41st minute, Austria): Prohaska passed to Jara to score.
4:2 (46th minute, Austria): Prohaska passed to Welzl to score.
5:2 (76th minute, Austria): Prohaska crossed for Krankl to score with a diving header.
6:2 (80th minute, Austria): After a solo run, Krankl set up Prohaska to score.
Lineups:
Austria:
Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)
Heinrich Strasser (Admira Wacker Sportklub -Wien)
Bruno Pezzey (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Peter Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Johann Ettmayer (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / West Germany)
Kurt Jara(Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg / West Germany)

Coach: Branko Elsner
Booked: Heinrich Strasser
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks


Luxembourg:
René Hoffmann (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   
Emile Lahure (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn) 
Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Louis Pilot (Racing Jet de Bruxelles / Belgium)
Jean-Louis Margue (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn) 
Jean Zuang (Cercle Sportif  Le Stade Dudelange)
Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)
Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) (Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 75th)
Gilbert Dussier (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine / France) (Francois Hauer (Club Sportif Grevenmacher) 65th)
Nico Braun(Football Club de Metz / France)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)
Booked: Jean-Louis Margue
Other Substitutes:
Lucien Thill (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   
Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger
(Austria squad, October 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, Austria 6-Luxembourg 2)


Date: October 19, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Hungary 8-Luxembourg 1
Venue: Szombathely, Stade Rohonczi
Attendance:7,503
Referee: Nikola Milanov Doudine (Bulgaria)
Goalscorers:
(Hungary): Sandor Pinter 13, Tibor Nyilasi 21, 32, 44, 57, 67, Tibor Wollek 78, Bela Varady 84
(Luxembourg): Gilbert Dussier 83
Lineups:
Hungary:
Adam Rothermel (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Janos Nagy III (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Laszlo Balint (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Tibor Rab (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Sandor  Lukacs (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
Joszef Kovacs (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári)
Tibor Nyilasi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)
Sandor Pinter (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)
László Fazekas (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)
Bela Varady (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)  
Laszlo Nagy (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) (Tibor Wollek (Videoton Sport Club- Székesfehérvári) 39th or 70th)

Coach: Lajos Baróti
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks

Luxembourg:
Raymond Zender (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   
Léon Schmit (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   
Joé Hansen (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   
Louis Pilot (Racing Jet de Bruxelles / Belgium)
Emile Lahure (Football Club ProgrésNiedercorn) 
Jean Zuang (Cercle Sportif  Le Stade Dudelange)
Louis Trierweiler (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)  (René Flenghi (Football Association Red Boys Differdange) 50th)
Paul Philipp (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)
Pierrot Langers (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie) (Jeannot Krecke (Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck) 70th)
Nico Braun(Football Club de Metz / France)
Gilbert Dussier (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine / France)

Coach: Gilbert Legrand (France)
Booked: Paul Philipp
Other Substitutes:
René Hoffmann (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)   
Roger Fandel (Football Club Aris Bonnevoie)
Francois Hauer (Club Sportif Grevenmacher)   
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ??  Shorts, ?? Socks


Date: November 19, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2
Result: Wales 1-Austria 0
Venue: Wrexham-Racecourse Ground
Attendance:30,000
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(Wales): Arfon Trevor Griffiths 69
(Austria): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (69th minute, Wales): Thomas sent a cross in the box on the right side and volleyed in by Griffiths.
Lineups:
Wales:
Brian William Lloyd  (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)
Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Joseph Patrick Jones (Liverpool Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 
David Paul Smallman (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
Leighton James (Burnley Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith
Booked: Terence Charles Yorath, David Paul Smallman 49
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Austria:
Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Robert Sara (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Johannes Winkelbauer (Sportverein Austria Salzburg)
Werner Kriess (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)  (Heinrich Strasser (Admira Wacker Sportklub -Wien) 29th)
Bruno Pezzey (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)
Manfred Steiner (Sturm Graz Sportklub)
Kurt Welzl (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck)  (Josef Stering (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck) 70th)
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria / WAC (Wiener Athletik-sport-Club)  Wien)
Johann ‘Hansi’ Krankl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Johann Ettmayer (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / West Germany)
Kurt Jara (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg / West Germany)

Coach: Branko Elsner
Booked: Herbert Prohaska 36, Bruno Pezzey 49
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks


Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger
(Austria squad, November 19, 1975, EC Qualifier, Wales 1-Austria 0)





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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3


September 4, 1974 (Oslo, Norway 2-Northern Ireland 1)
October 30, 1974 (Stockholm, Sweden 0-Northern Ireland 2)
October 30, 1974 (Belgrade, Yugoslavia 3-Norway 1)
April 16, 1975 (Belfast, Northern Ireland 1-Yugoslavia 0)
June 4, 1975 (Stockholm, Sweden 1-Yugoslavia 2)
June 9, 1975 (Oslo, Norway 1-Yugoslavia 3)
June 30, 1975 (Stockholm, Sweden 3-Norway 1)
August 13, 1975 (Oslo, Norway 0-Sweden 2)
September 3, 1975 (Belfast, Northern Ireland 1-Sweden 2)
October 15, 1975 (Zagreb, Yugoslavia 3-Sweden 0)
October 29, 1975 (Belfast, Northern Ireland 3-Norway 0)
November 19, 1975 (Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1-Northern Ireland 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Yugoslavia
6
5
0
1
12
4
8
10
2
Northern Ireland
6
3
0
3
8
5
3
6
3
Sweden
6
3
0
3
8
9
-1
6
4
Norway
6
1
0
5
5
15
-10
2

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


Date: September 4, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Norway 2-Northern Ireland 1
Venue: Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance:6,585
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
Goalscorers:
(Norway): Tom Lund 50, 72
(Northern Ireland): Thomas Finney 3
Lineups:
Norway:
Geir Karlsen (Dunfermline Athletic Football Club / Scotland)      
Reidar Goa (Viking Stavanger) 
Torkild Brakstad (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)
Jan Birkelund (Skeid –Oslo)   
Svein Grondalen (Raufoss Idrettslag- Vestre Toten Oppland)
Egil Austbø (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)  
Tor Egil  Johansen (Skeid –Oslo)   
Svein Kvia (Viking Stavanger)  
Jan Fuglset (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)
Tom Lund (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)  
Harry Hestad (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)

Coach: Nils Arne Eggen and Kjell Schau Andreassen
Other Substitutes:
Erik Johannessen (Viking Stavanger)  
Kjell Oyasaeter (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)  
Gabriel Høyland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time) 
Trond Pedersen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)   
Inge Valen (Viking Stavanger)  
Team Captain:
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Northern Ireland:
Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
David James Craig (Newcastle United Football Club / England) (Hugh Oliver Dowd (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) 46th)
Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
William James O'Kane (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
David Clements (Everton Football Club–Liverpool / England)
Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Thomas Cassidy (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
Thomas Finney (Sunderland Association Football Club / England)
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Roland Christopher McGrath (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England) (Thomas A. Jackson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)  67th)

Coach: William John ‘Terence’ Neill
Team Captain:
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Date: October 30, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Sweden 0-Northern Ireland 2
Venue: Stockholm - Råsunda -Solna Stadion,Fotbollstadion       
Attendance:16,657
Referee: Theodorus Boosten (Holland)
Goalscorers:
(Sweden): None
(Northern Ireland): Chris Nicholl 7, Martin  O'Neill 23
Lineups:
Sweden:
Ronnie Hellström (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany) 
Roland Andersson (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Kent Karlsson (Åtvidabergs Fotboll Förening)   
Björn Nordqvist (captain) (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)   
Björn Andersson (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)   
Staffan Tapper (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Ove Kindvall (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Norrköping)    (Thomas Nordahl (Örebro Sportklubb) 78th)
Bo Larsson (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Conny Torstensson (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)    (Jan Mattsson (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo) 46th)
Ralf Edström (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)    
Roland Sandberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany) 

Coach: Georg Ericsson
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Northern Ireland:
Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
William James O'Kane (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England) (Ronald Victor Blair (Oldham Athletic Football Club / England) 46th)
Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Christopher John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England)
Hugh Oliver Dowd (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)
Thomas A. Jackson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Samuel John  Morgan (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England)
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

Coach: William John ‘Terence’ Neill
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Photo From: Shoot, November 22, 1975
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, Sweden 0-Northern Ireland 2)


Date: October 30, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Yugoslavia 3-Norway 1
Venue: Beograd (Belgrade), Stadion JNA (Jugoslavenska Norodna Armia) (Stadium of the Army)             
Attendance:15,000
Referee:Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)
Goalscorers:
(Yugoslavia): Josip Katalinski 58, 72, Momcilo Vukotic 42  
(Norway): Tom Lund 36     
Lineups:
Yugoslavia:
Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Vilson Xhoni (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)
Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Josip Katalinski (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)  
Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Slavisa Zungul (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Momcilo Vukotic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd)
Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) (Ljubisa Rajkovic (Fudbalski Klub Radnicki-Nis) 46th)
Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Dragan Dzajic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Team Captain:Dragan Dzajic
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Norway:
Geir Karlsen (Dunfermline Athletic Football Club / Scotland)      
Øystein Wormdal (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) 
Jan Birkelund (Skeid –Oslo)   
Torkild Brakstad (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)
Svein Grondalen (Raufoss Idrettslag- Vestre Toten Oppland)
Egil Austbø (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)  
Svein Kvia (Viking Stavanger)             (Jan Fuglset (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal) 72nd)
Tor Egil Johansen (Skeid –Oslo)   
Terje Olsen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening-Oslo)   
Tom Lund (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)  
Harry Hestad (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)

Coach: Nils Arne Eggen and Kjell Schau Andreassen
Booked:Øystein Wormdal
Other Substitutes:
Erik Johannessen (Viking Stavanger)  
Rune Hansen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening-Oslo)  
Tore Kordahl (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo)
Gabriel Høyland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time) 
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Date: April 16, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Northern Ireland 1-Yugoslavia 0
Venue: Belfast - Windsor Park
Attendance:25,847
Referee: Robert Würtz (France)
Goalscorers:
(Northern Ireland): Bryan Hamilton 22
(Yugoslavia): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (22nd minute, Northern Ireland): Thomas Jackson took a corner from the left side t the far post for Hunter to head across and Hamilton headed in.
Lineups:
Northern Ireland:
Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Christopher John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England)
David Clements (Everton Football Club–Liverpool / England)
Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)
Derek William Spence (Bury Football Club / England)
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Thomas A.Jackson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

Player-Coach: David Clements
Booked: Sammy McIlroy
Team Captain:
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Yugoslavia:
Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Luka Peruzovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) 
Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)   
Josip Katalinski (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)  
Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Slobodan Jankovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Momcilo Vukotic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) (Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) 46th)
Brane Oblak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  (Ivica Miljkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) 77th)
 Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Booked: Ivan Buljan
Team Captain:Josip Katalinski
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Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks



Date: June 4, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Sweden 1-Yugoslavia 2
Venue: Stockholm - Råsunda -Solna Stadion,Fotbollstadion
Attendance:27, 250
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)
Goalscorers:
(Sweden): Ralf Edström 16
(Yugoslavia): Josip Katalinski 41, Zvonko Ivezic 78
Summary of goals:
1:0 (16th minute, Sweden): Sandberg’s long free kick into the box was headed in by Edstrom.
1:1 (41st minute, Yugoslavia): Oblak crossed from the right side into the box for Katalinski who trapped and whose shot was deflected in.
1:2 (78th minute, Yugoslvia): From the middle Vladic passed to Oblak on the right side who crossed across the goalmouth for Ivezic to tap in.
Lineups:
Sweden:
Ronnie Hellström (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)  (Göran Hagberg (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo) 46th)
Roland Andersson (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Kent Karlsson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Eskilstuna)
Björn Nordqvist (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)   
Jorgen Augustsson (Landskrona Boll och Idrottssälskap)
Ove Grahn (Grasshopper -Club Zürich / Switzerland)  
Eine Fredriksson (GAIS (Göteborgs Atlet & Idrottssälskap)- Göteborg)
Ralf Edström (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)    
Roland Sandberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)   
Thomas Sjöberg (Malmö Fotbollforening) (Thomas Nordahl (Örebro Sportklubb) 55th)
Benny Wendt (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Norrköping)                     

Coach: Georg Ericson
Team Captain:Björn Nordqvist
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Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Yugoslavia:
Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)   
Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Josip Katalinski  (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)  
Vladislav Bogicevic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Danilo Popivoda (Nogometni Klub Olimpija- Ljubljana) 
Brane Oblak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Dusan Savic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  (Zvonko Ivezic (Fudbalski Klub Vojvodina -Novi Sad) 53rd)
Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Team Captain:Josip Katalinski
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Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks


Date: June 9, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Norway 1-Yugoslavia 3
Venue: Oslo-Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance:21,700
Referee: Edgar Pedersen (Denmark)
Goalscorers:
(Norway): Tom Lund 66
(Yugoslavia): Ivan Buljan 12, Vladislav Bogicevic 14, Ivica Surjak 27
Lineups:
Norway:
Erik Johannessen (Viking Stavanger) (Geir Karlsen (Dunfermline Athletic Football Club / Scotland) 71st)
Erling Meirik (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Reidar Goa (Viking Stavanger)            (Trond Pedersen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) 37th)
Jan Birkelund (Skeid –Oslo)   
Svein Grondalen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Harry Hestad (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)
Tor Egil  Johansen (Skeid –Oslo)   
Svein Kvia (Viking Stavanger)  
Stein Thunberg (Skeid –Oslo)  
Tom Lund (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo)  
Gabriel Høyland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time)

Coach: Nils Arne Eggen and Kjell Schau Andreassen
Other Substitutes:
Torkild Brakstad (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)
Jan Fuglset (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)
Aage Hareide (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Yugoslavia:
Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Josip Katalinski (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)  
Vladislav Bogicevic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Danilo Popivoda (Nogometni Klub Olimpija- Ljubljana) 
Brane Oblak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)   
Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)  (Vladimir Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd) 77th)
Zvonko Ivezic (Fudbalski Klub Vojvodina -Novi Sad)

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Booked: Drazen Muzinic
Team Captain:Josip Katalinski
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Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks



Date: June 30, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Sweden 3-Norway 1
Venue: Stockholm - Råsunda -Solna Stadion,Fotbollstadion       
Attendance: 9,580
Referee: Rudolf Glockner (East Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Sweden): Thomas Nordahl 33, 56, Ove Grahn 65 pen
(Norway): Erik Just Olsen 54 pen
Lineups:
Sweden:
Ronnie Hellström (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)  
Roland Andersson (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Roy Andersson (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Kent Karlsson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Eskilstuna)
Jorgen Augustsson (Landskrona Boll och Idrottssälskap)
Anders Linderoth (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo)    
Ove Grahn (Grasshopper -Club Zürich / Switzerland)  
Eine Fredriksson (GAIS (Göteborgs Atlet & Idrottssälskap)- Göteborg)  (Curt Olsberg (Djurgårdens Idrettsförening- Stockholm) 60th)
Roland Sandberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)   
Thomas Nordahl (Örebro Sportklubb)  
Benny Wendt (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Norrköping)   (Jan Mattsson (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo) 65th)

Coach: Georg Ericson
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Norway:
Erik Johannessen (Viking Stavanger) (Tore Antonsen (Hamarkameratene- Hedmark) 80th)
Erling Meirik (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Helge Karlsen (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)    
Svein Grondalen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Trond Pedersen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)  
Tor Egil  Johansen (Skeid –Oslo)          
Svein Kvia (Viking Stavanger)  
Erik Just Olsen (Os Turnforening)  
Frode Larsen (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen) (Stein Thunberg (Skeid –Oslo)   69th)
Helge Skuseth (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)  
Gabriel Høyland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time)

Coach: Nils Arne Eggen and Kjell Schau Andreassen
Other Substitutes:
Robert Nilsson (Frederikstad Fotballklubb-Ostfold)
Svein Mathisen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)  
Jan Birkelund (Skeid –Oslo)  
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks



Date: August 13, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Norway 0-Sweden 2
Venue: Oslo-Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance:18,011
Referee: Anders Mattsson (Finland)
Goalscorers:
(Norway): None 
(Sweden): Roland Sandberg 29, Thomas Sjöberg 53
Lineups:
Norway:
Tore Antonsen (Hamarkameratene- Hedmark)  
Trond Pedersen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)  
Helge Karlsen (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)    
Svein Grondalen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Sigbjørn Slinning (Viking Stavanger) 
Jan Hansen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Svein Kvia (Viking Stavanger)  
Stein Thunberg (Skeid –Oslo)             (Tor Egil  Johansen (Skeid –Oslo) 80th)
Frode Larsen (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)   
Helge Skuseth (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)  
Gabriel Høyland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time)  (Svein Mathisen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) 68th)

Coach: Nils Arne Eggen and Kjell Schau Andreassen
Booked: Sigbjorn Slinning
Other Substitutes:
Erik Johannessen (Viking Stavanger)  
Jan Birkelund (Skeid –Oslo)   
Erling Meirik (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Sweden:
Ronnie Hellström (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)    
Roland Andersson (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Kent Karlsson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Eskilstuna)
Björn Nordqvist (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)
Jorgen Augustsson (Landskrona Boll och Idrottssälskap)
Anders Linderoth (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo)    
Ove Grahn (Örgryte Idrottssällskap- Göteborg) 
Ralf Edström (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)    
Roland Sandberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)   
Thomas Sjöberg (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Benny Wendt (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Norrköping)  (Jan Mattsson (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo) 72nd)

Coach: Georg Ericson
Booked: Ralf Edstrom
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks



Date: September 3, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Northern Ireland 1-Sweden 2
Venue: Belfast - Windsor Park
Attendance:14,622
Referee: Hans Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Northern Ireland): Alan Hunter 32     
(Sweden): Thomas Sjöberg 45, Conny Torstensson 54     
Lineups:
Northern Ireland:
Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Christopher John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England
David Clements (Everton Football Club–Liverpool / England)
Ronald Victor Blair (Oldham Athletic Football Club / England)
Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England) (Samuel John  Morgan (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England) 65th)
Derek William Spence (Bury Football Club / England)
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Thomas A.Jackson (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Player-Coach: David Clements
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Sweden:
Ronnie Hellström (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)   
Roland Sandberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)  
Kent Karlsson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Eskilstuna)
Björn Nordqvist (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)
Jorgen Augustsson (Landskrona Boll och Idrottssälskap)
Eine Fredriksson (GAIS (Göteborgs Atlet & Idrottssälskap)- Göteborg)
Conny Torstensson (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)    
Anders Linderoth (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo)    
Curt Olsberg (Djurgårdens Idrettsförening- Stockholm)   (Staffan Tapper (Malmö Fotbollforening) 46th)
Thomas Sjöberg (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Jan Mattsson (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo)     

Coach: Georg Ericson
Booked: Jorgen Augustsson
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks

 
Photo From: World Soccer , October 1975
(September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, Northern Ireland 1-Sweden 2)

Date: October 15, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Yugoslavia 3-Sweden 0
Venue: Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir
Attendance:60,000
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
Goalscorers:
(Yugoslavia): Brane Oblak 18, Franjo Vladic 50 , Drago Vabec 82
(Sweden): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (18th minute, Yugoslavia): Dzajic sent a long cross from the right side into the box for Oblak to score.
2:0 (50th minute, Yugoslavia): Buljan crossed from the right side, Surjak headed across the box for Vladic to score.
3:0 (82nd minute, Yugoslavia): Dzajic’s cross from the left side was volleyed in by Vabec.
Lineups:
Yugoslavia:
Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Brane Oblak  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany)
Josip Katalinski (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice / France)  
Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Drago Vabec (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)
Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Dragan Dzajic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Team Captain:Brane Oblak
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Sweden:
Ronnie Hellström (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)   
Roland Andersson (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Kent Karlsson (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Eskilstuna)
Björn Nordqvist (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)
Jorgen Augustsson (Landskrona Boll och Idrottssälskap)
Anders Linderoth (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo)    
Staffan Tapper (Malmö Fotbollforening)
Conny Torstensson (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)   
Roland Sandberg (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / West Germany)   
Thomas Sjöberg (Malmö Fotbollforening)  (Jan Mattsson (Östers Idrottsförening- Vaxjo) 58th)
Ralf Edström (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)    

Coach: Georg Ericson
Team Captain:
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Date: October 29, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Northern Ireland 3-Norway 0
Venue: Belfast - Windsor Park
Attendance:8,923
Referee: Gudjon Finngobasson (Iceland)
Goalscorers:
(Northern Ireland): Sammy Morgan 2, Sammy McIlroy 5, Bryan Hamilton 53
(Norway): None
Lineups:
Northern Ireland:
Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Christopher John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England
Thomas A.Jackson (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Samuel John  Morgan (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England (George Terence Cochrane (Coleraine Football Club) 60th)
Johnny Jamison (Glentoran Football Club-Belfast)
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Thomas A.Jackson (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Player-Coach: David Clements
Team Captain:
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Norway:
Geir Karlsen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening-Oslo) (Tom Rüsz Jacobsen (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík / Iceland) 68th)
Trond Pedersen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)  
Svein Grondalen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)    (Børge Josefsen (Skeid –Oslo) 50th)
Helge Karlsen (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)    
Sigbjørn Slinning (Viking Stavanger) 
Jan Hansen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)  
Svein Kvia (Viking Stavanger)  
Helge Skuseth (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)  
Gabriel Høyland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time)
Pål Jacobsen (Hamarkameratene- Hedmark)  
Harry Hestad (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)

Coach: Nils Arne Eggen and Kjell Schau Andreassen
Other Substitutes:
Rune Ottesen (SportsklubbVard Haugesund-Rogaland)  
Arne Dokken (Strømsgodset Idrettsforening- Drammen)   
Arne Larsen Oakland (SportsklubbVard Haugesund-Rogaland) 
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Date: November 19, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 3
Result: Yugoslavia 1-Northern Ireland 0
Venue: Beograd (Belgrade), Stadion JNA (Jugoslavenska Norodna Armia) (Stadium of the Army)   
Attendance:21,545
Referee: Antonio Camacho Jimenez (Spain)
Goalscorers:
(Yugoslavia): Brane Oblak 21
(Northern Ireland): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (21stminute, Yugoslavia): Vladic sent Surjak through, his shot hit the bar, Oblak picked up rebound.
Lineups:
Yugoslavia:
Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)   
Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Brane Oblak (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany)
Josip Katalinski (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice / France)   
Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Momcilo Vukotic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd)
Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Dragan Dzajic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Team Captain:Dragan Dzajic
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Northern Ireland:
Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)
Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)
Peter William Scott (Everton Football Club–Liverpool / England)
Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Christopher John Nicholl (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England
David Clements (Everton Football Club–Liverpool / England)
Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)
Thomas Finney (Sunderland Association Football Club / England)
Samuel John  Morgan (Aston Villa Football Club–Birmingham/ England
Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Thomas A.Jackson (Manchester United Football Club / England) (Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forrest Football Club / England) 31st)

Player-Coach: David Clements
Booked: Sammy McIlroy
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Compendium to the 1976 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 4 (Group 4)

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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4


September 25, 1974 (Copenhagen, Denmark 1-Spain 2)
October 13, 1974 (Copenhagen, Denmark 0-Romania 0)
November 20, 1974 (Glasgow, Scotland 1-Spain 2)
February 5, 1975 (Valencia, Spain 1-Scotland 1)
April 17, 1975 (Madrid, Spain 1-Romania 1)
May 11, 1975 (Bucharest, Romania 6-Denmark 1)
June 1, 1975 (Bucharest, Romania 1-Scotland 1)
September 3, 1975 (Copenhagen, Denmark 0-Scotland 1)
October 12, 1975 (Barcelona, Spain 2-Denmark 0)
October 29, 1975 (Glasgow, Scotland 3-Denmark 1)
November 16, 1975 (Bucharest, Romania 2-Spain 2)
December 17, 1975 (Glasgow, Scotland 1-Romania 1)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Spain
6
3
3
0
10
6
4
9
2
Romania
6
1
5
0
11
6
5
7
3
Scotland
6
2
3
1
8
6
2
7
4
Denmark
6
0
1
5
3
14
-11
1

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


Date: September 25, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Denmark 1-Spain 2
Venue:København (Copenhagen)- Idrætsparken
Attendance:27,300
Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)
Goalscorers:
(Denmark): Kristen Nygaard 48 pen
(Spain): Jose Claramunt 25 pen, José Martinez 40 
Summary of goals:
0:1 (25th minute, Spain): Spain were awarded their penalty kick after Asensi was fouled by Seneca in the box. Jose Claramunt scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
0:2 (40th minute, Spain): From the Spanish half, José Martinez was released on the right side, he went in and scored from a close angle.
1:2 (48th minute, Denmark): Denmark were awarded their penalty kick after Sol handled in the box. Kristen Nygaard scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
Denmark:
Benno Larsen (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)  
Flemming Mortensen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)
Henning Munk Jensen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)
Morten Olsen (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge / Belgium) 
Jørgen Rasmussen  (Randers Sportsklub Freja)
Keld Seneca (Sturm Graz Sportklub / Austria)
Niels Sørensen (KB-Kjøbenhavns Boldklub-Copenhagen) (Jørgen Jørgensen(Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening) 70th)
Kristen Nygaard (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) '67 –Alkmaar/ Holland)
Allan Simonsen(Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)
Henning Jensen(Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)
Niels-Christian Holmstrøm (KB-Kjøbenhavns Boldklub-Copenhagen) (Ove Flindt Bjerg (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck / Austria) 46th)

Coach: Rudi Strittich (Austria)
Booked: Henning Munk Jensen
Team Captain:Niels-Christian Holmstrøm
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Spain:
José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)
Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
José LuisCaponGonzález (Club Atlético de Madrid)  
Jesus Martinez Ribadeneyra (Valencia Club de Fútbol)        
Angel CastellanosCéspedes (Granada Club de Fútbol )
Roberto Juan MartinezMartinez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) (Juan AntonioGarcia Soriano (Real Murcia Club de Fútbol) 61st)
José Claramunt Torres  (Valencia Club de Fútbol)
Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón) 
Juan Manuel ‘Asensi’ Ripoll (Club de FútbolBarcelona)
Pina Morales Marcial(Club de FútbolBarcelona) 

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  
Booked: José Claramunt
Sent off: José Claramunt 70
Other Substitutes:
Juan Antonio ‘Deusto’ Olagorta (Malaga)
Antonio ‘Benitez’ Fernandez (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla) 
José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’(Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Manuel de la Cuesta Martinez ‘Manolin Cuesta’ (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona)
Jose Ignacio ‘Churruca’ Sistiaga  (Real Sporting de Gijón) 
Team Captain:José Claramunt
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Note:
1-First cap for Angel CastellanosCéspedes and Juan AntonioGarcia Soriano.
2- Spanish Goalscorer Claramunt was sent off for repeatedly encroaching on a free kick.
3- Spanish Goalscorer Martinez was substituted after being injured.
4- Denmark formally protested Argentine born Roberto Martinez’s eligibility.



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(September 25, 1974, EC Qualifier, Denmark 1-Spain 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(September 25, 1974, EC Qualifier, Denmark 1-Spain 2)


Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006
(Spain squad, September 25, 1974, EC Qualifier, Denmark 1-Spain 2)




Date: October 13, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Denmark 0-Romania 0
Venue:København (Copenhagen)- Idrætsparken
Attendance:15,700
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Denmark): None
(Romania): None
Lineups:
Denmark:
Benno Larsen (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)  
Flemming Mortensen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)
Henning Munk Jensen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)
Steen Danielsen  (Randers Sportsklub Freja)
Jørgen Rasmussen  (Randers Sportsklub Freja)
Morten Olsen (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge / Belgium) 
Jørgen Jørgensen(Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)  
Benny Nielsen (Racing White Daring Molenbeek / Belgium) 
Flemming Lund (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium) 
Niels-Christian Holmstrøm (KB-Kjøbenhavns Boldklub-Copenhagen)
Ulrik le Fevre (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)     

Coach: Rudi Strittich (Austria)
Team Captain:Niels-Christian Holmstrøm
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Note:
1- Denmark were missing Allan Simonsen and Henning Jensen as both had Matches with their respective West German clubs that day.


Romania:
Necula Raducanu (Clubul Sportiv Rapid- Bucureşti)   
Florin Cheran(Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Dumitru Antonescu (Farul)
Alexandru Satmareanu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Teodor Anghelini (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Cornel Dinu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Ion Dumitru(Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Radu Nunweiler(Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Mircea Lucescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   (Radu Troi (Fotbal Club Arges Pitesti) 80th)
Attila Kun (Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea) 
Anghel Iordanescu(Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   

Coach: Valentin Stanescu
Booked: Cornel Dinu
Team Captain:Cornel Dinu
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Date: November 20, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Scotland 1-Spain 2
Venue: Glasgow, Hampden Park  
Attendance:94,331
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
Linesmen: Matthias and Goriupp (Austria)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland): William John Bremner 11
(Spain): Quini 36, 61
Summary of goals:
1:0 (11th minute, Scotland): Iribar fumbled Deans’ header, Bremner picked up the rebound.
1:1 (36th minute, Spain): Castellanos crossed for Quini to score.
1:2 (61st minute, Spain): 
Lineups:
Scotland:
David Harvey  (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
William Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Alexander Forsyth (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Gordon McQueen  (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Kenneth Burns (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
William John Bremner  (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Graeme James Souness (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
Thomas Hutchison (Coventry City Football Club / England) Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) 64th)  
James Johnstone (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
John Kelly ‘Dixie’ Deans (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) (Peter Patrick Lorimer (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 64th)
Joseph Jordan  (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Coach: William Esplin Ormond
Booked: Joe Jordan 72
Team Captain:William John Bremner
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Spain:
José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Angel CastellanosCéspedes (Granada Club de Fútbol )
Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
José LuisCaponGonzález (Club Atlético de Madrid)  
Miguel ‘Migueli’ Bernardo Bianqueti (Club de FútbolBarcelona) (Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)75th)
Enrique Alvarez Costas(Club de FútbolBarcelona)
Roberto Juan MartinezMartinez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Angel Maria Villar Llona (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)         
Javier Planas Abad (Real Zaragoza)
Carlos Rexach Cerda (Club de FútbolBarcelona)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  
Booked: Villar 14, Migueli 19, Rexach 65 or 88, Planas 74 or 90
Other Substitutes:
Jose Ignacio ‘Churruca’ Sistiaga  (Real Sporting de Gijón) 
Miguel AngelGonzález Suárez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
José Antonio ‘Camacho’Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Rafael ‘Jaen’ Rodriguez (Sevilla Club de Fútbol)
Team Captain:Carlos Rexach Cerda
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Note:
1-Quini scored a goal that was ruled out in the 64thminute.
2-Iribar saved a penalty kick by Thomas Hutchison in the 20thminute. This was awarded after Migueli had handled in the box.
3-Iribar tied Ricardo Zamora’s International appearance record of 46 matches.
4-First cap for Miguel ‘Migueli’Bernardo Bianqueti and Javier Planas Abad.


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Scotland 1-Spain 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Scotland 1-Spain 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Scotland 1-Spain 2)

Photo From: Shoot, April 19, 1975
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Scotland 1-Spain 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(Spain squad, November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Scotland 1-Spain 2)

Date: February 5, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Spain 1-Scotland 1
Venue: Valencia-Estadio Luis Casanova
Attendance:40,952
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
Linesmen: Rion and Faute (Belgium)
Goalscorers:
(Spain): Megido 67   
(Scotland): Joe Jordan 1
Summary of goals:
0:1 (1st minute, Scotland): Burns’ shot hit the crossbar and Jordan headed in the rebound.
1:1 (67th minute, Spain): Rexach crossed from left side, Megido headed the ball, Harvey couldn’t stop the ball from going in, though Martin appeared to have handld on the way in. At first the referee pointed to the spot, before the linesman signalled that the ball had crossed the line.
Lineups:
Spain:
José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)
Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
José Antonio ‘Camacho’Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Enrique Alvarez Costas(Club de FútbolBarcelona)(Miguel ‘Migueli’ Bernardo Bianqueti (Club de FútbolBarcelona)70th)
José Claramunt Torres (Valencia Club de Fútbol)
Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)
Angel Maria Villar Llona (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
José Eulogio GarateOrmaechea (Club Atlético de Madrid)  (Alfredo MegidoSanchez (Real Sporting de Gijón) 66th)
Juan Manuel ‘Asensi’ Ripoll (Club de FútbolBarcelona)
Carlos Rexach Cerda  (Club de FútbolBarcelona)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain) 
Booked: Jose Antonio Camacho 77
Other Substitutes:
Juan Antonio ‘Deusto’ Olagorta (Malaga)
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (Club Atlético de Madrid)
José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’(Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Team Captain:José Claramunt Torres
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Note:
1-First cap for Camacho and Megido.
2-On January 28, Roberto Martinez withdrew due to eligibility issues.



Scotland:
David Harvey (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
William Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Gordon McQueen (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Martin McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Daniel Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
William John Bremner (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Charles Cooke (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
Thomas Hutchison (Coventry City Football Club / England)
Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
Joseph Jordan (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (Derek James Parlane (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow) 80th)
Kenneth Burns (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (Paul Wilson (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) 75th)

Coach: William Esplin Ormond
Booked: Billy Bremner 29, Charles Cooke, Thomas Hutchison 77 (or Robert Clark in some sources)
Team Captain:William John Bremner
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Note:
1-In another source, parlane’s substitution is shown in the 66thminute.


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(February 5, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 1-Scotland 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(Spain squad, February 5, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 1-Scotland 1)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006
(Spain squad, February 5, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 1-Scotland 1)


Date: April 17, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Spain 1-Romania 1
Venue: Madrid- Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) 
Attendance:100,000
Referee: Charles Georeg Rainier Corver (Holland)
Linesmen: Hoppenbrauwer and Mulder (Holland)
Goalscorers:
(Spain): Manuel Velásquez 6
(Romania): Zoltan Crisan 70
Summary of goals:
1:0 (6th minute, Spain): Rexach took a corner on the left side towards Capon. He crossed for del Bosque who gave it to Velazquez to score.
1:1 (70th minute, Romania): A free kick from midfield reached Crisan who went around Benito to score.
Lineups:
Spain:
José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
José Antonio ‘Camacho’Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
José LuisCaponGonzález (Club Atlético de Madrid)  
Vicente ‘Del Bosque’ Gonzalez  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) 
Manuel Velásquez Villaverde (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) (Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (Club Atlético de Madrid) 46th)
José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’(Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Carlos Rexach Cerda  (Club de FútbolBarcelona)
Carlos ‘Santillana’ Alonso Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)  
José Eulogio GarateOrmaechea (Club Atlético de Madrid)  

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  
Booked:  Jose Camacho 77
Other Substitutes:
Miguel AngelGonzález Suárez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Angel CastellanosCéspedes (Granada Club de Fútbol )
Ignacio Cortabarria Abarralegui (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)
Juan AntonioGarcia Soriano (Real Murcia Club de Fútbol)
Team Captain:Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’
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Note:
1-First cap for Vicente del Bosque and Carlos Santillana.


Romania:
Necula Raducanu (Clubul Sportiv Rapid- Bucureşti)   
Florin Cheran (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Alexandru Satmareanu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Gabriel Sandu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Teodor Anghelini (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Ilie Balaci (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova)    
Ion Dumitru(Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Radu Nunweiler (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)  (Zoltan Crisan (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova) 43rd)
Mircea Lucescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Dudu Georgescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Attila Kun (Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea)  (Anghel Iordanescu (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)43rd)

Coach: Valentin Stanescu
Booked: Ilie Balaci 62, Alexandru Satmareanu Ii 81
Team Captain:Mircea Lucescu
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Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(April 17, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 1-Romania 1)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(Spain squad, April 17, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 1-Romania 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(Spain squad, April 17, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 1-Romania 1)


Date: May 11, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Romania 6-Denmark 1
Venue:Bucureşti (Bucharest) -Stadionul 23 August
Attendance:61,000
Referee:Nicolas Zlatanos (Greece)
Goalscorers:
(Romania): Dudu Georgescu 28,76, Zoltan Crisan 40,59, Mircea Lucescu 83, Cornel Dinu 85
(Denmark): Peter Dahl 86
Summary of goals:
1:0 (28th minute, Romania): Georgescu received a pass in the box and lobbed over Per Poulsen.
2:0 (40th minute, Romania): From the middle, Dobrin released Lucescu on the  left side his cross was volleyed in by Crisan.
3:0 (59th minute, Romania):  A long cross from the left side reached Crisan who went around Per Poulsen to score.
4:0 (76th minute, Romania): Lucescu’s cross from the left side was headed in by Georgescu.
5:0 (83rd minute, Romania): A cross from left side was tapped in by Lucescu.
6:0 (85th minute, Romania): Dinu scored from a shot from just outside of the box.
6:1 (86th minute, Denmark): Peter Dahl scored from a free kick
Lineups:
Romania:
Necula Raducanu (Clubul Sportiv Rapid- Bucureşti)   
Florin Cheran (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Alexandru Satmareanu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Gabriel Sandu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Teodor Anghelini (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Cornel Dinu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Ion Dumitru(Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   (Ilie Balaci (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova)80th)
Nicolae Dobrin (Fotbal Club Arges Pitesti)  (Attila Kun (Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea) 80th)
Zoltan Crisan (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova)    
Dudu Georgescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Mircea Lucescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   

Coach: Valentin Stanescu
Team Captain:Cornel Dinu
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Denmark:
Benno Larsen (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)(Per Poulsen(Boldklubben 1903-Copenhagen) 21st)
Flemming Mortensen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)
Henning Munk Jensen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)
Lars Larsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)
Jørgen Rasmussen(Randers Sportsklub Freja)
Morten Olsen (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Cercle Brugge / Belgium) 
Niels Sørensen(KB-Kjøbenhavns Boldklub-Copenhagen)  (Frank Nielsen(Frederikshavn forenede Idrætsklubber)63rd)
Jørgen Jørgensen(Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)
Birger Mauritzen(Vanløse Idræts Forening)
Peter Dahl(Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 e.V. / West Germany)
Eigil Nielsen (Fußball Club Basel 1893 / Switzerland)

Coach: Rudi Strittich (Austria)
Team Captain:Jørgen Rasmussen
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Date: June 1, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Romania 1-Scotland 1
Venue:Bucureşti (Bucharest) -Stadionul 23 August        
Attendance:52,203
Referee: Ertugrul Dilek (Turkey)
Goalscorers:
(Romania): Dudu Georgescu 22
(Scotland): Gordon McQueen 89
Summary of goals:
1:0 (22nd minute, Romania): Lucescu’s cross from the right side was headed in by Georgescu.
1:1 (89th minute, Scotland):  A cross from right side was deflected back into the path of McQueen who volleyed home.
Lineups:
Romania:
Necula Raducanu (Clubul Sportiv Rapid- Bucureşti)   
Florin Cheran (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Alexandru Satmareanu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Gabriel Sandu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Teodor Anghelini (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Cornel Dinu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Ion Dumitru (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Nicolae Dobrin (Fotbal Club Arges Pitesti)  (Attila Kun (Fotbal Club Bihor Oradea) 82nd)
Zoltan Crisan (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova)    
Dudu Georgescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)(Ilie Balaci (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova)38th)
Mircea Lucescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   

Coach: Valentin Stanescu
Booked: Florin Cheran, Ilie Balaci
Team Captain:Cornel Dinu
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Scotland:
James Grady Brown (Sheffield United Football Club / England)
Daniel Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
Alexander Forsyth (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Francis Michael Munro (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)
Gordon McQueen (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Bruce David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England) (Thomas Hutchison (Coventry City Football Club / England) 66th)
Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
William Fergus Miller (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
Derek James Parlane (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Luigi ‘Lou’ Macari (Manchester United Football Club / England) (Robert Sharp Robinson (Dundee Football Club) 66t)
Arthur Duncan (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh)

Coach: William Esplin Ormond
Booked: Gordon McQueen, Bruce David Rioch, Alexander Forsyth
Team Captain:Gordon McQueen
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:

1-Derek Parlane scored a goal which was disallowed after Lou Macari was ruled offside. Gordon Mc Queen protested this decision and was booked.


Date: September 3, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Denmark 0-Scotland 1
Venue:København (Copenhagen)- Idrætsparken
Attendance:40,300
Referee:Robert Schaut (Belgium)
Goalscorers:
(Denmark): None
(Scotland): Joseph Montgomery Harper 51
Lineups:
Denmark:
Birger Jensen (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)
Flemming Mortensen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)         
Henning Munk Jensen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)
Lars Larsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)
Niels Tune (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)
Ole Bjørnmose(Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / West Germany)
Ove Flindt Bjerg (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck / Austria)
Benny Nielsen (Racing White Daring Molenbeek / Belgium) 
Allan Simonsen(Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)
Henning Jensen(Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / West Germany)
Ulrik le Fevre(Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)

Coach: Rudi Strittich (Austria)
Team Captain:Ulrik le Fevre
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Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks


Scotland:
David Harvey (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Daniel Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
Alexander Forsyth (Manchester United Football Club / England)
William John Bremner (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Gordon McQueen (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Martin McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Peter Patrick Lorimer (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
Joseph Montgomery Harper (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh)
Bruce David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England)
Thomas Hutchison (Coventry City Football Club / England) (Arthur Duncan (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh) 70th)

Coach: William Esplin Ormond
Booked: Alexander Forsyth
Team Captain:William John Bremner
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks



Date: October 12, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Spain 2-Denmark 0
Venue:Barcelona-Estadio Sarria
Attendance:20,000
Referee: Paul Bonnett (Malta)
Goalscorers:
(Spain): Pirri 41, Benito 85
(Denmark): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (41st minute, Spain): Vicnete del Bosque crossed from the left, benno Larsen missed his exit and Pirri scored easily.
2:0 (85th minute, Spain): Benito combined with Marcial and Santillana , got the ball back and scored.
Lineups:
Spain:
Miguel AngelGonzález Suárez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
José AntonioRamosHuete (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona)
José LuisCaponGonzález (Club Atlético de Madrid)  
Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Miguel ‘Migueli’ Bernardo Bianqueti (Club de FútbolBarcelona)
Pina Morales Marcial(Club de FútbolBarcelona) 
Daniel Solsona Puig (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona)
Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Carlos ‘Santillana’ Alonso Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)  
Vicente ‘Del Bosque’ Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)   (Juan Manuel ‘Asensi’ Ripoll (Club de FútbolBarcelona) 46th)
Carlos Rexach Cerda  (Club de FútbolBarcelona) (Ignacio Churruca Sistiaga (Real Sporting de Gijón) 66th)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  
Other Substitutes:
José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)
José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’(Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Team Captain:Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’  
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Note:
1-First cap for Miguel AngelGonzález Suárez and José AntonioRamosHuete.

Denmark:
Benno Larsen (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)
Johnny Hansen(Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)
Henning Munk Jensen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)
Lars Larsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)
John Andersen(Boldklubben 1903-Copenhagen)
Ole Rasmussen (Næstved Idræts-Forening)
Niels Sørensen(KB-Kjøbenhavns Boldklub-Copenhagen)  (Carsten Nielsen (Boldklubben 1903-Copenhagen) 46th)
Heino Hansen (Fußball -Club Sankt-Pauli 1910 e.V.-Hamburg / West Germany)
Ove Flindt Bjerg (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck / Austria)
Peter Dahl(Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 e.V. / West Germany)
Lars Bastrup(IHF (Idrætsforeningen Hasle-Fuglebakken) –Aarhus)   

Coach: Rudi Strittich (Austria)
Booked: John Andersen, Henning Munk Jensen
Team Captain:Henning Munk Jensen
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Note:
1-In another source, Nielsen’s substitution isn shown in the 57thminute.



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 2-Denmark 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 2-Denmark 0)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006
(Spain squad, October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Spain 2-Denmark 0)



Date: October 29, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Scotland 3-Denmark 1
Venue: Glasgow, Hampden Park  
Attendance:48,000
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland): Kenny Dalglish 48, Bruce Rioch 54, Edward MacDougall 61
(Denmark): Lars Bastrup 20
Summary of goals:
0:1 (20th minute, Denmark): Kolding’s cross as headed in by Lars Bastrup.
1:1 (48th minute, Scotland): A long free kick into the box was headed down by Jackson and Dalglish scored in front of goal.
2:1 (54th minute, Scotland): Rioch scored from free kick.
3:1 (61st minute, Scotland): Gemmill’s free kick from the left side was headed by Jackson, Benno Larsen parried the effort and MacDougall picked up the rebound.
Lineups:
Scotland:
David Harvey (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Daniel Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
Stewart Mackie Houston (Manchester United Football Club / England)
John Greig (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Colin MacDonald Jackson          (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Bruce David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England)
Peter Patrick Lorimer (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)
Edward John MacDougall (Norwich City Football Club / England) (Derek James Parlane (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow) 85th)
Richard ‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
Archibald Gemmill (Derby County Football Club / England)

Coach: William Esplin Ormond
Team Captain:John Greig
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks


Denmark:
Benno Larsen (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening)
Johnny Hansen(Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)
Henning Munk Jensen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)
Lars Larsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)
John Andersen(Boldklubben 1903-Copenhagen) 
Niels Tune (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening) (Frank Nielsen(Frederikshavn forenede Idrætsklubber) 70th)
Niels Sørensen(KB-Kjøbenhavns Boldklub-Copenhagen) 
Kristen Nygaard (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) '67 –Alkmaar/ Holland)
Jens Kolding (Boldklubben af 1893-Copenhagen)
Lars Bastrup(IHF (Idrætsforeningen Hasle-Fuglebakken) –Aarhus)   
Heino Hansen (Fußball -Club Sankt-Pauli 1910 e.V.-Hamburg / West Germany)

Coach: Rudi Strittich (Austria)
Team Captain:Henning Munk Jensen
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
     
Photo From: Shoot, November 22, 1975
(October 29, 1975, EC Qualifier, Scotland 3-Denmark 1)




Date: November 16, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Romania 2-Spain 2
Venue:Bucureşti (Bucharest) -Stadionul 23 August
Attendance:50,000
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
Linesmen: Wihman and Hovel (West Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Romania): Dudu Georgescu 72 pen, Anghel Iordanescu 80
(Spain): Villar 29, Carlos Santillana 57
Summary of goals:
0:1 (29th minute, Spain): Rojo crossed from the left side for Villar to score.
0:2 (57th minute, Spain): Vicente del Bosque crossed from the left side for  Santillana to score.
1:2 (72nd minute, Romania): Georgescu scored from a penalty kick.
2:2 (80th minute, Romania): Iordanescu took a long range shot from outside the box that took a slight deflection before going in.
Lineups:
Romania:
Necula Raducanu (Clubul de Fotbal Sportul Studentesc- Bucureşti)   
Teodor Anghelini (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Alexandru Satmareanu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Gabriel Sandu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Teodor Lucuta(Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Cornel Dinu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Dudu Georgescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Nicolae Dobrin(Fotbal Club Arges Pitesti)
Mircea Lucescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Mircea Sandu (Clubul de Fotbal Sportul Studentesc- Bucureşti)   (Anghel Iordanescu (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti) 46th)
Constantin Zamfir (Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)(Zoltan Crisan (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova)61st)

Coach: Valentin Stanescu
Booked: Cornel Dinu 61
Team Captain:Cornel Dinu
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Spain:
Miguel AngelGonzález Suárez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) 
Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
José Antonio ‘Camacho’Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Angel Maria Villar Llona (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Miguel ‘Migueli’ Bernardo Bianqueti (Club de FútbolBarcelona)
Vicente ‘Del Bosque’ Gonzalez  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)        
Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón) (Jesus Maria ‘Satrustegui’ Azpiroz (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) 88th)
Carlos ‘Santillana’ Alonso Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)  
José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’(Club Atlético de Bilbao)(Francisco Fortes(Club de FútbolBarcelona)75th)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  
Booked: Juan Cruz Sol Oria 33, Jose Antonio Camacho 51, Miguel Angel 71
Other Substitutes:
Juan Antonio ‘Deusto’ Olagorta (Hercules de Alicante)
José AntonioRamosHuete (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona)
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano (Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Team Captain:Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’
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Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, Black Socks
Note:
1-UEFA had changed the Swiss Refereeing trio with a West German one.
2-First cap for Jesus Maria ‘Satrustegui’ Azpiroz and Francisco Fortes.

3-First ever Spanish International match to be shown in color on Television.


Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006
(Spain squad, November 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, Romania 2-Spain 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(Spain squad, November 16, 1975, EC Qualifier, Romania 2-Spain 2)



Date: December 17, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4
Result: Scotland 1-Romania 1
Venue: Glasgow, Hampden Park  
Attendance:11,375
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Scotland): Bruce Rioch 39
(Romania): Zoltan Crisan 74
Summary of goals:
1:0 (39th minute, Scotland): Rioch scored from a free kick.
1:1 (74th minute, Romania): Iuliu Hajnal went past buchan and slipped the ball past Cruickshank.
Lineups:
Scotland:
James Fergus Cruickshank (Heart of Midlothian)
John Brownlie (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh)
William Donachie (Manchester City Football Club / England)
Martin McLean Buchan (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Colin MacDonald Jackson          (Rangers Football Club -Glasgow)
Bruce David Rioch (Derby County Football Club / England)
John Doyle (Ayr United Football Club)  (Peter Patrick Lorimer (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) 73rd)
Richard ‘Asa’ Hartford (Manchester City Football Club / England)
Andrew Mullen Gray (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) (Edward John MacDougall (Norwich City Football Club / England) 73rd)
Archibald Gemmill (Derby County Football Club / England)

Coach: William Esplin Ormond
Booked: John Doyle
Team Captain:Martin McLean Buchan
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks

Romania:
Necula Raducanu (Clubul de Fotbal Sportul Studentesc- Bucureşti)   
Florin Cheran (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Alexandru Satmareanu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
 Gabriel Sandu(Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Teodor Anghelini(Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   
Cornel Dinu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Ladislau Boloni (Asociatia Sportiva Armata Tîrgu-Mures)   
Mihai Romila (Politehnica Iasi)  (Iuliu Hajnal (Asociatia Sportiva Armata Tîrgu-Mures)58th)
Mircea Lucescu(Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)  (Zoltan Crisan (Clubului Sportiv Universitatea Craiova) 60th)
Dudu Georgescu (Clubul Sportiv Dinamo Bucureşti)   
Anghel Iordanescu(Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua- Bucureşti)   

Coach: Cornel Dragusin
Booked: Anghel Iordanescu, Cornel Dinu, Teodor Anghelini
Team Captain:Cornel Dinu
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Compendium to the 1976 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 5 (Group 5)

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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5


September 1, 1974 (Helsinki, Finland 1-Poland 2)
September 25, 1974 (Helsinki, Finland 1-Holland 3)
October 9, 1974 (Poznan, Poland 3-Finland 0)
November 20, 1974 (Rotterdam, Holland 3-Italy 1)
April 19, 1975 (Rome, Italy 0-Poland 0)
June 5, 1975 (Helsinki, Finland 0-Italy 1)
September 3, 1975 (Nijmegen, Holland 4-Finland 1)
September 10, 1975 (Chorzow, Poland 4-Holland 1)
September 27, 1975 (Rome, Italy 0-Finland 0)
October 15, 1975 (Amsterdam, Holland 3-Poland 0)
October 26, 1975 (Warsaw, Poland 0-Italy 0)
November 22, 1975 (Rome, Italy 1-Holland 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Holland
6
4
0
2
14
8
6
8
2
Poland
6
3
2
1
9
5
4
8
3
Italy
6
2
3
1
3
3
0
7
4
Finland
6
0
1
5
3
13
-10
1

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




Date: September 1, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Finland 1-Poland 2
Venue: Helsinki -Olympiastadion 
Attendance:20,000        
Referee: John Wright Peterson (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(Finland): Timo Rahja 3
(Poland): Andrzej Szarmach 23, Grzegorz Lato 51
Lineups:
Finland:
Pertti Alaja (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)
Henry Forssell (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)
Arto Tolsa (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging-Antwerpen / Belgium)
Erkki Vihtilä (Ilves-Kissat Tampere)
Esko Ranta (Haka Valkeakoski)
Jouko Suomalainen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
Timo Rahja (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)  (Antero Nikkanen (MP (Mikkelin Palloilijat)-Mikkeli) 81)
Aki Heiskanen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
Miikka Toivola (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)
Matti Paatelainen (Haka Valkeakoski)  (Jarmo Manninen (Porin Ässät-Pori) 64th)
Juha-Pekka Laine (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)

Coach: Olavi Laaksonen
Booked: Aki Heiskanen 48
Team Captain:Jouko Suomalainen
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Poland:
Jan Tomaszewski (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz) 
Antoni Szymanowski (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
Jerzy Gorgoń (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)  
Mirosław Bulzacki (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz) 
Adam Musiał (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
Henryk Kasperczak (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)  (Marek Kusto (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow) 77th)
Lesław Ćmikiewicz (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
 Zygmunt Maszczyk (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Grzegorz Lato (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec) 
Andrzej Szarmach (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)   
Robert Gadocha (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)

Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Other Substitutes:
Kazimierz Deyna (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Zdzisław Kapka (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
Piotr Mowlik (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Stanisław Sobczyński (Klub Sportowy ROW (Rybnickiego Okregu Weglowego) Rybnik)
Team Captain:Lesław Ćmikiewicz
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks


Date: September 25, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Finland 1-Holland 3
Venue: Helsinki -Olympiastadion 
Attendance:20,449
Referee:Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany) 
Goalscorers:
(Finland): Timo Rahja 16     
(Holland): Johann Cruijff 28, 40, Johann Neeskens 51 pen
Lineups:
Finland:
Harri Holli (Lahden Reipas-Lahti) 
Raimo Saari (Turun Palloseura)
Arto Tolsa (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging-Antwerpen / Belgium)
Erkki Vihtilä (Ilves-Kissat Tampere)
Esko Ranta (Haka Valkeakoski)
Jouko Suomalainen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
Aki Heiskanen(KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)   (Olavi Rissanen KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)-Kuopio)60th)
Raimo Hukka (Lahden Reipas-Lahti) (Miikka Toivola (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki) 54th)
Timo Rahja (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)
Rutger Pettersson (Turun Pyrkivä-Turku) 
Juha-Pekka Laine (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)

Coach: Olavi Laaksonen
Booked: Arto Tolsa 33
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Holland:
16-Jan Jongbloed (Football Club Amsterdam)
2-Cornelis Claudius Henricus  ‘Cees’ Van Ierssel (Football Club Twente 65 - Enschede)
4-Arend ‘Arie’ Haan (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
3-Theodorus Jacobus ‘Theo’ De Jong (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)  
5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
6-Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
7-Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Club de FútbolBarcelona/ Spain)
10-Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem  (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)(Reinirus Wilhelmus Antonius ‘René’ Notten (Football Club Twente 65 - Enschede)46th)  
11-Peter Helmut Ressel (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
14-Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff  (Club de FútbolBarcelona/ Spain)
8-Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 66th)

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Booked: Johann Neeskens 52 , Johann Cruijff 67
Other Substitutes:
Wilhelmus Johannes Hendrikus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)
Derk ‘Dick’ Schneider(Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)  
Pieter Schrijvers (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax)   
Team Captain:Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff  
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

 
Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, September 25, 1974, EC Qualifier, Finland 1-Holland 3)

Date: October 9, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Poland 3-Finland 0
Venue: Poznań, Stadion Warty (Warta Poznan)
Attendance:30,000
Referee: Dušan Maksimović (Yugoslavia)
Goalscorers:
(Poland): Henryk Kasperczak 12, Robert Gadocha 14, Grzegorz Lato 53       
(Finland): None
Lineups:
Poland:
Jan Tomaszewski (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz) 
Antoni Szymanowski (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
Marian Ostafiński (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Jerzy Wyrobek (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Piotr Drzewiecki (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Henryk Kasperczak (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)  (Roman Jakóbczak (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech  Poznán) 53rd)
Kazimierz Deyna (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Bronisław Bula (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Grzegorz Lato (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec) 
Andrzej Szarmach (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)   (Joachim Marx (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów) 74th)
Robert Gadocha (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)

Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Booked: Andrzej Szarmach
Other Substitutes:
Romuald Chojnacki (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Piotr Mowlik (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Stanisław Sobczyński (Klub Sportowy ROW (Rybnickiego Okregu Weglowego) Rybnik)
Team Captain:Kazimierz Deyna
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Finland:
Harri Holli (Lahden Reipas-Lahti) 
Raimo Saari (Turun Palloseura)
Arto Tolsa (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging-Antwerpen / Belgium)
Erkki Vihtilä (Ilves-Kissat Tampere)
Esko Ranta (Haka Valkeakoski)
Jouko Suomalainen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
Aki Heiskanen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)   (Rutger Petterson (Turun Pyrkivä-Turku)46th)
Timo Rahja (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)
Miikka Toivola (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki)
Matti Paatelainen (Haka Valkeakoski)          (Juha-Pekka Laine (MVV (Maastrichtse Voetbal Vereniging)- Maastricht / Holland) 46th)
Olavi Rissanen KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)-Kuopio) 

Coach: Olavi Laaksonen
Team Captain:Jouko Suomalainen
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Photo From: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski
(Poland squad, October 9, 1974, EC Qualifier, Poland 3-Finland 0)


Date: November 20, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Holland 3-Italy 1
Venue: Rotterdam-Feyenoord-stadion (De Kuip)
Attendance:58,463
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (USSR)
Goalscorers:
(Holland): Robbie Rensenbrink 24, Johann Cruijff 64, 80
(Italy): Roberto Boninsegna 5       
Summary of goals:
0:1 (5th minute, Italy): Antongnoni’s long cross from the left side was headed in by Boninsegna.
1:1 (24th minute, Holland): Krol sent a cross into the box and Rensenbrink reached and scored with his outretshced leg.
2:1 (64th minute, Holland): A cross from left side was headed inside the box by Rensenbrink, it reached Cruyff who scored from a suspiciously offside position.
3:1 (80th minute, Holland): Surrbier after a one-two with Neeskens crossed from the right side for Cruyff to score.
Lineups:
Holland:
1-Jan Jongbloed (Football Club Amsterdam)
2-Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
6-Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Club de FútbolBarcelona/ Spain)
4-Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
3-Arend ‘Arie’ Haan (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 
8-Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (14-Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 46th)
7-Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes ‘Willy’ van der Kuijlen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
9-Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (Club de FútbolBarcelona/ Spain)
10-Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem  (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)  
11-Pieter Robert ‘Rob’ Resenbrink (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Booked: Wim van Hanegem 40
Other Substitutes:
Rene Notten (Football Club Twente 65 - Enschede)   
Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)
Derk ‘Dick’ Schneider(Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)  
Pieter Schrijvers (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax)
Team Captain:Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks
Note:
1-This was Willy van der Kuijlen’s first cap since October 1970.

Italy:
1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
2-Francesco Rocca (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
3-Moreno Roggi (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
4-Andrea Orlandini (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)
5-Francesco  Morini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
6-Luciano Zecchini (Associazione Calcio Milan)         
7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
8-Antonio Juliano (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)
9-Roberto Boninsegna (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       
10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
11-Pietro Anastasi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Coach: Fulvio Bernardini
Booked:Pietro Anastasi 41
Other Substitutes:
Enrico Albertosi (Associazione Calcio Milan)
Luigi Martini (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)
Vincenzo Guerini (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
Luciano Re Cecconi (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)
Giorgio Braglia (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)
Team Captain:Dino Zoff
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks
Note:
1-Giacinto facchetti was out injured. Dino Zoff captained Italy in his place.
2-Intermationald ebuts of Giancarlo Antognoni and Orlandini.


Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Holland 3-Italy 1)


Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Holland 3-Italy 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Holland 3-Italy 1)


Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Holland 3-Italy 1)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(Italy squad, November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Holland 3-Italy 1)



Date: April 19, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Italy 0-Poland 0
Venue: Roma –Lo Stadio Olimpico 
Attendance:80,000        
Referee: Robert Hélies (France)
Goalscorers:
(Italy): None
(Poland): None
Lineups:
Italy:
1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
2-Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
3-Francesco Rocca (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
4-Franco Cordova (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
5-Mauro Bellugi (Bologna Football Club)
6-Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   
7-Francesco Graziani (Torino Calcio 1906)
8-Giorgio Morini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
9-Giorgio Chinaglia (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)
10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
11-Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)

Coach:Fulvio Bernardini
Booked: Paolino Pulici
Other Substitutes:
Enrico Albertosi (Associazione Calcio Milan)
Gaetano Scirea (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Francesco  Morini (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         
Giuseppe Savoldi  (Bologna Football Club)
Team Captain:Giacinto Facchetti
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks
Note:
1-International debuts for Gentile, Cordova, Graziani and Morini.


Poland:
1-Jan Tomaszewski (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
2-Antoni Szymanowski (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
3-Jerzy Gorgoń (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)  
4-Władysław Żmuda (Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław)
5-Henryk Wawrowski (Morski Klub Sportowy Pogon-Szczecin)
6-Zygmunt Maszczyk (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
8-Henryk Kasperczak (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)  (13-Lesław Ćmikiewicz (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa) 46th)
7-Grzegorz Lato (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
9-Kazimierz Deyna (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
10-Andrzej Szarmach (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)  
11-Robert Gadocha (Football Club de Nantes / France)

Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Booked: Andrzej Szarmach
Other Substitutes:
Bronisław Bula (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Piotr Drzewiecki (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Kazimierz Kmiecik (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
Józef Kwiatkowski (Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław)
Jerzy Wyrobek (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Team Captain:Kazimierz Deyna
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks



Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, June 2016
(April 19, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 0-Poland 0)


Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(Italy squad, April 19, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 0-Poland 0)



Date: June 5, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Finland 0-Italy 1
Venue: Helsinki -Olympiastadion 
Attendance:17,000
Referee:Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Finland): None
(Italy): Giorgio Chinaglia 26 pen
Summary of goals:
0:1 (26th minute, Italy): Italy were awarded a penalty kick after Arto Tolsa fouled in the box. Giorgio Chinaglia scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
Finland:
Göran Enckelman (TPS (Turun Palloseura)-Turku)
Erkki Vihtilä (Ilves Tampere)
Arto Tolsa (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging-Antwerpen / Belgium)
Matti Paatelainen (Haka Valkeakoski)
Esko Ranta (Haka Valkeakoski)
Jouko Suomalainen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
Pauno Kymäläinen (TPS (Turun Palloseura)-Turku) (Olavi Rissanen (KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)-Kuopio) 46th)
Aki Heiskanen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
Jarmo Manninen (TPS (Turun Palloseura)-Turku)
Juha-Pekka Laine (MVV (Maastrichtse Voetbal Vereniging)- Maastricht / Holland)  (Kalle Nieminen (MiPK (Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat)-Mikkeli) 77th)
Miikka Toivola (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki) 

Coach: Aulis Rytkönen
Booked: Arto Tolsa
Other Substitutes:
Pekka Hieta (KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)-Kuopio)
Erkki Lehtinen (Haka Valkeakoski)
Jukka Pirinen (Haka Valkeakoski)
Team Captain:Matti Paatelainen
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Italy:
Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         
Francesco Rocca (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
Franco Cordova (Associazione Sportiva Roma) (Andrea Orlandini (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 46th)
Mauro Bellugi (Bologna Football Club)
Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   
Francesco Graziani (Torino Calcio 1906)
Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
Giorgio Chinaglia (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma)
Fabio Capello (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Roberto Bettega (Juventus Football Club-Torino)

Coach: Fulvio Bernardini
Booked: Francesco Graziani
Other Substitutes:
Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)
Gaetano Scirea (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Salvatore Esposito (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)
Giuseppe Savoldi (Bologna Football Club)
Team Captain:Giacinto Facchetti
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-International debut for Roberto Bettega.
2-The last match of Fulvio Bernardini as Coach before being Technical Diresctor.


Date: September 3, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Holland 4-Finland 1
Venue: Nijmegen  - De Goffert            
Attendance:19,189
Referee:Eric Smyton (Northern Ireland) 
Goalscorers:
(Holland): Willy van der Kuijlen 29, 35, 55, Harry Lubse 48
(Finland): Matti Paatelainen 9         
Lineups:
Holland:
Jan van Beveren (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)  
Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
Cornelis Karel ‘Niels’ Overweg (Football Club Twente 65 - Enschede)
Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)
Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem  (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
Henricus Carolus Gerardus ‘Harry’ Lubse (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes ‘Willy’ van der Kuijlen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Team Captain:Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks

Finland:
Göran Enckelman (TPS (Turun Palloseura)-Turku)
Erkki Vihtilä (Ilves Tampere)
Matti Paatelainen (Haka Valkeakoski)
Henry Forssell (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki) 
Esko Ranta (Haka Valkeakoski)
Jouko Suomalainen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
Aki Heiskanen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)   (Pertti Jantunen (Lahden Reipas-Lahti) 78th)
Hannu Hämäläinen (Lahden Reipas-Lahti)  (Juha-Pekka Laine (MVV (Maastrichtse Voetbal Vereniging)- Maastricht / Holland) 50th)
Olavi Rissanen (KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)-Kuopio) 
Ari Mäkynen (VPS (Vaasan Palloseura)- Vaasa)        
Eero Rissanen (KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)-Kuopio)

Coach: Aulis Rytkönen
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Light Blue Shorts, White Socks



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Holland squad, September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, Holland 4-Finland 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Holland squad, September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, Holland 4-Finland 1)



Date: September 10, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Poland 4-Holland 1
Venue: Chorzów- Stadion Śląski (Silesian Stadium)
Attendance:88,000
Referee: Patrick Partridge (England)
Goalscorers:
(Poland): Grzegorz Lato 16, Robert Gadocha 44, Andrzej Szarmach 64, 74
(Holland): Rene van der Kerkhof 81
Summary of goals:
1:0 (16th minute, Poland): A Dutch tackle directed the ball towards their own goalkeeper van Beveren. The loose ball was intercepted by Lato who lobbed and headed in an empty net.
2:0 (44th minute, Poland): Deyna quickly sent a free kick to Gadocha who went on to score by going around Jan van Beveren.
3:0 (64th minute, Poland): A cross from the left side was struck in by Szarmach.
4:0 (74th minute, Poland): Kasperczak sent a cross into the box for Szramach to score.
4:1 (81st minute, Holland): Cruyff’s ground level cross from the right side was struck in by Rene van der Kerkhof.
Lineups:
Poland:
1-Jan Tomaszewski (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
2-Antoni Szymanowski (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
5-Władysław Żmuda (Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław)
3-Mirosław Bulzacki (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz) 
4-Henryk Wawrowski (Morski Klub Sportowy Pogon-Szczecin)
8-Henryk Kasperczak (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
9-Kazimierz Deyna (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
6-Zygmunt Maszczyk (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
7-Grzegorz Lato (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
10-Andrzej Szarmach (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)  
11-Robert Gadocha (Football Club de Nantes / France)

Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Other Substitutes:
Bronisław Bula (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Lesław Ćmikiewicz (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Jan Domarski (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
Jan Karwecki (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech  Poznán)
Joachim Marx (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Marian Ostafiński (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Ryszard Polak (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
Team Captain:Kazimierz Deyna
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

Holland:
1-Jan van Beveren (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)  
2-Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
4-Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
3-Cornelis Karel ‘Niels’ Overweg (Football Club Twente 65 - Enschede) 
5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol  (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
7-Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
6-Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
10-Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem  (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam) (16-Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)46th)
8-Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
9-Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (Club de FútbolBarcelona/ Spain)
11-Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes ‘Willy’ van der Kuijlen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Other Substitutes:
Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 
Henricus Carolus Gerardus ‘Harry’ Lubse (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)
Gerrie Deijkers (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
Team Captain:Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks



Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, September 10, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 4-Holland 1)


Photo from: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski
(Poland squad, September 10, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 4-Holland 1)



Date: September 27, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Italy 0-Finland 0
Venue: Roma –Lo Stadio Olimpico     
Attendance:35,000
Referee:Kostas Xantoulis (Cyprus)
Goalscorers:
(Italy): None
(Finland): None
Lineups:
Italy:
1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
2-Francesco Rocca (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
3-Moreno Roggi (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
4-Romeo Benetti (Associazione Calcio Milan)
5-Mauro Bellugi (Bologna Football Club) 
6-Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   
7-Francesco Graziani (Torino Calcio 1906)
8-Eraldo Pecci (Torino Calcio 1906)
9-Giuseppe Savoldi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)        
10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
11-Giorgio Morini (Associazione Sportiva Roma)

Coach: Enzo Bearzot
Technical Director: Fulvio Bernardini
Booked: Moreno Roggi
Other Substitutes:
Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)
Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Renato Zaccarelli (Torino Calcio 1906)
Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)
Team Captain:Giacinto Facchetti
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks
Note:
1-Internationald debut for Eraldo Pecci.
2-The first match of Enzo Bearzot in charge of Italy.


Finland:
1-Göran Enckelman (TPS (Turun Palloseura)-Turku)
2-Erkki Vihtilä (Ilves Tampere)
3-Matti Paatelainen (Haka Valkeakoski)
4-Arto Tolsa (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging-Antwerpen / Belgium)
5-Esko Ranta (Haka Valkeakoski)
6-Jouko Suomalainen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
8-Aki Heiskanen (KPT (Kuopion Pallotoverit)- Kuopio)  
7-Pertti Jantunen (Lahden Reipas-Lahti) 
9-Olavi Rissanen (KuPS (Kuopion Palloseura)-Kuopio)  (15-Hannu Hämäläinen (Lahden Reipas-Lahti) 1st)
10-Ari Mäkynen (VPS (Vaasan Palloseura)- Vaasa) (13-Timo Kautonen (Lahden Reipas-Lahti)  28th)
11-Miikka Toivola (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki) 

Coach: Aulis Rytkönen
Booked: Jouko Suomalainen
Other Substitutes:
Pertti Alaja (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi  Helsinki)-Helsinki) 
Erkki Lehtinen (Haka Valkeakoski)
Team Captain:Matti Paatelainen
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Light Blue Shorts, White Socks



Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 0-Finland 0)


Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(Italy squad, September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 0-Finland 0)

Photo From: World Soccer , November 1975
(Finland squad, September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 0-Finland 0)



Date: October 15, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Holland 3-Poland 0
Venue: Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion       
Attendance:60,000
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)
Goalscorers:
(Holland): Johann Neeskens 14, Ruud Geels 48, Frans Thijssen 59
(Poland): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (14th minute, Holland): Suurbier crossed from the right side and Neeskens scored with a diving header.
2:0 (48th minute, Holland): Neeskens’ long free kick from the right side was headed in by Geels.
3:0 (59th minute, Holland): A long cross from Cruyff into the box was headed across by Neeskens for Thijssen to score.
Lineups:
Holland:
1-Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
2-Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
4-Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
3-Cornelis Johannes ‘Kees’ Krijgh Jr (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol  (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
7-Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
6-Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
10-Franciscus Johannes ‘Frans’ Thijssen (Football Club Twente 65 - Enschede)
8-Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
9-Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff  (Club de FútbolBarcelona/ Spain)
11-Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Booked: Johann Cruijff 33
Other Substitutes:
Jan Jongbloed (Football Club Amsterdam)
Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)
Martien Vreijsen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
Team Captain:Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks
Note:
1- Jan van Beveren and van der Kuylen withdrew from squad upon hearing that Cruyf and Neeskens would be included and playing.
Piet Schrijvers and Thijssen were called as replacements.

Poland:
1-Jan Tomaszewski (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
2-Antoni Szymanowski (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
3-Mirosław Bulzacki (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
5-Władysław Żmuda (Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław)
4-Henryk Wawrowski (Morski Klub Sportowy Pogon-Szczecin)
8-Henryk Kasperczak (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
9-Kazimierz Deyna (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
6-Zygmunt Maszczyk (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów) (14-Bronisław Bula (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów) 67th)
7-Grzegorz Lato (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
10-Andrzej Szarmach (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)  
11-Robert Gadocha (Football Club de Nantes / France)

Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Other Substitutes:
Lesław Ćmikiewicz (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Kazimierz Kmiecik (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
Joachim Marx (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Piotr Mowlik (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Marian Ostafiński (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)    
Ryszard Polak (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
Team Captain:Zygmunt Maszczyk
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Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-In some sources, Henryk Wieczorek (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze) is shown to play in place of Henryk Wawrowski.


Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, October 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, Holland 3-Poland 0)




Date: October 26, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Poland 0-Italy 0
Venue: Warszawa (Warsaw), Stadion Dziesięciolecia (Decade Stadium)     
Attendance:60,000
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)
Linesmen: Bucek and Svoboda
Goalscorers:
(Poland): None
(Italy): None
Lineups:
Poland:
1-Jan Tomaszewski (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
2-Antoni Szymanowski (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)
4-Henryk Wawrowski (Morski Klub Sportowy Pogon-Szczecin)
8-Henryk Kasperczak (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
3-Marian Ostafiński (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
5-Władysław Żmuda (Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław)
7-Grzegorz Lato (FKS (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy) Stal Mielec)   
6-Bronisław Bula (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)          (15-Joachim Marx (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów) 59th)
10-Andrzej Szarmach (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze) 
9-Kazimierz Deyna (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
11-Robert Gadocha (Football Club de Nantes / France) (14-Kazimierz Kmiecik (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow) 78th)

Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Booked: Wladyslaw Zmuda 74
Other Substitutes:
Piotr Mowlik (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
12-Mirosław Bulzacki (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
13-Ryszard Polak (LKS (Lodzki Klub Sportowy)-Lodz)
Lesław Ćmikiewicz (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)
Zygmunt Maszczyk (Klub Sportowy Ruch Chorzów)
Team Captain:Antoni Szymanowski
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-In some sources, Henryk Wieczorek (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze) is shown to play in place of Henryk Wawrowski.


Italy:
1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
2-Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)         
3-Francesco Rocca (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
4-Antonello Cuccureddu (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
5-Mauro Bellugi (Bologna Football Club) 
6-Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)   
7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
8-Romeo Benetti (Associazione Calcio Milan)
9-Pietro Anastasi (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (15-Roberto Bettega (Juventus Football Club-Torino) 67th)
10-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (14-Renato Zaccarelli (Torino Calcio 1906) 87th)
11-Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)

Coach: Enzo Bearzot
Technical Director: Fulvio Bernardini
Booked: Claudio Gentile 81
Other Substitutes:
Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)
Moreno Roggi (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
Giuseppe Savoldi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)
Team Captain:Giacinto Facchetti
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks
Note:

1-International debut for Antonello Cuccureddu and substitute Renato Zaccarelli.


Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski (5)
(Team captains, October 26, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 0-Italy 0)


Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(October 26, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 0-Italy 0)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(Italy squad, October 26, 1975, EC Qualifier, Poland 0-Italy 0)



Date: November 22, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5
Result: Italy 1-Holland 0
Venue: Roma –Lo Stadio Olimpico     
Attendance:40,000
Referee: RobertSchaut (Belgium)
Goalscorers:
(Italy): Fabio Capello 20
(Holland): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (20th minute, Italy): Franco Causio’s free kick from the right side was headed in by Capello.
Lineups:
Italy:
1-Dino Zoff (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
2-Claudio Gentile (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
3-Francesco Rocca (Associazione Sportiva Roma)
4-Romeo Benetti (Associazione Calcio Milan)
5-Mauro Bellugi (Bologna Football Club) 
6-Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)       
7-Franco Causio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
8-Giancarlo Antognoni (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
9-Giuseppe Savoldi (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli) 
10-Fabio Capello (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
11-Paolino Pulici (Torino Calcio 1906)          

Coach: Enzo Bearzot
Technical Director: Fulvio Bernardini
Other Substitutes:
Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906)
Moreno Roggi (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
Renato Zaccarelli (Torino Calcio 1906)
Pietro Anastasi (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Roberto Bettega (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
Team Captain:Giacinto Facchetti
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Holland:
1-Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
2-Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
7-Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
3-Cornelis Johannes ‘Kees’ Krijgh Jr (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
4-Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
8-Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) (13-Reinirus Wilhelmus Antonius ‘René’ Notten (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 70th)
6-Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)  
9-Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
10-Franciscus Johannes ‘Frans’ Thijssen (Football Club Twente 65 - Enschede)
11-Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Other Substitutes:
Jan Jongbloed (Football Club Amsterdam)
Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam) 
Johan Zuidema (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)

Team Captain:Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, July 2016
(November 22, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 1-Holland 0)


Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, November 22, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 1-Holland 0)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978
(Italy squad, November 22, 1975, EC Qualifier, Italy 1-Holland 0)





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Compendium to the 1976 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 6 (Group 6)

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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6


October 30, 1974 (Dublin, Republic of Ireland 3-USSR 0)
November 20, 1974 (Izmir, Turkey 1-Republic of Ireland 1)
December 1, 1974 (Izmir, Turkey 2-Switzerland 1)
April 2, 1975 (Kiev, USSR 3-Turkey 0)
April 30, 1975 (Basel, Switzerland 1-Turkey 1)
May 1, 1975 (Dublin, Republic of Ireland 2-Switzerland 1)
May 18, 1975 (Kiev, USSR 2-Republic of Ireland 1)
May 21, 1975 (Bern, Switzerland 1-Republic of Ireland 0)
October 12, 1975 (Zurich, Switzerland 0-USSR 1)
October 29, 1975 (Dublin, Republic of Ireland 4-Turkey 0)
November 12, 1975 (Kiev, USSR 4-Switzerland 1)
November 23, 1975 (Izmir, Turkey 1-USSR 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
USSR
6
4
0
2
10
6
4
8
2
Republic of Ireland
6
3
1
2
11
5
6
7
3
Turkey
6
2
2
2
5
10
-5
6
4
Switzerland
6
1
1
4
5
10
-5
3

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


Date: October 30, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Republic of Ireland 3-USSR 0
Venue: Dublin -Dalymount Park
Attendance:31,758        
Referee: Erik Axelryd (Sweden)
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland): Don Givens 22, 30, 70
(USSR): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (22nd minute, Republic of Ireland): From the middle, Giles passed to Kinnear on the right side, his long cross was headed in by Givens.
2:0 (30th minute, Republic of Ireland): A long throw-in by Heighway from the right side, was headed out by a Soviet defender , it reached Treacy who headed towards Givens to score
3:0 (70th minute, Republic of Ireland): Giles’ free kick from the right side was headed in by Givens.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland:
1-Patrick Joseph Christopher ‘Paddy’ Roche (Manchester United Football Club / England) 
2-Joseph Patrick Kinnear (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
4-Patrick Martin ‘Paddy’ Mulligan  (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
5-Terence John ‘Terry’ Mancini (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
3-James Paul Holmes (Coventry City Football Club / England) 
7-Michael Paul ‘Mick’ Martin (Manchester United Football Club / England)
10-John Michael Giles(Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
6-William ‘Liam’ Brady (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
9-Stephen Derek Heighway (Liverpool Football Club / England)
8-Raymond Christopher Patrick Treacy (Preston North End Football Club / England)
11-Daniel Joseph  ‘Don’ Givens (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

Player-Coach: John Michael Giles
Sent off: Terry Mancini 32
Team Captain:John Michael Giles
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

USSR:
1-Vladimir Mihaylovich Pilguy (Dynamo Moskva)     
2-Sergei Nikolaevich Nikulin (Dynamo Moskva)
5-Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kaplichni (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)
3-Sergei Petrovich Olshanski  (Spartak Moskva)
6-Evgeny Serfimovich Lovchev (Spartak Moskva)
4-Viktor Antonovich Matvienko (Dynamo Kiev)
9-Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)   
10-Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev)         
8-Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev)
7-Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)  (15-Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov  (Pakhtakor Tashkent) 58th)
11-Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Konstantin Ivanovich Beskov
Booked: Sergei Nikulin
Sent off: Vladimir Kaplichni 32
Team Captain:Sergei Petrovich Olshanski
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-Vladimir Kaplichni and Terry Mancini were both sent off for fighting with one another.
2-Mick Martin dropped back to replace sent off Mancini.

3-In another source (Ireland on the Ball, Author Donal Cullen, 1993), Matvienko is noted to have been booked for a foul on Brady.

Photo From: The Boys in Green, THE FAI international Story, Author: Sean Ryan
(October 30, 1974, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 3-USSR 0)




Date: November 20, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Turkey 1-Republic of Ireland 1
Venue:İzmır -Kemal Atatürk Stadyumu    
Attendance:67,000        
Referee:Marian Srodecki (Poland)
Goalscorers:
(Turkey): Own Goal (Mick Martin) 56
(Republic of Ireland): Don Givens 71
Summary of goals:
1:0 (56th minute, Turkey): Metin’s corner was headed in by Martin (who was under pressure from Cemil).
1:1 (71st minute, Republic of Ireland): Giles crossed from the left wing, the Turkish sweeper failed to clear, the ball reached Givens who controlled and shot past Yasin Özdenak.
Lineups:
Turkey:
Yasin Özdenak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Alpaslan Eratlı (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)
İsmail Arca (Eskişehirspor Kulübü) 
Ziya Şengül  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)
Zekeriya Alp (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)    
Selçuk Yalçıntaş (Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü Kulübü)
Mehmet Türkkan (Fuji Mehmet) (Göztepe Spor Hizmetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Þirketi-Ýzmir)(Osman Arpacıoğlu (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 80th)
Engin Verel (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Mehmet Oğuz (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Cemil Turan (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)
Metin Kurt (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)

Coach: Coşkun Özarı
Booked: Mehmet Oğuz 24
Team Captain:Ziya Şengül
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Republic of Ireland:
Patrick Joseph Christopher ‘Paddy’ Roche (Manchester United Football Club / England) 
Joseph Patrick Kinnear (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
Patrick Martin ‘Paddy’ Mulligan (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Eoin Kevin Joseph Colin Hand (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
Anthony Peter Dunne (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)  
Michael Paul ‘Mick’ Martin (Manchester United Football Club / England)
John Michael Giles(Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
William ‘Liam’ Brady (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
Stephen Derek Heighway (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Daniel Joseph  ‘Don’ Givens (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)
Gerard Anthony Francis ‘Terry’ Conroy (Stoke City Football Club / England) (Jeremiah ‘Miah’ Dennehy(Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 86th)

Player-Coach: John Michael Giles
Booked: Paddy Mulligan 52
Team Captain:John Michael Giles
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-In one source, Joseph Watters is shown to have replaced Terry Conroy instead of Miah Dennehy.
2-In another source, Tony Dunne is credited with the own goaol.



Date: December 1, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Turkey 2-Switerland 1
Venue:İzmır -Kemal Atatürk Stadyumu    
Attendance:51,410        
Referee:Milivoje Guguloviç (Yugoslavia)
Goalscorers:
(Turkey): İsmail Arca 21, Mehmet Oğuz 85
(Switzerland): Hans-Peter Schild 18
Lineups:
Turkey:
Yasin Özdenak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Alpaslan Eratlı (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)
 İsmail Arca  (Eskişehirspor Kulübü)
Ziya Şengül  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)
Zekeriya Alp (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)   
Selçuk Yalçıntaş (Makina Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü Kulübü) (Raşit Karasu (Adana Demirspor Kulübü) 46th)
Mehmet Türkkan (Fuji Mehmet) (Göztepe Spor Hizmetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Þirketi-Ýzmir)
Engin Verel (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Mehmet Özgül (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Metin Kurt (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Osman Arpacıoğlu (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) (Mehmet Oğuz (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)57th)
 Cemil Turan (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)

Coach: Coşkun Özarı.
Booked: Alpaslan Eratlı 47
Team Captain:Ziya Şengül
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Switzerland:
Erich Burgener (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)
René Häsler(Fußball Club Basel 1893)
Luciano Bizzini (Cercle Sportive Chênois -Genéve)
Gilbert Guyot (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Rene Botteron (Fußball Club Zürich)
Jacob Kuhn (Fußball Club Zürich)
Hans-Peter Schild (Berner Sport Club Young Boys)
Hansruedi Schneeberger (Sankt-Gallen Fußball Club)
Hans-Jorg Pfister (Servette Football Club-Genéve)          (Ernest Rutschmann (Fußball Club Zürich) 58th)
Daniel Jeandupeux (Fußball Club Zürich)
Kurt Müller (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V. / West Germany)

Coach: René Hüssy
Booked: Kurt Müller 18
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

 

Date: April 2, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: USSR 3-Turkey 0
Venue: Kiev- Central Stadium
Attendance:74,223        
Referee: Robert Holly Davidson (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(USSR): Viktor Kolotov 25 pen, 56 pen, Oleg Blokhin 75
(Turkey): None
Lineups:
USSR:
Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Dynamo Kiev)   (Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  (Dynamo Kiev) 72th)
Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Stefan Mihaylovich Reshko (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Antonovich Matvienko (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev) (Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov  (Pakhtakor Tashkent) 79th)
Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)   
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky and Oleg Bazilevich
Team Captain:Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov
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Turkey:
Sabri Dino (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)  
Kemal Batmaz (Bursaspor Kulübü)
İsmail Arca (Eskişehirspor Kulübü) 
Ziya Şengül (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Alpaslan Eratlı (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Raşit Karasu (Adana Demirspor Kulübü) 
Zafer Göncüler  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Engin Verel (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Ali Kemal Denizci (Trabzonspor Kulübü) 
Cemil Turan  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Metin Kurt (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)  (Tuncay Temeller (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 51st)

Coach: Sabri Kiraz
Team Captain:Ziya Şengül
Booked: Zafer Gonculer
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Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975 №14---06.04
(April 2, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 3-Turkey 0)

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Date: April 30, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Switerland 1-Turkey 1
Venue: Zürich –Hardturm Stadion (Grasshoppers-Club Zürich)        
Attendance:21,695        
Referee:Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(Switzerland): Kurt Müller 43
(Turkey): Alpaslan Eratlı 54      
Lineups:
Switzerland:
Hans Kung (Fußball Club Winterthur)
Gilbert Guyot (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Pius Fischback (Fußball Club Winterthur)
Luciano Bizzini (Cercle Sportive Chênois -Genéve)
Max Heer (Fußball Club Zürich)
Rene Botteron (Fußball Club Zürich)
René Häsler(Fußball Club Basel 1893) (Hans-Peter Schild (Berner Sport Club Young Boys) 70th)
Ernest Rutschmann (Fußball Club Zürich) (Hans-Jorg Pfister (Servette Football Club-Genéve) 70th)
Rudolf Elsener (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)
Daniel Jeandupeux (Fußball Club Zürich)
Kurt Müller (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V. / West Germany)

Coach: René Hüssy
Team Captain:
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Turkey:
Yasin Özdenak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Alpaslan Eratlı (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Ziya Şengül  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)
İsmail Arca (Eskişehirspor Kulübü) 
Zekeriya Alp (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)  
Fatih Terim (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Niko Kovi (Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü–Istanbul)  
Engin Verel (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)
 Ali Kemal Denizci (Trabzonspor Kulübü)  (Aydın Çelik(Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 69th)
Gökmen Özdenak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Cemil Turan (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)

Coach: Sabri Kiraz
Team Captain:Ziya Şengül
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Date: May 10, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Republic of Ireland 2-Switerland 1
Venue: Dublin -Dalymount Park
Attendance:48,074        
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland): Mick Martin 2, Ray Treacy 38   
(Switzerland): Kurt Muller 73
Summary of goals:
1:0 (2nd minute, Republic of Ireland): Treacy intercepted Heer’s  pass, then did a one-two with Conroy and crossed for Martin who scored with a diving header.
2:0 (38th minute, Republic of Ireland): Conroy took a shot that Burgener parried, Givens’ shot the rebound and it was parried again by Burgener , Treacy picked up the rebound.
2:1 (73rd minute, Switzerland): Jeandupeux crossed for Muller who volleyed home.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland:
Patrick Joseph Christopher ‘Paddy’ Roche (Manchester United Football Club / England) 
Joseph Patrick Kinnear (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
Patrick Martin ‘Paddy’ Mulligan  (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Eoin Kevin Joseph Colin Hand (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
Anthony Peter Dunne (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)  
Michael Paul ‘Mick’ Martin (Manchester United Football Club / England)
John Michael Giles(Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
William ‘Liam’ Brady (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
Gerard Anthony Francis ‘Terry’ Conroy (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Raymond Christopher Patrick Treacy (Preston North End Football Club / England)
Daniel Joseph  ‘Don’ Givens (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

Player-Coach: John Michael Giles
Booked: Joseph Kinnear
Team Captain:John Michael Giles
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Switzerland:
Erich Burgener (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)
Gilbert Guyot (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Max Heer (Fußball Club Zürich)
Luciano Bizzini (Cercle Sportive Chênois -Genéve)
René Häsler(Fußball Club Basel 1893)          
Ernest Rutschmann (Fußball Club Zürich)
Hans-Peter Schild (Berner Sport Club Young Boys)  
Jacob Kuhn (Fußball Club Zürich)
Rene Botteron (Fußball Club Zürich)
Kurt Müller (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V. / West Germany)
Daniel Jeandupeux (Fußball Club Zürich)

Coach: René Hüssy
Other Substitutes:
Hans Kung (Fußball Club Winterthur)
Serge Trinchero (Football Club Sion)
Pius Fischback (Fußball Club Winterthur)
Rudolf Elsener (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)
Hans-Jorg Pfister (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
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Note:
1-In another source (Ireland on the Ball, Author Donal Cullen, 1993) Treacy’s goal is shown at 29th minute.


Photo From: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996
(May 10, 1975, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 2-Switzerland 1)


Date: May 18, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: USSR 2-Republic of Ireland 1
Venue: Kive-Central Stadium
Attendance:84,480        
Referee: René Vigliani (France)
Goalscorers:
(USSR): Oleg Blokhin 13, Viktor Kolotov 29  
(Republic of Ireland): Eion Hand 79
Summary of goals:
1:0 (18th minute, USSR): After an Irish corner, USSR launched a counter attack, Veremeyev fed Blokhin who shot past Kinnear’s legs past Roche.
2:0 (18th minute, USSR): Veremeyev crossed for Kolotov who scored with a header.
2:1 (79th minute, Republic of Ireland): A free kick by Giles was headed over Rudakov by Givens to Eion Hand to score.
Lineups:
USSR:
Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Dynamo Kiev)  
Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Antonovich Matvienko (Dynamo Kiev)
Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)  (Stefan Mihaylovich Reshko (Dynamo Kiev) 46th)
Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev)  (Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) 84th)
Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)   
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky and Oleg Bazilevich
Booked: Vladimir Onischenko
Team Captain:
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Republic of Ireland:
Patrick Joseph Christopher ‘Paddy’ Roche (Manchester United Football Club / England) 
Joseph Patrick Kinnear (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
Patrick Martin ‘Paddy’ Mulligan  (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Eoin Kevin Joseph Colin Hand (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
Anthony Peter Dunne (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)  
Michael Paul ‘Mick’ Martin (Manchester United Football Club / England)
John Michael Giles(Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
William ‘Liam’ Brady (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
Stephen Derek Heighway (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Daniel Joseph  ‘Don’ Givens (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)
Gerard Anthony Francis ‘Terry’ Conroy (Stoke City Football Club / England)

Player-Coach: John Michael Giles
Team Captain:John Michael Giles
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Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975№21---25.05
(May 18, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Republic of Ireland 1)

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Date: May 21, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Switerland 1-Republic of Ireland 0
Venue: Berne- Wankdorf     Stadion
Attendance: 12,793        
Referee: Cesar da Luz Dias Correia (Portugal)
Goalscorers:
(Switzerland): Rudolf Elsener 75
(Republic of Ireland): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (75th minute, Switzerland): Eion Hand and Conroy went for a cross by Botteron, and got in each other’s way, Elsener scored from the loose ball.
Lineups:
Switzerland:
Erich Burgener (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)
Gilbert Guyot (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Serge Trinchero (Football Club Sion)
Luciano Bizzini (Cercle Sportive Chênois -Genéve)
Pius Fischback (Fußball Club Winterthur)
Ernest Rutschmann (Fußball Club Zürich) (Hans-Jorg Pfister  (Servette Football Club-Genéve) 46th)
Jacob Kuhn (Fußball Club Zürich)
René Häsler(Fußball Club Basel 1893)          
Rene Botteron (Fußball Club Zürich)
Kurt Müller (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V. / West Germany) (Rudolf Elsener (Grasshopper -Club Zürich) 70th)
Daniel Jeandupeux (Fußball Club Zürich)

Coach: René Hüssy
Other Substitutes:
Hans Kung (Fußball Club Winterthur)
Hans-Peter Schild (Berner Sport Club Young Boys)  
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Le Coq Sportif
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

Republic of Ireland:
Patrick Joseph Christopher ‘Paddy’ Roche (Manchester United Football Club / England) 
Anthony Peter Dunne (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)  
Patrick Martin ‘Paddy’ Mulligan  (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Eoin Kevin Joseph Colin Hand (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
James Paul Holmes (Coventry City Football Club / England) 
Michael Paul ‘Mick’ Martin (Manchester United Football Club / England)
John Michael Giles(Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (Gerard Anthony ‘Gery’ Daly (Manchester United Football Club / England) 79th)
William ‘Liam’ Brady (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
Gerard Anthony Francis ‘Terry’ Conroy (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Raymond Christopher Patrick Treacy (Preston North End Football Club / England)
Daniel Joseph  ‘Don’ Givens (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

Player-Coach: John Michael Giles
Team Captain:John Michael Giles
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Photo From: L'Equipe de Suisse, Authors Guy Balibouse, Roger Felix, Pierre Tripod, 1993
(Switzerland squad, May 21, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 1-Republic of Ireland 0)


Date: October 12, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Switerland 0-USSR 1
Venue: Zürich –Hardturm Stadion (Grasshoppers-Club Zürich) 
Attendance:17,887        
Referee:Leonardus van der Kroft (Holland)
Goalscorers:
(Switzerland): None
(USSR): Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan 78
Lineups:
Switzerland:
Erich Burgener (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)
Gilbert Guyot (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Luciano Bizzini (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Serge Trinchero (Football Club Sion)          (Hansruedi Schneeberger (Sankt-Gallen Fußball Club) 75th)
Pius Fischback (Fußball Club Zürich)
Kurt Müller (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Jacob Kuhn (Fußball Club Zürich)
Rene Botteron (Fußball Club Zürich)(Alfred Schweiwiler (Fußball Club Zürich) 75th)
Hans-Jorg Pfister (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Peter Risi (Fußball Club Zürich)
Daniel Jeandupeux (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club / France)

Coach: René Hüssy
Other Substitutes:
Hans Küng (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club)
Rudolf Elsener (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)           
Jorg Stohler(Fußball Club Basel 1893)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

USSR:
Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Dynamo Kiev)  
Evgeny Serfimovich Lovchev (Spartak Moskva)
Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Aleksandrovich Zvyagintsev (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin (Dynamo Kiev) (Stefan Mihaylovich Reshko (Dynamo Kiev) 30th)
Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  (Dynamo Kiev)(VladimirNikolaevich  Sakharov (Torpedo Moskva) 54th)
Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev)
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky and Oleg Bazilevich
Booked: Vladimir Troschkine, Mikhail Fomenko
Team Captain:
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Photo From: World Soccer, December 1975
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 0-USSR 1)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, November 27, 1975
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 0-USSR 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, December 1975
(USSR squad, October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 0-USSR 1)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975 №42---19.10.75
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, Switzerland 0-USSR 1)



Date: October 29, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Republic of Ireland 4-Turkey 0
Venue: Dublin -Dalymount Park
Attendance:25,000        
Referee: Angel Franco Martinez (Spain)
Goalscorers:
(Republic of Ireland): Don Givens 27, 33, 38, 89
(Turkey): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (27th minute, Republic of Ireland): A cross by Mulligan was headed down by Treacy for Givens, who scored from a narrow angle.
2:0 (33rd minute, Republic of Ireland): Dunne crossed, Treacy and Yasin challenged for the ball, Yasin punched out, givens headed it back in goal.
3:0 (38th minute, Republic of Ireland): Heighway released Treacy, he crossed for Givens to score.
4:0 (89th minute, Republic of Ireland): Mulligan crossed for Givens to sidefoot a volley in.
Lineups:
Republic of Ireland:
Patrick Joseph Christopher ‘Paddy’ Roche (Manchester United Football Club / England) 
Anthony Peter Dunne (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)    (Joseph Patrick Kinnear (Brighton Hove and Albion Football Club / England) 83rd)
Patrick Martin ‘Paddy’ Mulligan  (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England)   
Eoin Kevin Joseph Colin Hand (Portsmouth Football Club / England)
James Paul Holmes (Coventry City Football Club / England) 
Michael Paul ‘Mick’ Martin (West Bromwich Albion Football Club / England)
John Michael Giles(Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
William ‘Liam’ Brady (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
Stephen Derek Heighway (Liverpool Football Club / England) (Gerard Anthony Francis ‘Terry’ Conroy (Stoke City Football Club / England) 46th)
Raymond Christopher Patrick Treacy (Preston North End Football Club / England)
Daniel Joseph  ‘Don’ Givens (Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club-London / England)

Coach: John Michael Giles
Sent off: Mick Martin 70
Team Captain:John Michael Giles
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Note:
1-In another source (Ireland on the Ball, Author Donal Cullen, 1993), the double sending off is listed in the 79th minute. The two players were sent off after fighting with one another.
2-Givens’ four goals tied a 41-year old record for Ireland. The last time an Irish had scored four goals in a match was back in 1934 when Paddy Moore scored four goals in a World Cup qualifier vs. Belgium.
3-In the 66th minute, Rasim saved a penalty kick by Holmes.
4-Forty Eight Hours after the match, Turkey announced they would protest to UEFA for the disturbances.

Turkey:
Yasin Özdenak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)  (Rasim Kara (Bursaspor Kulübü) 39th)
Sebahattin Erboğa  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Fatih Terim (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
İsmail Arca  (Eskişehirspor Kulübü)  (Zafer Göncüler  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 33rd)
Alpaslan Eratlı  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Kadir Özcan (Trabzonspor Kulübü) 
Engin Verel  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Necati Özçağlayan (Trabzonspor Kulübü) 
Ali Kemal Denizci (Trabzonspor Kulübü) 
Gökmen Özdenak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)  
Cemil Turan  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)

Coach: Sabri Kiraz
Booked: Kadir Ozcan, Engin Verel
Sent Off: Alpaslan Eratli 70
Team Captain:İsmail Arca
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Note:
1-Turkey goalkeeper Rasim Kara came on after injury to Yasin Özdenak (after a challenge by Treacy).
2- Turkey goalkeeper Rasim Kara was pelted by missiles from the Irish crowd and the match was almost abandoned. The Referee had to abandon the match temporarily on two occasions before order was restored.
3-Alpaslan scored from a free kick in the 61stminute, but Referee ruled it out as it was supposed to be an indirect free kick, although neither team was aware of this.

 
Photo From: Football Association of Ireland, 75 Years, Author Peter Byrne, 1996
(October 29, 1975, EC Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 4-Turkey 0)

Date: November 12, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: USSR 4-Switerland 1
Venue: Kiev-Central Stadium
Attendance:24,851        
Referee:Klaus Ohmsen (West Germany)
Goalscorers:
(USSR): Anatoly Konkov 13, Vladimir Onischenko 14, 68, Vladimir Veremeyev 81
(Switzerland): Peter Risi 45
Lineups:
USSR:
Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Dynamo Kiev)  (Vladimir Nikolaevich  Sakharov (Torpedo Moskva) 87th)
Evgeny Serfimovich Lovchev (Spartak Moskva)
Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Aleksandrovich Zvyagintsev (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)  (Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev) 64th)
Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev)
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky and Oleg Bazilevich
Booked: Vladimir Troschkine, Victor Kolotov, Oleg Blokhin
Team Captain:
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Switzerland:
Erich Burgener (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)
Gilbert Guyot (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Luciano Bizzini (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Serge Trinchero (Football Club Sion)
Pius Fischback (Fußball Club Zürich)
Rene Botteron (Fußball Club Zürich)
Jacob Kuhn (Fußball Club Zürich)
Hansruedi Schneeberger (Sankt-Gallen Fußball Club)
Kurt Müller (Servette Football Club-Genéve)
Peter Risi (Fußball Club Zürich)
Daniel Jeandupeux (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club / France)

Coach: René Hüssy
Other Substitutes:
Hans Küng (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club)
Jean-Yves Valentini (Football Club Sion)
Ernest Rutschmann (Fußball Club Zürich)   
Rudolf Elsener (Grasshopper -Club Zürich)           
Marcel Parietti (Football Club Lausanne-Sports)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks


Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975 №46---16.11
(November 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 4-Switzerland 1)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1975 №46---16.11
(November 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, USSR 4-Switzerland 1)



Date: November 23, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 6
Result: Turkey 1-USSR 0
Venue:İzmır -Kemal Atatürk Stadyumu
Attendance:21,325
Referee:Peter Hristov Nikolev (Bulgaria)
Goalscorers:
(Turkey): Own Goal (Mikhail Fomenko) or  Cemil Turan  21
(USSR): None
Lineups:
Turkey:
Rasim Kara (Bursaspor Kulübü)
Turgay Semercioğlu (Trabzonspor Kulübü)  
Kadir Özcan (Trabzonspor Kulübü)  
İsmail Arca (Eskişehirspor Kulübü) 
Sebahattin Erboğa  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul) 
Ali Çoban (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul) 
Mehmet Türkkan (Fuji Mehmet) (Göztepe Spor Hizmetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Þirketi-Ýzmir) (Orhan Özselek (Bursaspor Kulübü) 89th)
Fatih Terim (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)
Ali Kemal Denizci (Trabzonspor Kulübü)  
Gökmen Özdenak (Galatasaray Spor Kulübü–Istanbul)  (Hüseyin Tok (Trabzonspor Kulübü)  )
Cemil Turan  (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul)

Coach: Sabri Kiraz
Team Captain:İsmail Arca
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Note:
1-In another source, Mehmet Türkkan is replaced by Eser Ozaltindere in the 88th minute and Gökmen Özdenak is replaced by Orhan Ozselek in the 89th minute.
In addition, instead of Sebahattin Erboğa and Ali Çoban, Kadir Özcan and Ali Yavas are shown to have played.

USSR:
Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Dynamo Kiev)  
Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Stefan Mihaylovich Reshko (Dynamo Kiev)
Valery Leonidovich Zuev (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)  (Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  (Dynamo Kiev) 72nd)
Viktor Aleksandrovich Zvyagintsev (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)   
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky / Oleg Bazilevich
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7


September 8, 1974 (Reykjavik, Iceland 0-Belgium 2)
October 12, 1974 (Magdeburg, East Germany 1-Iceland 1)
October 12, 1974 (Brussels, Belgium 2-France 1)
November 16, 1974 (Paris, France 2-East Germany 2)
December 7, 1974 (Leipzig, East Germany 0-Belgium 0)
May 25, 1975 (Reykjavik, Iceland 0-France 0)
June 5, 1975 (Reykjavik, Iceland 2-East Germany 1)
September 3, 1975 (Paris, France 3-Iceland 0)
September 6, 1975 (Liege, Belgium 1-Iceland 0)
September 27, 1975 (Brussels, Belgium 1-East Germany 2)
October 12, 1975 (Leipzig, East Germany 2-France 1)
November 15, 1975 (Paris, France 0-Belgium 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Belgium
6
3
2
1
6
3
3
8
2
East Germany
6
2
3
1
8
7
1
7
3
France
6
1
3
2
7
6
1
5
4
Iceland
6
1
2
3
3
8
-5
4

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


Date: September 8, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: Iceland 0-Belgium 2
Venue: Reykjavik, Laugardalsvøllur
Attendance:7,540
Referee: Thomas Henry Charles Reynolds (Wales)
Goalscorers:
(Iceland): None
(Belgium): Wilfried Van Moer 38 pen, Jacques Teugels 87 pen
Lineups:
Iceland:
Thorsteinn Ólafsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Gísli Torfason (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur) OR Eirikur Thorsteinsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Víkingur–Reykjavík) (see note 1)
Jón Pétursson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Jóhannes Edvaldsson (captain) (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)
Karl Hermannsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Guðgeir Leifsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Grétar Magnússon (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Ásgeir Elíasson(Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)  (Matthías Hallgrímsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) 50th)
Teitur Thórdarson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium) 

Coach: Anthony Knapp (England)
Booked: Teitur Þórðarson
Other Substitutes:
Magnús Guðmundsson,
Eiríkur Thorsteinsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Víkingur–Reykjavík)
Björn Lárusson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  
Atli Thór Hédinsson (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík)  
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1- In various sources, each player is hown instead of the other (Gísli Torfason (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur) OR Eirikur Thorsteinsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Víkingur–Reykjavík))


Belgium:
Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Gilbert Van Binst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)      
Erwin Vandendaele (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)   (Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) 46th)
Jan Verheyn (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Wilfried Van Moer (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Paul Van Himst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Jean Janssens (Sportkring Beveren-Waas)  (Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek) 84th)
Roger Hentoray (Royal Standard de Liège)  

Coach: Raymond Goethals
Other Substitutes:
Jean-Marie Pfaff(Sportkring Beveren-Waas)
Jean Dockx (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Yvo Van Herp (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen)
Team Captain:
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Date: October 12, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: East Germany 1-Iceland 1
Venue: Magdeburg, Ernst-Grube-Stadion
Attendance:15,000
Referee: Svein Inge Thime (Norway)
Goalscorers:
(East Germany): Martin Hoffmann 7
(Iceland): Matthías Hallgrímsson 25
Lineups:
East Germany:
Ulrich Schulze (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)  
Manfred Zapf (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg) 
Konrad Weise (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Bernd Bransch (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Siegmar Wätzlich (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)  (Hans-Jurgen Dörner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden) 55th)
Lothar Kurbjuweit (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Jürgen Pommerenke (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)  (Eberhardt Vogel (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena) 71st)
Klaus Decker (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)  
Joachim Streich (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock)
Peter Ducke (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Martin Hoffmann (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)  

Coach: Georg Buschner
Booked: Manfred Zapf
Team Captain:Bernd Bransch 
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
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Iceland:
Thorsteinn Ólafsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Gísli Torfason (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)  (Eiríkur Thorsteinsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Víkingur–Reykjavík) 67th)
Jón Pétursson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Jóhannes Edvaldsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)
Guðgeir Leifsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Grétar Magnússon (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Ásgeir Elíasson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium) 
Teitur Thórdarson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  (Atli Thór Hédinsson (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík)  81st)
Matthías Hallgrímsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  

Coach: Anthony Knapp (England)
Booked: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Jón Pétursson
Other Substitutes:
Magnús Guðmundsson
Björn Lárusson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  
Jón Gunnlaugsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)  
Karl Hermannsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Team Captain:Jóhannes Edvaldsson
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Date: October 12, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: Belgium 2-France 1
Venue: Bruxelles-Stade du Heysel  (Brussels- Heizelstadion)       
Attendance:          32,108
Referee:Kenneth Howard Burns (England)
Goalscorers:
(Belgium): Maurice Martens 12, François van der Elst 73             
(France): Christian Coste 16
Summary of goals:
1:0 (12th minute, Belgium): Paul van Himst sent van Moer  through, who sent Martens clear on the left side to score.
1:1 (16th minute, France): Guillou crossed into the box for Coste who shot past Piot.
2:1 (73rd minute, Belgium): Lacombe attempted to clear the ball in defense but it reached van der Elst who shot in.
Lineups:
Belgium:
Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Gilbert Van Binst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Erwin Vandendaele (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Maurice Martens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Wilfried Van Moer (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Jan Verheyn (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Paul Van Himst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (Jean Dockx (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) 71st)
François van der (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Raoul Lambert (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)

Coach: Raymond Goethals
Booked: Maurice Martens 76
Other Substitutes:
Guy Leonard (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen)
Gerard Desanghere (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Johan Devrindt (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)
Roger Hentoray (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Team Captain:
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France:
Dominique Baratelli (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)   
Jean-François Jodar (Stade de Reims Champagne)           
Jean-Pierre Adams (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)   
Marius Trésor (Olympique de Marseille)
François Bracci(Olympique de Marseille)
Jean-Noël Huck (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)          
Henri Michel (Football Club de Nantes) 
Jean-Marc Guillou (Sporting Club de l'Ouest d'Angers) 
Christian Coste (Lille Olympique Sporting Club -Lille Métropole)  
Bernard Lacombe (Olympique Lyonnais)  (Jean Gallice (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 83rd)
Georges Bereta (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Coach: Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
Booked: Jean-Pierre Adams 57, Bernard Lacombe 58
Team Captain:Georges Bereta
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Note:
1-France played in a 4-3-3 formation.

2-Baratelli saved Jacques Teugels’ penalty kick 58thminute. Jodar had fouled Teugels for the penalty kick.


Photo From: World Soccer , October 1975
(October 12, 1974, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-France 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, November 1974
(October 12, 1974, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-France 1)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(October 12, 1974, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-France 1)




Date: November 16, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: France 2-East Germany 2
Venue: Paris, Parc des Princes  
Attendance:45,381        
Referee: Pablo Sanchez-Ibanez (Spain)
Goalscorers:
(France): Jean-Marc Guillou 80, Jean Gallice 90
(East Germany): Jurgen Sparwasser 25, Hans-Jürgen Kreische 57
Summary of goals:
0:1 (25th minute, East Germany): From the left side, Lothar Kurbjuweit (Lauck in another source) passed to Sparwasser in the middle who shot past Jean Paul Bertrand-Demanes.
0:2 (57th minute, East Germany): From the left side, Hafner crossed to Kreische to score close range.
1:2 (80th minute, France): Guillou got a pass at edge of the box from Huck and went in to score.
2:2 (90th minute, France): Bereta’s Free kick from the right side was headed in by Gallice.
Lineups:
France:
Jean Paul Bertrand-Demanes (Football Club de Nantes) 
Jean François Jodar (Stade de Reims Champagne)           
Jean-Pierre Adams (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)   
Marius Trésor (Olympique de Marseille)
François Bracci (Olympique de Marseille)
Jean-Noël Huck (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)   
Henri Michel (Football Club de Nantes)  (Christian Synaeghel (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  65th)
Jean-Marc Guillou (Sporting Club de l'Ouest d'Angers) 
Gérard Soler  (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)
Christian Coste (Lille Olympique Sporting Club -Lille Métropole) (Jean Gallice (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 46th)
Georges Bereta  (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  
Coach: Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
Booked : François Bracci 61
Sent-Off : Gerard Soler 86
Other Substitutes:
Dominique Baratelli (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)   
Albert Vanucci (Olympique de Marseille)
Christian Lopez (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  
Team Captain:Georges Bereta
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
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Note:
1-First caps for Christian Synaeghel and Gérard Soler (who was also sent off).

East Germany:
Jürgen Croy (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Sachsenring Zwickau) 
Gerd Kische (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock)
Konrad Weise (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Hans-Jurgen Dörner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden) 
Siegmar Wätzlich (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden) 
Lothar Kurbjuweit (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Reinhard Hafner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden) 
Hans-Jürgen Kreische (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)  (Wolfgang Seguin (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg) 83rd)
Reinhard Lauck (Berliner Fußball-Club Dynamo)
Jurgen Sparwasser (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg) 
Martin Hoffmann (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)  

Coach: Georg Buschner
Booked: Jürgen Croy 65
Team Captain:Jurgen Sparwasser
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Note :
1-East Germany used a 1-3-4-2 formation.



Photo from: Le Livre D'or du Football 1975, Authors Charles Bietry
(November 16, 1974, EC Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 2)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(East Germany squad, November 16, 1974, EC Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 2)



Date: December 7, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: East Germany 0-Belgium 0
Venue: Leipzig, Zentralstadion (Central Stadium)
Attendance:35,000
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(East Germany): None
(Belgium): None
Lineups:
East Germany:
Jürgen Croy (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Sachsenring Zwickau) 
Hans-Jurgen Dörner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)  
Gerd Kische (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock)
Konrad Weise (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Siegmar Wätzlich (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)   (Hans-Jürgen Kreische (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden) 70th)
Reinhard Lauck (Berliner Fußball-Club Dynamo)
Reinhard Hafner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden) 
Lothar Kurbjuweit (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Martin Hoffmann (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)  
Joachim Streich (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock)
Eberhardt Vogel (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)

Coach: Georg Buschner
Booked: Joachim Streich 42
Team Captain:Eberhardt Vogel
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Belgium:
Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Gilbert Van Binst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)      
Erwin Vandendaele (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Maurice Martens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Nicolas Dewalque (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Jan Verheyn (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Raoul Lambert (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Paul Van Himst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) 15th)
Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)

Coach: Raymond Goethals
Booked: Gilbert Van Binst 27, Nicolas Dewalque 36
Other Substitutes:
Guy Leonard (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen)
Jean Dockx (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Johan Devrindt (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)
Roger Hentoray (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Paul van Himst’s last match for Belgium. He was replaced in the 15th minute due to injury.
2-East Germany played with a 1-3-3-3 formation while Belgium emplyed a 1-3-4-2 formation.


Date: May 25, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: Iceland 0-France 0
Venue: Reykjavik, Laugardalsvøllur
Attendance:7,613
Referee: Malcolm Hall Wright (Northern Ireland) 
Goalscorers:
(Iceland): None
(France): None
Lineups:
Iceland:
Sigurdur Dagsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)
Gísli Torfason (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Jón Pétursson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík) 
Jóhannes Edvaldsson (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening / Denmark)
Karl Hermannsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur) (Grétar Magnússon (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur) 76th)
Gudgeir Leifsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Víkingur–Reykjavík)
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium) 
Ólafur Júlíusson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Teitur Thordarsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Matthías Hallgrímsson(ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) (Elmar Geirsson (Sport-Verein Eintracht Trier 05 e.V. / West Germany) 60th)

Coach: Anthony Knapp (England)
Other Substitutes:
Árni Stefánsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Björn Lárusson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Jón Gunnlaugsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Team Captain:Jóhannes Edvaldsson
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
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France:
Dominique Baratelli (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
Christian Lopez (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  
Jean-Pierre Adams (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
Marius Trésor (Olympique de Marseille)
François Bracci (Olympique de Marseille)
Jean Gallice (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)  (Patrick Parizon (Lille Olympique Sporting Club -Lille Métropole) 75th)
Henri Michel (Football Club de Nantes) 
Jean-Michel Larqué (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   
Jean-Marc Guillou(Sporting Club de l'Ouest d'Angers) 
Marc Berdoll (Sporting Club de l'Ouest d'Angers)   
Georges Bereta(Olympique de Marseille)

Coach: Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
Other Substitutes:
Daniel Bernard (Stade Rennais Football Club) 
Raymond Domenech(Olympique Lyonnais)
Jean-Noël Huck (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)     
Romain Arghirudis (Racing Club de Lens)
Team Captain:Georges Bereta
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-France played in a 4-4-2 formation. Henri Michel played in a more advanced position in midfield, while Larqué was in center, Guillou was defensive and Gallice right wing.



Photo From: Le Livre D'or du Football 1975, Authors Charles Bietry
(May 25, 1975, EC Qualifier, Iceland 0-France 0)

Photo From: Le Livre D'or du Football 1975, Authors Charles Bietry
(May 25, 1975, EC Qualifier, Iceland 0-France 0)


Date: June 5, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: Iceland 2-East Germany 1
Venue: Reykjavik, Laugardalsvøllur
Attendance:10,373        
Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(Iceland): Jóhannes Edvaldsson 10, Ásgeir Sigurvinsson 33     
(East Germany): Jurgen Pommerenke 48
Lineups:
Iceland:
Sigurdur Dagsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)
Gísli Torfason (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Jón Pétursson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík) 
Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík) 
Jóhannes Edvaldsson (Holbæk Bold- og Idrætsforening / Denmark)
Hördur Hilmarsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík) (Karl Hermannsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur) 77th)
Gudgeir Leifsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Víkingur–Reykjavík)
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium) 
Ólafur Júlíusson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Elmar Geirsson (Sport-Verein Eintracht Trier 05 e.V. / West Germany)  (Matthías Hallgrímsson(ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) 85th)
Teitur Thordarsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)

Coach: Anthony Knapp (England)
Other Substitutes:
Árni Stefánsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Björn Lárusson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Grétar Magnússon (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Jón Gunnlaugsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Team Captain:Jóhannes Edvaldsson
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

East Germany:
Jürgen Croy (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Sachsenring Zwickau)     
Manfred Zapf (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)  (Hans-Jurgen Riediger (Berliner Fußball-Club Dynamo) 83rd)
Gerd Kische (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock)
Konrad Weise (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Siegmar Wätzlich (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)
Jürgen Pommerenke (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)
Rudiger Schnuphase (Fußball-Club Rot-Weiss Erfurt) (Hans-Jurgen Dörner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden) 55th)
Lothar Kurbjuweit (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Martin Hoffmann (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)
Joachim Streich (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock)
Eberhardt Vogel (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)

Coach: Georg Buschner
Team Captain:Eberhardt Vogel
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1- East Germany Coach Georg Buschner was furious after the match: "This was our weakest match in years, that's one of the worst defeats we've ever suffered."


Photo From: FUWO, Issue 23, June 10, 1975
(June 5, 1975, EC Qualifier, Iceland 2-East Germany 1)

Photo From: FUWO, Issue 23, June 10, 1975
(June 5, 1975, EC Qualifier, Iceland 2-East Germany 1)



Date: September 3, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: France 3-Iceland 0
Venue: Nantes –StadeMarcel Saupin        
Attendance:20,000        
Referee: Albert Victor (Luxembourg) 
Goalscorers:
(France): Jean-Marc Guillou 20, 74, Marc Berdoll 87
(Iceland): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (20th minute, France): Michel passed to Guillou who dribbled two defenders and Árni Stefánsson to score.
2:0 (74th minute, France): A pass from Emon to Guillou who lobbed over Árni Stefánsson.
3:0 (87th minute, France): Rocheteau crossed for Berdoll who volleyed in.
Lineups:
France:
1-Dominique Baratelli(Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
2-Raymond Domenech (Olympique Lyonnais)
4-Jean-Pierre Adams (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
5-Marius Trésor (Olympique de Marseille)
3-François Bracci (Olympique de Marseille)
6-Jean-Noël Huck (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
8-Henri Michel (Football Club de Nantes) 
10-Jean-Marc Guillou (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
7-Dominique Rocheteau (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   
9-Marc Molitor(Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)  (15-Marc Berdoll (Sporting Club de l'Ouest d'Angers) 46th)
11-Albert Emon(Olympique de Marseille)

Coach: Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
Other Substitutes:
Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)
Christian Lopez (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  
Jean Gallice (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 
Georges Bereta (Olympique de Marseille) 
Team Captain:Henri Michel
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Note:
1-First caps for Dominique Rocheteau and Albert Emon.

Iceland:
1-Árni Stefánsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
2-Ólafur Sigurvinsson (ÍBV (Íthróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja)- Vestmannaeyjar)
3-Jón Pétursson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík) 
5-Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík) 
6-Jóhannes Edvaldsson(TheCeltic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)
4-Gísli Torfason (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
11-Hördur Hilmarsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík) (15-Karl Thórdarson(ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) 61st)
7-Gudgeir Leifsson (Royale Charleroi Sporting Club/ Belgium)  
10-Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium) 
9-Teitur Thordarsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
8-Matthías Hallgrímsson(ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) (16-Elmar Geirsson (Sport-Verein Eintracht Trier 05 e.V. / West Germany) 75th)

Coach: Anthony Knapp (England)
Other Substitutes:
Thorsteinn Ólafsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Árni Sveinsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Jón Alfredsson(ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Team Captain:Jóhannes Edvaldsson
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Photo From: Capitaines des bleus depuis 1904, Author Vincent Duluc
(September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 3- Iceland 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 132, January 2000
(September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 3- Iceland 0)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 247, September 11, 1975
(September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 3- Iceland 0)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 247, September 11, 1975
(September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 3- Iceland 0)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 247, September 11, 1975
(September 3, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 3- Iceland 0)



Date: September 6, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: Belgium 1-Iceland 0
Venue:Liège (Luik) - Stade de Sclessin (Stade Maurice Dufrasne)
Attendance:9,317
Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)
Goalscorers:
(Belgium): Raoul Lambert 43
(Iceland): None
Lineups:
Belgium:
Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Gilbert Van Binst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Nicolas Dewalque (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Maurice Martens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Jan Verheyn (Royale Union) (Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) 61st)
Odilon  Polleunis (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Johan Devrindt (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)
Raoul Lambert (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)            
Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)

Coach: Raymond Goethals
Other Substitutes:
Guy Leonard (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Gerard Desanghere (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Frans Janssens (Koninklijke Lierse Sportvereniging)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Iceland:
Árni Stefánsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)
Ólafur Sigurvinsson (ÍBV (Íthróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja)- Vestmannaeyjar)
Björn Lárusson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Jón Pétursson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík) 
Marteinn Geirsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík) 
Gísli Torfason (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Gudgeir Leifsson (Royale Charleroi Sporting Club/ Belgium) 
Elmar Geirsson (Sport-Verein Eintracht Trier 05 e.V. / West Germany) 
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson(Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium) 
Teitur Thordarsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) (Árni Sveinsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes) 75th)
Matthías Hallgrímsson(ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)   

Coach: Anthony Knapp (England)
Booked: Asgeir Sigurvinsson
Other Substitutes:
Thorsteinn Ólafsson (ÍBK (ÍÞróttabandalag Keflavíkur)
Jón Gunnlaugsson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Jón Alfredsson(ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)
Hördur Hilmarsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)  
Team Captain:Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks


Date: September 27, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: Belgium 1-East Germany 2
Venue: Bruxelles (Brussels) - Parc Astrid- Stade Emile Versé
Attendance: 30,000        
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Goalscorers:
(Belgium): Wilfred Pius 60
(East Germany): Peter Ducke 50, Reinhard Häfner 71
Lineups:
Belgium:
Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Nicolas Dewalque (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Erwin Vandendaele (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Maurice Martens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Odilon  Polleunis (Racing White Daring Molenbeek) (15-Jean Janssens (Sportkring Beveren-Waas) 78th)
Wilfred Pius (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)
Johan Devrindt (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)
Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)

Coach: Raymond Goethals
Booked: Ludo Coeck
Other Substitutes:
Guy Leonard (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)   
Jean Dockx (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Frans Janssens (Koninklijke Lierse Sportvereniging)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

East Germany:
Jürgen Croy (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Sachsenring Zwickau)   (Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena) 88th)
Hans-Jurgen Dörner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)
Joachim Fritsche (1. Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)
Konrad Weise (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Lothar Kurbjuweit (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Reinhard Hafner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)
Reinhard Lauck (Berliner Fußball-Club Dynamo)
Gerd Weber (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)
Hans-Jurgen Riediger (Berliner Fußball-Club Dynamo)
Peter Ducke (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
Martin Hoffmann (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg)

Coach: Georg Buschner
Booked: Gerd Weber
Team Captain:Hans-Jurgen Dörner
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks



Photo From: FUWO, Issue 39, September 30, 1975
(September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-East Germany 2)

Photo From: FUWO, Issue 39, September 30, 1975
(September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-East Germany 2)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975
(September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-East Germany 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(East Germany squad, September 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-East Germany 2)


Date: October 12, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: East Germany 2-France 1
Venue: Leipzig, Zentralstadion (Central Stadium)     
Attendance:30,000        
Referee: Erik Frederiksson (Sweden)
Goalscorers:
(East Germany): Joachim Streich 56, Eberhardt Vogel 78 pen
(France): Dominique Bathenay 50
Summary of goals:
0:1 (50th minute, France): Tresor passed to Emon, whose shot was parried by Jürgen Croy,  Bathenay scored from the rebound.
1:1 (56th minute, East Germany): A cross from right (following a corner by vogel) reached Streich who turned and scored.
2:1 (78th minute, East Germany): Bracci fouled Hafner in the box. Eberhardt Vogel scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
East Germany:
1-Jürgen Croy (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Sachsenring Zwickau)     
3-Hans-Jurgen Dörner (Dynamo Dresden)
7-Gerd Weber (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)
4-Konrad Weise (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
2-Joachim Fritsche (1. Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)
8-Reinhard Hafner (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)
5-Hartmut Schade (SG (Sportgemeinschaft) Dynamo Dresden)
6-Reinhard Lauck (Berliner Fußball-Club Dynamo)
10-Joachim Streich (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg) (15-Martin Hoffmann (1. Fußball-Club Magdeburg) 75th)
9-Peter Ducke (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)
11-Eberhardt Vogel (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)

Coach: Georg Buschner
Team Captain:Hans-Jurgen Dörner
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

France:
1-Dominique Baratelli (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
2-Gérard Janvion (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   
4-Jean-Pierre Adams (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
5-Marius Trésor (Olympique de Marseille)
3-François Bracci (Olympique de Marseille)
8-Henri Michel (Football Club de Nantes) 
9-Jean Gallice (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 
10-Jean-Marc Guillou(Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
6-Dominique Bathenay (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   
7-Dominique Rocheteau (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  
11-Albert Emon (Olympique de Marseille)

Coach: Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
Booked: Jean-Pierre Adams, Dominique Bathenay
Other Substitutes:
Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)
Raymond Domenech (Olympique Lyonnais)
Francis Piasecki (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 
Gerard Soler (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)
Christian Coste (Lille Olympique Sporting Club -Lille Métropole)  

Team Captain:Henri Michel
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Note:
1-First cap for Gérard Janvion and Dominique Bathenay (who alos scored).
2-France played in a 4-4-2 formation, debutant Bathenay was defensive midfieder (to control Haefner).

3-In the lead up to this match, Michel Hidalgo had been officially named as Stefan Kovacs’ successor.


Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1976
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East Germany 2-France 1)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 250, October 23, 1975
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East Germany 2-France 1)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 250, October 23, 1975
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East Germany 2-France 1)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East Germany 2-France 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(France squad, October 12, 1975, EC Qualifier, East Germany 2-France 1)



Date: November 15, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 7
Result: France 0-Belgium 0
Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes
Attendance:35,547
Referee: Robert Holley Davidson (Scotland) 
Goalscorers:
(France): None
(Belgium): None
Lineups:
France:
1-Dominique Baratelli (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
2-Raymond Domenech (Olympique Lyonnais)
4-Charles Orlanducci (Sporting Etoile Club de Bastia) 
5-Marius Trésor (Olympique de Marseille)
3-François Bracci (Olympique de Marseille)
6-Jean-Noël Huck (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice) (13-Jean-Michel Larqué (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 46th)
8-Henri Michel (Football Club de Nantes) 
10-Jean-Marc Guillou(Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)    
7-Dominique Rocheteau, (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  
9-Christian Coste (Lille Olympique Sporting Club -Lille Métropole)    (14-Jean Gallice (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)  78th)
11-Albert Emon(Olympique de Marseille)

Coach: Stefan Kovacs (Romania)
Sent-Off:Jean-Michel Larqué 67
Other Substitutes:
Jean Paul Bertrans-Demanes (Football Club de Nantes) 
Jean François Jodar (Olympique Lyonnais)
Team Captain:Henri Michel
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Note:
1-First cap for Charles Orlanducci.
2- Jean-Michel Larqué was sent of  (for striking Dockx for retaliation after a foul by Dockx) after having come on as a substitute in the second half.
3-France played in a 4-3-3 formation. Last match of France with Stefan Kovacs as Manager.

 

Belgium:
1-Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège)  
2-Gilbert Van Binst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
5-Erwin Vandendaele (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)      
4-Georges Leekens (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
3-Jean Dockx (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
6-Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
10-Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
7-Jan Verheyn (Royale Union)
11-Rene Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
8-Roger Van Gool (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
9-Raoul Lambert (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (16-Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek) 78th)

Coach: Raymond Goethals
Other Substitutes:
Jean-Marie Pfaff (Sportkring Beveren-Waas)
Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Raoul Lambert (Royal Football Club Liegeois)
Nicolas Dewalque (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Team Captain:Christian Piot
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-Roger Van Gool scored a goal which was disallowed for handball.

1-In other sources, Teugels is shown to either replace vandereycken or van Gool.


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, November 27, 1975
(November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 0-Belgium 0)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, November 27, 1975
(November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 0-Belgium 0)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, November 27, 1975
(November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 0-Belgium 0)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, November 27, 1975
(November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 0-Belgium 0)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, November 27, 1975
(November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 0-Belgium 0)


Photo From: Les Bleus Author Denis Chaumier, 2004
(November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 0-Belgium 0)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1976
 (November 15, 1975, EC Qualifier, France 0-Belgium 0)





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The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 5 (Week of May 8-May 14, 2018)

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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

On Tuesday, Southampton’s win over Swansea virtually ensured relegation for Swansea and safety for Southampton.
The result also condemned WBA to relegation.
On the following day, Huddersfield were saved after (1-1) tie at Chelsea. This hampered Chelsea’s CL chances.
Manchester United ensured second place after a scoreless draw with West Ham.
On Sunday both Tottenham and Liverpool ensured CL qualification at the expense of Chelsea who lost at Newcastle (0-3).
In Liverpool’s (4-0) win over Brighton, Mohamed Salah scored his 32ndPremier League of the season which is a new record.
However, Manchester City’s win over Southampton (1-0) set another new record in a season that the club broke so many records.
Here are the premier League records broken by Manchester City:
Most points: 100
Number of wins: 32
Away wins: 16
Consecutive wins: 18
Passes in a game: 902
Goals: 106
Away Points: 50
Goal Difference: +79
Points ahead of second: 19
Games left to play after winning title: 5 (tied with Manchester United 2000/01)

Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
-Liverpool’s Joe Gomez’s season is over due to an ankle injury. He will miss the Champions League Final as well as the World Cup. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Arsenal’s French defender Laurent Koscielny is expected to be out of action for six months following Achilles surgery. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Newcastle United Manager Rafa Benitez would like to make the loan deals of Kenedy (Chelsea) and Martin Dubravka (Sparta Prague) as permanent signings. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Southampton were denied a booking at a Marriott Hotel in Swansea ahead of their key match on Tuesday and had to find accommodations on short notice. The Hotel denied of any foul play to help Swansea City. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Stoke City’s Charlie Adam in a ‘BBC Radio Five Live’ interview criticized his own teammates. He called the team’s displays as ‘embarassing’ and that they had been ‘getting away with murder’. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Southampton’s away win at Swansea (1-0) has perhaps saved them from relegation and condemned their opponents Swansea to Relegation. The result confirmed the relegation of West Bromwich Albion. (Source BBC Football Online)

-West Bromwich Albion caretaker Manager Darren Moore was named Premier League Manager of the month….on the same day that WBA were mathematically condemned to Relegation (Source BBC Football Online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:
-Manchester United’s Michael Carrick will start in the club’s last match of the season at home on Sunday vs. Watford before retiring. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Leicester City’s German defender Robert Huth will leave the club at the end of the season. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Celtic’s Kieran Tierney is linked to Bournemouth. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Southampton gave a one-star review for the Swansea Marriott that had cancelled their reservation on short notice. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace was named Premier League’s Player of the Month for April. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Everton’s Wayne Rooney is linked to a move to the MLS’s DC United. (Source Sky Sports Online vis Daily Mail)

-Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Romelu Lukaku will miss the club’s final two matches of the season due to an ankle injury. (Source Footnews.be Online)

-Huddersfield ensured Premier League survival after a tie with Chelsea. Tottenham guaranteed Champions League place for next season after a win (1-0) over Newcastle. Manchester City with a win over Brighton (3-1) broke three records: Number of wins, points and number of goals scored. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Sir Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho expects Paul Pogba to stay for next season. (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:
-Wayne Rooney has agreed to join MLS’s DC United. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Swansea Manager Carlos Carvalhal will leave the club at the end of the season. Carlos Rangel will also leave the club at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football Online)

- Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho lashed out on his players again by saying that he is stuck with players who are too ‘mentally weak’ to succeed at the club. (Source Daily Telegraph Online)

-Arsenal are no longer considering Luis Enrique as a successor to Wenger due to his high salary demands. (Source Marca.com Online)

-Chelsea has been charged by the FA after a number of its players surrounded match referee Lee Mason during the halftime of their match vs. Huddersfield yesterday. (Source BBC Football Online)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

-Swansea’s Leon Britton will retire at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football Online)

-According to Everton Manager Sam Allardyce, Wayne Rooney Has not asked to leave the club.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin intends to stay with the club.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Burnley’s Icelandic player Johann Berg Gudmndsson has signed on for another three years.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Sporting CP goalkeeper Rui Patricio has been linked to newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Diario de Noticias)

- Huddersfield’s Dean Whitehead will retire at the end of the season. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- N’Golo Kante was voted as Chelsea’s player of the year by the fans. Andreas Christensen was voted as the club’s young player of the year.
Willian was voted as the player of the year by his clubmates.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

- Manchester City goakeeper Ederson entered the Guinness Book of Records by taking a kick reaching 75,35 meters.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

-Mikel Arteta (currently an Assistant coach at Manchester City) is linked for the Arsenal job. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Manchester City Manager Josip Guardiola stated that Sergio Aguero will stay with the club (Aguero was linked to Atletico Madrid). (Source AS.com  Online)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

-Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has won the Premier League’s player of the season award. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Stoke City’s Welsh midfielder could leave the club for £25 Million from a top six club (a clause in his contract). However, his does not apply to his former club Liverpool. (Source Daily Telegraph online)

- Tottenham’s Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld is linked to Liverpool.   (Source Footnews.be online via Bleacher Report)

-Tottenham’s Belgian midfielder Moussa Dembele has been linked to Manchester City. (Source Footnews.be online via Manchester Evening News)

- Wolfsburg’s Belgian goalkeeper Koen Casteels is linked to Arsenal. (Source Footnews.be online via The Sun)

-Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has extended his contarct with the club by two years  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea is the Premier League’s Golden Glove winner after recording 18 clean sheets.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Swansea’s South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yueng will leave the club. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Tottenham’s Kyle Walker-Peters has extended his contract with the club.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-St. Mirren Manager Jack Ross confirmed that he has been approached by Ipswich Town. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Tottenham Manager Mauricio Pocchettino is to ask the board £150 Million to strengthen the squad. (Source Daily Telegraph online)

-Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Te Stegen has been linked with Manchester United in case David De Gea leaves.  (Source Calciomercato.com Online via Don Balon)

-Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez is once again linked to Manchester City. (Source vi.nl online)

-Timothy Fosu-Mensah has returned to Manchester United from his loan at Crystal palace. (Source vi.nl online)

-After playing his last match yesterday, Manchester United’s Michael Carrick has immediately joined Jose Mourinho’s coaching staff in time for the FA Cup Final. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Napoli’s Jorginho is linked to Manchester City. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-West Hma United have contacted Shakhtar Doentsk Manager Paulo Fonseca, as David Moyes is likely to leave. (Source Daily Telegraph online)

-Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne was awarded with the player with mosts assists in the Premier League. (Source AS.com Online)

-According to some sources Sam Allardyce will be sacked by the club in the coming days. (Source vi.nl online)

League Matchday (May 8-13, 2018):

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
Swansea 0-Southampton 1 (Manolo Gabbiadini 72)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:
Chelsea 1-Huddersfield 1 (Marcos Alonso 62 / Laurent Depoitre 50)
Leicester 3-Arsenal 1(Kelechi Iheanacho 14, Jamie Vardy 76 pen, Riyad Mahrez 90 / Pierre-Erik Aubameyang 53)
Manchester City3-Brighton 1 (Danilo 16, Bernardo Silva 34, Fernandinho 72 / Jose Leonardo Ulloa 20)
Tottenham 1-Newcastle 0(Harry Kane 50)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:
West Ham United 0-Manchester United 0

Sunday, May 13, 2018:
Burnley 1-Bournemouth 2 (Chris Wood 39 / Joshua King 74, Callum Wilson 90)
Crystal Palace 2- West Bromwich Albion 0 (Wilfried Zaha 70, Patrick van Aanholt 78)
Huddersfield 0-Arsenal 1(Pierre Erik Aubameyang 38)
Liverpool 4-Brighton 0(Mohamed Salah 26, Dejan Lovren 40, Dominic Solanke 53, Andrew Robertson 85)
Manchester United 1-Watford 0 (Marcus Rashford 34)
Newcastle United 3-Chelsea 0 (Dwight Gayle 23, Ayoze Perez 59, 63)
Southampton 0-Manchester City 1 (Gabriel Jesus 90)
Swansea 1-Stoke 2(Andy King 14 / Badou Ndiaye 31, Peter Crouch 41)
Tottenham 5-Leicester 4(Harry Kane 7, 76, Erik Lamela 49, 60, Christian Fuchs (own goal) 53 / Jamie Vardy 4, 73, Riyad Mahrez 16, Kelechi Iheanacho 47)
West Ham United 3-Everton 1 (Manuel Lanzini 39, 82, Marko Arnautovic 63 / Baye Oumar Niasse 74)

Top Goalscorer:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 32 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 30 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Man City
38
32
4
2
106
27
79
100
2
Man Utd
38
25
6
7
68
28
40
81
3
Tottenham
38
23
8
7
74
36
37
77
4
Liverpool
38
21
12
5
84
38
46
75
5
Chelsea
38
21
7
10
62
38
24
70
6
Arsenal
38
19
6
13
74
51
23
63

18
Swansea
38
8
9
21
28
56
-28
33
19
Stoke
38
7
12
19
35
68
-33
33
20
WBA
38
6
13
19
31
56
-25
31

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

II.  Italy
Juventus had a memorable week. On Wednesday, they defeated AC Milan (4-0) to win the Coppa Italia in a match that AC Milan goalkeeper Donnaruma made a couple of mistakes that lead to goals.
On Saturday, Inter’s home loss at Sassuolo damaged their CL prospects with Lazio now having the upper hand for that spot.
The impending transfer of Lazio’s Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij to Inter created some controversy as some felt he would not be as motivated now to help his current club, however, the club backed the player.
On Sunday, Juevntus got the point they needed in a scoreless tie with AS Roma to clinch their unprecedented seventh straight Scudetto (as well as Fourth straight double, all under Allegri).
Napoli Manager Maurizio Sarri appears set to be leaving the club.
For the National Team, Roberto Mancini was officially confirmed as the next Manager.



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 10, 2018
(Juventus squad, May 9, 2018, Coppa Italia, Juventus 4-AC Milan 0)




Photo From: L’Equipe, May 14, 2018
(Juventus players celebrating the Scudetto, May 13, 2018, Roma 0-Juevntus 0)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
- Barcelona’s French defender Lucas Digne has been linked to Juventus. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

-The agent of Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno has closed the door on a possible transfer to Napoli.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

-AC Milan Manager Rino Gattuso stated that today’s Coppa Italia Final is like a ‘World Cup’ for Milan. (Source Kicker.de online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:
- Lazio’s Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij has signed with Internazionale Milano. Other targets for Inter are the Argentinean Lautaro Martinez (Racing Club) and Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus). They also plan to make the signings of Joao Cancelo and Rafinha permanent. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

- Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis stated that he would like Maurizio Sarri to remain as Manager. De Laurentis also said that the Scudetto had been ‘robbed’ from them. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

-Napoli Manager Maurizio Sarri said that at the end of the season he will evaluate his future with the club. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

- Sampdoria’s Belgian player Dennis Praet has been linked with Internazionale Milano. (Source Walfoot.be Online via Corriere dello Sport)

-Gianluigi Buffon’s conduct in the CL match (and sending off) vs. Real Madrid will be evaluated by May 31st. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

- According to the ‘Daily Express’, Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata is linked to a return to Juventus. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

-Dino Zoff has stated that it is not ‘normal’, a World Cup without Italy.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-AS Roma’s Radja Nainggolan stated that joining Juventus would be unthinkable and would feel like a ‘traitor’.  (Source Footnews.be online)

-Simone Inzaghi stated that the club’s Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij is a true professional and he has no worries in that regard. There are some who have cast doubts about his future performances given that he is to join Inter, who are competing with them for a CL spot.  (Source vi.nl. online)

-Atalanta Manager Gian Piero Gasperini said he had been threatened by Referee Pierluigi Pairetto in a match vs. Genoa. He had told him that ‘we will meet in Rome and this behavior will not be tolerated. Gasperini was surprised how Pairetto already knew that he would be appointed referee for their next match. Gasperini has been suspended from Tomorrow’s match vs. AC Milan. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

-Italian Manager Roberto Mancini left Zenit St Petersburg by mutual consent. He is to take over as Italy’s National Team Manager.  (Source BBC Football Online)

-Inter’s Mauro Icardi said he might leave the club in the possibility of Financial Fair Play reasons. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Alessandro Nesta has been appointed as Manager of Perugia. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-AS Roma’s bid for Dinamo Zagreb’s Ante Coric has been accepted. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Napoli’s Colombian striker (oan loan at Sampdoria) has been linked to Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Cameroon and Torino’s Nicolas Nkoulou has been named as Torino’s player of the season. (Source Toro News online)

-AS Roma’s Alessandro Florenzi has been linked with Internazionale Milano. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

-Barcelona’s Portuguese defender Nelson Semedo and Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Partey have also been linked with Internazionale Milano as potential right backs. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

-Bologna’s Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin has been linked with Internazionale Milano.   (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

-Napoli Manager Maurizio Sarri stated that Napoli lost the Scudetto in a Hotel room. He believes his players lost motivation once they saw Juventus come back and defeat Inter (3-2) in the closing stages of the match.  (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Juventus’ Giorgio Chiellini hit back at Napoli’s Dries Mertens, who after the Napoli win (1-0) over Juventus had said that Juventus had played the match like a Champions League Final and lost and that “they are used to that”.  Chiellini retorted that “we lose the finals because we play them”.  (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Juventus Manager Massimilano Allegri announced his intention to stay with the club unless he is sacked.  (Source BBC Football Online)

-Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis has allegedly contacted Carlo Ancelotti to manage, in case Maurizio Sarri leaves.  (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

- Roberto Mancini was officially confirmed as Italy’s National Team Manager.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will hold a pres conference on Thursday. Many believe that he will announce his retirement that day. (Source vi.nl online)

Coppa Italia-Final

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:
Juventus 4- AC Milan 0(Mehdi Benatia 56, 64, Douglas Costa 61, Nikola Kalinic (own goal) 76)

League Matchday (May 12-13, 2018):

Saturday, May 12, 2018:
Benevenato 1- Genoa 0(Cheick Diabate 87)
Internazionale Milano 1-Sassuolo 2  (Rafinha 80 / Matteo Politano 25, Domenico Berardi 72)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:
Bologna 1-Chievo Verona 2 (Simone Verdi 12 pen / Giaccherini 48, Roberto Inglese 60)
Crotone 2-Lazio 2(Simy 29, Federico Ceccherini 61 / Senad Lulic 17 pen, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 84)
Fiorentina 0-Cagliari 1(Leonardo Pavoletti 37)
Verona 0-Udinese 1(Antonin Barak 20)
Torino 2-SPAL 1(Andrea Belotti 68, Lorenzo De Silvestri 87 / Alberto Grassi 22)
Atalanta 1–AC Milan 1(Andrea Masiello 90 / Yannick Kessie 60)
Roma 0-Juventus 0
Sampdoria 0 –Napoli 2(Arkadiusz Milik 72, Raul Albiol 80)

Top Goalscorer:
Ciro Immobile (Lazio) 29 goals
Mauro Icardi (Internazionale Milano) 28 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
37
29
5
3
84
23
61
92
2
Napoli
37
27
7
3
76
28
48
88
3
AS Roma
37
22
8
7
60
28
32
74
4
Lazio
37
21
9
7
87
46
41
72
5
Internazionale
37
19
12
6
63
28
35
69
6
AC Milan
37
17
10
10
51
41
10
61

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

III.  Spain

On Wednesday, Villareal gave Barcelona the guard of honor that Real Madrid had refused.
On Sunday, Barcelona’s quest to end the season undefeated ended as Levante defeated them (5-4) after going ahead (5-1).
There was some controversy as to why Valverde chosen to rest Messi. Some speculated that there was an agreement with the Argentina Federation to rest him for the World Cup now that the title was ensured.
There was continuous chatter about Neymar signing for Real Madrid in the near future.
However, the likelihood appears to be about the transfer of Griezmann from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona.



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 10, 2018
(Ousmane Dembele, May 9, 2018, Barcelona 5-Villareal 1)



Photo From:  Maisfutebol online
(Xabi Prieto crest on jerseys)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
-Atletico Madrid have only been allocated 9, 674 tickets for the Europa league Final.  (Source Daily Telegraph online)

-Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo held talks with Antoine Griezmann (tipped to go to Barcelona) in the hopes of holding onto him. (Source AS.com)

-During Manchester City’s title celebrations, Oleksandr Zinchenko had accidentally knocked down the Premier League trophy. As a joke, Ilkay Gundogan had twitted about repairing trophies.

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos responded back making a reference about the time in 2011 when he had dropped the Copa Del Rey trophy from the team bus. (Source AS.com)
-Leganes Manager Asier Garitano has confirmed that he will leave at the end of the season. (Source AS.com)

-Jose Mourinho has reached an agreement with Spanish tax authorities stemming back from his days as Real Madrid manager. He has made an admission and will pay a fine of 800,000 Euros. A prison sentence set at 12 months will also be commuted. (Source AS.com via El Mundo)

-Athletic Bilbao’s Raul Garcia has undergone a heart operation. This is to correct a mild cardiac arrhythmia. (Source AS.com)

-PSG’s Edinson Cavani has been linked to Atletico Madrid. (Source Walfoot.be via Mundo Deportivo)

-Real Madrid Manager Zinedine Zidane responded to concerns about Cristiano Ronaldo’s fitness for the Champions League Final by saying that he will be “150%” fit by the time of the Final. (Source AS.com Online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

-According to reports Real Madrid President Florentino Perez is determined to sign Neymar from PSG (who have fixed a fee of 260 Million Euros). (Source AS.com Online)

-Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto has received a four match ban for his sending off in the match vs. Real Madrid. Barcelona are planning to appeal. (Source Marca.com online)

- Barcelona’s French defender Samuel Umtiti has been ruled out of today’s match vs. Villareal after a knee injury. (Source Marca.com online)

-Atletico Madrid have expressed displeasure for Barcelona’s attempts to prize away Antoine Griezmann. (Source AS.com Online)

-Former Real Madrid and now Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas stated that he would have performed the guard of honor for Barcelona (Source AS.com Online)

-Cristiano Ronaldo will produce a series on Football for Facebook Watch. (Source AS.com Online)

-In Real Madrid’s loss (2-3) to Sevilla today, Sergio Ramos entered the history books by missing a penalty kick, scoring an own goal and then scoring from a penalty kick in the same match. (Source AS.com Online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

-Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis stated that letting Griezmann leave for £88 Million is ‘Cheap’. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero has been linked to Atletico Madrid (his former club) as a possible replacement for Griezmann.  (Source Marca.com Online)

- Chilean Manager Manuel Pellegrini has been linked to Sevilla.  (Source Marca.com Online)

-Athletic Bilbao have sacked Manager Jose Ciganda. (Source France Football Online)
-PSG’s Layvin Kurzawa has been linked to Atletico Madrid. (Source AS.com Online via L’Equipe)

-Colombian midfielder Mateus Uribe from Mexican Club America is being monitored by Real Madrid. (Source AS.com Online via ESPN)

-For their next match on Saturday vs. Leganes, Real Sociedad’s jerseys will have a Xabi Prieto’s photo by the crest. This is to honor the retiring player.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

-Roma’s Cengiz Under has been linked to Barcelona. (Source Sky Sports Online via Corriere dello Sport)

-Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone’s four match UEFA ban was upheld. (Source France Football Online)

-Ajax Amsterdam’s Frenkie de Jong has been linked to Barcelona. (Source Footnews.be Online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

- Zinedine Zidane discussed the possibility of Neymar’s transfer by saying he would be compatible with Cristiano Ronaldo. He compared how as a player there were doubts about himself and Youri Djorkaeff, but good talented players always find a way.  (Source AS. Com online)

- Argentinean Manager Eduardo Berizzo is linked for the Atheltic Bilbao post.  (Source AS. Com online)

-Sevilla Manager Joaquin Caparros made a rude gesture to the Betis fans from the team bus.  (Source Maisfutebol.com online)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

-Barcelona will be willing to pay an additional 15 Million Euros on top of the buy-out clause to acquire Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-The Brazilian Andreas Pereira has left Valencia (where he was on loan) and returned to Manchester United. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone would like to hold into goalkeeper Jan Oblak (linked to Liverpool). (Source Sky Sports Online via AS.com)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Sevilla Manager Joaquin Caparros apologized for the a rude gesture he made to the Betis fans on Saturday.  (Source Maisfutebol.com online)

-Alaves striker Munir El Haddadi will not be able to represent Morocco after the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) rejected his appeal to switch allegiance from Spain to Morocco. (Source AS.com Online)

League Matchday (May 9-13, 2018):

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:
Barcelona 5-Villareal 1(Phillipe Coutinho 11, Paulinho 16, Lionel Messi 45, Ousmane Dembele 87, 90 /  Nicola Sansone 54)
Sevilla 3-Real Madrid 2 (Wissam Ben Yedder 26, Miguel Layun 45, Sergio Ramos (own goal) 84 / Borja Mayoral 87, Sergio Ramos 90 pen)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:
Real Sociedad 3-Leganes 2 (Mikel Oyarzabal 18, Sergio Canales 25, William Jose 78 pen / Diego Rico 26, Guerrero 53)
Alaves 3-Athletic Bilbao 1 (John Guidetti 43, Munir El Haddadi 60, Ibai Gomez 77 / Iker Muniain 79)
Deportivo La Coruna 2-Villareal 4 (Borja Valle 58, 88 / Samuel Castillejo 2, 45, Manuel Trigueros 31, Denis Cheryshev 90)
Eibar 1-Las Palmas 0(Charles 5)
Getafe 0-Atletico Madrid 1 (Koke 8)
Girona 0-Valencia 1(Luciano Dario Vietto 61)
Real Betis 2-Sevilla 2 (Marc Bartra 5, Loren Moron 81 / Wissam Ben Yedder 57, Simon Kjaer 79)
Real Madrid 6-Celta Vigo 0 (Gareth Bale 13, 30, Isco 32, Achraf Hakimi 52, Sergi Gomez (own goal) 74, Toni Kroos 81)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:
Espanyol 4-Malaga 1(Gerard Moreno 8, Sergio Garcia 27,  Leo Baptistao 30, Pablo Piatti 79 pen / Adrian Gonzalez 39 pen)
Levante 5-Barcelona 4(Emmanuel Boateng 9,30,49, Enis Bardhi 46, 56 / Phillipe Coutinho 38, 59, 64, Luis Suarez 71 pen)

Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 33 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 25 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 25 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
37
27
9
1
98
29
69
90
2
Atletico Madrid
37
23
9
5
56
20
36
78
3
Real Madrid
37
22
9
6
92
42
50
75
4
Valencia
37
21
7
9
63
37
26
69
5
Villareal
37
18
6
13
55
48
7
60
6
Real Betis
37
18
6
13
58
58
0
60


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

IV.  Germany
History was made on Saturday, as SV Hamburg were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time since its inception (1963/64). The club’s fans protested by throwing flares on the field before order was restored.
Jupp Heynckes ended his fourth and last stint as Bayern Munich manager at home vs. Stuttgart (1-4 loss).
It was confirmed that Bayern’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski would remain with the club.
Peter Stoeger left his post as Dortmund Manager in a decision that many had predicted for some time. Hoffenheim managed to clinch a CL spot by defeating Dortmund (3-1).

Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:

-Bayer Leverkusen have signed Hertha Berlin’s Mitchell Weiser.  (Source As.com online)
- FC Basel’s Norwegian player Mohamed Elyounoussi has been linked to Dortmund. (Source Sport Bild online)

- Norwich City Manager Daniel Farke has been linked to Eintracht Frankfurt as possible Manager for next season. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Kaiserslautern have signed Arminia Bielfeld’s Christoph Hemlein. (Source Kicker.de online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

-Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is expected to miss the World Cup as he still has not regained fitness. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- Bayern Munich executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge denied the rumors that Robert Lewandowski is about to be sold and stated that he will remain at the club. (Source Sport Bild online)

- According to ‘Daily Mirror’, Manchester United plan on signing Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic with cash plus Anthony Martial as part of the deal. (Source Sport Bild online)

-According to the ‘Sun’, Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno is linked to Arsenal. (Source Sport Bild online)

- Bayern Munich have given a professional contract to their U-19 player Meritan Shabani. (Source Sport Bild online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

-Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is linked to Borussia Dortmund. (Source Walfoot.be Online)

- Werder Bremen’s Danish International Thomas Delaney is also linked to  Borussia Dortmund. (Source Sport Bild online)

-The SV Hamburg management have confirmed, even if SV Hamburg are relegated Christian Titz will remain as Manager . (Source Kicker.de online)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

- Real Madrid have stopped negotiations in their pursuit of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, who is likely to remain with the club. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Mainz’s Suat Serdar has been linked to Hoffenheim. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- Bayern Munich have extended the contracts of Arjen Robben and Rafinha by one year. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Chelsea’s Kenedy (on loan at Newcastle) has been linked to Bayern Munich as a replacement for the departing Juan Bernat. (Source Kicker.de  online)

-Schalke’s departing players Leon Goretzka (to Bayern Munich) and Marko Pjaca (back to Juventus from his loan) will say goodbye to the public in the weekend. Max Meyer (suspended by the club) will not be. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Schalke have approached by Bayern Munich for Sebastian Rudy, but neither the club nor the player are interested. (Source Kicker.de online)

- Eintracht Frankfurt’s Finnish goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky has been linked to Bayer Leverkusen as a replacement for the possible departure of Bernd Leno. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Stephan Ambrosius has been offered a professional contract by SV Hamburg. (Source Kicker.de online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

- Miroslav Klose has been appointed as Bayern Munich’s U-17 coach.  (Source AS. Com online)

-Cameroon striker Franck Evina was offered a professional contract with Bayern Munich. (Source France Football Online)

-Liverpool’s 18 year old Rhian Brewster is linked to Moenchengladbach. (Source Kicker.de online)

- Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller criticized Ousmane Dembele’s disrespectful manner in which he left the club early in the season. (Source Sport Bild online via ESPN)

-SV Hamburg were relegated for the first time since the inception of Bundesliga (1963/64) despite defeating Moenchengladbach (2-1).  The fans showed their discontent by throwing flares on the field near the end of the match. (Source BBC Football online)

- Dortmund Manager Peter Stoeger left his post following the match vs. Hoffenheim (1-3). He declared that it was by mutual consent. (Source France Football online)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

-Mainz’s Suat Serdar is also linked with Schalke as a replacement foe Max Meyer. (Source Sky Sports Online via Bild)

-Koln’s Leonardo Bittencourt is likely to sign for Hoffenheim. Werder Bremen had also been linked with him, but with Hoffenheim in CL, they have a better shot to sign him. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Werder Bremen’s Yashik Belfodil will leave the club now that his loan has expired. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Augsburg goalkeeper Ioannis Gelios will leave the club at the end of the season. He joined Hansa Rostock on the following day. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Wolfsburg’s Josip Brekalo has extended his contract with the club. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Bayer Leverkusen’s Vladlen Yurchenko will leave the club at the end of the season. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Freiburg’s Julian Schuster announced his retirement. (Source Kicker.de online)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Stuttgart have signed Arminia Bielfeld’s Roberto Massimo and Dinamo Zagreb’s Borna Sosa. Stutggart have also signed Spanish player Pablo Maffeo (Manchester City) and David Kopacz (Dortmund) (Source vi.nl online)

-There is growing controversy after National Team players of Turkich origin (Mesut Ozil, Ilkay Gundogan and Everton striker Cenk Tosun) were pictured with Turkish President Recep Erdogan with signed jerseys. The German Federarion stated that the players had allowed themselves to be exploited. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Freiburg have signed goalkeeper Mark Flekken from Duisburg. Current substitute goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz will leave the club. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Eintracht Frankfurt’s Mexican player Carlos Salcedo signed for the club on permamnent basis. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Dortmund’s Sokratis is likely to leave the club. He is linked to Arsenal. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Bochum have signed Milos Pantovic from Bayern Munich. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Stuttgart have extended the contract of goalkeeper Jens Grahl. They have alos signed Marc Oliver Kempf from Freiburg. (Source Kicker.de online)\

- Koln’s Leonardo Bittencourt officially signed for Hoffenheim. (Source vi.nl online)

League Matchday (May 12, 2018):

Saturday, May 12, 2018:
Leverkusen 3-Hannover 2(Lucas Alario 3, 18, Julian Brandt 55 / Niclas Fuelkrug 90, Martin Harnik 90)
Bayern Munich 1-Stuttgart 4 (Corentin Tolisso 21 / Daniel Ginczek 5, 55, Anastasios Donis 42, Chadrac Akolo 52)
Freiburg 2-Augsburg 0(Nicolas Hoefler 49, Tim Kleindienst 65)
SV Hamburg 2- Moenchengladbach 1 (Aaron Hunt 11 pen, Lewis Holtby 63 / Josip Drmic 28)
Hertha Berlin 2-RB Leipzig 6 (Vedad Ibisevic 4, Salomon Kalou 64 / Dayot Upamenco 2, Ademola Lookman 7, Jean-Kevin Augustin 22, 54, Timo Werner 49, Bruma 82)
Hoffenheim 3-Dortmund 1(Andrej Kramaric 26, Adam Szalai 63, Pavel Kaderabek 73 / Marco Reus 58)
Mainz 1-Werder Bremen 2 (Gbamin 12 / Florian Kainz 23, Gebre Selassie 79)
Schalke 1-Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (Guido Burgstaller 26)
Wolfsburg 4-Koln 1 (Joshua Guilavogui 1, Divock Origi 54, Robin Knoche 71, Josip Brekalo 90 / Jonas Hector 32)

Top Goalscorer:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 29 goals
Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen) 14 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Bayern Munich
34
27
3
4
92
28
64
84
2
Schalke
34
18
9
7
53
37
16
63
3
Hoffenheim
34
15
10
9
66
48
18
55
4
Dortmund
34
15
10
9
64
47
16
55
5
Bayer Leverkusen
34
15
10
9
56
42
14
55
6
RB Leipzig
34
15
8
11
57
53
4
53










16
Wolfsburg
34
6
15
13
36
48
-12
33
17
SV Hamburg
34
8
7
19
29
53
-24
31
18
Koln
34
5
7
22
35
70
-35
22

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

V.  France
PSG won the domestic treble by defeating Lower League side, Les Herbiers (2-0) in the French Cup Final.
Neymar had returned to the Capital for the festivities, however, most of the chatter concerned about his departure .
Strasbourg and Lille avoided relegation. Lille particularly has a nightmare of a season that had started under the tumultuous management of the Argentinean Marcelo Bielsa.
Monaco jumped back to the second spot with a last minute penalty kick win over St Etienne with one match to go.
On Sunday, the UNFP awards were handed out and Neymar was elected as the Player of the season. He received his trophy from Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappe was elected as the Young Player of the Year.
Thomas Tuchel was officially named as PSG Manager for next season and immediately set about ensuring Neymar’s stay.


Photo From: L’Equipe, May 9, 2018
(PSG Cup winners)



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 14, 2018
(Ronaldo handing the Player of the season award to Neymar)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:

-PSG’s Thiago Motta has expressed that his objective is to one day manage Paris St. Germain. He will retire at the end of the season to manage the club’s U-19 side. (Source L’Equipe Online)

-The agent of PSG’s Angel Di Maria’s has been in contact with Atletico Madrid for a possible move. (Source Marca.com Online)

-Former Cameroon International Samuel Eto’o has called PSG’s Kylian Mbappe as the ‘future Messi’. (Source Walfoot.be Online)

- Dutchman Peter Bosz has been linked as possible OGC Nice Manager in case Lucien Favre leaves the club (possibly to manage Dortmund). (Source Sport Bild online)

-PSG clinched the domestic treble and won the ‘Coupe de France’ for the fourth year in a row by defeating Les Herbiers (2-0). (Source L’Equipe online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

-Monaco have signed Anderlecht’s 16 year-old player Eliot Matazo.  (Source Footnews.be online)

-The World Cup hopes of PSG’s Dani Alves could be in danger after he was injured in the Cup Final the day before.  (Source Maisfutebol.com online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

-Juventus’ Brazilian defender Alex Sandro is linked to PSG. (Source France Football Online)

-Lyon’s Memphis Depay has been elected as L1’s player of the month for April. (Source France Football Online)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

-PSG’a Hatem Ben Arfa was questioned by the prosecutors concerning past OM transfer dealings. He signed for OM back in 2011. (Source France Football Online)

- PSG’s Thomas Meunier met with PSG ultras to smooth things over following the controversy from the previous week where he has been victim of twitter abuse from PSG fans. (Source Footnews.be online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

-PSG President Nasser Al-Khelafi said that he is ‘2000 percent’ sure that Neymar will remain with the club. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Chievo Verona’s Belgian midfielder Samuel Bastien is linked to OGC Nice. (Source France Football Online)

-PSG lost at home for the first time in 42 matches as they lost to Rennes (0-2). The retiring Thiago Motta played his last match and Unai Emery managed for the last time. (Source BBC Football online)

- A journalist tried to bait PSG’s Thomas Meunier by asking him about the upcoming Europa League Final between OM and Atletico Madrid. He responded that he is not taking sides and that he might not even watch the match. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Lille and Strasbourg maintained their spots in L1 after respectively defeating Dijon (2-1) and Lyon (3-2). (Source L’Equipe online)

-OGC Nice’s Alassane Plea stated that he would leave the club at the end of the season. (Source L’Equipe online)

-PSG defender Yuri Berchiche is linked to Atletico Madrid.  (Source France Football Online)

-PSG goalkeeper Alphonse Areola is linked to Newcastle United.  (Source France Football Online)

-Nantes has contacted Jurgen Klinnsman as possible replacement for Claudio Ranieri. Youri Djorkaeff is also tipped to be appointed as Technical Director for the club.  (Source France Football Online)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

- UNFP Awards (Source France Football Online)
Ligue 1
Player : Neymar (PSG)
Young Player : Kylian Mbappé (PSG).
Goalkeeper : Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
Manager : Unai Emery (PSG)
Best Goal : Malcom (Bordeaux)
Best XI : Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Ferland Mendy (Lyon), Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (PSG), Dani Alves (PSG), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Luiz Gustavo (Marseille), Marco Verratti (PSG), Neymar (PSG), Edinson Cavani (PSG), Kylian Mbappé (PSG).

Ligue 2
Player : Diego Rigonato (Reims)
Goalkeeper : Paul Bernardoni (Clermont)
Best XI : Paul Bernardoni (Clermont), Vincent Le Goff (Lorient), Julian Jeanvier (Reims), Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), Mickaël Alphonse (Sochaux), Teji Savanier (Nîmes), Diego Rigonato (Reims), Romain Philippoteaux (Auxerre), Umut Bozok (Nîmes), Rachid Alioui (Nîmes), Pablo Chavarria (Reims).

Feminin
Player : Dzsenifer Marozsan (Lyon)
Young Player : Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG)

Foreign Leagues
Best French Player : N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-German Manager Thomas Tuchel was officially confirmed as the new coach of PSG. He held talks with Neymar to convince him to stay. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Strasbourg’s new kit designers for next season will be Adidas. They are currently with Hummel. (Source France Football Online)

Coupe de France-Final (May 8, 2018):

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
Paris St. Germain 2-Les Herbiers 0 (Giovani Lo Celso 26, Edinson Cavani  74 pen)

League Matchday (May 11-12, 2018):

Friday, May 11, 2018:
Guingamp 3- Olympique Marseille 3 (Clement Grenier 42, 52 pen, Jimmy Briand 70 pen / Valere Germain 2, Florian Thauvin 14, 81)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:
Amiens 2-Metz 0(Tusumgama 21 pen, Vahid Selimovic (own goal) 86)
Angers 0-Nantes 2(Lima 50, Kalifa Coulibaly 62)
Bordeaux 4-Toulouse 2(Martin Braithwaite 38, 49, Lukas Lerager 73, Malcolm 78 / Issiaga Sylla 29, Issa Diop 90)
Lille 2-Dijon 1(Lebo Mothiba 18, 45 / Chang-Hoon Kwon 11)
Monaco 1-St Etienne 0(Fabinho 90 pen)
Montpellier 1-Troyes 1(Nicolas Cozza 58 / Karim Azamoum 31)
OGC Nice 4–Caen 1(Mario Balotelli 3, 11 pen, Allan Saint-Maximin 36, Jean-Michel Seri 72 / Cristian Kouakou 76)
Paris St. Germain 0-Rennes 2 (Bourigeaud 52, Adrien Hunou 71)
Strasbourg 3-Lyon 2 (Stephane Bahoken 22, Nuno Da Costa 88, Dimitri Lienard 90 / Nabil Fekir 50 pen, Houssem Aouar 73)

Top Goalscorer:
Edinson Cavani (Paris St. Germain) 28 goals
Florian Thuavin (Olympique Marseille) 22 goals
Neymar (Paris St. Germain) 19 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Paris St. Germain
37
29
5
3
108
29
79
92
2
AS Monaco
37
23
8
6
82
45
37
77
3
Lyon
37
22
9
6
84
41
43
75
4
Marseille
37
21
11
5
78
46
32
74
5
Rennes
37
16
9
12
49
43
6
57
6
OGC Nice
37
15
9
13
51
49
2
54


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

VI.  Holland

Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
-Ajax Amsterdam’s Justin Kluivert has been linked with AS Roma. (Source vi.nl online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

-Holland Manager Ronald Koeman released his list of call-ups for the National team’s upcoming matches vs. Slovakia and Italy (Source vi.nl online)
Here’s the full list:
Goal: Marco Bizot (AZ), Jasper Cillessen (Barcelona), Sergio Padt (FC Groningen) and Jeroen Zoet (PSV).
Defense: Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Nathan Aké (AFC Bournemouth), Daley Blind (Manchester United), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Hans Hateboer (Atalanta Bergamo), Daryl Janmaat (Watford), Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) , Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax), Stefan de Vrij (Lazio).
Midfield: Donny van de Beek (Ajax), Davy Pröpper (Brighton & Hove Albion), Marten de Roon (Atalanta Bergamo), Kevin Strootman (AS Roma), Guus Til (AZ), Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord), Ruud Vormer (Club Bruges), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
Attack: Ryan Babel (Besiktas), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord), Steven Bergwijn (PSV), Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyon), Eljero Elia (Istanbul Basaksehir), Luuk de Jong (PSV), Justin Kluivert (Ajax), Quincy Promes ( Spartak Moscow), Wout Weghorst (AZ).

Thursday, May 10, 2018:
-SC Heerenveen’s Denzel Dumfries is linked to PSV Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl online)

Friday, May 10, 2018:

- PSV Eindhoven Manager Phillip Cocu has been named Manager of the Year (Rinus Michels Award). (Source vi.nl online)

-Utrecht’s Zakaria Labyad has agreed to join Ajax Amsterdam. (Source vi.nl online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

-Former Belgian striker Luc Nilis has been appointed as Assistant Manager at VVV Venlo.  (Source Walffot.be online)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Utrecht’s Zakaria Labyad officially signed for Ajax Amsterdam. (Source vi.nl online)
-Utrecht have signed AZ’s Joris van Overeem. (Source vi.nl online)

-Mexican defender Cesar Montes has been linked to Ajax Amsterdam. (Source vi.nl online via Noticias de Futbol)

-Feyenoord’s Robin van Persie has signed on for one more year with the club. (Source vi.nl online)

-PSV Eindhoven have offered a professional contract to Kees van Lindert. (Source vi.nl online)

Europa League-Playoff  (May 9-12, 2018):

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:
ADO Den Haag 2-Vitesse 5 (El Khayati 52 pen, 82 / Tim Matavz 14, Mason Mount 34, 37, 72, Bryan Linssen 44)
SC Heerenveen 4-Utrecht 3 (Yuki Kobayashi 9, Ghoochannejhad 23, Daniel Hoeegh 48, Denzel Dumfries 86 / Zakaria Labyad 50, 63, Dave Bulthuis (own goal) 65)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:
Vitesse 2- ADO Den Haag 1 (Tim Matavz 32, Mason Mount 53 / El Khayati 55)
Utrecht 2- SC Heerenveen 1 (Rico Strieder 39, Mark van der Maarel 58 / Marco Rojas 78)

Dutch Eredivisie Playoffs  (May 10-13, 2018):

Thursday, May 10, 2018:
Telstar 3-De Graafschap 2 (Melvin Platje 20, Andrija Novakovich 56, Mohamed Hamdaoui 77 / Daryl van Mieghen 72, Fabian Serraens 74)
Emmen 4-NEC 0(Jeroen Veldmate 5, Nick Bakker 8, Youri Loen 32, Glenn Bijl 89)
Dordrecht 1-Sparta 2(Stija Spierings (own goal) 89 / Loris Brogno 10, Robert Muehren 90)
Almere City 0-Roda JC Kerkrade 0

Sunday, May 13, 2018:
De Graafschap 4- Telstar 2 (Lars Nieuwpoort 4, Youssef El Jebli 25, Fabian Serraens 68, van den Hurk 80 / Mohamed Hamdaoui 57, Andrija Novakovich 75 pen)
NEC 4- Emmen 1(Anass Achahbar 5, 11, Frank Sturing 43, Ole ter Haard Romeny 45 / Alexander Bannink 14)
Sparta 2- Dordrecht 2(Deroy Duarte 57, Robert Muehren 77 / Denis Mahmudov 7, Jeremy Cijntje 26)
Roda JC Kerkrade 1 -Almere City 2 (Daniel Schahin 53 / van van der Water 31, Faris Hammouti 87)

VII.  Scotland

On Sunday, Aberdeen clinched second place behind Celtic by defeating them (1-0) away from home.
Rangers were left in third place after an unbelievable (5-5) match with Hibs.
After the Hibernian equalizer, their Manager Neil Lennon ran onto the field to celebrate in a gleeful manner and was sent off.

Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:

-Hearts Manager Craig Levein has hit out on Celtic Manager Brendan Rogers’ complaints over the weekend for the state of the Hearts field. Rogers had stated that the was ‘embarassed’ about the length of the grass. Levein responded that Rogers can “bleat all he wants” but their approach will not change. (Source BBC Football Online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

- Hearts’ Steven Naismith was charged by the Scottish FA for his dangerous challenge over the weekend on Celtic’s Scott Brown. (Source BBC Football Online)

- St. Johnstone have signed English midfielder Drey Wright from Colchester. (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

-St. Mirren have given permission to their Manager Jack Ross to hold talks with Ipswich Town. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Celtic goalkeeper Scott Bain signed a new four year contract with the club (Source BBC Football Online)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

- Celtic’s Scott Brown was named player of the year by the Scottish Football Writers Association. (Source Sky Sports Online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

-Celtic intend to recall Ryan Christie (currently on loan at Aberdeen). Aberdeen Manager Derek McIness said the ‘door is shut’ in him staying.  (Source BBC Football Online)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Alex McLeisch’s selected squad for matches against Peru and Mexico (Source BBC Football Online)
Full list:
Scotland squad
Goalkeepers: Jordan Archer (Millwall), Allan McGregor (Hull City) Jon McLaughlin (Hearts)
Defenders: Barry Douglas (Wolves), Jack Hendry (Celtic), Scott McKenna (Aberdeen), Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers), Callum Paterson (Cardiff City), John Souttar (Hearts), Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian).
Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Celtic), Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth), Dylan McGeouch (Hibernian), John McGinn (Hibernian), Kenny McLean (Aberdeen), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), Jamie Murphy (Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan at Rangers), Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United), Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen), Ryan Christie (Celtic, on loan at Aberdeen)
Forwards: Oli McBurnie (Swansea City, on loan at Barnsley), Lewis Morgan (Celtic, on loan at St Mirren), Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion), Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).

-Rangers Glasgow have signed Burnley’s Canadian midfielder Scott Arfield. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer signed a new four-year contract with the club. (Source BBC Football Online)

League Matchday (May 8-9, 2018):

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
Aberdeen 1-Rangers 1(Kenny McLean 14 pen / Ross McCrorie 63)
Hamilton 1- St Johnstone 2 (Dougie Imrie 82 / David McMillan 65 pen, David Wotherspoon 80)
Patrick Thistle 0-Motherwell 1 (Ryan Bowman 60)
Ross 0-Dundee 1(Simon Murray 51)

 Wednesday, May 9, 2018:
Celtic 0 –Kilmarnock 0
Hearts 2-Hibernian 1(Kyle Lafferty 26, Steven Naismith 57 / Florian Kamberi 48 pen)
Saturday, May 12, 2018:
Dundee 0-Patrick Thistle 1 (Kris Doolan 63)
Motherwell 3-Hamilton 0(Nadir Ciftci 31, 70, Tom Aldred 73)
St Johnstone 1-Ross 1 (David Wotherspoon 90 / Craig Curran 3)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:
Celtic 0-Aberdeen 1(Andrew Considine 46)
Hibernian 5-Rangers 5(Florian Kamberi 10 pen, Scott Allan 19, Jamie MacLaren 22, 70, 90 / James Tavernier 25, Jordan Rossiter 27, Bruno Alves 40, Jason Holt 54, Josh Windass 68)
Kilmarnock 1-Hearts 0(Lee Erwin 10)

Top Goalscorer:
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) 18 goals
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) 14 goals
Josh Windass (Rangers) 13 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Celtic
38
24
10
4
73
25
48
82
2
Aberdeen
38
22
7
9
56
37
19
73
3
Rangers
38
21
7
10
76
50
25
70
4
Hibernian
38
18
12
7
62
46
16
67
5
Kilmarnock
38
16
11
11
49
47
2
59


11
Patrick Thistle
38
8
9
21
31
61
-30
33
12
Ross County
38
6
11
21
40
62
-22
29

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

VIII.  Portugal

Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:

-Benfica have requested the disciplinary commission to review the actions of four Sporting CP players from their match over the weekend.
The players are: Rui Patricio, Jeremy Mathieu, Fabio Coentrao and Coates. (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Porto’s Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas has expressed his desire to stay for one more season. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

-Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno Fernandes was named player of the month of April. Benfica’s Jonas had been the winner for the past five months.
Porto’s Hector Herrera was awarded for the goal of the month for the goal that defeated Benfica (1-0).  Porto’s Sergio Conceicao was named Manager of the month. Iker Casillas, Alex telels, Miguel Cardoso were awarded best goalkeeper, defender and forward of the month.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno Fernandes was also named best young player of the month of April. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

- Sporting Lisbon’s Fabio Coentrao has recieved a reprimand from the Federation’s Disciplinary Council after an incident in the match vs. Porto  on March 2nd. He also has to pay a fine. In the incident in question, the player had a scuffle with two stewards as he attempted to take the ball for a throw-in. The two stewards were fined as well. (Source Maisfutebol online)

- In Porto’s match vs, Guimaraes, in the 80th minute, Porto Manager Sergio Conceicao sent on substitute goalkeeper Fabiano, so that he could be part of the Championship squad. He last played for the club in April 2015.   (Source Footnews.be online)


Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Portugal coach Fernando Santos’ 35-man preliminary squad for the World Cup  (Source Maisfutebol online)
Goalkeepers: - Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Beto (Goztepe) and Rui Patrício (Sporting)
Defenders: - Antunes (Getafe), Bruno Alves (Rangers), Cédric Soares (Southampton), João Cancelo (Inter), José Fonte (Dalian Yifang), Luís Neto (Fenerbahçe), Mario Rui (Naples), Nélson Semedo Pepe (Besiktas), Raphael Guerreiro (Dortmund), Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto), Rolando (Marseille) and Rúben Dias (Benfica)
Midfielders: Adrien Silva (Leicester), André Gomes (Barcelona), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting), João Mário (West Ham), João Moutinho (Monaco), Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), Sérgio Oliveira ) and William Carvalho (Sporting)
Strikers: André Silva (Milan), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Éder (Lokomotiv), Gelson Martins (Sporting), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), Nani (Lazio), Paulinho Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas) and Rony Lopes (Monaco)

League Matchday (May 11-13 2018):

Friday, May 11, 2018:
Aves 2-Chaves 3(Jorge Felipe 5, Mama Samba Balde 22 / Pedro Tiba 21 pen, William 89, Matheus Pereira 90)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:
Guimaraes 0-Porto 1(Ivan Marcano 69)
Boavista 1-Belenensses 0 (Kuca 19)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:
Benfica 1-Moreirense 0(Jonas 52 pen)
Feirense 0-Estoril 0
Maritimo 2-Sporting CP 1 (Joel 31, Gevorg Ghazaryan 90 / Bas Dost 32)
Portimonense 3-Pacos de Ferreira 1 (Pires 28, 77, Wellington 90 / Ruben Micael 88)
Rio Ave 1-Braga 0(Tarantini 43)
Setubal 1-Tondela 0(Andre Pereira 23)

Top Goalscorer:
Jonas (Benfica) 34 goals
Bas Dost (Sporting) 27 goals
Moussa Marega (Porto) 22 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Porto
34
28
4
2
82
18
64
88
2
Benfica
34
25
6
3
80
22
58
81
3
Sporting
34
24
6
4
63
24
39
78
4
Braga
34
24
3
7
74
29
45
75
5
Rio Ave
34
15
6
13
40
42
-2
51

17
Pacos de Ferreira
34
7
9
18
33
59
-26
30
18
Estoril
34
8
6
20
29
61
-32
30

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

IX.  Belgium

Club Brugge clinched the League title on Sunday.
There is continuing controversy over the treatment of Standard Liege manager Sa Pinto, who is likely to be sacked to make way for Michel Preud’homme.
Anderlecht manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck was criticized for pointing that out in an interview and was rebuked by most including Sa Pinto himself.

Diary:

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:

-Dieumerci Ndongala has made his loan move from Standard Liege to Genk a permanent one. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Vital Borkelmans has been named as co-Manager of Jordan, in conjunction with the actual Manager in place, Jamal Abu-Abed. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Standard Liege signed the Cypriot Kostas Laifis on a permanent deal exercising the buy option. They have also extended the contract of Reginal Goreux. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

-German Manager Christoph Daum has turned down an offer to manager St. Truiden.  (Source footnews.be online via Het Laatste Nieuws)

-Dutch Manager Aad De Mos has stated that Anderlecht’s over hyped player Leander Dendoncker is not as good as he is being made out and is good for teams in the standing of West Ham or Crystal Palace. Therefore, De Mos feels Dendoncker should still remain in Anderlecht for the time being.  (Source footnews.be online)

-Romelu Lukaku revelead that he had problems with former Belgium Manager Marc Wilmots during the Euro 2016.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

-Anderlecht Mananger Hein Vanhaezebrouck made disparaging remarks about Standard Liege Manager Sa Pinto after the loss (1-3) today. He made a reference that he is about to be fired by the club. (Source Footnews.be online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

-Brazilian striker Carlos Eduardo at Goias is linked with Anderlecht.  (Source Walfoot.be Online)

-Greek defender Dimitros Chatziisaias (PAOK) is linked with Anderlecht.  Red Star Belgrade’s 19 year old winger Luka Adzic is also linked with Anderlecht. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Standard Liege’s Cypriot Konstantinos Laifis is linked to Werder Bremen.  (Source Footnews.be online via Deich Stube)

-Belgian player Guillaume Gillet has had his contract terminated at Olympiakos. He is linked to Antwerp.  (Source Footnews.be online via Het Nieuwsblad)

-Former Dutch player and Manager Johan Boskamp attacked Anderlecht Manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck for his disrespectful remarks towards Standard Liege Manager Sa Pinto. (Source Footnews.be online)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

- Anderlecht would like to extend the loan of Nigerian Henry Onyekuru (from Everton) (Source Footnews.be online)

-Club Brugge became Champions of Belgium after a tie with Standard Liege (1-1).   (Source France Football Online)

- Standard Liege Manager Sa Pinto attacked his Anderlecht counterpart Hein Vanhaezebrouck for the latter’s remarks concerning Sa Pinto’s impending sacking. (Source Footnews.be online)

League Matchday (May 10-13, 2018):

First Division A
Thursday, May 10, 2018:
Anderlecht 1- Standard Liege 3 (Lukasz Teodorczyk 63 / Edmilson Junior 48, 78, Renaud Emond 51)
Charleroi 1- Club Brugge 3 (Kaveh Rezaei 18 pen / Ruud Vormer 64, Hans Vanaken 71, Jelle Vossen 73)
Genk 1-Gent 1(Mbwana Samata 66 / Yuya Kubo 15)

Saturday, May 13, 2018:
Genk 4-Charleroi 1(Mbwana Samata 24, 61, Leandro Trossard 34, Dieumerci Ndongala 77 / Cristian Benavente 31)
Gent 1- Anderlecht 0 (Moses Simon 66)
Standard Liege 1- Club Brugge 1 (Konstantinos Laifis 11 / Jelle Vossen 42)

Top Goalscorer:
Hamid Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) 22 goals
Teddy Chevalier (Kortrijk) 21 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Club Brugge
9
3
3
3
17
11
6
46
2
Standard Liege
9
6
2
1
20
9
11
42
3
Anderlecht
9
4
0
5
11
13
-2
40
4
Gent
9
3
2
4
7
8
-1
36
5
Genk
9
3
4
2
11
12
-1
35

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

Diary (extra):

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:

-Russia were fined £22,000 after France’s Pogba/Dembele/Kante were subjected to racist chants from the crowd in their friendly back in March (3-1 France win).  (Source BBC Football Online)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

-Former Welsh International Simon Church has retired at the age of just 29 because of a hip injury.  (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

-John O’Shea will captain the Republic of Ireland in his final International match vs. USA. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Here is Martin O’Neil’s full list of call-ups for the matches against Celtic, France and USA:
Republic of Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Colin Doyle (Bradford City), Kieran O'Hara (Manchester United), Ian Lawlor (Doncaster Rovers), Conor O'Malley (Peterborough United)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Fulham), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Alex Pearce, Richard Keogh (Derby County), John Egan (Brentford), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Kevin Long (Burnley), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Greg Cunningham (Preston North End)
Midfielders: Alan Judge (Brentford), Conor Hourihane, Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United), David Meyler (Hull City), Shaun Williams (Millwall), Alan Browne, Daryl Horgan (Preston North End), Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City), James McClean (West Bromwich Albion),
Forwards: Jonathan Walters (Burnley), Shane Long (Southampton), Scott Hogan (Aston Villa), Aiden O'Brien (Millwall), Sean Maguire, Callum Robinson (Preston North End), Graham Burke (Shamrock Rovers)

-Finland’s Mixu Paatelainen has been appointed as National Team Manager of Latvia. (Source Kicker.de online)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

-Poland Manager Adam Nawalka released his preliminary list (35 players) of the World Cup Finals squad (Source France Football Online, FIFA.com)
Here’s the full list:
Goalkeepers: Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town, England), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City, Wales), Lukasz Skorupski (Roma, Italy), Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus, Italy);
Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton, England), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria, Italy), Thiago Cionek (SPAL, Italy), Kamil Glik (Monaco, France), Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Marcin Kaminski (Stuttgart, Germany), Tomasz Kedziora (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine), Michal Pazdan (Legia Warsaw), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund, Germany);
Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (Wolfsburg, Germany), Pawel Dawidowicz (Palermo, Italy), Przemyslaw Frankowski (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Jacek Goralski (Ludogorets Razgrad, Bulgaria), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City, England), Damian Kadzior (Gornik Zabrze), Grzegorz Krychowiak (West Bromwich Albion, England), Rafal Kurzawa (Gornik Zabrze), Karol Linetty (Sampdoria, Italy), Maciej Makuszewski (Lech Poznan), Krzysztof Maczynski (Legia Warsaw), Slawomir Peszko (Lechnia Gdansk), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Sebastian Szymanski (Legia Warsaw), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli, Italy), Szymon Zurkowski (Gornik Zabrze);
Forwards: Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria, Italy), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, Germany), Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli, Italy), Krzysztof Piatek (Cracovia), Lukasz Teodorczyk (Anderlecht, Belgium), Kamil Wilczek (Brondby, Denmark).

-Russia Manager Stanislav Cherchesov released his preliminary list (28 players, plus 7 alternates) of the World Cup Finals squad (Source France Football Online, FIFA.com)
Here’s the full list:
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge, Belgium), Soslan Dzhanaev (Rubin Kazan), Andrey Lunev (Zenit St Petersburg);
Defenders: Vladimir Granat, Ruslan Kambolov, Fedor Kudryashov (all Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Roman Neustadter (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Konstantin Rausch (Dynamo Moscow), Andrey Semenov (Akhmat Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg), Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow);
Midfielders: Yuri Gazinskiy (Krasnodar), Alexsandr Golovin, Alan Dzagoev (both CSKA Moscow), Alexsandr Erokhin, Yuri Zhirkov, Daler Kuzyaev (all Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Zobnin, Alexsandr Samedov (both Spartak Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Alexsandr Tashaev (Dynamo Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal, Spain);
Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Aleksey Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar), Fedor Chalov (CSKA Moscow).
(Additional seven:) goalkeeper Marianato Guilherme (Lokomotiv Moscow); defenders Vladislav Ignatiev (Lokomotiv Moscow) and Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow); midfielders Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow) and Anton Shvets; forwards Anton Zabolotny and Dmitry Poloz (both Zenit St Petersburg).

-Iceland Manager Heimir Hallgrimason released his list (23 players) of the World Cup Finals squad (Source Sport Bild Online, FIFA.com)
Here’s the full list:
Goalkeepers: Hannes Thor Halldorsson (Randers, Denmark), Runar Alex Runarsson (Nordsjaelland, Denmark), Frederik Schram (Roskilde, Denmark);
Defenders: Kari Arnason (Aberdeen, Scotland), Ari Freyr Skulason (Lokeren, Belgium), Birkir Mar Saevarsson (Valur), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (Rostov, Russia), Hordur Magnusson (Bristol City, England), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (Levski Sofia, Bulgaria), Ragnar Sigurdsson (Rostov, Russia);
Midfielders: Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley, England), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa, England), Arnor Ingvi Traustason (Malmo, Sweden), Emil Hallfredsson (Udinese, Italy), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton, England), Olafur Ingi Skulason (Karabukspor, Turkey), Rurik Gislason (Sandhausen, Germany), Samuel Fridjonsson (Valerenga, Norway), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City, Wales);
Forwards: Alfred Finnbogason (Augsburg, Germany), Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson (Rostov, Russia), Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Reading, England), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV, Netherlands).

-Brazilian defender Dani Alves has been officially ruled out of the World Cup due to injury. (Source AS.com Online)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

- The three points deduction of Panathinaikos was overturned after they paid £53,000 owed to Ghanaian Michael Essien. (Source AS. Com online)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

-South Korea's 29-man provisional World Cup squad: (Source ESPN online)
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Vissel Kobe, Japan), Kim Jin-hyeon (Cerezo Osaka, Japan), Cho Hyun-woo (Daegu FC)
Defenders: Kim young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande, China), Jang Hyun-soo (FC Tokyo, Japan), Jung Seung-hyun (Sagan Tosu, Japan), Yun Yong-sun (Seongnam FC), Kwon Kyung-won (Tianjin Quanjian, China), Oh Ban-suk (Jeju United), Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Kim Min-woo (Sangju Sangmu), Park Joo-ho (Ulsan Hyundai), Hong Chul (Sangju Sangmu), Go Yo-han (FC Seoul), Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Midfielders: Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City, England), Jung Woo-young (Vissel Kobe, Japan), Kwon Chang-hoon (Dijon FCO, France), Ju Se-jong (Asan Mugunghwa FC), Koo Ja-cheol (FC Augsburg, Germany), Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Lee Seung-woo (Hellas Verona, Italy), Moon Seon-min (Incheon United), Lee Chung-yong (Crystal Palace, England)
Forwards: Kim Shin-wook (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Hwang Hee-chan (FC Red Bull Salzburg, Austria), Lee Keun-ho (Gangwon FC)

-Egypt’s 29-man provisional World Cup squad: (Source FIFA.com online)
Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary (Al Taawoun, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly), Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly), Mohamed Awad (Ismaily);
Defenders: Ahmed Fathi (Al Ahly), Saad Samir (Al Ahly), Ayman Ashraf (Al Ahly), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Fateh, Saudi Arabia) Ahmed Hegazi and Ali Gabr (both West Bromwich Albion, England), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa, England), Karim Hafez (RC Lens, France), Omar Gaber (Los Angeles FC, USA), Amro Tarek (Orlando City, USA);
Midfielders: Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Mahmoud Abdel Aziz (Zamalek), Shikabala (Al Raed, Saudi Arabia), Abdallah Said (KuPS, Finland), Sam Morsy (Wigan Athletic, England), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal, England), Kahraba (Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City, England), Trezeguet (Kasimpasa, Turkey), Amr Warda (Atromitos, Greece);
Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Ahmed Gomaa (Al Masry), Kouka (SC Braga, Portugal), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, England).


-Peru’s 35-man Provisional World Cup squad: (Source France Football online)
Goalkeepers : Pedro Gallese (Veracruz/MEX), José Carvallo (UTC), Carlos Caceda (Municipal)

Defenders : Luis Abram (Vélez Sarsfield/ARG), Luis Advíncula (Lobos/MEX), Miguel Araujo (Alianza Lima), Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Nilson Loyola (Melgar), Christian Ramos (Veracruz/MEX), Alberto Rodríguez (Junior/COL), Anderson Santamaría (Puebla/MEX), Miguel Trauco (Flamengo/BRA)

Midfielders : Pedro Aquino (Lobos/MEX), Wilmer Cartagena (Veracruz/MEX), Christian Cueva (Sao Paulo/BRA), Edison Flores (Aalborg BK/DEN), Paolo Hurtado (Vitória Guimaraes/POR), Sergio Pena (Grenade/ESP), Andy Polo (Portland Timbers/USA), Renato Tapia (Feyernoord/NED), Yoshimar Yotún (Orlando City/USA)

Stikers: Paolo Guerrero (Flamengo/BRA), André Carrillo (Watford/ENG), Raul Ruidiaz (Morelia/MEX), Jefferson Farfan (Lokomotiv Moscou/RUS).

-Shakhtar Donetsk retained the Ukraine League title after a win (1-0) over Veres Rivne.  (Source France Football Online)
-Former Finnish International Mikael Forssell announced his retiement at age 37.  (Source Kicker.de online)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

-Croatia’s Provisional World Cup squad (Source @HNS_CFF)


Photo From: @HNS_CFF
(Croatia’s provisional World Cup squad)





-Denmark’s 35 man Provisional squad for the World Cup. (Source France Football Online)
The Full List:
Goalkeepers:
Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester, ENG)
Frederik Ronnow (Brondby)
Jonas Lössl (Huddersfield, ENG)
Jesper Hansen (Midtjylland).

Defenders:
Simon Kjaer (Sevilla, SP)
Andreas Bjelland (Brentford, ENG)
Mathias "Zanka" Jorgensen (Huddersfield, ENG)
Andreas Christensen (Chelsea, ENG)
Jens Stryger Larsen (Udinese, ITA)
Riza Durmisi (Betis Sevilla, SP)
Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach, GER)
Nicolai Boilesen (Copenhague)
Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford, ENG)
Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich, ENG)
Peter Ankersen (Copenhague).

Midfielders:
Christian Eriksen (Tottenham, ENG)
Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen, GER)
William Kvist (Copenhague)
Lasse Schöne (Ajax, HOLL)
Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux, FRA)
Mike Jensen (Rosenborg)
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Southampton, ENG)
Michael Krohn-Dehli (La Coruna, SP)
Daniel Wass (Celta Vigo, SP)
Mathias Jensen (Nordsjaelland).

Strikers:
Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord, HOLL)
Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta, ITA)
Nicklas Bendtner (Rosenborg)
Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo, SP)
Viktor Fischer (Copenhague)
Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig, GER)
Martin Braithwaite (Bordeaux, FRA)
Robert Skov (Copenhague)
Kasper Dolberg (Ajax, HOLL)
Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff, ENG).

-Brazil’s 23 man Finals squad for the World Cup.(Source BBC Football Online)
Goalkeepers:Alisson (Roma), Ederson (Manchester City), Cassio (Corinthians).
Defenders: Danilo (Manchester City), Fagner (Corinthians), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Thiago Silva, Marquinhos (both PSG), Miranda (Inter Milan), Pedro Geromel (Gremio).
Midfielders:Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Paulinho (Barcelona), Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk), Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), Willian (Chelsea), Douglas Costa (Juventus).
Forward: Neymar (PSG), Taison (Shakhtar Donetsk), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).

-Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli’s 35-man preliminary squad for the World Cup (Source FIFA.com)
Goalkeepers:Sergio Romero (Manchester United, England), Nahuel Guzman (Tigres UANL, Mexico), Willy Caballero (Chelsea, England), Franco Armani (River Plate);
Defenders:Javier Mascherano (Barcelona, Spain), Federico Fazio (Roma, Italy), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City, England), Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla, Spain), German Pezzella (Fiorentina, Italy), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica, Portugal), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United, England), Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton, England), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax, the Netherlands), Marcos Acuna (Sporting CP, Portugal), Cristian Ansaldi (Torino, Italy);
Midfielders:Ever Banega (Sevilla, Spain), Lucas Biglia (AC Milan, Italy), Leandro Paredes (Zenit St Petersburg, Russia), Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United, England), Ricardo Centurion (Racing Club), Maximiliano Meza (Independiente), Guido Pizarro (Sevilla, Spain), Enzo Perez (River Plate), Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Rodrigo Battaglia (Sporing CP, Portugal), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors), Pablo Perez (Boca Juniors);
Forwards:Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain), Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Italy), Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan, Italy), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City, England), Diego Perotti (Roma, Italy), Lautaro Martinez (Racing), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus, Italy);


-Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio’s 28-man preliminary squad for the World Cup (Source FIFA.com)
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (Standard Liege, Belgium), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul);
Defenders:Diego Reyes (Porto, Portugal), Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Hector Moreno (Real Sociedad, Spain), Oswaldo Alanis (Getafe, Spain), Nestor Araujo (Santos Laguna), Miguel Layun (Sevilla, Spain), Jesus Gallardo (Pumas), Hugo Ayala (Tigres UANL), Edson Alvarez (Club America);
Midfielders:Hector Herrera (Porto, Portugal), Andres Guardado (Real Betis, Spain), Rafa Marquez (Atlas), Jonathan dos Santos (LA Galaxy, USA), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Jesus Molina (Monterrey), Erick Gutierrez (Pachuca), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy, USA);
Forwards:Javier Aquino (Tigres UANL), Jesus Corona (Porto, Portugal), Raul Jimenez (Benfica, Portugal), Oribe Peralta (Club America), Javier Hernandez (West Ham United, England), Carlos Vela (LAFC, USA), Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven, the Netherlands), Jurgen Damm (Tigres UANL);


-Tunisia coach Nabil Maaloul’s 29-man preliminary squad for the World Cup (Source FIFA.com)
Goalkeepers:Mathlouthi Aymen (Al Batin, Saudi Arabia), Ben Cherifia Moez (ES Tunis), Ben Mustapha Farouk (Al Shabab, Saudi Arabia), Moez Hassen (LB Chateauroux, France)
Defenders:Hamdi Nagguez (Zamalek, Egypt), Dylan Bronn (Gent, Belgium), Rami Bedoui (ES Setif), Yohan Ben Olouane (Leicester City, England), Siyam Ben Youssef (Kasimpasa, Turkey), Yessine Meriah (CS Sfaxien), Bilel Mohsni (Dundee United, Scotland), Khalil Chammam (ES Tunis), Oussama Haddai (Dijon, France), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly, Egypt);
Midfielders:Elyess Skhiri (Montpellier, France), Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Al Ahly, Saudi Arabia), Ghaylene Chalali (ES Tunis), Karim Laaribi (Cesena, Italy), Ferjani Sassi (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Ahmed Khlil (Club Africain), Seifeddine Khaoui (Troyes, France), Mohamed Wael Arbi (Tours, France);
Forwards:Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Al Ittifaq, Saudi Arabia), Anice Badri (ES Tunis), Bassem Srarfi (Nice, France), Ahmed Akaichi (Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia), Wahbi Khazri (Rennes, France), Naim Sliti (Dijon, France), Sabeur Khlifa (Club Africain).


-Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr’s 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup (Source FIFA.com)
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain), Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba), Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa), Dele Ajiboye (Plateau United);
Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor, Turkey), Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag, the Netherlands), Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City, England), Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge, Belgium), Bryan Idowu (Amkar Perm, Russia), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes, France), William Ekong (Bursaspor, Turkey), Leon Balogun (Mainz, Germany), Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa, Turkey), Stephen Eze (Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria);
Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China PR), Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England), Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas, Spain), John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel), Uche Agbo (Standard Liege), Joel Obi (Torino, Italy), Mikel Agu (Bursaspor, Turkey);
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England), Moses Simon (Gent, Belgium), Victor Moses (Chelsea, England); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China PR), Alex Iwobi (Arsenal, England), Junior Lokosa (Kano Pillars); Simeon Nwankwo (Crotone, Italy).

-Costa Rica coach Oscar Ramirez’s 23-man preliminary squad for the World Cup (Source FIFA.com)
Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid, Spain), Patrick Pemberton (Liga Deportiva Alajuelense), Leonel Moreira (Herediano);
Defenders: Cristian Gamboa (Celtic, Scotland), Ian Smith (Norrkoping, Sweden), Ronald Matarrita (New York City, USA), Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland, England), Oscar Duarte (Espanyol, Spain), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Bologna, Italy), Francisco Calvo (Minnesota United, USA), Kendall Waston (Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada), Johnny Acosta (Aguilas Dorados, Colombia);
Midfielders: David Guzman (Portland Timbers, USA), Yeltsin Tejeda (Lausanne-Sport, Switzerland), Celso Borges (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain), Randall Azofeifa (Herediano), Rodney Wallace (New York City, USA), Bryan Ruiz (Sporting CP, Portugal), Daniel Colindres (Saprissa), Christian Bolanos (Saprissa);
Forwards: Johan Venegas (Saprissa), Joel Campbell (Real Betis, Spain), Marco Urena (LAFC, USA).


-Australia coach Bert van Marwijk’s 26-man preliminary squad for the World Cup. The list has been trimmed from 32 to 26 (Source France Football online)
Alex Gersbach, Jamie Maclaren, Apostolos Giannou, Mitchell Langerak, Bailey Wright and Aleksandar Susnjar have been cut.
Goalkeepers: Mathew Ryan (Brighton/ENG), Daniel Vukovic (Genk/BEL), Brad Jones (Feyenoord/HOL).

Defenders: Aziz Behich (Bursaspor/TUR), Milos Degenek (Yokohama Marinos/JAP), Matthew Jurman (Suwon Bluewings/CDS), Fran Karacic (NK Lokomotiva/CRO), James Meredith (Millwall/ENG), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers/AUS), Trent Sainsbury (Grasshopper Club Zurich/Swi).

Midfielders: Joshua Brillante (Sydney FC/AUS), Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa/ENG), Jackson Irvine (Hull City/ENG), Robbie Kruse (VfL Bochum/GER), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers/ENG), Mark Milligan (Al Ahli/ARS), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town/ENG), Tom Rogic (Celtic/SCO).

Forwards: Tim Cahill (Millwall/ENG), Tomi Juric (FC Lucerne/Swi), Mathew Leckie (Hertha BSC/GER), Daniel Arzani (Melbourne City/AUS), Nikita Rukavytsya (Maccabi Haifa/ISR), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds/JAP), Dimitri Petratos (Newcastle Jets/AUS), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory/AUS).

-Panama coach Hernan Dario Gomez’s 35-man preliminary squad for the World Cup  (Source France Football online)
Goalkeepers: Jaime Penedo (Dinamo Bucarest,/ROM), José Calderón (Chorrillo), Alex Rodríguez (San Francisco/USA).

Defenders: Azmahar Ariano (Patriots/COL), Felipe Baloy (Municipal/GUA), Harold Cummings (Earthquakes San Jose,/USA), Eric Davis (DAC Dunajska Streda/SLO), Fidel Escobar (New York Red Bulls/USA), Adolfo Machado (Houston Dynamo/USA), Michael Amir Murillo (New York Red Bulls/USA), Luis Ovalle (Olimpia/HON), Francisco Palacios (San Francisco/USA), Richard Peralta (Alliance), Torres Roman (Seattle Sounders/USA).

Midfielders: Ricardo Avila (Gand/BEL), Edgar Barcenas (Cafetaleros de Tapachula/MEX), Ricardo Buitrago (Municipal/GUA), Miguel Camargo (San Martin/PER), Adalberto Carrasquilla (Taurus), Armando Cooper (Universidad de Chile/CHI), Anibal Godoy (San Jose Earthquakes/USA), Gabriel Gomez (Atlético Bucaramanga/COL), José González (Unión Comercio/PER), Cristian Martinez (Columbus Crew/USA), Valentin Pimentel (Plaza Amador), Alberto Quintero (Université/PER), José Luis Rodríguez (La Gantoise/BEL).

Forwards: Abdiel Arroyo (Liga Deportiva Alajuelense/COS), Rolando Blackburn (Chorrillo), Ismael Diaz (Deportivo La Coruna/SP), José Fajardo (Club Atletico Independiente), Roberto Nurse (Mineros de Zacatecas/MEX), Blas Perez (Municipal/GUA), Luis Tejada (Sport Boys/PER), Gabriel Torres (Huachipato/CHI).

-Peru’s Paolo Guerrero will miss the World Cup after his Drugs ban was increased from six to 14 months. He had originally been banned 12 months which was halved on appeal. But the World Anti Doping Agency then appealed to the CAS (Court of Arbitration of Sport) who increased the length of his ban. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Boca Juniors forward Carlos Tevez stated that he intendsto retire at the end of 2019. (Source AS.com Online)

-Ruslan Kambolov was ruled ut of Russia’s preliminary squad due to injury. Sergei Ignachevich (CSKA Moscow) has been called up as a replacement.  (Source France Football Online)


Club friendlies:

Friday, May 11, 2018:
Al Ahly (Egypt) 1-Ajax Amsterdam (Holland) 0 (Salah Mohsen 83)

Monday, May 14, 2018:
FSV Zwickau (Germany) 4-Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 4 (Sinan Tekerci 34, 44, Aykut Ozturk 68, Daniel Gremsl 76 / Sergio Gomez 17, Andriy Yarmolenko 60, Christian Pulisic 77, Alexander Isak 82)

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Compendium to the 1976 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 8 (Group 8)

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UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8


October 13, 1974 (Sofia, Bulgaria 3-Greece 3)
November 20, 1974 (Athens, Greece 2-West Germany 2)
December 18, 1974 (Athens, Greece 2-Bulgaria 1)
December 22, 1974 (Gzira, Malta 0-West Germany 1)
February 23, 1975 (Gzira, Malta 2-Greece 0)
April 27, 1975 (Sofia, Bulgaria 1-West Germany 1)
June 4, 1975 (Thessaloniki, Greece 4-Malta 0)
June 11, 1975 (Sofia, Bulgaria 5-Malta 0)
October 11, 1975 (Dusseldorf, West Germany 1-Greece 1)
November 19, 1975 (Stuttgart, West Germany 1-Bulgaria 0)
December 21, 1975 (Gzira, Malta 0-Bulgaria 2)
February 28, 1976 (Dortmund, West Germany 8-Malta 0)


Table

P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
West Germany
6
3
3
0
14
4
10
9
2
Greece
6
2
3
1
12
9
3
7
3
Bulgaria
6
2
2
2
12
7
5
6
4
Malta
6
1
0
5
2
20
-18
2

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


Date: October 13, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Bulgaria 3-Greece 3
Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion
Attendance:15,000
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(Bulgaria): Hristo Bonev 2, Georgi Denev 27, 29
(Greece): Antonis Antoniadis 28, Mimis Papaioannou 86, Lakis Glezos 88    
Lineups:
Bulgaria:
Stoian Iordanov(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Ivan Zafirov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
Borislav Dimitrov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia)  
Dimitar Penev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Krassimir Borisov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)    
Bojil Kolev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
Voin Voinov  (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)    
Christo Bonev  (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)   
Traiko Sokolov(Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia)   (Pavel Panov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia) 74th)
Georgi Denev(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Chavdar Tsvetkov(Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia)  (Todor Barzov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)58th)

Coach: Ioncho Arsov, Dimitar Doichinov, Manol Manolov
Team Captain:Dimitar Penev
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Greece:
Takis Ikonomopoulos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Theodoros Pallas (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Georgios Firos (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Lakis Glezos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Kostas Iosifidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Kostas Eleftherakis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Christos Terzanidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Stavros Sarafis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)  (Dimitris Dimitriou (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)  58th) (see Note 2)
Georgios Delikaris (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)(see Note 3)
Mimis Papaioannou (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina)

Coach: Alketas Panagoulias
Booked: Christos Terzanidis 32, Eleftherios Pupakis 86 (as a substitute)
Team Captain:Mimis Papaioannou
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-In some sources, the referee is shown as Alberto Lattanzi (Italy).
2-In another source, Konstantinos Papaioanou is shown to replace Stavros Sarafis instead of Dimitris Dimitriou.
3-In another source, Pantelis Nikolaou is shown to replace Antonis Antoniadis in the 68th minute.



Date: November 20, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Greece 2-West Germany 2
Venue: Pireaus- Yorgos KaraiskakiStadion (Olympiakos)
Attendance:22,000        
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
Goalscorers:
(Greece): Georgios Delikaris 13, Kostas Eleftherakis 70     
(West Germany): Bernhard Cullmann 51, Herbert Wimmer 83
Summary of goals:
1:0 (13th minute, Greece): Domzaos’ corner was struck in at the far post by the unmarked Georgios Delikaris.
1:1 (51st minute, West Germany): After a corner, Geye passed to Cullmann, who scored.
2:1 (70th minute, Greece): A long Pass reached the unmarked Eleftherakis who scored.
2:2 (83rd minute, West Germany):  A quick counter by the West Germans, From the left side Holzenbein’s cross was headed in by Wimmer.
Lineups:
Greece:
Takis Ikonomopoulos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Ioannis Kyrastas (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Lakis Glezos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas) (Georgios Firos (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki) 62nd)
Vassilis Siokos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Kostas Iosifidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Kostas Eleftherakis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Mimis Domazos (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Stavros Sarafis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Christos Terzanidis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Mimis Papaioannou  (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) (Achilleas Aslanidis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) 68th)
Georgios Delikaris (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)

Coach: Alketas Panagoulias
Booked: Vassilis Siokos 69
Team Captain:Mimis Domazos
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1- The record 46th cap of Mimis Papaioannou.

West Germany:
Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Helmut Kremers (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen)
Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Bernhard Cullmann (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V. ) (Hans-Josef ‘Jupp’ Kapellmann (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) 78th)
Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Ulrich ‘Uli” Hoeness (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Reiner Geye (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V.)
Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (Josef Pirrung (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern) 81st)

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-International debut for Josef Pirrung.
2-Paul Breitner was not called up and remained with Real Madrid.
3-Rainer Bonhif was not called up as he was suspended in the league for two months.
4-After the match, Beckenbauer said, “I cannot remember such a bad display from our national team as the one we gave today”.
5-West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Maier, Nigbur, Kargus
Defenders: Beckenbauer, Vogts, Schwarzenbeck, H.Kremers, Korbel, Dietz
Midfielders: Cullmann, Wimmer, Hoeness, Flohe, Kapellmann
Strikers: Holzenbein, Geye, Heynckes, Held, Seel, Pirrung
Note: Flohe would withdraw.

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005
(November 20, 1974, EC Qualifier, Greece 2-West Germany 2)



Date: December 18, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Greece 2-Bulgaria 1
Venue: Pireaus- Yorgos KaraiskakiStadion (Olympiakos)
Attendance:24,000
Referee:Paul Schiller (Austria)
Goalscorers:
(Greece): Stavros Sarafis 4, Antonis Antoniadis 40
(Bulgaria): Bojil Kolev 89
Lineups:
Greece:
Vassilis Konstantinou (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Takis Eleftheriadis (Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Lakis Glezos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Vassilis Siokos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Theodoros Pallas (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Kostas Eleftherakis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Stavros Sarafis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Christos Terzanidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Mimis Papaioannou (captain) (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) (Ioannis Kyrastas(Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas) 71st)
Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Achilleas Aslanidis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)

Coach: Alketas Panagoulias
Booked: Antonis Antoniadis 32, Kostas Eleftherakis 74
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Bulgaria:
Yordan Filipov(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Tsono Vassilev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
Kiril Ivkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)         
Kiril Stankov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Stefan Aladjov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)    
Bojil Kolev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
Georgi Denev(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Christo Bonev  (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)   
Voin Voinov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)   (Boris Angelov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Akademik-Sofia) 46th) 
Nicola Hristov (Transportno Druzestvo za Fizkulturna i Sport Dunav-Ruse)    (Chavdar Tsvetkov(Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 69th)
Nikolai Kurbanov  (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)   

Coach: Stoian Ormandjiev
Booked: Tsonio Vasilev 43
Team Captain:Kiril Ivkov
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-Kostas Eleftherakis captain in the 71st minute following Mimis Papaioannou’s substitution.


Date: December 22, 1974
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Malta 0-West Germany 1
Venue:Gzira, Empire Stadium
Attendance:22,000
Referee: GyulaEmsberger (Hungary)
Goalscorers:
 (Malta): None
(West Germany): Bernhard Cullmann 44
Summary of goals:
0:1 (44th minute, West Germany):  From a free-kick from Bonhof, Kostedde headed goal,  Edward Darmannin saved on the Line. However, the ball came to Cullman, who shot in.
Lineups:
Malta:
Alfred Debono (Valletta Football Club)
Joe Pesu Borg (Valetta Football Club)
John Holland (Floriana Football Club)
Edward Darmannin (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)
Eddie Vella (Valletta Football Club)
Raymond Xuereb (Floriana Football Club) 
Willie Vassallo (captain) (Floriana Football Club)
Edward Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) (Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 51st)
Vincent Magro (Valletta Football Club)
Toninu Camilleri (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)
Carlo Seychell (Valetta Football Club)

Coach: Terenzio Polverini
Booked: Richard Aquilina 80
Team Captain:Willie Vassallo
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

West Germany:
NorbertNigbur (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen)
Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)
Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Karl-Heinz Körbel (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
Bernhard Cullmann (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V. ) (Rudolf Seliger (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg) 74th)
Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Heinz Flohe (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V. )
Josef Pirrung (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern)  (Bernd Nickel (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.) 46th)
Erwin Kostedde (Offenbacher Fußball Club Kickers 1901 e.V.)
Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

Coach: Helmut Schön (Jupp Derwall stood in for Helmut Schön)
Booked: Berti Vogts 80
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-Jupp Derwall stood in for Helmut Schön who was having an operation.
2-West Germany selected six uncapped players: Dietz, Konopka, Korbel, Bernd Nickel, Kostedde and Seliger. From these six five (all except Konopka) would make their International debut
3-Debutant Erwin Kostedde is the first black player to appear for West Germany. He is the son of a former American GI stationed in Germany.
4- West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Maier, Nigbur, Franke
Defenders: Vogts, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, H.Kremers, Dietz, Konopka, Korbel
Midfielders: Bonhof, Cullmann, Flohe, Danner, Bernd Nickel, Kapellmann
Strikers: Pirrung, Kostedde, Holzenbein, Seliger
Note: Kappellman withdrew from the squad.
          

Photo From:  45 Sena ta' Football Internazzjonali ta' Malta, Author Joseph A. Sacco
(Team Captains, December 22, 1974, EC Qualifier, Malta 0-West Germany 1)

Photo From:  Fussball Woche, Issue 9, February 23, 1976
(December 22, 1974, EC Qualifier, Malta 0-West Germany 1)

Photo From:  45 Sena ta' Football Internazzjonali ta' Malta, Author Joseph A. Sacco
(Malta squad, December 22, 1974, EC Qualifier, Malta 0-West Germany 1)

Photo From:  Fussball Woche, Issue 9, February 23, 1976
(West Germany squad, December 22, 1974, EC Qualifier, Malta 0-West Germany 1)
                           

Date: February 23, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Malta 2-Greece 0
Venue:Gzira, Empire Stadium
Attendance:9,000
Referee:Robert Mathewson (England)
Goalscorers:
(Malta): Richard Aquilina 33, Vincent Magro 79
(Greece): None
Lineups:
Malta:
Robert Gatt (Zebbug Rangers Football Club) 
George Ciantar (Floriana Football Club) 
Eddie Vella (Valletta Football Club) 
Edward Darmannin (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
John Holland (Floriana Football Club) 
Willie Vassallo (Floriana Football Club) 
Vincent Magro (Valletta Football Club) 
David Azzopardi (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)  (Carlo Seychell (Valetta Football Club) 46th)
Raymond Xuereb (Floriana Football Club) 
Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
Toninu Camilleri (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 

Coach: Terenzio Polverini
Team Captain:Willie Vassallo
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Greece:
Vassilis Konstantinou (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Theodoros Pallas (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Vassilis Siokos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Georgios Firos (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Kostas Iosifidis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Stavros Sarafis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Dimitris (Takis) Dimitriou (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas)  (Dimitris Paridis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) 29th) (Lakis Nikolaou (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 75th)
Mimis Domazos (captain) (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Michalis Kritikopoulos(Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) 
Mimis Papaioannou (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 

Coach: Alketas Panagoulias
Booked: Andonis Andoniadis
Team Captain:Mimis Domazos
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks


Photo From:  45 Sena ta' Football Internazzjonali ta' Malta, Author Joseph A. Sacco
(Malta squad, February 23, 1975, EC Qualifier, Malta 2-Greece 0)


Date: April 27, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Bulgaria 1-West Germany 1
Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion
Attendance:60,000        
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
Goalscorers:
(Bulgaria): Bojil Kolev 71 pen
(West Germany): Manfred Ritschel 75 pen
Summary of goals:
1:0 (71st minute, Bulgaria): Bulgaria were awarded their penalty kick after Georgi Denev was fouled by Paul Breitner in the box. Bojil Kolev scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
1:1 (75th minute, West Germany): West Germany were awarded their penalty kick after Bernd Holzenbein was fouled in the box. Manfred Ritschel scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
Bulgaria:
Iordan Filipov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Ivan Zafirov(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Angel Rangelov(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Todor Marev (Sportno Armejsko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Cherno more-Varna)
Milcho Evtimov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 
Bojil Kolev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
Borislav Dimitrov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia)  
Pavel Panov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)   
Atanas Aleksandrov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia)  (Radoslav Zdravkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia)60th)
Andrei Jeliazkov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 
Georgi Denev(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  

Coach: Stoian Ormandjiev
Booked: Anguel Rangelov, Georgui Denev
Team Captain:Ivan Zafirov
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks

West Germany:
Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Paul Breitner (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Manfred Ritschel (Offenbacher Fußball Club Kickers 1901 e.V.)
Ulrich ‘Uli” Hoeness (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (Karl-Heinz Körbel (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.) 74th)
Wolfgang Seel (Düsseldorfer Turn-und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V.)
Gunther Netzer (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.) 34th)

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-Real Madrid based Paul Breitner and Gunter Netzer back with the squad for the first time.
2-Jupp Heynckes was injured and replaced in the 34thminute.
3-West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers:Maier, Kleff, Nigbur
Defenders: Vogts, Beckenbauer, Schwarzeneck, Breitner, Korbel, Dietz
Midfielders: Hoeneff, Bonhof, Wimmer, Netzer, Cullmann
Strikers: Holzenbein, Heynckes, E.Kremers, Seel, Dieter Muller, Ritschel
Note: Nigbur, Wimmer and Erwin Kremers withdrew. Dieter Muller was the only newcomer to the squad but was injured and did not play.

Photo From:  https://impromptuinc.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/1975-bulgaria-west-germany-1-1-0-0/amp/
(West Germany squad, April 27, 1975, EC Qualifier, Bulgaria 1-West Germany 1)



Date: June 4, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Greece 4-Malta 0
Venue: Thessaloniki- Toumba (PAOK)      
Attendance:18,000        
Referee: Mirjian Raus (Yugoslavia)
Goalscorers:
(Greece): Thomas Mavros 32, Antonis Antoniadis 34 pen, Kostas Iosifidis 47, Mimis Papaioannou 50
(Malta): None
Lineups:
Greece:
Stelios Papafloratos (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Theodoros Pallas(Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Filotas Pelios(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) (Lakis Nikolaou(AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 72nd)
Kostas Iosifidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Georgios Firos (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Aggelos Anastasiadis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Koulis Apostolidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Achilleas Aslanidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Antonis Antoniadis (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas) (Nikos Kalambakas (MAS (Makedonikos Athlitikos Syllogos) Pierikos Katerini) 67th)
Thomas Mavros (Panionios Gymnasticós Sillegós Smyrnis-Athinas)
Mimis Papaioannou (AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 

Coach: Alketas Panagoulias
Team Captain:Mimis Papaioannou
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Malta:
Robert Gatt (Zebbug Rangers Football Club)            (Alfred Debono (Valetta Football Club) 55th)
Joe Pesu Borg (Valetta Football Club) 
Edwin Farrugia (Floriana Football Club) 
Willie Vassallo (Floriana Football Club) 
Edward Darmannin (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
John Holland (Floriana Football Club) 
Vincent Magro (Valletta Football Club) 
David Azzopardi (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
Raymond Xuereb (Floriana Football Club)          
Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
Carlo Seychell (Valetta Football Club)  (Toninu Camilleri (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 46th)

Coach: Terenzio Polverini
Booked: Vincent Magro
Team Captain:Willie Vassallo
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-In another source, George Ciantar is shown to have replaced Raymond Xuereb in the 7th minute, instead of the Carlo Seychell being replaced by Toninu Camilleri.



Date: June 11, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Bulgaria 5-Malta 0
Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion
Attendance: 27,560        
Referee:Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia) 
Goalscorers:
(Bulgaria): Borislav Dimitrov 2, Georgi Denev 22, Pavel Panov 25, Hristo Bonev 69 pen, Kiril Milanov 71
(Malta): None
Lineups:
Bulgaria:
Iordan Filipov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Ivan Zafirov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
Todor Marev (Sportno Armejsko Fizkulturno Druzestvo Cherno more-Varna)
Milcho Evtimov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 
Kostas Isakidis (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia)   (Kiril Milanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)59th)
Nikolai Kurbanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)     (Atanas Aleksandrov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 46th)
Christo Bonev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)   
Andrei Jeliazkov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 
Pavel Panov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)    
Georgi Denev(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Borislav Dimitrov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia)  

Coach: Stoian Ormandjiev
Team Captain:Christo Bonev
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Malta:
Alfred Debono (Valetta Football Club) 
George Ciantar (Floriana Football Club) 
Edwin Farrugia (Floriana Football Club) 
Eddie Vella (Valletta Football Club) 
John Holland (Floriana Football Club) 
Edward Darmannin (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
Joe Pesu Borg (Valetta Football Club) 
Edward Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)  (Raymond Xuereb (Floriana Football Club)  54th)
Vincent Magro (Valletta Football Club) 
Willie Vassallo (Floriana Football Club) 
Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 

Coach: Terenzio Polverini
Team Captain:Willie Vassallo
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-In some surces, Atanas Mikhailov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)is shown to havr replacedKostas Isakidis in the 59th minute instead of  Kiril Milanov.
2-In other sources, Panov is shown to have scored from the penalty kick in the 25thminute instead of Bonev in the 69th minute.


Date: October 11, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: West Germany 1-Greece 1
Venue: Düsseldorf   Rheinstadion 
Attendance:71,000        
Referee:Clive Thomas (Wales)
Goalscorers:
(West Germany): Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes 68
(Greece): Georgios Delikaris 78
Summary of goals:
1:0 (68th minute, West Germany): Beer passed to Breitner who lobbed a ball inside the box for Heynecks to score.
1:1 (78th minute, Greece):  Delikaris sent a long pass, the Wesr German defense believed it to be offside but the referee waved play on. Delikaris only had Maier to beat.
Lineups:
West Germany:
Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Manfred Kaltz (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.)
Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Karl-Heinz Körbel (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Paul Breitner (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)
Erwin Kostedde (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)
Gunther Netzer (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) 

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1- West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Maier, Kargus
Defenders: Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Kaltz, Vogts, Dietz, Korbel
Midfielders: Breitner, Netzer, Beer, Stielike
Strikers: Heynckes, Holzenbein, Geye, Kostede, Gersdorff
2-Helmut Schoen, said afterwards, "There is no excuse for me…We did not play bad, but we did not have a drawback, too many goals were missed, so in the end we have to be content with the odds…..Some (players) have had too lax attitude. That was partly frivolous, as we've played……Greece has increased enormously against us, even went along the full speed. But I think the draw is still enough for us. We now need a draw against Bulgaria and a win against Malta. "

Greece:
Panagiotis Kelesidis (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Ioannis Kyrastas (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Takis Synetopoulos(Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas) (Koulis Apostolidis(PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) 46th)
Georgios Firos (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Theodoros Pallas (Gymnasticós Sillegós Aris- Thessaloniki)
Stavros Sarafis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Georgios Koudas (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) (Achilleas Aslanidis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki) 46th)
Christos Terzanidis (PAOK (Panthessalonikio Athlitiko Omilo Konstantinoupolis)- Thessaloniki)
Georgios Delikaris (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Michalis Kritikopoulos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas)
Mimis Papaioannou(AEK (Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupolis)-Athina) 

Coach: Alketas Panagoulias
Booked: Hristos Terzanidis
Team Captain:Mimis Papaioannou
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks


Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, October 13, 1975
(October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West Germany 1-Greece 1)

Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, October 13, 1975
(October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West Germany 1-Greece 1)



Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, October 13, 1975
(October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West Germany 1-Greece 1)

Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, October 13, 1975
(October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West Germany 1-Greece 1)


Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin, Issue 82, October 13, 1975
(October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West Germany 1-Greece 1)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 254, December 23, 1975
(October 11, 1975, EC Qualifier, -West Germany 1-Greece 1)




Date: November 19, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: West Germany 1-Bulgaria 0
Venue: Stuttgart- Neckarstadion
Attendance:71,000        
Referee:Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(West Germany): Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes 64
(Bulgaria): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (64th minute, West Germany):  A tackle by a Bulgarain defender in a challenge with Schwarzenbeck outside the box, defelcted the ball inside the box in the path of Heyneckes who scored.
Lineups:
West Germany:
1-Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
3-Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)
4-Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
5-Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
10-Dietmar Danner (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
7-Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
8-Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
9-Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)
6-Ulrich Stielike (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
11-Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) 

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1- West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Maier, Kargus, Kleff
Defenders: Beckenbauer, Kaltz, Schwarzenbeck, Vogts, Dietz, Korbel, Reichel
Midfielders: Wimmer, Stielike, Danner, Cullmann, Bongartz
Strikers: Holzenbein, Heynckes, Beer, E.Kremers, Pirrung
Note: Bongartz, Kleff, Kaltz and Korbel withdrew. Reichel and Kargus were the newcomers to the squad.

Bulgaria:
1-Iordan Filipov(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
2-Ivan Zafirov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
6-Boris Angelov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Akademik-Sofia) 
3-Kiril Ivkov(Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)   
4-Tsonio Vasilev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
5-Bojil Kolev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    (12-Pavel Panov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia) 75th)
8-Christo Bonev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)   
10-Angel Rangelov(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
7-Atanas Aleksandrov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia)   (16-Voin Voinov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia) 76th)
9-Kiril Milanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)   
11-Chavdar Tsvetkov(Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 

Coach: Stoian Ormandjiev
Team Captain:Christo Bonev
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (West Germany squad, November 19, 1975, EC Qualifier, West Germany 1-Bulgaria 0)



Date: December 21, 1975
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: Malta 0-Bulgaria 2
Venue:Gzira, Empire Stadium
Attendance:7,174
Referee:Norbert Rolles (Luxemburg) 
Goalscorers:
(Malta): None
(Bulgaria): Pavel Panov 69, Iordan Iordanov 83
Lineups:
Malta:
Alfred Debono (Valetta Football Club) 
Sunny Gouder (Hibernians Football Club-Paola) (Eddie Vella (Valletta Football Club) 46th)
Edwin Farrugia (Floriana Football Club) 
Edward Darmannin (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
John Holland (Floriana Football Club) 
Willie Vassallo (Floriana Football Club) 
Vincent Magro (Valletta Football Club) (Chris Vella (Hibernians Football Club-Paola) 89th)
David Azzopardi (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
Edward Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 
Carlo Seychell (Valetta Football Club) 

Coach: Terenzio Polverini
Team Captain:Willie Vassallo
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks

Bulgaria:
Georgi Tihanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Akademik-Sofia) 
Ivan Zafirov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)     (Iordan Iordanov(Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia) 46th)
Kiril Ivkov(Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)   
Tsono Vassilev (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)    
Boris Angelov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Akademik-Sofia) 
Angel Rangelov(CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)  
Voin Voinov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)   
Christo Bonev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)   
Kiril Milanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)   
Pavel Panov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak – Sofia)    
Chavdar Tsvetkov(Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia)  (Atanas Aleksandrov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) 68th)

Coach: Stoian Ormandjiev
Team Captain:Christo Bonev
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: ?? Shirts, ?? Shorts, ?? Socks
Note:
1-In some sources, Vano Kostov (Druzestvo za Fizikultura i Sport Slavia –Sofia) is shown to have replaced Chavdar Tsvetkov in the 68th minute, instead of Chavdar Tsvetkov.


Date: February 28, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 8
Result: West Germany 8-Malta 0
Venue: Dortmund-Westfalenstadion
Attendance:54,000        
Referee: Marion Kuston (Poland)
Goalscorers:
(West Germany): Ronald Worm 5, 27, Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes 34, 58, Erich Beer 41 pen, 77, Berti Vogts 82, Bernd Hölzenbein 87
(Malta): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (5th minute, West Germany): Dietz passed to Worm who shot in the lower corner.
2:0 (27th minute, West Germany): Holzenbein crossed into the middle for Worm who scored.
3:0 (34th minute, West Germany): Diezt passed to Worm. He crossed for Heynckes who controlled the ball with his chest and went to score.
4:0 (41st minute, West Germany): Malta goalkeeper Charles Sciberras fouled Heynckes in the box. Beer scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
5:0 (58th minute, West Germany): Dietz crossed for Heynckes to score.
6:0 (77th minute, West Germany): Beckenbauer released Beer who went on to score.
7:0 (82nd minute, West Germany): Bongartz set up Vogts to score.
8:0 (87th minute, West Germany): A throw-in from Bongartz to Bernd Hölzenbein who scored from a long range shot.
Lineups:
West Germany:
Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)
Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)
Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (Hannes Bongartz (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen) 56th)
Ronald Worm (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)
Ulrich Stielike (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (Bernhard Cullmann (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) 46th)
Josef ‘Jupp’Heynckes (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1- West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Maier, Kargus
Defenders: Vogts, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Dietz, Reichel
Midfielders: Wimmer, Beer, Stielike, Cullmann, Bonhof
Strikers: Holzenbein, Worm, Heynckes and Bongartz,
2-Internatioanl debut for Bongartz.
3-Berti Vogts scored for the fisrtg time in his 69thcap.

Malta:
Charles Sciberras (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)
Oliver Losco (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)
John Holland (Floriana Football Club)
Sunny Gouder (Hibernians Football Club-Paola) 
Edwin Farrugia (Floriana Football Club)
Richard Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club)
Willie Vassallo (Floriana Football Club)
Denis Fenech (Valletta Football Club)
Vincent Magro (Valletta Football Club)  (Carlo Seychell (Valetta Football Club) )
Raymond Xuereb (Floriana Football Club)
Mario Lo Porto (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) (Edward Aquilina (Sliema Wanderers Football Club) 46th)

Coach: Terenzio Polverini

Team Captain:Willie Vassallo
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks


Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 24, November 1999
(February 28, 1976, EC Qualifier, West Germany 8-Malta 0)
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Compendium to the 1976 Euros- Part 9 (Quarterfinals)

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UEFA European Championships -Quarterfinals

April 24, 1976 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 2-USSR 0)
May 22, 1976 (Kiev, USSR 2-Czechsolovakia 2)

April 24, 1976 (Madrid, Spain 1-West Germany 1)
May 22, 1976 (Munich, West Germany 2-Spain 0)

April 24, 1976 (Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)
May 22, 1976 (Cardiff, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)

April 25, 1976 (Rotterdam, Holland 5-Belgium 0)
May 22, 1976 (Brussels, Belgium 1-Holland 2)



Date: April 24, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, First Leg
Result: Czechoslovakia 2-USSR 0
Venue: Bratislava -Tehelne Pole Stadion (Slovan Bratislava)   
Attendance:50,000
Referee:Hilmi Ok (Turkey)
Goalscorers:
(Czechoslovakia): Jozef Móder 34, Antonin Panenka 47
(USSR): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (34th minute, Czechoslovakia): Pollak ran down the right wing, he slipped the ball to Moder who shot.
2:0 (47th minute, Czechoslovakia): Panenka scored from a free kick.
Lineups:
Czechoslovakia:
Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava)
Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice)           (Lubomir Knapp (TJ  Baník OKD Ostrava) 76th)
Jaroslav Pollak (VSS Kosice)
Antonin Panenka (Bohemians Praha CKD)   
Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Ladislav Petras (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava)  (Karel Kroupa (TJ Zbrojovko Brno) 17th)
Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Team Captain:Anton Ondrus
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks

USSR:
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Prokhorov (Spartak Moskva)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin (Dynamo Kiev)
Stefan Mihaylovich Reshko (Dynamo Kiev)
Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Antonovich Matvienko (Dynamo Kiev)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)   
Viktor Aleksandrovich Zvyagintsev (Dynamo Kiev)
Evgeny Serfimovich Lovchev (Spartak Moskva) (Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev) 57th)
Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev) (Leonid Vasilyevich Nazarenko (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) 68th)
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky and Oleg Bazilevich
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Photo From: World Soccer, August 1979
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-USSR 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czechoslovakia squad, April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-USSR 0)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(USSR squad, April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-USSR 0)


Date: May 22, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Result: USSR 2-Czechoslovakia 2
Venue: Kiev –Central Stadium
Attendance:100,000
Referee: Alistair McKenzie (Scotland)
Goalscorers:
(USSR): Leonid Burjak 57, Oleg Blokhin 88
(Czechoslovakia): Jozef Móder 45, 83
Lineups:
USSR:
Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Troshkin (Dynamo Kiev)
Viktor Aleksandrovich Zvyagintsev (Dynamo Kiev)
Mikhail Ivanovich Fomenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Evgeny Serfimovich Lovchev (Spartak Moskva)
Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Dynamo Kiev)  (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Minaev (Dynamo Moskva)  58th)
Leonid Iosifovich Burjak  (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Grigoryevich Veremeyev (Dynamo Kiev)
Vladimir Ivanovich Onischenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasiliyevich Lobanovsky and Oleg Bazilevich
Booked: Vladimir Troschkine
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Czechoslovakia:
Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Jan Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  (Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava)  80th)
Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Jaroslav Pollak (VSS Kosice)
Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava)
Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice)
Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
Peter Gallis (VSS Kosice)          (Jan Svehlik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) 87th)

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Booked: Jozef Moder
Team Captain:Anton Ondrus
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, ?? Socks


Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1976 №22---30.05
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, USSR 2-Czechoslovakia 2)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1976 №22---30.05
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, USSR 2-Czechoslovakia 2)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czechoslovakia squad, May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, USSR 2-Czechoslovakia 2)


Note for Czechoslovakia clubs:
ASVS =Armadni Stredisko Vrcholoveho Sportu
ChZJD=Chemických Závodov Juraja Dimitrova
ZVL = (productions company on the field of bearings)
ZVU=  (engineering and manufacturing company)
MZ = Moravske Zelezarny   (means Moravian Metalworks)
SKP = Sportovni klub policie  (means Police Sport Club)
TJ =Tělovýchovné Jednoty
VTJ =Vojenské Tělovýchovné Jednoty
CKD =  Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek
     Ceskomoravska  is 'Czech and Moravian'
     Kolben and Danek  are names of two Czech industrialists who founded
                       this company
OKD = Ostravsko-Karvinske Doly
     Ostravsko and Karvinske  are adjectives made from names of two towns
                              Ostrava and Karvina
     Doly  are 'coal-mines'
  It is coal-mining company (still existing but today in private hands)
  in the region of Ostrava and Karvina.
  Some of the clubs in the surrounding of Ostrava had OKD in their names
  (e.g. Banik Ostrava).



Date: April 24, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, First Leg
Result: Spain 1-West Germany 1
Venue:Madrid-Estadio Vicente Calderon (Club Atlético de Madrid)       
Attendance:45,000
Referee:John Keith Taylor (England)
Goalscorers:
(Spain): Carlos Santillana 21
(West Germany): Erich Beer 60     
Summary of goals:
1:0 (21st minute, Spain): A long cross into the box by Benito (Capon in other source) reached Santillana who headed down and went on to score.
1:1 (60th minute, West Germany): On the left side, Danner (Holzenbein in another source) gave the ball to Beer who scored with a long range effort.
Lineups:
Spain:
1-José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Athletic Club de Bilbao)
2-Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)                
3-Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
5-Miguel ‘Migueli’ Bernardo Bianqueti (Fútbol Club Barcelona) (15-Sebastián Alabanda González (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla)  81st)
6-José Antonio ‘Camacho’Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
4-José LuisCaponGonzález (Club Atlético de Madrid)  
8-Angel Maria Villar Llona (Athletic Club de Bilbao)
10-Vicente ‘Del Bosque’Gonzalez  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)                  
11-Ignacio Churruca Sistiaga (Real Sporting de Gijón) 
9-Carlos ‘Santillana’ Alonso Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)  
7-Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)  (12-Jesus Maria ‘Satrustegui’Azpiroz (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) 81st)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  
Booked: Gregorio de Benito Rubio 82
Other Substitutes:
Miguel AngelGonzález Suárez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
Daniel Solsona Puig (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona)
José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’(Club Atlético de Bilbao)
Team Captain:Juan Cruz Sol Oria
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, Black Socks

West Germany:
1-Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
3-Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg) (13-Manfred Ritschel (Offenbacher Fußball Club Kickers 1901 e.V.)  83rd)
4-Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (14-Bernhard Cullmann (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.)  46th)
5-Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
6-Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
7-Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
8-Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
9-Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)
10-Dietmar Danner (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
11-Ronald Worm (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)

Coach: Helmut Schön
Booked: Bernhard Dietz 23 (or 35)
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Maier, Kargus
Defenders: Vogts, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Dietz, Reichel
Midfielders: Wimmer, Danner, Bonhof, Cullmann, Bongartz
Strikers: Beer, Worm, Holzenbein, Toppmoller
Note: Toppmoller was the only newcomer to the squad.
2-The two sides wore black armbands due to the death of Spanish Politician Jose Antonio Elola Olaso on the day before.


Photo From: World Soccer, June 1976
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Spain 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: AS Color, Issue 258, April 27, 1976
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Spain 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: AS Color, Issue 258, April 27, 1976
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Spain 1-West Germany 1)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006
(Spain squad, April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Spain 1-West Germany 1)



Date: May 22, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Result: West Germany 2-Spain 0
Venue: München (Munich) –Olympiastadion               
Attendance:75,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Linesmen: Franciel and Verbeke (France)
Goalscorers:
(West Germany): Uli Hoeness 17, Klaus Toppmöller 43
(Spain): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (17th minute, West Germany): Beer’s cross from the right side was volleyed in by Uli Hoeness.
2:0 (43rd minute, West Germany):  Vogts passed to Beckenbauer, his shot was parried by Miguel Angel, Klaus Toppmöller scored from the rebound.
Lineups:
West Germany:
1-Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
3-Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)
4-Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
5-Franz Beckenbauer  (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
6-Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
8-Ulrich ‘Uli” Hoeness (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
7-Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
9-Klaus Toppmöller (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern)
10-Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)
11-Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-West Germany Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Maier, Kargus
Defenders: Vogts, Kaltz, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Dietz
Midfielders: Wimmer, Stielike, Beer, Bonhof, Bongartz
Strikers: Holzenbein, Hoeness, Worm, Toppmoller
Note: Durnberger (Bayern Munich) called up later in place of Worm.
Toppmoller had been called up as Heynckes was injured.
2-International debut and goal for Klaus Toppmöller.

Spain:
1-Miguel AngelGonzález Suárez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
4-José LuisCaponGonzález (Club Atlético de Madrid)  
2-Juan Cruz Sol Oria  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)  (14-IñakiCortabarriaArrabategui (Real Sociedad de Fútbol) 17th)
3-Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
6-José Antonio ‘Camacho’Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)
8-Angel Maria Villar Llona (Athletic Club de Bilbao) (12-José AntonioRamos Huete (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona) 46th)
5-Juan Manuel ‘Asensi’ Ripoll (Fútbol Club Barcelona)  
10-Vicente ‘Del Bosque’Gonzalez  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)        
7-Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)
9-Carlos ‘Santillana’ Alonso Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)  
11-Ignacio Churruca Sistiaga (Real Sporting de Gijón) 

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  
Booked: Pirri 43, Jose Antonio Camacho 47
Other Substitutes:
‘Paco’ Francisco Ruiz Brenes (Sevilla Club de Fútbol)
Sebastián Alabanda González (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla) 
Daniel Solsona Puig (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona)
Team Captain:Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, Black Socks
Note:
1-Quini scored a goal in the 89thminute that was disallowed.



Photo From: AS Color, Issue 262, May 25, 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)


Photo From: AS Color, Issue 262, May 25, 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)


Photo From: Don Balon, Issue 34, May 25, 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)


Photo From: Fussball Magazin, Issue 6, September October 1977
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)


Photo From: Onze, Issue 8, August 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)


Photo From: Onze, Issue 8, August 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)
(Spain squad, May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, West Germany 2-Spain 0)



1976 (May 22) West Germany 2-Spain 0 (European...by sp1873

Date: April 24, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, First Leg
Result: Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0
Venue: Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir     
Attendance:50,000
Referee:Paul Schiller (Austria)
Goalscorers:
(Yugoslavia): Momcilo Vukotic 1, Danilo Popivoda 58
(Wales): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (1st minute, Yugoslavia): A long range shot reached Momcilo Vukotic, who stopped the ball and scored.
2:0 (58th minute, Yugoslavia): Oblak’s cross from the left side was headed across to Popovida at the far post to tap in.
Lineups:
Yugoslavia:
Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  
Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
Brane Oblak (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany)
Josip Katalinski (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice / France)    
Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
Drago Vabec (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) 
Danilo Popivoda (Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V./ West Germany)
Momcilo Vukotic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd)  (Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) 60th)
Jovan Acimovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  
Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Booked: Drazen Muzinic
Team Captain:Jovan Acimovic
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Wales:
William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool/ England)
Rodney John Thomas (Derby County Football Club / England)
Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
Leighton James (Derby County Football Club / England) (Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 81st)
Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)
Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 

Coach: Michael Smith
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Yellow Socks


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(April 24, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0)



1976 (April 24) Yugoslavia 2-Wales 0 (European...by sp1873

Date: May 22, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Result: Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1
Venue: Cardiff, Ninian Park 
Attendance:50,000
Referee: RudolfGlöckner (East Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Wales): Ian Peter Evans 38
(Yugoslavia): Josip Katalinski 18 pen
Summary of goals:
0:1 (18th minute, Yugoslavia): Malcolm Page fouled Popovida in the box. Josip Katalinski scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
1:1 (38th minute, Wales): A corner taken from the left side was headed by Toshack to Griffiths, his attempt was blocked, he then passed the rebound to Evans to score.
Lineups:
Wales:
1-William David Davies (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
2-Leighton Phillips (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)
5-David Frazer Roberts (Hull City Football Club / England)
6-Ian Peter Evans (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
3-Malcolm Edward Page (Birmingham City Football Club / England)
7-Arfon Trevor Griffiths (Wrexham Football Club / Wales, registered in  English League)  (16-Alan Thomas Curtis (Swansea City Football Club / Wales, registered in English League) 67th)
9-Terence Charles Yorath (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)   
4-John Francis Mahoney (Stoke City Football Club / England)
8-Brian Flynn (Burnley Football Club / England)
10-John Benjamin Toshack (Liverpool Football Club / England)
11-Leighton James (Derby County Football Club / England)

Coach: Michael Smith
Booked: Leighton Phillips, Brian Flynn, Terry Yorath
Team Captain:Terence Charles Yorath
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Yellow Socks
Note:
1-John Toshack scored a goal that was ruled out offside.

Yugoslavia:
1-Enver Maric (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
4-Ivan Buljan  (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
3-Dzemal Hadziabdic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar)
8-Brane Oblak (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany)
5-Josip Katalinski (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice / France)     
2-Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
7-Slavisa Zungul (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  (14-Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) 61st)
11-Danilo Popivoda (Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V./ West Germany)
9-Borislav Djordjevic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
10-Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
6-Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Booked: Jure Jerkovic
Team Captain:Ivan Buljan
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Photo From: World Soccer, July 1976
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1976
(Yugoslavia squad, May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(Wales squad, May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1)



1976 (May 22) Wales 1-Yugoslavia 1 (European...by sp1873


Date: April 25, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, First Leg
Result: Holland 5-Belgium 0
Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion       
Attendance:35,000
Referee: Vincent Drouard (Switzerland)  
Goalscorers:
(Holland): Wim Rijsbergen 17, Robbie Rensenbrink 28, 58, 86, Johann Neeskens 80 pen
(Belgium): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (17th minute, Holland): At an indirect free kick, Cruyff passed aross to Wim Rijsbergen who shot from outside of the box.
2:0 (28th minute, Holland): Cruyff’s corner from the left side was headed in by  Rensenbrink.
3:0 (58th minute, Holland): From the left side, Krol passed to Rensenbrink, who went in the box and scored.
4:0 (80th minute, Holland): Willy van der Kerkof lobbed a ball inside an empty net. Leekens stopped at the line with his hand, Johann Neeskens scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
5:0 (86th minute, Holland): A cross from the left side was headed in by  Rensenbrink.
Lineups:
Holland:
1-Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
2-Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
4-Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
3-Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol  (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
7-Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
6-Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)(Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen) 84th)
10-Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
8-Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
9-Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
11-Pieter Robert ‘Rob’ Resenbrink (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)  

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Booked: Wim Rijsbergen
Other Substitutes:
Jan Ruiter (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)
Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
Willem Jan ‘Wim’ Meutstege (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta)
Team Captain:Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks

Belgium:
Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège) 
Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Georges Leekens (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Gilbert Van Binst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Maurice Martens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Jan Verheyn (Royale Union)
Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (15-Francois van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) 46th)
Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Rene Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Roger Van Gool (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Raoul Lambert (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (16- Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek) 81st)

Coach: Raymond Goethals
Booked: Jan Verheyen, Francois van Der Elst
Other Substitutes:
Jean-Marie Pfaff (Sportkring Beveren-Waas)
Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Jean Dockx (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Team Captain:Christian Piot
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-In other sources the Referee is shown as Jean Dubach (Switzerland)




Photo From : Onze, Issue 5, May 1976
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 12, December 1976
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)

Photo From : Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen, Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman, 2001
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)

Photo From : L'Annee du Football, 1976
(April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)

Photo From : Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Belgium squad, April 25, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Holland 5-Belgium 0)




1976 (April 25) Holland 5-Belgium 0 (European...by sp1873

Date: May 22, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Quarterfinals, Second Leg
Result: Belgium 1-Holland 2
Venue: Bruxelles-Stade du Heysel  (Brussels- Heizelstadion)       
Attendance:          19,050
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(Belgium): Roger Van Gool 27       
(Holland): Johnny Rep 61, Johann Cruijff 77
Summary of goals:
1:0 (27th minute, Belgium): Roger van Gool scored from a free kick.
1:1 (61stminute, Holland): Krol passed to Cruyff who backheeled a pass to Rep, who went around Pfaff to score.
1:2 (77th minute, Holland): Krol sent a long pass to Cruyff on the left side, who from a narrow angle scored.
Lineups:
Belgium:
Jean-Marie Pfaff(Sportkring Beveren-Waas)
Gilbert Van Binst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)   
Robert Dalving (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)
Maurice Martens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Francois van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)
Rene Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)
Willy Wellens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Rene Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Roger Van Gool (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (Herve Delesie (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem) 66th)

Coach: Guy Thys
Booked: Maurice Martens, Herve Delesie
Other Substitutes:
Christian Piot (Royal Standard de Liège)  
Georges Leekens (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)
Marc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)
Jacques Teugels (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Holland:
1-Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
2-Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
4-Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
3-Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)
5-Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol  (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
7-Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
6-Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
10-Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem  (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam) (Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen) 82nd)
8-Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
9-Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
11-Pieter Robert ‘Rob’ Resenbrink (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)  

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Other Substitutes:
Jan Ruiter (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)
Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
Willem Jan ‘Wim’ Meutstege (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta)
Team Captain:Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks
Note:

1-Johann Neeskens missed a penalty kick. Maurice Martens had committed the foul in the box.

Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, May 22, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Belgium 1-Holland 2)



1976 (May 22) Belgium 1-Holland 2 (European...by sp1873



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1976 UEFA European Championship –Finals Squads:


Czechoslovakia:
Goalkeepers:
1-Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) (May 21, 1942, Křelov Czechoslovakia)
22- Alexander Vencel   (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (February 8, 1944, Ilva Mare)

Defenders:
2-Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava) (December  18,1947, Handlová, Sovakia)
4-Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (March 27, 1950, Solčany, Slovakia)
5-Jan Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (November 13, 1947, Cejkov, Slovakia)
6-Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava)  (July 20, 1953, Jacovce, Slovakia)
12-Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (January 7, 1948, Kladno, Czechoslovakia-November 11, 1995, Gattendorf, Austria)
13-Jozef Barmos  (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) (August 28, 1954, Šurany, Slovakia)
14-Pavel Biros (TJ Slavia Praha) (April 1, 1953, Prešov, Slovakia)

Midfielders:
3-Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)   (January 11, 1948, Bratislava, Slovakia)
7-Antonin Panenka (Bohemians Praha CKD) (December 2, 1948, Prague, Czechoslovakia)
8-Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice) (September 19, 1947, Tvrdošovce, Slovakia)
9-Jaroslav Pollak (VSS Kosice) (July 11, 1947, Medzev, Slovakia)
15- Dusan Herda  (TJ Slavia Praha)  (July 15, 1951, Jacovce, Slovakia)
20- Frantisek Stambachr  (VTJ Dukla Praha) (February 13, 1953, Čebín, Czechoslovakia)

Strikers:
10-Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  (August 13, 1950 , Rybany, Slovakia)
11-Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha)  (May 9, 1952 (age 65), Hulín, Czechoslovakia)
16-Frantisek Vesely (TJ Slavia Praha)  (December 7, 1943, Prague, Czechoslovakia-October 30, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic)
17-Jan Svehlik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (January 17, 1950, Lovča, Slovakia)
18-Dusan Gallis (VSS Kosice) (November 24, 1949, Ružomberok, Slovakia)
19-Ladislav Petras (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) (December 1, 1946, Necpaly, Slovakia)
21-Premsyl Bicovsky (TJ Sklo Union-Teplice) (August 18, 1950, Košťany, Czechoslovakia)

Coach: Vaclav Jezek (October 1, 1923, Zvolen, Slovakia-August 27, 1995, Prague, Czech Republic)
Team Captain: Anton Ondrus
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:


Note for Czechoslovakia clubs:
ASVS =Armadni Stredisko Vrcholoveho Sportu
ChZJD=Chemických Závodov Juraja Dimitrova
ZVL = (productions company on the field of bearings)
ZVU=  (engineering and manufacturing company)
MZ = Moravske Zelezarny   (means Moravian Metalworks)
SKP = Sportovni klub policie  (means Police Sport Club)
TJ =Tělovýchovné Jednoty
VTJ =Vojenské Tělovýchovné Jednoty
CKD =  Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek
     Ceskomoravska  is 'Czech and Moravian'
     Kolben and Danek  are names of two Czech industrialists who founded
                       this company
OKD = Ostravsko-Karvinske Doly
     Ostravsko and Karvinske  are adjectives made from names of two towns
                              Ostrava and Karvina
     Doly  are 'coal-mines'
  It is coal-mining company (still existing but today in private hands)
  in the region of Ostrava and Karvina.
  Some of the clubs in the surrounding of Ostrava had OKD in their names
  (e.g. Banik Ostrava).







Photo From:
Dobias, Ondrus (Panini Belgium 81/82)
Pollak, Panenka (Panini Austria 82/83)
Gogh, Stambachr, Masny, Nehoda, Barmos, Jurkemik (Panini EC 80)
Bicovsky (Panini  WC 82)
Viktor, Pivarnik (Panini WC 70)
Biros, Vencel, Capkovic, Petras, Moder, Svehlik, Vesely (se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat)
Herda (http://www.sportbuddha.com.ve/player.php?id=21082)
Gallis (http://www.bdfutbol.com/es/j/j3835.html)


West Germany:
Goalkeepers:
1-Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (February 28, 1944, Metten)
18-Rudolf Kargus (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.) (August 15, 1952, Worms)

Defenders:
2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (December 30, 1946, Kaarst)
3-Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg) (March 22, 1948, Hamm)
4-Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (April 3, 1948, Munich)
5-Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (September 11, 1945, Munich)
16-Peter Nogly (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.) (January 14, 1947, Travemünde)
17-Manfred Kaltz (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.) (January 6, 1953, Ludwigshafen)

Midfielders:
6-Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (November 9, 1944, Eupen, Belgium)
7-Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (March 29, 1952, Emmerich am Rhein)
10-Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.) (December 9, 1946, Neustadt bei Coburg)
13-Dietmar Danner (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (November 29, 1950, Mannheim)
14-Hannes Bongartz (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen) (October 3, 1951, Bonn)
15-Heinz Flohe (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) (January 28, 1948, Cologne-June 15, 2013, Vettweiß)

Strikers:
8-Ulrich ‘Uli” Hoeness (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) (January 5, 1952, Ulm)
9-Dieter Müller (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.)  (April 1, 1954, Offenbach)
11-Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.) (March 9, 1946, Dehrn)
12-Ronald Worm (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg) (October 7, 1953, Duisburg)

Coach: Helmut Schön (September 15, 1915, Dresden-February 23, 1996, Wiesbaden)
Team Captain: Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas




Photo From:
Dietz, Bongartz (Bergmann 74/75)
Danner, Flohe, Dieter Muller (Bergmann 75/76)
Holzenbein,Worm, Beer, Nogly, Kargus, Kaltz (Bergmann 76/77)
Wimmer, Hoeness, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Maier, Vogts (Panini World Cup 1974)
Bonhof (Panini World Cup 1978)

Photo From: Panini World Cup 1974)
(Helmut Schoen)


Holland:
Goalkeepers:
1- Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (December 15, 1946, Jutphaas)
17-Jan Ruiter (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium) (November 24, 1946 , Enkhuizen)
18- Jan Jongbloed (Football Club Amsterdam) (November 25, 1940, Amsterdam)

Defenders:
2- Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (January 16, 1945, Eindhoven)
3- Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)(January 18, 1952, Leiden)
4- Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) (August 1, 1953, Eindhoven)
5- Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol  (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (March 24, 1949, Amsterdam)
7- Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)(October 28, 1946, Rotterdam)
20-Willem Jan ‘Wim’ Meutstege (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta) (July 28, 1952, Lochem)

Midfielders:
6- Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (September 15, 1951, Heemstede)
10- Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)(September 16, 1951, Helmond)
12-Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem  (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)(February 20, 1944, Breskens)
14-Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen) (August 18, 1954, Groesbeek)
15-Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) (September 16, 1951, Helmond)
16- Petrus Wilhelmus ‘Peter’ Arntz (Go Ahead Eagles- Deventer) (February 5, 1953, Leuth)

Strikers:
8- Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) (November 25, 1951, Zaandam)
9- Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) (April 25, 1947, Amsterdam- March 24, 2016, Barcelona, Spain)
11- Pieter Robert ‘Rob’ Resenbrink (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium) (July 3, 1947, Amsterdam)
13- Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (July 28, 1948, Haarlem)
19- Cornelis 'Kees' Kist (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) '67 -Alkmaar) (August 7, 1952, Steenwijk)

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel (December 10, 1922, Roosendaal-May 5, 2012, Roosendaal)
Team Captain: Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff 
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas



Photo From:
Van kraay, Rene van der Kerkhof, Willy van der Kerkhof, Meutstge, Peters, Arntz, Jongbloed, Kist, Geels, Krol, Schrijvers, Suurbier (Vanderhout Holland 1975-76)
Rensenbrink, Rep, Cruyff, Neeskens (Panini WC 74)
Ruiter (Panini Belgium 75/76)


Yugoslavia:
Goalkeepers:
1-Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd) (January 2, 1948, Kruševac, Serbia-September 21, 2000, Belgrade, Serbia)
12-Enver Maric (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) (April 23, 1948, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Defenders:
2-Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  (December 11, 1949, Runovići, Croatia)
5-Josip Katalinski (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice / France)  (May 2, 1948, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina-June 9, 2011, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
20-Luka Peruzovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (February 26, 1952, Split, Croatia)

Midfielders:
4-Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (January 25, 1953, Split, Croatia)
6-Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  (March 23, 1953, Split, Croatia)
8-Brane Oblak (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany) (May 27, 1947, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
9-Jovan Acimovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (June 21, 1948, Belgrade, Serbia)
10-Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (February 25, 1950, Split, Croatia)
15-Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) (October 19, 1950,  Mostar)
16-Momcilo Vukotic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) (June 2, 1950, Belgrade, Serbia)

Strikers:
7-Danilo Popivoda (Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V./ West Germany) (May 1, 1947, Lovćenac, Serbia)
11-Dragan Dzajic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd) (May 30, 1946, Ub, Serbia)
13-Vahid Halilhodzic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) (May 15, 1952, Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
17-Slavisa Zungul (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (July 28, 1954, Požarevac, Serbia)

Coach: Ante Mladinic (October 1, 1929, Split, Croatia-June 13, 2002, Zagreb, Croatia)
Team Captain: Jovan Acimovic 
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas





Photo From:
Oblak (Bergmann 75/76)
Popovida (Bergmann 76/77)
Acimovic (Bergmann 77/78)
Katalinski (Panini France 75/76)
Vladic, Halilhodzic, Peruzovic, Surjak, Jerkovic, Zungul, Buljan, Muzinic, Petrovic, Dzajic (Panini Yugoslavia 74/75)


Photo From: Panini Yugoslavia 81/82
(Ante Mladinic)


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Compendium to the 1976 Euros- Part 11 (Finals)

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UEFA European Championship –Finals

Semifinals:
June 16, 1976 (Zagreb, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)
June 17, 1976 (Belgrade, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4) (After Extra Time)

Third Place:
June 19, 1976 (Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3) (After Extra Time)

Final:
June 20, 1976 (Belgrade, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2) (After Extra Time) (5-3 on a penalty kick shoot-out)


Date: June 16, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Semifinals
Result: Czechoslovakia 3-Holand 1
Venue: Zagreb- Maksimir Stadion, Yugoslavia  
Attendance:31,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Goalscorers:
(Czechoslovakia): Anton Ondrus 20, Zdenek Nehoda 114, Frantisek Vesely 119 
(Holland): Own Goal (Anton Ondrus) 77
Summary of goals:
1:0 (20th minute, Czechoslovakia): Panenka’s free kick from the left side was headed in by Ondrus.
1:1 (77th minute, Holland): Geels’ cross from the right side was deflected in by Ondrus as an own goal.
2:1 (114th minute, Czechoslovakia): Vesely’s cross from the right side was headed in by Nehoda.
3:1 (119th minute, Czechoslovakia): Moder passed to Vesely in the middle who went on to score by going around Schrijvers.
Lineups:
Czechsolovakia:
1-Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
5-Jan Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
3-Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava) (6-Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 106th)
9-Jaroslav Pollak (VSS Kosice)
12-Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
4-Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
10-Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
7-Antonin Panenka (Bohemians Praha CKD)   
8-Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice) (16-Frantisek Vesely (TJ Slavia Praha) 96th)
11-Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
2-Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava)

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Booked: Jaroslav Pollak 51, Karol Dobias 102
Sent off: Jaroslav Pollak 60
Team Captain:Anton Ondrus
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Holland:
1- Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 
2- Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
4- Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
3- Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)(12- Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem  (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam) 37th)
5- Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol  (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
10- Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
7- Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)  
6- Johannes Jacobus ‘Johan’ Neeskens (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
8- Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)(13- Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 67th)
9- Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
11- Pieter Robert ‘Rob’ Resenbrink (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)  

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Booked: Johan Cruijff , Willy Kerkhof van de Willy 57
Sent off: Johann Neeskens 76 (foul on Nehoda), Wim Van Hanegem 115
Other Substitutes:
17-Jan Ruiter (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)
15-Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
14-Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)
Team Captain:Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks
Note:

1-Following Rijsbergen’s injury, Neeskens moved to Libero and van Kraay as stopper and subsequently Willy van der Kerkhof would play as stopper.


Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
 (June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)


Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)


Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J
(Czechoslovakia squad, June 16, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1)



1976 (June 16) Czechoslovakia 3-Holland 1...by sp1873

Date: June 17, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Semifinals
Result: Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4 (after Extra Time)
Venue: Beograd (Belgrade), Stadion Crvene Zvezde (Red Star), Yugoslavia  
Attendance:70,000
Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
Goalscorers:
(Yugoslavia): Danilo Popivoda 19, Dragan Dzajic 32
 (West Germany): Heinz Flohe 65, Dieter Müller 82, 115, 119
Summary of goals:
1:0 (19th minute, Yugoslavia): Oblak sent a long cross into the box for Popovida to score.
2:0 (32nd minute, Yugoslavia): Zungul crossed from the right side, Maier failed to hold onto the ball, and Dzajic scored from the loose ball.
1:2 (65th minute, West Germany): A long range shot from Flohe struck Wimmer on the way in.
2:2 (82nd minute, West Germany):  Bonhof’s corner from the left side was headed in by Dieter Muller.
2:3 (115th minute, West Germany): Flohe’s cross from the left side reached Holzenbein on the right, he pulled back for Dieter Muller to score.
2:4 (119th minute, West Germany): Bonhof’s long range shot hit the post, Dieter Muller scored from the rebound.
Lineups:
Yugoslavia:
1-Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  
2-Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
4-Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
8-Brane Oblak (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany) (15-Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) 106th)
5-Josip Katalinski (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice / France)    
6-Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
17-Slavisa Zungul (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
10-Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
7-Danilo Popivoda (Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V./ West Germany)    
9-Jovan Acimovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (20-Luka Peruzovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) 106th)
11-Dragan Dzajic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Team Captain:Jovan Acimovic (Ivan Buljan captain 106thminute)
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

West Germany:
1-Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
3-Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)
4-Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
5-Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
13-Dietmar Danner (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (15-Heinz Flohe (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) 46th)
7-Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
10-Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)
6-Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (9-Dieter Müller (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) 79th)
11-Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)
8-Ulrich ‘Uli” Hoeness (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) 

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:

1-International debut and hat trick fro Dieter Muller.

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(Team captains, June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Fussball 1988. Europameisterschaft. Europacup
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 1, February 1977
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Die Geschichte der Fussball Nationalmanschaft, Author Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling (Hrsg), 2004
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1576, June 22, 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin Edition, 100 Jahre Deutsche Landerspiele
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 17, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4)



1976 (June 17) Yugoslavia 2-West Germany 4...by sp1873

Date: June 19, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Third Place
Result: Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3
Venue: Zagreb- Maksimir Stadion, Yugoslavia  
Attendance:7,000
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
Goalscorers:
(Yugoslavia): Josip Katalisnki 43, Dragan Dzajic 82
 (Holland): Ruud Geels 27, 107, Willy van de Kerkhof 39
Summary of goals:
0:1 (27th minute, Holland): From the Dutch half, Krol sent a long ball to Rensenbrink on the left side, he passed across for Geels to score.
0:2 (39th minute, Holland): Peters lobbed a ball to Willy van de Kerkhof on the right side who scored from a narrow angle.
1:2 (43rd minute, Yugoslavia): Popovida crossed from the right side into the box, it reached Katalisnki who trapped and volleyed to score.
2:2 (82nd minute, Yugoslavia): Dzajic scored from a free kick.
2:3 (107th minute, Holland): Kist sent a long cross to Geels who went and scored.
Lineups:
Yugoslavia:
1-Ognjen Petrovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  
2-Ivan Buljan (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
4-Drazen Muzinic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
8-Brane Oblak (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / West Germany)
5-Josip Katalinski (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice / France)    
6- Ivica Surjak (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
17-Slavisa Zungul (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (13-Vahid Halilhodzic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) 46th)
10-Jure Jerkovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)  
7-Danilo Popivoda (Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V./ West Germany)    
9-Jovan Acimovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (15-Franjo Vladic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) 46th)
11-Dragan Dzajic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  

Coach: Ante Mladinic
Team Captain:Jovan Acimovic (Ivan Buljan captain 46thminute)
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Holland:
1- Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
2- Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
4- Adrianus Ambrosius ‘Adri’ van Kraay (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 
7- Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam)(20- Willem Jan ‘Wim’ Meutstege (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta) 46th)
5- Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
16- Petrus Wilhelmus ‘Peter’ Arntz (Go Ahead Eagles- Deventer)(19- Cornelis 'Kees' Kist (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) '67 -Alkmaar) 70th)
10- Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof  (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
14- Johannes Wilhelmus ‘Jan’ Peters (NEC (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie)- Nijmegen)  
15- Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)
13- Geertruida Maria ‘Ruud’ Geels (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)
11- Pieter Robert ‘Rob’ Resenbrink (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)   

Coach: Gregorius ‘George’ Knobel
Other Substitutes:
17-Jan Ruiter (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)
8- Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
3- Wilhelmus Gerardus ‘Wim’ Rijsbergen (Sportclub Feyenoord -Rotterdam) 
Team Captain:Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol  
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, Black Shorts, Orange Socks



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Predrag Cvijetic)
(Team captains, June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 132, January 2000
(June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)


Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, June 19, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Yugoslavia 2-Holland 3)



Date: June 20, 1976
Competition: UEFA European Championship-Semifinals
Result: Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2 (After Extra Time) (5-3 on a penalty kick shoot-out)
Venue: Beograd (Belgrade), Stadion Crvene Zvezde (Red Star), Yugoslavia
Attendance:35,000
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(Czechoslovakia): Jan Svehlík 8, Karol Dobiás 25
(West Germany): Dieter Müller 28, Bernd Hölzenbein 89 
Summary of goals:
1:0 (8th minute, Czechsolovakia): Maier parried a shot by Masny, Zdenek Nehoda crossed from right side for Jan Svehlík to score.
2:0 (25th minute, Czechsolovakia): Masny’s free kick from the left side was headed out by Beckenbauer, Dobias shot the rebound from outside the box.
1:2 (28th minute, West Germany): Bonhof’s cross from the right side was  volleyed by Dieter Muller.
2:2 (89th minute, West Germany): Bonhof’s corner from the left side was headed in by Holzenbein.
Sequence of penalty kicks:
Czechoslovakia: Masny (1-0), Nehoda (2-1), Ondrus (3-2), Jurkemik (4-3), Panenka (5-3)
West Germany: Bonhof (1-1), Flohe (2-2), Bongartz (3-3), Hoeness (over bar) (4-3)
Lineups:
Czechsolovakia:
1-Ivo Viktor (VTJ Dukla Praha) 
5-Jan  Pivarnik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
4-Anton Ondrus (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
3-Jozef Capkovic(TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
12-Koloman Gögh (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
2-Karol Dobias (TJ Spartak Trnava)(16-Frantisek Vesely (TJ Slavia Praha) 94th)
8-Jozef Moder (TJ  Lokomotiva Kosice)
7-Antonin Panenka (Bohemians Praha CKD)   
10-Marian Masny (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)  
17-Jan Svehlik (TJ Slovan ChZJD Bratislava)   (6-Ladislav Jurkemik (TJ  Internacional Slovnaft Bratislava) 79th)
11-Zdenek Nehoda (VTJ Dukla Praha) 

Coach: Vaclav Jezek
Booked: Karol Dobias 55, Jozef Moder 59
Team Captain:Anton Ondrus
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks


West Germany:
1-Josef ‘Sepp’ Maier (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
2-Hans-Hubert ‘Berti’ Vogts (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
4-Georg Schwarzenbeck (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
5-Franz Beckenbauer (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
3-Bernhard Dietz (Meidericher Spielverein 02 e.V. Duisburg)
6-Herbert Wimmer (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) (15-Heinz Flohe (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) 46th)
7-Rainer Bonhof (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)
10-Erich Beer (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V.)  (14-Hannes Bongartz (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen) 80th)
8-Ulrich ‘Uli” Hoeness (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.)
9-Dieter Müller (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.)  
11-Bernd Hölzenbein (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)

Coach: Helmut Schön
Team Captain:Franz Beckenbauer
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-Franz Beckenbauer’s 100th cap.
2-The only time West Germany has ever lost in a penalty kick shoot-out.


Top Goalscorer:
Finals: Dieter Müller (West Germany) 4 goals
Overall: Don Givens (Republic of Ireland) 8 goals


Note for Czechoslovakia clubs:
ASVS =Armadni Stredisko Vrcholoveho Sportu
ChZJD=Chemických Závodov Juraja Dimitrova
ZVL = (productions company on the field of bearings)
ZVU=  (engineering and manufacturing company)
MZ = Moravske Zelezarny   (means Moravian Metalworks)
SKP = Sportovni klub policie  (means Police Sport Club)
TJ =Tělovýchovné Jednoty
VTJ =Vojenské Tělovýchovné Jednoty
CKD =  Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek
     Ceskomoravska  is 'Czech and Moravian'
     Kolben and Danek  are names of two Czech industrialists who founded
                       this company

OKD = Ostravsko-Karvinske Doly
     Ostravsko and Karvinske  are adjectives made from names of two towns
                              Ostrava and Karvina
     Doly  are 'coal-mines'
  It is coal-mining company (still existing but today in private hands)
  in the region of Ostrava and Karvina.
  Some of the clubs in the surrounding of Ostrava had OKD in their names
  (e.g. Banik Ostrava).


Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(Team captains, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Onze, Issue 7, July 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 27, February 1979
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Keyhan Varzeshi, 5 Tir, 1355 (June 26), 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Keyhan Varzeshi, 5 Tir, 1355 (June 26), 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005
(Uli Hoeness and Antonin Panenka penalty kicks and Hoeness at the end of match, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin Edition, 100 Jahre Deutsche Landerspiele
(Uli Honess penalty kick, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976 (30)
(Uli Hoeness penalty kick, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, July 2016
(Antonin Panenka, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 268, July 1, 1976 (29)
(Ivo Viktor, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: kicker_EM-1988
(June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Die Geschichte der Fussball Nationalmanschaft, Author Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling (Hrsg), 2004
(Franz Beckenbauer at the end of the match, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: IFFHS-Europameisterschaften 1958-1984, No 2 (9)
(West Germany squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 32, July 2000
(Czechoslovakia squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: IFFHS-Europameisterschaften 1958-1984, No 2
(Czechoslovakia squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)


Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J
(Czechoslovakia squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1976
(Jan Pivarnik lifting the trophy with an exchanged West Germany jersey, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 3723, Sepetmber 19, 2017
(Ivo Viktor, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, 1976 -  LA STORIA DEGLI EUROPEI
(Czechoslovakia squad, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Football magazine, Issue 202, July 1976
(Franz Beckenbauer, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Almanaque da Seleccao, Authors Published by Almanaxi, 2004
(Czechoslovakia players with exchanged West Germany jerseys lifting the trophy, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, July 2016
(Czechoslovakia squad at the end of the match, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J
(Czechoslovakia squad at the end of the match, June 20, 1976, UEFA European Championships, Czechoslovakia 2-West Germany 2)




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The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 6 (Week of May 15-May 21, 2018)

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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
On Saturday, Chelsea defeated Manchester United (1-0) to lift the FA Cup. Despite winning, Antonio Conte’s future as Chelsea Manager is still unclear.
Jose Mourinho criticized Chelsea’s defensive tactics.
The focus is now on the CL Final next Saturday when Liverpool take on Real Madrid.
There have been ongoing debates about Gareth Southagte’s World Cup squad and whether Wilshere and Hart, etc deserved to be cut or not.


Photo From: L’Equipe, May 20, 2018
(Eden Hazard after scoring)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Jlloyd Samuel, a former Aston Villa defender, was killed in a car accident aged 37. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Former Watford Manager Marco Silva was linked with the Everton job given Sam Allardyce’s likely departure from the club  (Source BBC Football Online)

-Swansea are to set sign Liverpool’s Yan Dhanda. (Source BBC Football Online)

-West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart has been informed that he will not be part of the England World Cup squad. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-OGC Nice’s Jean-Michel Seri has been linked to Arsenal. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Everton have contacted AS Monaco to sign Kevin N’Doram. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Swansea defender Alfie Mawson’s World Cup hopes are over after he underwent a knee surgery. England Manager Gareth Southagte had already told him that his chances of selection were low. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- Freiburg defender Caglar Soyuncu has been linked to Arsenal. (Source Daily Telegraph Online)

-Tottenham’s Moussa Dembele has been linked with Chinese Club Beijing Guoan. (Source Footnews.be online via Het Nieuwsblad)

-Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos has been linked with Manchester City. (Source Calciomercato.com Online via La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

-Napoli’s Algerian defender Faouzi Ghoulam has been linked with Manchester United. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Davidson Sanchez extended his contract with Tottenham by one more year.  (Source vi.nl online)

-Steve McLaren is set to be appointed as Manager of Queens Park Rangers.  (Source vi.nl online via Sky Sports)

-Brazilian Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk) has been linked to Manchester United.  (Source vi.nl online)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-England Manager Gareth Southgate’s 23-man squad for the World Cup. (Source BBC Football Online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley).
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Manchester United).
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
Standby: Lewis Cook (Bournemouth), Tom Heaton (Burnley), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jake Livermore (West Brom), James Tarkowski (Burnley).
-David Moyes has left his post as West Ham United Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)

-1966 World Cup winner Ray Wilson passed away aged 83. he had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Sam Allardyce was dismissed as Everton Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Manchester City Manager Josip Guardiola was named the League Managers Association’s Manager of the year. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski would like to leave the club. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Manchester United have informally contacted the representatives of Chelsea’s Willian. (Source Sky Sports Online via Manchester Evening News)

-Napoli’s Jorginho has been linked to Manchetser City. (Source Sky Sports Online via Manchester Evening News)

-Borussia Dortmund’s Sokratis Papasthaopoulos has been linked to Arsenal. (Source Sky Sports Online via Manchester Evening News)

-Stoke City’s Kevin Wimmer has been linked to Hannover. Geoff Cameron is also likely to leave the club. (Source Sky Sports Online via The Sentinel)

-Manchester City’s Patrick Roberts has been linked to Leicester City, as has OGC Nice striker Alassane Plea. (Source Sky Sports Online via Leicester Mercury)

-Nottingham Forest’s 16-year-old Matthew Bondswell has been linked to Liverpool. (Source Sky Sports Online via Nottingham Post)

-AC Milan defender Leonardo Bonucci has been linked to Manchester United. (Source Sky Sports Online via Tuttosport)

-Swansea’s Roque Mesa is about to sign for Sevilla. (Source Sky Sports Online via El Desmarque)

-Patrick Vieira (currently managing MLS’s New York City FC) expressed disappointment following meeting Arsenal representatives about the coaching position. He felt it was merely a token gesture’ to a former player. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Huddersfield’s Terence Kongolo will likely return to Monaco from his loan. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Brighton Manager Chris Hughton has extended his contract with the club until 2021. (Source France Football Online)

-Wolvermapton Wanderers Portuguese Manager Nuno Espirito Santo was named as the Manager of the year for the Championship.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Tottenham ‘s Harry Winks extended his contract by five years. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Arsenal are to hold talks with Mikel Arteta about the vacant Manager’s position. The club also intends to speak with Thierry Henry. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Liverpool released three U-23 players: Paulo Alves, Toni Gomes and Mich’el Parker. Chelsea’s Isaac Christie-Davies has been linked to Liverpool.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Liverpool Echo)

-Newcastle United’s Chancel Mbemba will leave the club and he has been linked with Celtic.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Newcastle Chronicle)

-West Ham United would like to sign Rafa Benitez as Manager.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Newcastle Chronicle)

-Abel Hernandez has been linked to Aston Villa.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Birmingham Mail)

-Porto defender Ricardo Pereira has been linked with Leicetser City.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Leicester Mercury)

-Arsene Wenger stated that at one point he was close to signing both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Mohamed Salah’s boots are to be on display at the Egypt Collection at the British Museum.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc extended his contract by one more year.  (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Everton have contacted Marco Silva to be their next Manager. (Source Daily Telegraph Online)

-Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp has allegedly inquired about AC Milan goalkeeper Donnarumma . (Source Calciomercato.com Online via Tuttosport)

- Manchester United’s Anthony Martial has been linked to Atletico Madrid. (Source AS.com Online via Le10sport)
-Cameron Carter-Vickers has extended his contract with Tottenham. (Source vi.nl Online)

-Telstar goalkeeper rody de Boer has been linked to Bournemouth. (Source vi.nl Online)
-Josip Guardiola extended his contract with Manchester City by three more years.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Swansea Manager Carlos Carvalhal officially left the club. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Manuel Pellegrini has been linked to the West Ham United Manager position. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Jack Wilshere used twitter to express his disappointment at missing the World Cup squad.  Joe Hart similarly stated that his omission was “hard to take”. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Monaco’s Kevin N’Doram has been linked to Everton  (Source Sky Sports Online via L’Equipe)

- Leicetser City has agreed on a fee for Porto defender Ricardo Pereira.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Daily Mirror)

-Goalkeeper Robert Green will leave Huddersfield at the end of the season.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Monaco’s Djibril Sidibe has bene linked to Manchester United.  (Source Calciomercato.com Online via Le10Sport)

-Stoke City Manager Paul Lambert has left the club.  (Source vi.nl Online)

-Atletico Madrid and Croatia’s Sime Vrsaljko has been linked to Manchester United.  (Source vi.nl Online via Daily Mail)

-Darren Moore has been mamed WBA Manager on permanent basis. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Steve McClaren was confirmed as QPR Manager.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Manchester City will not pursue Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets due to the high buy-out clause. (Source Sky Sports Online via Marca)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

-Jack Wilshere’s representatives have ‘offered him’ to PSG. (Source Sky Sports Online via L’Equipe)

-Mick McCarthy has expressed interest to Manage Stoke City. (Source Daily Telegraph online)

-WBA’s Jony Evans has been linked to Leicester City. (Source vi.nl Online)

-After the FA Cup Final loss, Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho stated that Chelsea did not deserve to win, since they defended with nine men. (Source BBC Football Online)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:

-Liverpool cancelled an August 7th friendly with Moenchengladbach after the German club’s interest over Liverpool teenager Rhian Brewster. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-West Ham United’s James Collins will leave the club. (Source BBC Football Online)

Monday, May 21, 2018:

-Manchester United have offered a professional contract to Northern Irish teenager Ethan Galbraith. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla will leave the club at the end of the season. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Unai Emery is set to become the new Arsenal Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)

FA Cup-Final (May 19, 2018):

Saturday, May 19, 2018:
Chelsea 1-Manchester United 0 (Eden Hazard 22 pen)

II.  Italy

On Thursday, as expected Gianluigi Buffon announced that he was leaving Juventus after 17 years. It was still unclear whether he would retire or play elsewhere. There has bene some chatter that he might join PSG.
Another ongoing debate centered on Lazio’s Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij. He has signed for Inter for next year and they happened to be their final opponents for the remaining CL spot. In the end, he played on Sunday, but Inter won in Rome (3-2) in dramatic fashion to clinch the CL spot. Had inter not won, some believed that they would have had to sell Mauro Icardi among others.
The day before on Saturday, Buffon played his last match for Juventus in (2-1) win over Verona.
In the end, Crotone were relegated along with Verone and Benevento.


Photo From: L’Equipe, May 20, 2018
(Gianluigi Buffon)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-PSG’s Marco Verratti has been linked to Juventus, as has Lazio’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Genk defender Omar Colley has been linked to Sampdoria.  (Source Footnews.be online)
-Leonardo Spinazzola will return to Juventus from his two season loan at Atalanta. Likewise, defender Mattia Caladra will also return to Juventus from his loan at Atalanta. Meanwhile, Manchetser United’s Matteo Darmian is also linked to Juventus. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-AS Roma’s Dutchman Kevin Strootman has been linked with Internazionale Milano. (Source Calciomercato.com Online via La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

-Cagliari’s Nicolo Barella has been linked with Internazionale Milano. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Juventus’ Kwadwo Asamoah is set to sign for Internazionale Milano and is undergoing his medical. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Juventus will debut their new kit in the last home match of the season this weekend vs. Verona. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Napoli’s Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina is due to sign for AC Milan. (Source AS.com)

- Sampdoria have been fined 20,000 Euros for crowd trouble during their match vs. Napoli on Sunday. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

-Slovenian goalkeeper Rok Vodisek (Olimpia Ljubljana) has been linked to Napoli. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)

-New Italy Manager Roberto Mancini hinted that Mario Balotelli was part of his plans.  (Source vi.nl online)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Inter Manager Luciano Spalletti would like to sign Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan if Inter qualifies for the CL. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin has agreed to join Juventus. (Source Sky Sports Online via La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

-AS Roma want to extend the contract of Edin Dzeko by one year (he has been linked with MLS’s Los Angeles FC). (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Fiorentina’s Jordan Veretout has been suspended for three matches after being sent off over the weeknd vs. Cagliari. (Source France Football Online)

-Uruguay and Genoa’s Diego Laxalt has been linked to Fiorentina, Roma and Torino. (Source Calciomercato.com Online via Tuttosport)

-Domenico Criscito signed for his former club Genoa after seven years at Zenit St. Petersburg. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Napoli Manager Maurizio Sarri had a meeting with club President Aurelio de Laurentis to discuss his future. (Source vi.nl online)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Juventus goalkeeper Ginaluigi Buffon announced that he was leaving Juventus after 17 years. (Source BBC Football Online)

- Ginaluigi Buffon took the opportunity to apologize to English Refere Michael Oliver after verbally attacking him following his sending off in the CL match vs. Real Madrid.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Fabio Borini will make his transfer to AC Milan (from Suncdeland) permanent on July 1st.   (Source Sky Sports Online via Sunderland Echo)

-Lucien Favre, tipped to be the new Dortmund Manager, has allegedly vetoed the transfer of Juventus’ Stephan Lichsteiner.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Sport Bild)

Stephan Lichsteiner revealed that he has not reached an agreement with Dortmund and ruled out a move to China. (Source Calciomercato via Sport Bild)

-Lyon’s Kenny Tete has been linked to AS Roma. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

- Due to the growing controversy regarding Lazio’s Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij signing with Internazionale Milano just before their key encounter, it has been decided that he will skip the match. (Source Calciomercato.com via Corriere dello Sport)

-Celta Vigo intend to sign Torino’s on-loan player Lucas Boye on permamnent basis. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Cagliari’s Joa Pedro has been banned for six months for doping violations. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Maurizio Sarri appears to remain at Napoli instead of joining Chelsea. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-Juventus have signed Barcleona’s teenage star Pablo Moreno. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Juventus’ Kwadwo Asamoah released a statement signaling his departure from the club. He is to join Internationale Milano. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Everton’s Davy Klaassen has been linked to Napoli  (Source Sky Sports Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Porto’s Ivan Marcano has been linked to Roma. (Source Calciomercato.com online)

-Arsenal’s Lucas Perez has been linked to Lazio. (Source Calciomercato.com online via Corriere dello Sport)

-Arsenal’s Yunus Musah is about to sign with Juventus. (Source Calciomercato.com online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Lazio’s Dutch defender Stefan De Vrij expressed that he does want to play the key match vs. Inter. (Source Corriere dello Sport)

-Juventus Manager Massimiliano Allegri criticized Napoli for showing a lack of respect to Juventus. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport)

- Juventus do not intend to sell Mattia Caldara to PSG. (Source vi.nl via Corriere dello Sport Online)

-Parma were promoted to the Serie A after an away win (2-0) at Spezia. (Source BBC Football Online)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

-Sampdoria’s Dennis Praet is linked to AS Roma. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Juventus unveiled their new home jerseys in their last match of the season. This was also Gianluigi Buffon’s last match with Juventus.

-Roberto Mancini’s first selected Italy squad with a recall for Mario Balotelli. (Source L’Equipe online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers : Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino).
Defenders: Leonardo Bonucci (Milan), Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), Domenico Criscito (Zenit San Pietroburgo), Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter), Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), Emerson Palmieri Dos Santos (Chelsea), Alessio Romagnoli (Milan), Daniele Rugani (Juventus), Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea).
Midfielders : Daniele Baselli (Torino), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Bryan Cristante (Atalanta), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), Frello Filho Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Napoli), Rolando Mandragora (Crotone), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
Strikers:Mario Balotelli (Nizza), Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Matteo Politano (Sassuolo), Simone Verdi (Bologna), Simone Zaza (Valencia).

-Juventus’ Stephan Lichsteiner is now linked to AS Monaco.  (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:

-Manchester United’s Maroune Fellaini has been linked to AC Milan.  (Source Calciomercato Online via La Derniere Heure)

-Napoli have called out Juventus for a very disrespectful tweet (retweeted by Douglas Costa) celebrating the title win by showing a coffin with Napoli’s colors with Insigne’s name on it. (Source Footnews.be Online)

Monday, May 21, 2018:

-Emerson Palmieri Dos Santos and Claudio Marchisio have withdrawn from Italy squad due to injuries.  (Source Tuttosport Online)

League Matchday (May 19-20, 2018):

Saturday, May 19, 2018:
Juventus 2-Verona 1(Daniele Rugani 49, Miralem Pjanic 52 / Alessio Cerci 76)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:
Genoa 1-Torino 2(Goran Pandev 80 / Iago Falque 30, Daniele Baselli 58)
AC Milan 5-Fiorentina 1 (Hakan Calhanoglu 23, Patrick Cutrone 41, 59, Nikola Kalinic 49, Bonaventura 76 / Giovanni Simeone 20)
Cagliari 1-Atalanta 0(Luca Ceppitelli 87)
Chievo Verona 1 –Benevento 0 (Roberto Inglese 49)
SPAL 3-Sampdoria 1(Mirko Antenucci 4 pen, 52, Alberto Grassi 50 / Dawid Kownacki 65)
Napoli 2-Crotone 1(Arkadiusz Milik 23, Jose Maria Callejon 32 / Marco Tumminello 90)
Udinese 1-Bologna 0(Seko Fofana 30)
Lazio 2-Internazionale Milano 3  (Ivan Perisic (own goal) 9, Felipe Anderson 41 / Danilo D’Ambrosio 29, Mauro Icardi 78 pen, Matias Vecino 81)
Sassuolo 0-AS Roma 1(Gianluca Pegolo (own goal) 45)

Top Goalscorer:
Ciro Immobile (Lazio) 29 goals
Mauro Icardi (Internazionale Milano) 29 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Juventus
38
30
5
3
86
24
62
95
2
Napoli
38
28
7
3
78
29
49
91
3
AS Roma
38
23
8
7
61
28
33
77
4
Internazionale
38
20
12
6
66
30
36
72
5
Lazio
38
21
9
8
89
49
40
72
6
AC Milan
38
18
10
10
56
42
14
64

18
Crotone
38
9
8
21
40
66
-26
35
19
Verona
38
7
4
27
30
78
-48
25
20
Benevento
38
6
3
29
33
84
-51
21

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

III.  Spain

During the week, Atletico Madrid defeated OM (3-0) to win the Europa League with Griezmann scoring twice. Atletico Manager Diego Simeone watched from the stands.
On Saturday, Zinedine Zidane’s son Luca made his debut as goalkeeper in Real Madrid’s last match of the season (2-2) with Villareal.
On Sunday, Andres Iniesta played his last ever match for Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad. A photograph of him circulated as he remained on the pitch until the morning hours at the Camp Nou pitch barefoot.
Fernando Torres likewise played his last match for Atletico Madrid vs. Eibar (2-2) and scored twice.
Lionel Messi (34 goals) has now won the Golden Shoe as Europe’s top goalscorer for the fifth time, the first player to do so.



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 17, 2018
(Antoine Griezmann)



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 21, 2018
(Andres Iniesta)



Diary:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Sevilla defender Clement Lenglet has been linked to Barcelona. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Andres Iniesta disclosed that he had been approached by Manchester City. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

-A stand collapsed during a talk show with Andres Iniesta as guest. Eighteen people were injured. (Source AS.com)

-Former Real Madrid player Guti has been linked with the management of Leganes (Asier Garitano will leave the club). (Source AS.com)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Lionel Messi said it would be “terrible” if Neymar were to join Real Madrid. (Source Sky Sports Online via TyC Sports)

-Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone’s appeal to stay on the bench for today’s Europa League Final was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (Source Marca.com online)

-Andres Iniesta commented on the reports of Sergio Busquets’ departure. He said it would be a ‘huge mistake’ were he to leave the club. (Source Marca.com online)

-Maurico Pellegrino has been listed as a possibility to be the next Leganes Manager . (Source AS.com Online)

-Barcelona are likely to pay the buy-out clause for Sevilla defender Clement Lenglet . (Source AS.com Online)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Andres Iniesta has been linked to Japanese side Vissel Kobe. (Source Calciomercato.com online)

-Gerard Pique revealed that when he was 21 he could have joind Juventus but decided to go back to Barcelona. (Source Calciomercato.com online)

-AC Milan’s Mateo Musacchio has been linked to Sevilla. (Source Calciomercato.com online)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

-Inter’s Milan Skriniar has been linked to Barcelona (Source AS. Com online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:

-Javi Calleja will remain as Villareal Manager and was given a one year extension. (Source AS.com Online)

-Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy has been linked to Atletico Madrid. (Source Calciomercato Online)

Monday, May 21, 2018:

-Villareal President Fernando Roig announced that Rodri would leave the club (probably to Atletico Madrid). Roig also stated that he believed the player is leaving too soon and should have stayed longer. (Source AS.com Online)

-Spain Manager Julen Lopetegui’s 23-man World Cup squad. The biggest name missing is Alvaro Morata. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: David de Gea (Manchester United), Pepe Reina (Napoli), Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao).
Defenders: Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Nacho Monreal (Arsenal), Alvaro Odriozola (Real Sociedad), Nacho Fernandez (Real Madrid), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Isco (Real Madrid), Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich), David Silva (Manchester City), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid), Koke (Atletico Madrid).
Forwards: Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia), Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid).



European Matches involving Spanish Teams:

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:
Europa League, Final:
Olympqiue Marseille 0-Atletico Madrid 3 (Antoine Griezmann 21, 49, Gabi 89)

League Matchday (May 19-20, 2018):

Saturday, May 19, 2018:
Celta 4-Levante 2(Maximilano Gomez 29, 63, Iago Aspas 41, 48 / Ruben Rochina 12, Jose Luis Morales 74)
Leganes 3-Real Betis 2(Dimitris Siovas 28, Jose Naranjo 64, Nordin Amrabat 79 / Joel Campbell 20, Antonio Sanabria 76)
Las Palmas 1-Girona 2 (Jonathan Calleri 14 pen / Cristhian Stuani 5, 42 )
Malga 0-Getafe 1(Loic Remy 73 pen)
Sevilla 1-Alaves 0(Wissam Ben Yedder 28)
Villareal 2-Real Madrid 2 (Roger Martinez 70, Samuel Castillejo 85 /Gareth Bale 11, Cristiano Ronaldo 32)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:
Valencia 2 –Deportivo La Coruna 1 (Simone Zaza 28, Goncalo Guedes 77 / Lucas Perez 80)
Athletic Bilbao 0-Espanyol 1 (David Lopez 9)
Atletico Madrid 2-Eibar 2 (Fernando Torres 42, 60 / Kike 35, Ruben Jimenez Pena 70)
Barcelona 1-Real Sociedad 0 (Phillipe Coutinho 57)

Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 34 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 26 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 25 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Barcelona
38
28
9
1
99
29
70
93
2
Atletico Madrid
38
23
10
5
58
22
36
79
3
Real Madrid
38
22
10
6
94
44
50
76
4
Valencia
38
22
7
9
65
38
27
72
5
Villareal
38
18
7
13
57
50
7
61
6
Real Betis
38
18
6
14
60
61
-1
60


18
Deportivo La Coruna
38
6
11
21
38
76
-38
29
19
Las Palmas
38
5
7
26
24
74
-50
22
20
Malaga
38
5
5
28
24
61
-37
20

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

IV.  Germany

Joachim Low named the World Cup provisional squad. The players who failed to make the cut included Mario Gotze (who scored the 2014 winning goal), Emre Can and Sandro Wagner. Wagner afterwards retired from the National Team and attacked Low. The injured Manuel Neuer surprisingly was included but it remains to be seen whether he will make the final 23.
On Saturday, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Bayern Munich (3-1) in an upset in the Final of the DfB Pokal. Frankfut Manager Nico Kovac is set to take over at Bayern. This was Jupp Heynckes’ final act as Bayern Manager in his fourth and final stint with the club.


Photo From: France Football, Issue 3758, May 22, 2018
(Nico Kovac)




Diary:

 Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Germany coach Joachim Low’s 27-man preliminary squad for the World Cup  (Source Sky Sports online)
Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona), Kevin Trapp (Paris Saint-Germain)
Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Monchengladbach), Jonas Hector (FC Cologne), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Marvin Plattenhardt (Hertha Berlin), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), Leon Goretzka (Schalke 04), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City), Sami Khedira (Juventus), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Sebastian Rudy (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Manchester City)
Forwards: Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Nils Petersen (SC Freiburg), Timo Werner (RB Leipzig)

-Mario Gotze, who scored the 2014 World Cup winning goal, was left off Joachim Low’s preliminary squad for the World Cup. Low expressed how sorry he was for the decision but that Gotze was out of form for the Tournament. (Source BBC Football Online)

-National Team Manager Joachim Low extended his contract until 2022. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Hoffenheim Manager Julian Nagelsmann will remain at the club, ending any speculation with the Arsenal job. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Eintracht Frankfurt’s Marius Wolf has been linked with Dortmund. (Source Sky Sports Online via Bild)

-Hoffenheim have signed the Algerian striker Ishak Belfodil from Standard Liege (had been on loan to Werder Bremen). (Source Sport Bild online)

-Wolfsburg coach Bruno Labbadia defended his Belgian player Divock Origi who in an interview appeared unaware of their relegation opponent Holstein Kiel. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Koln have sigend Lasse Sobiech from St Pauli. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Fortuna Dusseldorf have signed Alfredo Morales from Ingolstadt. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Werder Bremen have signed Kevin Mohwald from Nuremberg. (Source Kicker.de online)

-SV Hamburg have signed Kaiserslautern’s Christoph Moritz. (Source Kicker.de online)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Ralph Hasenhuttl has left his post as RB Leipzig Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Bayern Munich’s Sebastian Rudy has been linked with Stuttgart. (Source Sky Sports Online via Sport Bild)

-Adolf Hutter will be the new Eintracht Frankfurt Manager for the next season. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Bayern Munich have offered a professional contract to Thorben Hoffmann. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Koln’s Japanese player Yuya Osako has signed with Werder Bremen, (Source Kicker.de online)

-Koln have signed Louis Schaub from Rapid Vienna. (Source Kicker.de online)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Tottenham’s Keanan Bennetts has been linked to Moenchengladbach.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Sport Bild)

-Sandro Wagner has retired from the National Team after being overlooked for the World Cup.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Sport Bild)

-Jurgen Klinsmann stated that had he not been sacked, USA would have qualified for the World Cup. (Source France Football Online)

- Renato Sanches has returned to Bayern Munich from his loan and will not be loaned out again. Goalkeeper Michael Netolitzky also returned to Bayern from his loan at Halleschen FC. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Schalke have signed Suat Serdar from Mainz . (Source Kicker.de online)

-Augsburg have offered a professional contract to Simon Asta. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Cameroon and Angers’ Karl Toko Ekambi has been linked to Hoffenheim. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Japan and Stuttgart player Takuma Asano has been linked with Hannover. (Source Kicker.de online)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Tottenham’s Keanan Bennetts has signed with Moenchengladbach.  (Source Sky Sports)

-Atalanta defender Hans Hateboer has been linked to Dortmund. (Source Calciomercato.com online)

-Sandro Wagner had criticized Joachim Low for discarding him for the World Cup. He believed Low had dropped him because of his strong character. Joachim Low hit back by saying he has shown disrespect to his teammates. Low stated that he understands Wagner’s disappointment but his reaction has ben excessive.  Uli Hoeness and Jupp Heynckes also felt that he over-reacted.  (Source Kicker.de online)

-Werder Bremen have offered a professional contract to Idrissa Toure. (Source Kicker.de online)

-SV Hamburg have offered a professional contract to Moritz-Broni Kwarteng. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Kaiserslautern have signed Theodor Bergmann from Rot-Weiss Erfurt. (Source Kicker.de online)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

- Bayern Munich’s David Alaba has been linked to Real Madrid according to the player’s father.  (Source AS. Com online)

-Markus Babbel has been appointed as Manager of Austalian side Western Sydney Wanderers. (Source AS. Com online)

-Valencia’s Rodrigo has been linked to Bayern Munich. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Fortuna Dusseldorf have signed Kenan Karaman from Hannover. (Source Kicker.de online)

- Bayer Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey has been linked to Bayern Munich. (Source vi.nl online via ESPN)

Promotion Playoff  (May 17, 2018):

Thursday, May 17, 2018:
Wolfsburg 3-Holstein Kiel 1 (Divock Origi 13, Josip Brekalo 40, Yunus Malli 56 / Kingsley Schindler 34)
 

DfB Pokal-Final  (May 19, 2018):

Saturday, May 19, 2018:
Bayern Munich 1-Eintracht Frankfurt 3 (Robert Lewandowski 53 / Ante Rebic 11, 82, Mijat Gacinovic 90)

V.  France

OM failed in its attempt to win Eurpean silverware and were defeated by Atletico Madrid (0-3) in the Europa League. OM’s Dimitri Payet left the field injured and in tears as he knew his World Cup dreams were dashed as well.
He missed Didier Deschamps World Cup cut along with the likes of Rabiot, Martial, Coman and Laczaette.
In the League, Monaco and Lyon joined PSG in the CL, while OM had to settle for the Europa League after the final round. Troyes were relegated along with Metz, while Toulouse had to face a playoff to stay with the elite.
Finally, Thomas Tuchel was officiallity unveiled as the new PSG Manager.


Photo From: L’Equipe, May 21, 2018
(Thomas Tuchel)




Diary:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Patrick Vieira has been linked with the Management of Nantes if Claudio Ranieri leaves. Jocelyn Gourvennec and Ricardo Sa Pinto have also been linked with the job. (Source Sky Sports Online)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Lazio’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has been linked with PSG. (Source Sky Sports Online via L’Equipe)

-Metz Manager Frederic Hantz will leave at the end of the season. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Patrick Vieira has also been linked with the management of OGC Nice. (Source France Football Online)

-OGC Nice have offered a professional contract to Diaby Fadiga. (Source France Football Online)

-St Etienne have offered professional contracts to Mahdi Camara and Wesley Fofana. (Source France Football Online)

-Anderlecht’s Adrien Trebel has been linked to Stade Rennais.  (Source footnews.be online)

-The World Cup hopes of OM’s Dimitri Payet may have been damaged as he left the field injured and in tears in OM’s loss in the Final of the Europa League.  (Source BBC Football online)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Italian Manager Claudio Ranieri left Nantes by mutual consent. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Atleico Madrid’s French striker Kevin Gameiro has become the first Frenchman to win four European trophies.  (Source Sky Sports Online via L’Equipe)

-Bordeaux’s Jaroslav Plasil has extended his contract by one year. (Source France Football Online)

-Stephane Ruffier was voted as St Etienne’s player of the season by the team’s fans. (Source France Football Online)

-France Manager Didier Deschamps’s 23-man squad for the World Cup. (Source BBC Football Online)
The Full List:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain)
Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City), Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), Adil Rami (Marseille), Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Blaise Matuidi (Juventus), Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich)
Forwards: Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Nabil Fekir (Lyon), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Thomas Lemar (Monaco), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Florian Thauvin (Marseille)


Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Deprtaing Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been linked with PSG. (Source L’Equipe online)

-The French League’s Disciplinary Comission rescinded OM goalkeeper Steve Mandanda’s red card vs. Guingamp this past week. Caen’s Ismael Diomande was suspended for three matches after a sending off, while Moanco’s Rachid Ghezal was suspended for three matches (one suspended) for a sending off. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Michel Platini claimed that “a little trickery” was used to keep Brazil and France separate from one another until the Final during the 1998 World Cup that he helped organize.. (Source Daily Telegraph online)

-Bordeaux have offered a professional contract to Over Mandanda. He is brother of OM’s Steve and a goalkeeper like him as well. (Source France Football Online)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

-St Etienne would like to sign Remy Cabella on permanent basis. (Source Sky Sports Online via L’Equipe)

-OGC Nice’s Adrien Tameze has been linked to Porto. (Source France Football Online)

-Caen Manager Patrice Garande left the club after ensuring survival on the last day. (Source L’Equipe online)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:

-OGC Nice announced the departure of Manager Lucien Favre. (Source L’Equipe online)

Monday, May 21, 2018:

-Bayer Leverkusen’s Brazilian defender Wendell has been linked to PSG. (Source L’Equipe online)

 European Matches involving French Teams:

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:
Europa League, Final:
Olympqiue Marseille 0-Atletico Madrid 3 (Antoine Griezmann 21, 49, Gabi 89)

League Matchday (May 19, 2018):

Saturday, May 19, 2018:
Caen 0- Paris St. Germain 0
Dijon 2-Angers 1(Pierrick Capelle (own goal) 22, Julio Tavares 75 / Flavien Tait 53)
Lyon 3-OGC Nice 2  (Memphis Depay 48, 65, 86 / Alassane Plea 18, 89)
Olympique Marseille 2-Amiens 1 (Morgan Sanson 10, Kostas Mitroglou 18 / Moussa Konate 30)
Metz 0-Bordeaux 4(Martin Braithwaite 11, Malcolm 17, Francois Kamano 44, Nicolas De Preville 78)
Nantes 1-Strasbourg 0(Leo Dubois 32)
Rennes 1-Montpellier 1 (Adrien Hunou 13 / Isaac Mbenza 17)
St Etienne 5-Lille 0 (Jonathan Bamba 7, Romain Hamouna 13, 40, 61, Kevin Malcuit (own goal) 65)
Toulouse 2-Guingamp 1(Max-Alain Gradel 59, Yaya Sanogo 63 / Clement Grenier 66)
Troyes 0-Monaco 3 (Rony Lopes 22, 71, Jordi Mboula 90)

Top Goalscorer:
Edinson Cavani (Paris St. Germain) 28 goals
Florian Thauvin (Olympique Marseille) 22 goals
Neymar (Paris St. Germain) 19 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Paris St. Germain
38
29
6
3
108
29
79
93
2
AS Monaco
38
24
8
6
85
45
40
80
3
Lyon
38
23
9
6
87
43
44
78
4
Marseille
38
22
11
5
80
47
33
77
5
Rennes
38
16
10
12
50
44
6
58
6
Bordeaux
38
16
7
15
53
48
5
55

18
Toulouse
38
9
10
19
38
54
-16
37
19
Troyes
38
9
6
23
32
59
-27
33
20
Metz
38
6
8
24
34
76
-42
26

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

VI.  Holland

Diary:

Wednesday, May `6, 2018:

-PSV Eindhoven Technical Director Marcel Brands left his post to take a similar post at Everton. (Source vi.nl online)

-VVV’s German goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall has been linked to PSV Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl online)

-Heracles have signed Borussia Moenchengladbach goalkeeper Janis Blaswich. (Source vi.nl online)

-Utrecht have signed Leon Guwara from Werder Bremen. (Source vi.nl online)

-Willem II have signed Dries Saddiki from Fortuna Sittard. (Source vi.nl online)

-AZ have extended the contract of Thomas Ouwejan by two years. (Source vi.nl online)

-Mitchell van der Gaag is the new Manager of NAC replacing Stijn Vreven. (Source vi.nl online)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Robin van Persie stated that when in the English Premier League, away matches at Stoke were the toughest ones.  (Source Sky Sports Online via The Sentinel)

-Jan Olde Riekerink has been appointed as the new Manager of SC Heeenveen. (Source vi.nl Online)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

- Ajax’s Justin Kluivert is thinking about leaving the club, accusing the club of forcing him to sign a new contract. (Source AS.com online)

- PSV Eindhoven have signed VVV’s goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall. He will stay at VVV on loan for one year. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Utrecht have signed Simon Gustafson from Feyenoord. (Source vi.nl online)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

-Ajax have offered a professional contract to Jaymillo Pinas. (Source vi.nl online)

Europa League-Playoff  (May 15-19, 2018):

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:
 Vitesse 3-Utrecht 2 (Mason Mount 42, Bryan Linssen 78, Guram Kashia 90 / Ramon Leeuwin 62, Zakaria Labyad 86)

Satursday, May 19, 2018:
 Utrecht 1- Vitesse 2 (Mark van der Maarel 46 / Ramon Leeuwin (own goal) 18, Matt Miazga 38)
Dutch Eredivisie Playoffs  (May 17-20, 2018):
Thursday, May 17, 2018:
Emmen 0-Sparta 0
Almere City 1-De Graafschap 1 (van van der Water 84 / Fabian Serrarens 90)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:
Sparta 1-Emmen 3 (Stijn Spierings 28 / Michael Chacon 38, Anco Jansen 59, Alexander Bannink 66)
De Graafschap 2- Almere City 1 (Tarik Tissoudali 45, Fabian Serrarens 68 / Jerge Hoefdraad 36)

VII.  Scotland

On Saturday, Celtic clinched the domestic treble for the second year in a row after defeating Mother well (2-0) in SFA Cup Final.

Diary:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Celtic Manager Brendan Rodgers was named the Scottish Premiership Manager of the year and Celtic’s Scott Brown was named as the Player of the Year.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Celtic’s Kieran Tierney has been linked with Atletico Madrid. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Ryan Fraser, Mat Ritchie and Barry Douglas have withdrawn from the upcoming Scotland squad due to injuries, while John Souttar may also be doubtful. Stephen O’Donnell was called up as a replacement. (Source BBC Football Online)
Revised squad:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Archer (Millwall), Allan McGregor (Hull City) Jon McLaughlin (Hearts)
Defenders: Jack Hendry (Celtic), Scott McKenna (Aberdeen), Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers), Stephen O'Donnell (Kilmarnock), Callum Paterson (Cardiff City), John Souttar (Hearts), Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian).
Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Celtic), Dylan McGeouch (Hibernian), John McGinn (Hibernian), Kenny McLean (Aberdeen), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), Jamie Murphy (Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan at Rangers), Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen), Ryan Christie (Celtic, on loan at Aberdeen).
Forwards: Oli McBurnie (Swansea City, on loan at Barnsley), Lewis Morgan (Celtic, on loan at St Mirren), Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion), Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).

-Hearts have signed Luton’s Olly Lee to a pre-contract. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Former Scotlsnd Manager Craig Brown expressed regret for not including Ally McCoist for the 1998 World Cup. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Dundee released Kevin Holt, Jon Autenetxe, Julen Etxabeguren, Kostadin Gadhalov and Jordan Piggott. Nicky Low and Jeremy Malherbe will also leave the club and Simon Murray and A-Jay Leitch-Smith will returm to their clubs from their loans (Hibs and Shrewsbury respectively). (Source BBC Football Online)

- Hull City goalkeeper Allan McGregor ahs returned to Rangers Glasgow. (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Dundee signed Elton Ngwatala from Kidderminster Harriers. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Rangers would like to sign Nottingham Forest’s Jason Cummings on permanent basis.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Nottingham Post)

-Rangers intend to sign Brighton’s Connor Goldson.  (Source Sky Sports Online via The Argus)

-Motherwell’s Chris Cadden has been called up to the Scotland squad to make up for a number of withdrawals.  (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Steven Gerrard is interested in signing Jermain Defoe. (Source vi.nl Online via Scottish Daily Record)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Rangers have signed Jamie Murphy from Brighton. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Celtic’s Australian midfielder Tom Rogic has extended his contarct by five years. (Source BBC Football Online)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

-Celtic clinched the domestic treble for the second year in a row after defeating Mother well (2-0) in SFA Cup Final.  (Source BBC Football Online)

Premiership Playoff (May 17-20,  2018):

Thursday, May 17, 2018:
Livingstone 2-Patrick Thistle 1 (Keaghan Jacobs 13, Scott Pittman 74 / Kris Doolan 10)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:
 Patrick Thistle 0-Livingstone 1(Keaghan Jacobs 46)

Scottish FA Cup-Final (May 19, 2018):

Saturday, May 19, 2018:
Celtic 2-Motherwell 0(Callum McGregor 11, Olivier Ntcham 25)

VIII.  Portugal

Sporting Cp ended a miserable week that had started with their players being attacked by losing the Cup Final vs. Aves.

Diary:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Sporting CP’s Fabio Coentrao has taken himself out of World Cup contention due to a tiring season. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Colon Santa Fe’s Argentinean striker German Conti has been linked to Benfica. (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Porto have extended the contract of 18 year old goalkeeper Diogo Costa. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Sporting CP have condemned the acts of vandalism and aggression against its players carried out by some “fans”. They had attacked the players and damaged the club’s training ground. (Source BBC Football online)

-Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas has expressed solidarity with the Sporting CP players after the attacks on the players. (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Benfica’s Brazilian player Douglas will return to Barcelona from his loan. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Benfica have signed German goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos from Panathinaikos.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Porto have extended the contract of Senegal goalkeeper Mouhamed Mbaye. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas has extended his contract by one year.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Benfica have signed Tyronne Ebuehi from Den Haag. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Sunday, May 21, 2018:

- Yuri Ribeiro has returned to Benfica from his loan at Rio Ave. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Portugal Cup-Final (May 20 2018):

Sunday, May 20, 2018:
Aves 2-Sporting CP 1 (Alexandre Guedes 16, 72 / Fedy Montero 85)

IX.  Belgium

Standard Liege Manager Ricardo Sa Pinto has left the club after guiding them to second place behind Club Brugge.
Radja Nainggolan was left off of Roberto Martinez’s World Cup squad. He immediately retired from the National Team.

Diary:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Igor De Camargo has left APOEL Nicosia and will sign for KV Mechelen. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Ostend’s Croatian defender Antonio Milic is a target for Anderlecht.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-English defender Oscar Threlkeld has signed for Waasland-Beveren.(Source Walfoot.be online)

-Milos Kosanovic will return to Standard Liege from his loan at Goztepe.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Antwerp have signed Ivo Rodrigues (on loan from Porto) on permanent basis. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Lamine Ndao has signed for Beveren from Quevilly-Rouen. (Source France Football Online)

-Anderlecht would like to sign Newcastle’s on-loan goalkeeper Matz Sels on permanent basis.  (Source Walfoot.be online via Het Laatste Nieuws)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

-Despite the fact that Everton and Anderlecht had agreed that the Nigerian Henry Onyekuru would spend an extra season at loan at Anderlecht, he may join Borussia Moenchengladbach instead.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Liverpool Echo)

-Charly Musonda returned to Chelsea from his disappointing loan at Celtic. Belgium U-21 Manager Johann Walem criticized his behavior by referencing how he had even refused a selection with the U-21 squad.  (Source Sky Sports Online via Evening Times)

-The Greek Federation approved the cancellation of Guillaume Gillet’s contract from Olympiakos. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Club Brugge have offered a professional contract to Lois Openda. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Metz have signed Sami Lahassaini. He will stay with Seraing United until January before joining Metz. (Source Footnews.be online)

- KV Mechelen have signed Laurent Lemoine from Club Brugge. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Belgium Manager Roberto Martinez has extended his contract by two years. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-The Nigerian Henry Onyekuru has accused Anderlecht Manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck of not playing him to damage his chances of going to the World Cup. In protest he has refused to train. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Red Star Belgrade’s 19 year old winger Luka Adzic is on the verge of signing with Anderlecht. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Krasnodar has made an offer for Anderlecht’s Uros Spajic. (Source Footnews.be online via Het Laatse Nieuws)

-Anderlecht denied it was ending its 37 year old sponsorship with BNP Paribas (Generale de Banque, that change its name to Fortis before being called PNB Paribas. (Source Footnews.be online via Het Laatse Nieuws)

-Ricardo van Rhijn has returned to Club Brugge from his loan at AZ. (Source Footnews.be online)

Monday, May 21, 2018:

- Belgium Manager Roberto Martinez unveiled the World Cup Finals squad. Radja Nainggolan was not selected and retired from the National Team afterwards. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Matz Sels (Newcastle United).
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC), Christian Kabasele (Watford), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Jordan Lukaku (Lazio), Thomas Meunier (Paris St-Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian).
Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), Nacer Chadli (West Brom), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United).

-Waasland-Beveren have signed Serbian defender Aleksandar Vukotic from FK Krupa. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Beerschot-Wilrlijk have signed Loris Brogno from Sparta Rotterdam. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Ricardo Sa Pinto announced his departure as Manager of Standard Liege.   (Source MaisFutebol Online)

League Matchday (May 20, 2018):

First Division A
Sunday, May 20, 2018:
Anderlecht 1-Genk 2(Lukasz Teodorczyk 53 / Dries Wouters 35, Leandro Trossard 37)
Club Brugge 0-Gent 1 (Yuya Kubo 28)
Charleroi 0-Standard Liege 0

Top Goalscorer:
Hamid Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) 22 goals
Teddy Chevalier (Kortrijk) 21 goals

Table
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Club Brugge
10
3
3
4
17
12
5
46
2
Standard Liege
10
6
3
1
20
9
11
43
3
Anderlecht
10
4
0
6
12
15
-3
40
4
Gent
10
4
2
4
8
8
0
39
5
Genk
10
4
4
2
13
13
0
38

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

Diary (extra):

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

-Colombia coach Jose Pekerman’s 35-man preliminary squad for the World Cup  (Source France Football online)
Goalkeepers: 
David Ospina (Arsenal, ENG)
Camilo Vargas (Deportivo Cali)
Ivan Arboleda (Banfield, ARG)
José Fernando Cuadrado (Once Caldas)

Defenders: 
Yerri Mina (Barcelone, SP)
Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven, HOL)
Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham, ENG)
Farid Diaz (Olimpia, PAR)
Bernardo Espinoza (Gérone, SP)
Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors, ARG)
Stefan Medina (Monterrey, MEX)
Johan Mojica (Gérone, SP)
Oscar Murillo (Pachuca, MEX)
William Tesillo (Leon, MEX)
Cristian Zapata (Milan AC, ITA)

Midfielders: 
James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich, GER)
Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate, ARG)
Abel Aguilar (Deportivo Cali)
Wilmar Barrios (Boca Juniors, ARG)
Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors, ARG)
Yimmi Charra (Junior)
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Juventus Turin, ITA)
Gustavo Cuellar (Flamengo, BRA)
Jefferson Lima (Levante, SP)
Giovanni Moreno (Shanghai Shenhua, CHI)
Sebastian Perez (Boca Juniors, ARG)
Carlos Sanchez (Espanyol, SP)
Mateus Uribe (America, MEX)

Forwards: 
Radamel Falcao (Monaco, FRA)
Carlos Bacca (Villareal, SP)
Luis Fernando Muriel (FC Sevilla, SP)
Miguel Borja (Palmeiras, BRA)
Teofilo Gutierrez (Junior)
José Heriberto Izquierdo (Brighton, ENG)
Duvan Zapata (Sampdoria, ITA)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

-Diego Maradona was appointed as the Chairman of Belarus club Dinamo Brest. (Source BBC Football online)

-Wales will not have Gareth Bale and Joe Allen, as well as Aston Villa pair of James Chester and Neil Taylor in their end of the month International vs. Mexico. (Source BBC Football online)
Wales squad:
Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Chris Maxwell (Preston North End), Adam Davies (Barnsley), Luke Pilling (Tranmere Rovers)
Defenders: Ashley Williams (Everton), Ashley Richards (Cardiff City), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Gunter (Reading), Declan John (Rangers), Connor Roberts (Swansea City), Christopher Mepham (Brentford), Regan Poole (Manchester United), Joe Rodon (Swansea City), Adam Matthews (Sunderland), Cameron Coxe (Cardiff City), Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers)
Midfielders: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Joe Ledley (Derby County), Dan James (Swansea City), George Thomas (Leicester City), George Williams (St Johnstone, on loan from Fulham), Matthew Smith (Manchester City), Lee Evans (Sheffield United), Andy King (Leicester City), Ryan Hedges (Barnsley), Marley Watkins (Norwich City)
Forwards: Tom Lawrence (Derby County), Harry Wilson (Liverpool), Sam Vokes (Burnley), Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley), David Brooks (Sheffield United), Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).

-Shakhtar Donetsk Manager Paul Fonseca has extended his contract by two years . (Source France Football Online)

-The Saudi Arabian Federation have banned referee Farhad Mirdasi for accepting a bribe for the Final of the King’s Cup. He was due to referee in the 2018 World Cup. (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Michael O’Neill’s selected Northern Ireland squad for matches against Panama and Costa Rica. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Northern Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: Carson (Motherwell), Hazard (Celtic - loan Falkirk), Peacock-Farrell (Leeds).
Defenders: Cathcart (Watford), J. Evans (West Brom), Hodson (Rangers), Hughes (Hearts), McAuley (West Brom), McCullough (Doncaster), McLaughlin (Millwall).
Midfielders: Dallas (Leeds), C. Evans (Blackburn), Ferguson (Millwall), McGeehan (Barnsley - loan Scunthorpe), McNair (Sunderland), Norwood (Brighton - loan Fulham), Saville (Millwall), Whyte (Crusaders).
Forwards: Boyce (Burton), Magennis (Charlton), McCartan (Bradford), Smyth (QPR).


-Sweden’s 23-man World Cup Finals squad. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Robin Olsen (Copenhagen), Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea).
Defenders: Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Victor Lindelof (Manchester United), Andreas Granqvist (Krasnador), Martin Olsson (Swansea), Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), Filip Helander, Emil Krafth (both Bologna), Pontus Jansson (Leeds United).
Midfielders: Sebastian Larsson (Hull), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg), Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders), Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa), Viktor Claesson (Krasnador), Marcus Rohden (Crotone), Jimmy Durmaz (Toulouse).
Forwards: Marcus Berg (Al Ain), John Guidetti (Alaves), Ola Toivonen (Toulouse), Isaac Kiese Thelin (Waasland-Beveren).


-Uruguay Manager Oscar Washington Tabarez’s 26-man Provisional squad for the World Cup. (Source France Football Online)
Goalkeepers: 
Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray, TUR)
Martin Silva (Vasco de Gama, BRA)
Martin Campana (Independiente, ARG)
 
Defenders:
Diego Godin (Atlético Madrid, SP)
Sebastian Coates (Sporting, POR)
José Maria Gimenez (Atlético Madrid, SP)
Maximiliano Pereira (Porto, POR)
Gaston Silva (Independiente, ARG)
Martin Caceres (Lazio, ITA)
Guillermo Varela (Peñarol)

Midfielders:
Nahitan Nandez (Boca Juniors, ARG)
Lucas Torreira (Sampdoria, ITA)
Matias Vecino (Inter, ITA)
Federico Valverde (Deportivo La Coruna, SP)
Rodrigo Betancur (Juventus, ITA)
Carlos Sanchez (Monterrey, MEX)

Strikers:

Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro, BRA)
Diego Laxalt (Genoa, ITA)
Cirstian Rodriguez (Peñarol)
Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Monterrey, MEX)
Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders, USA)
Gaston Ramirez (Sampdoria, ITA)
Christian Stuani (Girona, SP)
Maximiliano Gomez (Celta Vigo, SP)
Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA)
Luis Suarez (Barcelone, SP)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

-Senegal Manager Aliou Cisse’s provisional World Cup Finals squad. (Source FIFA.com online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo (Rennes, France), Alfred Gomis (SPAL, Italy), Khadim Ndiaye (Horoya, Guinea);
Defenders: Lamine Gassama (Alanyaspor, Turkey), Saliou Ciss (Valenciennes, France), Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli, Italy), Kara Mbodii (Anderlecht, Belgium), Youssouf Sabaly (Bordeaux, France), Salif Sane (Hannover, Germany), Moussa Wague (Eupen, Belgium);
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye (Everton, England), Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham United, England), Alfred Ndiaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England), Badou Ndiaye (Stoke City, England), Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City, England), Ismaila Sarr (Rennes, France);
Forwards: Keita Balde (Monaco, France), Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City, England), Moussa Konate (Amiens, France), Sadio Mane (Liverpool, England), Mbaye Niang (Torino, Italy), Diafra Sakho (Rennes, France), Moussa Sow (Bursaspor, Turkey).

-Morocco Manager Herve Renard’s provisional World Cup Finals squad. (Source FIFA.com online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Mounir El Kajoui (Numancia, Spain), Yassine Bounou (Girona, Spain), Ahmad Reda Tagnaouti (Ittihad Tanger);
Defenders: Mehdi Benatia (Juventus, Italy), Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England), Manuel Da Costa (Basaksehir, Turkey), Badr Benoun (Raja Casablanca), Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid, Spain), Hamza Mendyl (Lille, France);
Midfielders: M'bark Boussoufa (Al Jazira, UAE), Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord, Netherlands), Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen, France), Sofyan Amrabat (Feyenoord, Netherlands), Younes Belhanda (Galatasaray, Turkey), Faycal Fajr (Getafe, Spain), Amine Harit (Schalke, Germany);
Forwards: Khalid Boutaib (Malatyaspor, Turkey), Aziz Bouhaddouz (St. Pauli, Germany), Ayoub El Kaabi (Renaissance Berkane), Nordin Amrabat (Leganes, Spain), Mehdi Carcela (Standard de Liege, Belgium), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax, Netherlands).

-Japan Manager Akira Nishino’s 27-man provisional World Cup Finals squad. (Source France Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers:
Eiji Kawashima (Metz)
Masaaki Higashiguchi (Gamba Osaka)
Kosuke Nakamura (Kashiwa)

Defenders:
Yuto Nagatomo (Galatasaray/TUR)
Gotoku Sakai (Hambourg/GER)
Tomoaki Makino (Urawa)
Gen Shoji (Urawa)
Wataru Endo (Urawa)
Maya Yoshida (Southampton/ENG)
Hiroki Sakai (Marseille)
Naomichi Ueda (Kashima)

Midfielders: 
Makoto Hasebe (Francfort/GER)
Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund/GER)
Gaku Shibasaki (Getafe/SP)
Toshihiro Aoyama (Hiroshima)
Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo Osaka)
Ryota Oshima (Kawasaki)
Keisuke Honda (Pacheco/MEX)
Genki Haraguchi (Düsseldorf/GER)
Yuto Misao (Kashima)
Takashi Inui (Eibar/SP)
Takashi Usami (Düsseldorf/GER)
Yosuke Ideguchi (Cultural Leonesa/SP)

Forwards:
Shinji Okazaki (Leicester/ENG)
Yuya Osako (Brême/GER)
Yoshinori Muto (Mayence/GER)
Takuma Asano (Stuttgart/GER).

-Saudi Arabia Manager Juan Antonio Pizzi’s 28-man provisional World Cup Finals squad. (Source France Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: 
Assaf Al-Qarni (Ittihad FC)
Mohammed Al-Owais (Al Ahli SC)
Yasser Al-Mosailem (Al Ahli SC)
Abdullah Al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal)

Defenders: 
Mansoor Al-Harbi (Al Ahli SC)
Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal)
Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal)
Saeed Al-Mowalad (Al Ahli SC)
Motaz Hawsawi (Al Ahli SC)
Osama Hawsawi (Al Ahli SC)
Omar Hawsawi (Al-Nasr)
Mohammed Jahfali (Al-Hilal)
Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Fateh SC)

Midfielders: 
Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al-Shabab)
Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (Al-Hilal)
Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal)
Taiseer Al-Jassim (Al Ahli SC)
Houssain Al-Mogahwi (Al Ahli SC)
Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal)
Nawaf Al-Abed (Al-Hilal)
Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal)
Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab)
Mohammed Al-Kwikbi (Al-Ettifaq)
Salem Al-Dawsari (Villarreal, SP)
Yahya Al-Shehri (Léganes, SP)

Forwards:
Fahad Al-Muwallad (Levante, SP)
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Al-Nasr)
Muhannad Assiri (Al Ahli SC).

-Portugal’s 23 man World Cup Finals squad. (Source Walfoot.be online)
Full squad:
Goalkepers:
 Anthony Lopes (Lyon/FRA), Beto (Goztepe/TUR), Rui Patrício (Sporting/POR)
Defenders: Bruno Alves (Rangers/SCO), Cédric Soares (Southampton/ENG), José Fonte (Dalian Yifang/CHI), Mário Rui (Naples/ITA), Pepe (Besiktas/TUR), Raphael Guerreiro (Dortmund/GER), Ricardo Pereira (FC Porto/POR), Rúben Dias (Benfica/POR)
Midfielders: Adrien Silva (Leicester/ENG), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting/POR), João Mário (West Ham/ENG), João Moutinho (Monaco/FRA), Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv/RUS), William Carvalho (Sporting/POR)
Strikers: André Silva (AC Milan/ITA), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/ENG), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/SP), Gelson Martins (Sporting/POR), Gonçalo Guedes (Valence/SP), Nani (Lazio/ITA), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas/TUR)

-Holland Manager Ronald Koeman’s revised squad for matches against Slovakia and Italy: (Source vi.nl online)
Full squad:
Goal: Jasper Cillessen (Barcelona), Sergio Padt (FC Groningen), Jeroen Zoet (PSV)
Defense: Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Nathan Aké (AFC Bournemouth), Daley Blind (Manchester United), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Hans Hateboer (Atalanta Bergamo), Daryl Janmaat (Watford), Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) , Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax), Stefan de Vrij (Lazio)
Midfield: Donny van de Beek (Ajax), Davy Pröpper (Brighton & Hove Albion), Marten de Roon (Atalanta Bergamo), Kevin Strootman (AS Roma), Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord), Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge), Georginio Wijnaldum ( Liverpool)
Attack: Ryan Babel (Besiktas), Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord), Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyon), Eljero Elia (Istanbul Basaksehir), Quincy Promes (Moscow Spartak), Wout Weghorst (AZ)



-Revised Scotland squad: (Source BBC Football online)
Allan McGregor has withdrawn, Scott Bain has been called up.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Archer (Millwall), Scott Bain (Celtic), Jon McLaughlin (Hearts)
Defenders: Jack Hendry (Celtic), Scott McKenna (Aberdeen), Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers), Stephen O'Donnell (Kilmarnock), Callum Paterson (Cardiff City), John Souttar (Hearts), Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian).
Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Celtic), Chris Cadden (Motherwell), Dylan McGeouch (Hibernian), John McGinn (Hibernian), Kenny McLean (Aberdeen), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), Jamie Murphy (Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan at Rangers), Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen), Ryan Christie (Celtic, on loan at Aberdeen).
Forwards: Oli McBurnie (Swansea City, on loan at Barnsley), Lewis Morgan (Celtic, on loan at St Mirren), Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion), Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).

Sunday, May 20, 2018:

-Ryan Giggs’ revised squad trimmed from 32 to 23 (for friendly vs, Mexico 0n May 29th):
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Chris Maxwell (Preston North End), Adam Davies (Barnsley).
Defenders: Ashley Williams (Everton), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Gunter (Reading), Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers), Declan John (Rangers), Connor Roberts (Swansea City), Christopher Mepham (Brentford), Ashley Richards (Cardiff City).
Midfielders: Lee Evans (Sheffield United), Andy King (Leicester City), Ryan Hedges (Barnsley), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Matthew Smith (Manchester City), Joe Ledley (Derby County), George Thomas (Leicester City),
Forwards: Sam Vokes (Burnley), Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley), Tom Lawrence (Derby County), David Brooks (Sheffield United), Harry Wilson (Liverpool).

Monday, May 21, 2018:

-Croatia Manager Zlatko Dalic’s 24 man Provisional squad for the World Cup. Ivan Santini, Karlo letica, Borna Sosa, Borna Barisisc, Zoran Nizic, Mario Pasalic, Marko Rog and Duje Cop have been discarded. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic (Gent), Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo).
Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Ivan Strinic (Sampdoria), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid), Josip Pivaric (Dynamo Kiev), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Matej Mitrovic (Club Brugge), Duje Caleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg).
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka).
Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Ivan Perisic (Inter), Nikola Kalinic (Milan), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Marko Pjaca (Schalke), Ante Rebic (Eintracht)


-Iran Manager Carlos Queiroz’s 24 man Provisional squad for the World Cup. Kaveh Rezaie has been discarded. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Seyed Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan), Amir Abedzadeh (Maritimo, Portugal);
Defenders: Ramin Rezaeian (Ostende, Belgium), Voria Ghafouri (Esteghlal), Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles FC, USA), Seyed Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis), Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (Padideh), Morteza Pouraliganji (Alsaad, Qatar), Mohammad Ansari (Persepolis), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Seyed Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal), Milad Mohammadi (Akhmat Grozny, Russia), Omid Norafkan (Esteghlal), Saeid AGhaei (Sepahan), Roozbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal);
Midfielders: Saeid Ezatolahi (Amkar Perm, Russia), Masoud Shojaei (AEK Athens, Greece), Ahmad Abdolahzadeh (Foolad), Saman Ghoddos (Ostersunds, Sweden), Mahdi Torabi (Saipa), Ashkan Dejagah (Notthingham Forest, England), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Ehsan Hajsafi (Olympiacos, Greece), Ali Karimi (Sepahan), Soroush Rafiei (Al Khor, Qatar), Ali Gholizadeh (Saipa), Vahid Amiri (Persepolis);
Forwards: Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos, Greece), Mahdi Taremi (Al Gharafa, Qatar), Sardar Azmoun (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen, Netherlands), Kaveh Rezaei (Charleroi, Belgium).


-The players union FifPro has petitioned FIFA to allow Perus suspdended player Paolo Guerrero to participate in the World Cup. (Source France Football Online)

-Iceland’s 23-man World Cup squad. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Hannes Thor Halldorsson (Randers FC), Runar Alex Runarsson (FC Nordsjælland), Frederik Schram (FC Roskilde).
Defenders: Kari Arnason (Aberdeen), Ari Freyr Skulason (K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen), Birkir Mar Saevarsson (Hammarby), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (FC Rostov), Hordur Magnusson (Bristol City), Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson (Maccabi Haifa), Ragnar Sigurdsson (FC Rostov).
Midfielders: Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Burnley), Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa), Arnor Ingvi Traustason (Malmo FF), Emil Hallfredsson (Udinese), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton), Olafur Ingi Skulason (Kardemir Karabukspor), Rurik Gislason (FC Nurnberg), Samuel Fridjonsson (Valerenga), Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
Forwards: Alfred Finnbogason (FC Augsburg), Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson (FC Rostov), Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Reading), Albert Gudmundsson (PSV Eindhoven).


-Argentina Manager Jorge Sampaoli’s 23-man squad for the World Cup. Mauro Icardi has bene ommitted from the squad.(Source Sky Sports Online)
The Full List:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Manchester United), Wilfredo Caballero (Chelsea), Franco Armani (River Plate).
Defenders: Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Cristian Ansaldi (Torino), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Federico Fazio (Roma), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax), Marcos Acuna (Sporting Lisbon).
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Hebei China Fortune), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica), Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint-Germain), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham), Maximiliano Meza (Independiente), Angel di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).


Club friendlies:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:
Hallescher SC (Germany) 5-Stuttgart (Germany) 3 (Emiliano Insua (own goal) 10, Stenzel 28, Daniel Bohl 42, 63, Braydon Manu 47 / Daniel Ginczek 5, Caniggia Elva 73, Jan Ferdinand 88)

Wedneday, May 16, 2018:
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) 1-Barcelona (Spain) 3 (Subusiso Vilakazi 76 / Ousmane Dembele 3, Luis Suarez 19, Andre Gomes 66)
FSV Zwickau (Germany) 1-Stuttgart (Germany) 4 (Bentley Bahn 90 pen / Erik Thommy 1, Chadrac Akolo 3, Berkay Ozcan 23, Jacob Bruun Larsen 84)
Hessen Kassel (Germany) 1-Hannover (Germany) 2 (Admir Saric 28 / Ilhas Bebou 65, Kenan Karaman 74)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:
SC Westfalia Herne (Germany) 1-Dortmund (Germany) 0 Sebastian Mutzel 33)
DSC Wanne-Eikel (Germany) 1-Dortmund (Germany) 4 (Dawid Ginczek 30 / Marcel Schmelzer 15, Alexander Isak 22, Gomnzalo Catrso 23, Andriy Yarmolenko 25)
SV Ahlerstedt/Ottendorf (Germany) 3-Werder Bremen (Germany) 9 (Carsten Dammann 28, Heins 52, 74 / Johannes Eggestein 10, 88, Yuning Zhang 20, 45, 62, Robert Bauer 26, Jerome Gondorf 38, Zlatko Junuzovic 54, Mihot Rashica 86)

Monday, May 21, 2018:
Linares Deportivo (Spain) 0-Sevilla (Spain) 6 (Nolito 25, Alejandro Pozo 26, Sebastien Corchia 50, Mariano Konyk 63, Pejino 75, 78)


International friendlies:

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:
Saud Arabia 2-Greece 0 (Salem Al-Dawsari 20, Mohammed Kanoo 79)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:
Iran 1-Uzbekistan 0(Roozbeh Cheshmi 17)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:
Jordan 3-Cyprus 0 (Anas Bani Yassen 18, Jaime Siaj 37, Yusel Al Rawashdeh 86)
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Soccer Memories-Part 36, : Arsène Wenger Gone (….over a decade too late)

May 28, 2018, 10:58 am
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Ever since announcing his departure from Arsenal a few weeks back, French Manager Arsène Wenger has been receiving plaudits (deservedly), not only for his longevity on the Arsenal bench (22 years) but for actually winning titles as well as introducing a philosophy of positive Football.
However, Connoisseurs of the game are aware that he is not leaving on his own terms, but the decision was forced upon him.
In his 22 years at Arsenal, Wenger became a staple of the Premier League and helped pave the way for other foreign Managers to make a mark in Britain.
His success and duration on the bench as a foreign Manager cannot be overstated in a country that for the longest time was considered to be suspicious of outside influences (in Football terms that is).
When objectively analyzed in closer detail, we see that Wenger managed Arsenal in two different and distinct eras. There is the period of (1996-2006) where the Gunners were at their height of glory and the post-2006 era, where Arsenal were thereabouts but nowhere near a title winning side.
Like most successful Managers, Wenger had an undistinguished playing career. He was born on October 22nd, 1949 at Strasbourg. He started his playing career for sides in his Alsace region (Mutzig, Mulhouse, ASPV Strasbourg) before making his way to Strasbourg in 1978. From early on it was clear that Management was his forte and not playing.
He was hired as mainly an assistant coach for the reserve side (but did manage a few appearances for the senior side). He eventually was charged with the reserve and youth sides.
He did not neglect his education in those years. He had earned an Economics Degree, studied learning English and earned his coaching badges.
In time he would speak many other languages, which would serve him well for the future in his profession.
A new opportunity opened up for him, when in 1983, he joined Second Division side Cannes to be Manager Jean-Marc Guillou’s Assistant. The following year, 1984, he earned his first top flight management position, when he was appointed at Nancy-Lorraine. He would stay there for three years and then join Monaco in 1987. In his first season (1987/88); he would win his first title as he led the club in the Principality to clinch the League Title with a side containing Englishmen Glenn Hoddle and Mark Hateley.
Wenger would stay in Monaco for seven years until 1994. In those years at Monaco, he launched the careers of many future stars (such as Emmanuel Petit) and gave a new lease on life to the careers of Ramon Diaz and Jurgen Klinsmann. He would also introduce a young Liberian named George Weah to the European stage.


                                     Photo From: World Soccer, September 1996
(Wenger at Monaco with Hateley and Hoddle)



He would hand a debut to a teenage Thierry Henry just a few weeks before being sacked at Monaco in the Fall of 1994.
By now, Wenger’s Management skills had crossed the borders and interestingly just months before his sacking, Bayern Munich had approached him to manage the side but he had refused.
On January 1995, he surprisingly joined the new Japanese League (J-League) as Manager of Nagoya Grampus. He stayed there for two seasons before getting the Arsenal call in the Fall of 1996.
Arsenal Vice-President David Dein was instrumental in convincing the Arsenal board in the hiring of Wenger as Manager. He would be Wenger’s key ally in the boardroom for the coming years.


Photo From: World Soccer, September 1996
(Arsene Wenger)



Wenger had adapted well at Japan, but felt that had he stayed longer it would have been harder to leave and he was yearning for a return to Europe to manage at the highest level. Arsenal presented a challenge that he could not turn down.
He came to England at a critical juncture. England had just hosted the 1996 Euros and a fresh wave of enthusiasm had crept into the domestic game.
This was also the first season (1996/97) that the ‘Bosman Ruling’ had come into effect. This had led to an abundance of new arrivals from overseas on the playing front. Nevertheless, a foreign Manager was still a rarity and Wenger was largely unknown to the British Football Press (The Famous ‘Arsène Who?’).
As a foreign Manager, Wenger had to adapt to the demands of a club Manager in the English sense. This meant not only being responsible for managing the team, but also overseeing other aspects such as transfers, medical, other coaches on staff, materials, etc. He compared his new responsibilities to that of a CEO of a company. While other Managers unaccustomed to this new reality  might have been overawed, Wenger took to this aspect of the English game with delight.


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 97, February 1997
(Wenger in his office, first season at Arsenal)



On the Football front, when Wenger took over, Arsenal had just gone through a solitary season with Bruce Rioch at the helm, preceded by George Graham’s tenure (1986-1994).
While Arsenal had won titles under Graham, they had developed a reputation for playing a negative defensive brand of Football. The sight of Tony Adams’ outstretched hand (to signal an offside) had become a customary and derided aspect of Arsenal that was referenced in a humorous way in the film ‘The Full Monty’. Arsenal were known as ‘Boring, Boring, Arsenal’.
Arsenal’s playing staff consisted of goalkeeper David Seaman and the legendary back four defensive line of Captain Tony Adams partnering Steve Bould or Martin Keown, along with outside backs Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn.


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 97, February 1997
(Wenger leading a training session, first season at Arsenal)



At the top, Arsenal relied on the goalscoring talents of Ian Wright and Dutch star Dennis Bergkamp, who after a difficult start in the previous season had started to settle.
In a sign of things to come, Wenger brought with him two French players: the veteran Remi Garde and the up-and-coming midfielder Patrick Vieira. While Garde would struggle with injuries and would not make an impact, Wenger would mold Vieira into one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. In those new days of Bosman, Vieira would become one of the rare Frenchmen to make his National Team debut while with a foreign team. Wenger had an uncanny eye for talent and midway through this first season, he prized away PSG’s teenage striker Nicolas Anelka. Many in France, criticized him for poaching such a young talent, but Wenger’s response was ‘what’s legal is moral.’
In this first season, Arsenal would finish third to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Wenger would also be involved in the first of his spats with his Manchester United counterpart, Alex Ferguson. Manchester United had asked the end of the season to be extended to ease the burden on them, but Wenger had opposed such an idea. Ferguson attacked him by saying that Wenger “has been in Japan. He doesn’t know anything about English Football and the demands of our game.” It would not be the last time that they would square off on and off the field.
Wenger’s first season on the bench had been a solid debut but not yet a spectacular one. He would soon make changes to create a team with his won imprint.
The next season (1997/98) would be his first fully in charge from the start. He set about strengthening the side. He brought on his former Monaco charge Emmanuel Petit and Dutch winger Marc Overmars from Ajax.
Wenger would also sign, Petit’s Monaco teammates French defender Gilles Griamandi and Liberian striker Christopher Wreh. Other new arrivals included the Austrian goalkeeper Alex Manninger and Portuguese striker Luis Boa Morte.
This would be the season that would establish Wenger as one of the best of the Premier League era. In the second half of the season (after being as much as 13 points behind Manchester United), Arsenal would take charge and win the League in scintillating fashion by playing an attractive attacking style. Emmanuel Petit appeared tailor made for English Football and would play his way back into the French National Team. Bergkamp was playing some of the best Football of his career and his goals that season vs. Leicester City are routinely referenced as some of the best in the Premiership era.
Nicolas Anelka had taken over from the ageing Ian Wright and was now the focal point of the Arsenal attack.
Wenger became the first ever foreign and Non-British Manager to win an English League Title. Just days later, he would end a dream season as Arsenal won the FA Cup as well (defeating Newcastle 2-0) and won the Double (Arsenal’s first since 1971).
At this point, Arsenal was at its height and Wenger was the toast of the Nation and many were already predicting a bright future.


Photo From: France Football, Issue 2717, May 5, 1998
(Wenger lifting the 1998 Premier League trophy)



After winning he underlined the importance of having an English backbone to the team (the famous back four). He praised the old guard for maintaining the team tradition and spirit. He under-played the praise that he had revolutionized Arsenal. Instead, he felt that it had been a mutual effort. The veterans had adapted to him and him to them.
It was not just the style on the field that had earned praise, more importantly it was a new mentality off the field that many saw as a catalyst for the results. 
There was a drinking culture in English Football and Arsenal were no exception to it. Wenger brought with him new ideas in diet and nutrition that would pay dividends with improved performances from many older players.
Many believed that the careers of the likes of Adams, Dixon, etc were prolonged due to these changes that they were receptive to.
After his success many more clubs were willing to take opportunities on foreign Managers. His compatriot Gerard Houllier (hired at Liverpool) credited Wenger’s success for opening the doors.


Photo From: World Soccer, Summer 1999
(Arsene Wenger)



Despite not winning the title in the next three seasons as Manchester United were unstoppable, Arsenal appeared to be the only credible challenger to United’s homogeny.
In fact were it not for Arsenal, it’s conceivable to think that Manchester United could have won even more titles with greater ease.
Arsenal were integral to keep the Premier League competitive against the Manchester United juggernaut.
Wenger would welcome more French players in those years. Robert Pires and Sylvain Wiltord would join in 2000, but Wenger’s most significant signing would be in the previous year (1999), when Thierry Henry came board. He had come as a dejected player after a miserable half-season stay at Juventus. Wenger would resuscitate his career by making positional change. Henry was switched from a winger to central striker. He would make Henry as one of the greatest strikers of the Premiership era and change history.
Another turning point in Wenger’s early reign would be the summer of 2001, when Arsenal went on a spending spree and acquired the much sought after defender Sol Campbell (from London rivals Tottenham) along with Dutch midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Everton’s promising striker Francis Jeffers and Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright.  While the likes of Jeffers and Wright failed to impress, Campbell fit in well and Arsenal romped to another League and Cup double to reclaim the prominence. Adams and Dixon bowed out in style to end the back four era.
At this point, Wenger claimed that a power shift had occurred from Manchester to Arsenal. However, Manchester United were not down for the count and bounced back the following year.
Undeterred Wenger would once again lift the team to mount another League challenge in the summer of 2003. The ageing goalkeeper David Seaman was offloaded, to be replaced with the German Jens Lehmann. Led by Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira (Captain since Adams’ retirement), Arsenal went through the entire season undefeated. This was their third title in seven seasons.


Photo From: World Soccer, November 2003
(Arsene Wenger)



This would turn out to be the last League title of the Wenger era. A year before in the summer 2003, a significant event had occurred that would change the course of the Premier League. The Financial lure of the Premier League was starting to attract foreign investors. A Russian Oligarch named Roman Abramovich had taken over at Chelsea and spent heavily in an unprecedented manner. In the Summer of 2004, after Arsenals’ title, Abramovich spent even more to build one of the strongest teams in Europe to be led by an up-and-coming Portuguese Manager Jose Mourinho (fresh from winning the Champions League with Porto).
After Ferguson, Mourinho would become Wenger’s next nemesis as the two would in the coming years have a war of words (and even one physical altercation).


Photo From: World Soccer, March 2012
(Wenger and Jose Mourinho)



Chelsea would go on to win the Premier League that season (2004/05) in emphatic fashion with Arsenal ending as runner-ups. This would turn out to be the last season that Arsenal would be challenging for the title in a significant way. Arsenal did manage to win the FA Cup that season (at the expense of Manchester United). Not many would have bet that this would be Arsenal’s last title of any kind for nearly a decade.
Surprisingly that summer, after years of resisting offers, he sold Patrick Vieira, one of the symbolic players of his era and his captain. He was confident that Cesc Fabregas was ready to take over.
Dennis Bergkamp was also showing signs of age, and in the summer of 2004, Wenger had brought in the promising Dutchman Robin van Persie to learn the trade from Bergkamp before launching him in the near future.
The following season (2005/06) would the last at Highbury as Arsenal were nearing completion on the bigger ‘Emirates Stadium’.
That season turned out to be a poor season for the Gunners. They finished outside of the top two for the first time since Wenger’s inaugural season as they finished a poor fourth place (poor by their standards).
Against all odds, Wenger led the team all to the way to the Final of the Champions League that season but lost to Barcelona (1-2) in the Final.
That summer (2006) before moving into the new stadium, Dennis Bergkamp retired after over a decade of glorious service and Robert Pires was offloaded to Villareal (as Wenger was unwilling to give him more than a one year contract).
The Great Arsenal side was slowly crumbling with Henry remaining to play at least one season in the “Emirates Stadium’.
Arsenal was once again off the pace in the League and finished fourth again (2006/07). They were no longer the top challengers in England as clearly Chelsea had bypassed them as the only credible challengers to Manchester United.


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 247, August 2009
(Arsene Wenger)



In 2007, his biggest supporter at the club, Vice-President David Dein resigned after a disagreement with the board. Wenger is said to have suggested resigning himself as a show of solidarity, but Dein had convinced him to soldier on.
Thierry Henry also bowed out in the summer of 2007 as Wenger and Arsenal were entering a new era.
A shift in politics of the club had become apparent and lower expectations were expressed. Due to the high cost of building the stadium, funds were limited and new top signings would be scarce. Wenger instead would be charged with molding a young team that (we were told) would come to fruition in a few years time. The likes of Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela, Abou Diaby, Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas were being “groomed” to be the next superstars.
Arsenal were no longer as attractive a prospect as before and even key defender Ashley Cole opted to join Mourinho’s Chelsea to win trophies.
For the next decade and remaining years of the Wenger era, Arsenal would finish either in third or fourth place (except finishing second in 2016 on the last day). They would never appear as clear title challengers. Some years they would be League leaders up to a point in the season before crumbling (the 2007/08 disintegrating title challenge would be blamed on striker Eduardo da Silva’s bad injury vs. Birmingham).
In fact, Arsenal players would be injured so much in Wenger’s second decade that many questioned its medical staff / physical training regimen, as the likes of Jack Wilshere and others would stumble from one injury to the next.


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 251, December 2009
(Arsene Wenger)



Chelsea and Manchester United shared the titles and even Liverpool were now ahead of the team as one of the top teams.
In the Champions League, the team was unable to advance beyond a certain point and every time they were paired with Barcelona, the tie was a foregone conclusion.
Soon, Manchester City backed by United Arab Emirates financing entered the fray and Arsenal fell down the pecking order to another rival with deeper pockets.
In an unprecedented manner, Arsenal spent heavily in 2013, to sign Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid) and Alexis Sanchez (2014) to very little effect.
The truth was that Arsenal required five or six players of similar quality in the same transfer window to have any hope of a title challenge.
In the last few seasons, the chants of ‘Wenger Out’ grew louder, which would have been unheard of a few years as most fans were fully aware of all he had done for the club.
Critics would constantly reference the fact that Arsenal had not won any silverware since 2005.
Arsenal did manage to finally win the FA Cup in back to back years 2014, 2015 and even 2017. But in the Premier League and Champions League era, the FA Cup did not have its allure of the past.
Although in some way, these wins perhaps delayed Wenger’s departure.
These trophies did not improve Wenger nor Arsenal’s fortunes and in these latter years of his reign, even the dreaded cross-town rivals Tottenham had bypassed them and become a top four team.
For the last decade, despite not winning the League title, Arsenal could proudly claim that it would qualify season after season for the Champions League (1998 through 2016).
But even that came to an end as Arsenal finished fifth in 2017 (to only qualify for the Europa League) and ultimately a distant sixth place in his last season.
He just did not have the human material for a title winning side. Former Manchester United player Roy Keane would describe the latter Arsenal crop of players as just being interested in “selfies, six-pack and their hair.”
When one observes the Wenger era there is clear demarcation point. The first decade was one of the greatest in the club’s and the Premier League’s history. The second decade was a decade of stagnation where Arsenal failed to challenge for a title and had to settle for a number of relatively meaningless FA Cups (that in itself after a run of nine trophy-less seasons). While most teams would gladly settle for a run of continuous Champions League qualifications, this was unsatisfactory for a team that had been winning League titles.


Photo From: World Soccer - January 2015
(Wenger with his former player and then assistant manager Steve Bould)



His own players grew frustrated for not winning and jumped ship to win titles elsewhere (van Persie, Nasri, Clichy, Sagna, Fabregas, Ashley Cole and ultimately Alexis Sanchez).
In hindsight, Wenger should have left in the summer 2006. That year seemed like an end of a cycle. The generation that he had trained had reached its peak by reaching the Champions League Final and finishing a dismal fourth place.
His lasting memory for the Arsenal faithful should have been that of Arsène of Highbury.
He had already been there a decade and no one could have accused him of abandoning the side. He would have left on his own terms having accomplished a mission. Yet he lingered on perhaps pressured by the Management to stay on initially for the new stadium, etc. The longer he stayed with no improvement, the more the calls increased for a change.
The relatively young sophisticated bespectacled Manager had turned into a man with a permanent scowl on his face sitting on the dugout bemoaning the spectacle on the field. It was hard to imagine the early Wenger pushing a Mourinho on the sidelines or getting into a shouting match with Martin Jol.
Had he left earlier he could have remained fresh and sharp tackling new challenges at Real Madrid or even a National Team. But he was in a rarified area for a Manager where he had total control over everything with little fear of dismissal and that was perhaps something he could not give up.
Mourinho suggested as much when at one point he made a reference that there was only one Manager in the Premier League whose job is safe.
His great rival Sir Alex Ferguson had struggled at Manchester United for the first few years before building a dynasty, in contrast Wenger’s greatest triumphs were in the early years and he had struggled afterwards.
He was a Manager who had overstayed his welcome by a decade. Wenger is simultaneously a cautionary tale for the success of having confidence and maintaining a Manager in place, as well as the stagnation of staying too long in a job.
It was a testament to his professionalism when in a touching scene his old rivals Ferguson and Mourinho welcomed him at Old Trafford for the last time. All the animosity and rivalry had dissipated and what remained was the respect for a man who had done so much for English Football.
The careers of many of the greatest players in the game are inextricably linked to Wenger. Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira had their greatest years as Arsenal players. After his spell at Monaco, Glenn Hoddle would credit him for taking up management. According to Hoddle, Wenger had “opened his eyes.” He respected Wenger to such as point that upon taking over as England Manager in 1996, Hoddle had actually suggested Wenger to be the FA’s Technical Director.
He launched into the spotlight the likes of Youri Djorkaeff and Lilian Thuram (Monaco) and Nicolas Anelka and Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) among others.
Dennis Bergkamp and Marc Overmars were like their Ajax best in Arsenal colors under him.
He discovered George Weah and saw the potential in nurturing such a talent. When George Weah was elected as FIFA player of the year (1995) in January 1996, at the gala ceremony he called Arsène Wenger to come on stage and symbolically presented him his award. Weah said, “Arsène Wenger made me not just the player I am today, but also the man I am”.
He also had the foresight to sell off players at the right time and none of them (Vieira, Henry, Petit, etc.) were ever as good a players after they left.
In 22 years there are bound to be enough transfer flops to build two teams (Suker, Jeffers, Stepanovs, Luzhny, Cygan, Chamakh, among others), but more often than not he had an eye for quality.
In time, the disappointments of his last years will give way to the wonderful Football of his first decade. He will be regarded as the greatest Manager of Arsenal perhaps at the same level as Herbert Chapman.

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New Addition: World Cup Diary-May 28th, 2018 (T minus 17 days)

May 28, 2018, 9:57 pm
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A New addition for the duration of the World Cup.

Diary:

Team News:

-Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal, injured during the CL Final, has nevertheless joined the Spanish National Team camp where his fitness will be assessed. (Source France Football Online)

-Australia have recalled Hibernian striker Jamie Maclaren after an injury to Tomi Juric. (Source France Football Online)

-Injured Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah expressed confidence in beng fit in time for the World Cup. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Argentina star Lionel Messi stated that Argentina are not favorites for the World Cup, he also expressed his desire to one day play for Newell’s Old Boys in his native Argentina. (Source France Football Online)

-Denmark’s Nicklas Bendtner might miss the World Cup after suffering a muscle injury. (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Former Argentina midfielder Esteban Cambiasso has joined Colombia’s technical staff for the World Cup. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Serbia’s 27-man Provisional squad for the World Cup. (Source France Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers:
Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan)
Pedrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel-Aviv/ISR)
Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar/SP)
Aleksandar Jovanovic (AGF/DEN).

Defenders:
Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma/ITA)
Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal/SP)
Milan Rodic (Etoile Rouge de Belgrade)
Branislav Ivanovic (Zénith/RUS)
Uros Spajic (Krasnodar/RUS)
Milos Veljkovic (Werder Brême/GER)
Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou RF/CHN)
Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04/GER)
Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina/ITA).

Milieux
Nemanja Matic (Manchester United/ENG)
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace/ENG)
Marko Grujic (Liverpool/ENG)
Nemanja Maksimovic (Valence/SP)
Dusan Tadic (Southampton/ENG)
Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica/POR)
Mijat Gacinovic (Francfort/GER)
Filip Kostic (Hambourg/GER)
Nemanja Radonjic (Etoile Rouge de Belgrade)
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio/ITA)
Adem Ljajic (Torino/ITA).

Attaquants
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle/ENG)
Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK/GRE)
Luka Jovic (Francfort/GER)

 


-Portugal Manager expressed his dissatisfaction after the (2-2) draw with Tunisia. He said, “the result was not good as wewanted to win…a tie match is never a good result for me…we dominated in the first half….after 2-0 up we made errors and when Tunisia scored we should have been more aggressive”  (Source L’Equipe online via RTP)



May 28, 2018


Preparatory matches:

South Korea 2 –Honduras 0 (Heung-Min Son 61, Seon-Min Moon 73)
Venue: Daegu -Daegu Stadium
Attendance: 33,252
Referee:
South Korea: 23-Hyun-Woo Cho, 20-Go Yo-Han (22-Lee Yong), 4-Jeong Seong-Hoon (Ban-Suk Oh ), 2-Kim Young-Gwon, 19-Hong Chul (17-Kim Min-Woo), 11-Lee Chung-Yong (10-Moon Seon-Min), 26-Ju Se-Jong, 25-Jung Woo-Young, 9-Lee Seung-Woo (18- Park Joo-Ho) , 14-Hwang Hee-Chan, 13-Son Heung-Min (12-Kim Shin-Wook)
Coach:
Other Substitutes: 7-Ja-Cheol Koo, 5-Young-Sun Yun, 21-Jin-Hyeon Kim, 6-Kyung-Won Kwon
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Black Shorts, Red Socks

Honduras: 22-Donis Escober, 21-Brayan Beckeles (2-Felix Crisanto)  , 3-Henry Figueroa, 5-Ever Alvarado (14-Carlos Sanchez), 16-Johnny Leverón, 8-Alfredo Mejía, 20-Jorge Claros (13-Jhon Benavidez),7-Álexander López (17-Walter Martínez), 10-Mario Martínez (23-Ovidio Lanza), 11-Roger Rojas (6-Iván 'Chino' López) 9-Roman Castillo
Coach:
Booked: Jorge Claros, Roman Castillo
Other Substitutes: 19-Luis Garrido, 4-Marcelo Pereira, 1-Harold Fonseca, 15-Allan Banegas
Team Captain: Carlos Tabora
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Joma
Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks



Nigeria 1-DR Congo 1 (William Troost-Ekong 15 / Issam Mpeko 78)

Turkey 2-Iran 1 (Cenk Tosun 6, 50 / Ashkan Dejagah 90 pen)
Venue: Istanbul-Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu
Attendance:
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Linesmen: Ruslan Serazitdinov (Uzbekistan), Alisher Usmanov (Uzbekistan)
Turkey: 12-Serkan Kırıntılı, 2-Şener Özbayraklı, 22-Kaan Ayhan, 4-Çağlar Söyüncü, 3-Hasan Ali Kaldırım (6- Ömer Bayram 86), 15-Mehmet Topal (10-Umut Bulut 78), 5-Okay Yokuşlu, 17-Cengiz Ünder (7-Serdar Gürler 46), 20-Emre Akbaba (8-Oğuzhan Özyakup 58), 11-Yusuf Yazıcı (16-Deniz Türüç 65), 9-Cenk Tosun (25-Tarkan Serbest 78)
Coach: Mircea Lucescu (Romania)
Booked: Emre Akbaba 43, sent off: Omer Bayram 90
Other Substitutes: 1-Harun Tekin, 13-Mehmet Zeki Celik, 14-Mahmut Tekdemir, 18-Kenan Karaman, 19-Yunus Malli, 21-Irfan Can Kahveci, 23-Sinan Bolat, 24-Ertugrul Ersoy, 27-Berkay Ozcan
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Iran: 1-Alireza Beiranvand, 23-Rezaeian, 4-Cheshmi, 8-Pouraliganji, 5-Mohammadi, 3-Ehsan Hajsafi (1-Vahid Amiri 58), 7-Masoud Shojaei (9-Omid Ebrahimi 67), 10-Karim Ansarifard (21-Ashkhan Dejagah 71), 18-Alireza Jahanbakhsh (2-Mehdi Torabi 75), 17-Mehdi Taremi (13-Saman Ghoddos 59), 20-Sardar Azmoun (16-Reza Ghoochannejhad 80)

Coach: Carlos Queiroz (Portugal)
Booked: Roozbeh Cheshmi 72
Other Substitutes: 6-Saeid Ezatolahi, 12-Mohamed Rashid Mazaheri, 14-Mohamed Reza Khanzadeh, 19-Majid Hosseini, 22-Amir Abedzadeh, 24-Ali Gholizadeh, 15-Pejman Montazeri
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Italy 2-Saudi Arabia 1 (Mario Balotelli 21, Andrea Belotti 68 / Yahya Al Shehri 72)
Venue: St. Gallen, Kybunpark-Switzerland
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Linesmen: Bekim Zogaj (Switzerland), Stephane De Almeida (Switzerland)
Italy: 22-Gianluigi Donnarumma, 21-Davide Zappacosta. 19-Leonardo Bonucci, 6-Alessio Romagnoli, 4-Domenico Criscito (2-Mattia De Sciglio88), 24-Alessandro Florenzi (8-Giacomo Bonaventura 67), 14- Frello Filho Jorge Luiz Jorginho, 16-Lorenzo Pellegrini (20-Simone Verdi 73), 17-Matteo Politano (23-Bryan Cristante 73), 9-Mario Balotelli (11-Andrea Belotti 58), 10-Lorenzo Insigne (25-Federico Chiesa 84)
Coach: Roberto Mancini
Other Substitutes: 1-Salvatore Sirigu, 3-Danilo D'Ambrosio, 5-Mattia Caldara, 7-Simone Zaza, 12-Mattia Perin, 15-Daniele Rugani, 18-Domenico Berardi, 26-Daniele Baselli, 27-Rolando Mandragora
Team Captain: Leonardo Bonucci
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Saudi Arabia: 22-Al Owais, 13-Al Shahrani, 3-Hawsawi (26-Albulayhi 84), 5-Othman Hawsawi (15-Hawsawi 90+4), 2-Al-Harbi, 14-Ateef, 7Al Faraj (16-Al-Mogahwi 90+3), 8-Al Shehri, 27-Kanno (29-Al Dawsari 46), 17-Al Jassam,
28-Abu Radeah Aseri (19-Al Muwallad Al-Harbi69)
Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi (Spain)
Other Substitutes:1-Al-Mayoof, 4-Jahfali, 6-Al-Burayk, 9-Bahebri, 10-Al Sahlawi, 11-Al-Khaibri, 12-Al Muwallad, 15-Al Khaibari, 18-Al Abid, 19-Al Muwallad Al-Harbi, 20-Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi, 21-Al-Mosailem, 23-Al-Qarni
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks





Portugal 2-Tunisia 2 (Andre Silva 22, Joao Mario 34 / Anice Badri 39, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 64)
Venue: Braga-Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 17,220
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Portugal: 12-Anthony Lopes, 15-Ricardo Pereira (21-Cédric Soares, 72), 3-Pepe (6-José Fonte, 62), 13-Rúben Dias, 5-Raphael Guerreiro (19-Mario Rui, 46), 14-William Carvalho, 23-Adrien Silva (4-Manuel Fernandes, 62), 10-João Mário (8-João Moutinho, 80), 11-Bernardo Silva (17-Gonçalo Guedes, 72), 20-Ricardo Quaresma, 9-André Silva.
Coach: Fernando Santos
Other Substitutes: 22-Beto, 2-Bruno Alves
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Tunisia: 40-Moez Hassen, 21-Hamdi Naguez, 3-Yohan Ben Alouane, 4-Yassine Meriah, 5-Oussema Haddadi (12-Ali Maaloul, 46), 17-Elyes Skhiri, 13-Farjani Sassi, 24-Anice Badri (9-Ahmed Akaichi, 87), 23-Naim Sliti (18-Bassem Srarfi, 76), 7-Seifeddine Khaoui (2-Fakhredine Ben Youssef, 46),11- Saber Khalifa (20-Ghaylan Chaaleli, 67)
Coach: Nabil Maaloul.
Other Substitutes: 1-Farouk Ben Mustapha, 16-Aymen Balbouli, 8-Syam Ben Youssef, 6-Rami Bedoui, 15-Bilel Moheni, 25-Ahmed Khalil, 27-Mohamed Wael Larbi
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer:
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks 
   


France 2-Republic of Ireland 0 (Olivier Giroud 40, Nabil Fekir 44)
Venue: Saint Denis-Stade de France
Attendance:
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
France: 16-Steve Mandanda; 19-Djibril Sidibe (2-Benjamin Pavard 83),17- Adil Rami, 5-Samuel Umtiti (3-Presnel Kimpembe 64), 22-Benjamin Mendy (21-Lucas Hernandez 63); 12-Corentin Tolisso (6-Paul Pogba 77), 15-Steven Nzonzi, 14-Blaise Matuidi, 18-Nabil Fekir (7-Antoine Griezmann 64), 9-Olivier Giroud, 10-Kylian Mbappé (11-Ousmane Dembele 77)
Other Substitutes: 1-Hugo Lloris, 8-Thomas Lemar, 13-N’Golo Kante, 20-Florian Thauvin, 23-Alphonse Areola
Team Captain: Blaise Matuidi
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Republic of Ireland: 1-Colin Doyle; 2-Seamus Coleman, 21-Kevin Long (25-Shaun Williams 80), 5-Shane Duffy, 17-Derrick Williams (3-Matt Doherty 82); 19-Jonathan Walters (18-David Meyler 59), 8-Callum O’Dowda (24-Graham Burke 70), 4-Declan Rice, 14-Alan Browne (22-Harry Arter 59), 11-James McClean; 9-Shane Long (6-Alan Judge 70)

Coach: Martin O’Neill (Northern Ireland)
Booked: James McClean 21, Harry Arter 69
Other Substitutes: 7-Gregory Cunningham, 10-John Egan, 12-Darragh Lenihan, 15-Daryl Horgan, 16-Conor O’Malley, 20-Enda Stevens, 23-Shane Supple
Team Captain: Seamus Coleman
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: New Balance
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks


Mexico 0-Wales 0
Venue: Pasadena, California-Rose Bowl Stadium, USA
Attendance: 82,345
Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
México: 1-José de Jesús Corona; 24-Édson Álvarez, 4-Hugo Ayala, 2-Oswaldo Alanís (26-Jurgen Damn 46), 23-Jesús Gallardo; 16-Héctor Herrera (6-Jonathan Dos Santos 60), 21-Jesús Molina (3-Carlos Salcedo 46), 25-Erick Gutiérrez (8-Marco Fabían 74); 17-Jesús Manuel Corona (10-Giovani Dos Santos 69), 14-Javier Hernández (19-Oribe Peralta 59), 20-Javier Aquino

Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio
Booked: Erick Gutiérrez 72
Other Substitutes: 9-Raul Jiménez, 11-Carlos Vela, 13-Guillermo Ochoa, 22-Hirving Lozano
Team Captain: Héctor Herrera
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Wales: 1-Wayne Hennesey; 2-Chris Gunter (19-Connors Roberts 46), 6-Ashley Williams (15-Tom Lockyer 21), 5-Chris Mepham, 4-Ben Davies; 10-Aaron Ramsey, 8-Andy King,16-Jose Ledley (18-David Brooks 46), 7-Harry Wilson (23-George Thomas 64); 9-Sam Vokes (13- Declan John 46), 11-Tom Lawrence (20-Matthew Smith 80)

Coach Ryan Gibbs
Booked: Aaron Ramsey 66
Other Substitutes: 3-Jazz Richards, 12-Chris Maxwell, 14-14-Lee Evans, 17-Ryan Hedges, 21-Adam Davies, 22-Tom Bradshaw
Team Captain: Ashley Williams
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

Note: In bold, teams participating in the World Cup





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The Week that was (in Football (Soccer)): Review of the top Leagues in Europe-part 7 (Week of May 22-May 28, 2018)

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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

On Tuesday, Manuel Pellegrini was confirmed as West Ham United Manager. On the following day, Unai Emery was confirmed as the new Arsenal Manager. By the end of the week, Maurizio Sarri was more or less confirmed as the new Chelsea Maanger (but not yet officially).
On Saturday, Fulham clinched promotion to the Premier League after a play-off with Aston Villa.
The main event of the season was on Saturday, as Liverpool lost to Real Madrid in the CL Final. The match will be remembered for Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius’ two errors as well as Salah’s injury in the first half.



Photo From: L’Equipe, May 27, 2018
(Salah and Sergio Ramos)

Photo From: L’Equipe, May 27, 2018
(Loris Karius’ error against Karim Benzerma)


Diary:

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:

-Chilean Manager Manuel Pellegrini was appointed as West Ham United Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Harry Kane was named as England’s Official Captain during the World Cup. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Arsenal unveiled their new kits for the upcoming season. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Mainz’s Nigerian player Leon Balogun signed for Brighton. (Source Kicker.de Online)

-Garry Rowett was named Manager of the relegated club Stoke City. (Source France Football Online)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Swansea have signed Yan Dhanda from Liverpool. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Spanish Manager Unai Emery was appointed as Arsenal Manager. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Wolverhampton Wanderers took on the buy-option to sign on-loan defender Willy Bolly on permanent basis from Porto. (Source France Football Online)

-Former Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger revealed that he had been offered the Real Madrid coaching position as much as three times. He had also been offered to be the England Manager at various points. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Japanese International Takuma Asano, recently signed by Hannover, was loaned by the club to Arsenal. (Source Kicker.de Online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-James Collins and Patrice Evra are to leave West Ham United. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian player Fred has been linked with Manchester United. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Tottenham Manager Mauricio Pocchettino has extended his contract with the club until 2023.  (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno has been linked to Arsenal. (Source Calciomercato.com Online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-Bournemouth defender Rhoys Wiggins was forced to retire after a persistent knee injury. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Former St Mirren Manager Jack Ross has been appointed as Manager of Sunderland. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Liverpool’s Sadio Mane has sent over 300 Liverpool jerseys to his native village, Bambali, in Senegal. (Source France Football Online)

-Watford have signed Ben Wilmot from Stevenage FC. (Source vi.nl online)
Saturday, May 26, 2018:

-Southampton Manager Mark Hughes has extended his contract by three years. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Peterborough United have signed Mark O’Hara from Dundee. (Source BBC Football Online)

- Brighton have signed Romanian striker Florin And one from Deportivo La Coruna. (Source Sky Sports Online)

- Real Madrid’s Isco has been linked to Manchester City. (Source Sky Sports Online via Mundo Deportivo)

-RB Leipzig’s Swedish midfielder Emil Forsberg has been linked to Arsenal. (Source Sky Sports Online via SprtExpressen)

- Monaco Vice President Vadim Vasilyev stated that Manchester United are interested to sign defender Djibril Sidibe. (Source Sky Sports Online via SFR Sport)

-Valencia’s Joao Cancelo (on loan at Inter) has been linked to Manchester United. (Source Sky Sports Online via Daily Mirror)

-Frank Lampard has been linked with the Derby County Manager position. (Source Sky Sports Online via Daily Mirror)

-Juventus’ Stephan Lichtsteiner has been linked to Arsenal. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Brazil star Neymar stated that he would like to play for Josip Guardiola at some point in his career. (Source AS.com Online)

-Juventus’ Douglas Costa has been linked to Manchester United. (Source Calciomercato via The Sun)

-Juventus’ Mario Mandzukic has also been linked to Manchester United. (Source vi.nl via Sky Italia)

-Timothy Fosu-Mensah has left Crystal Palace. (Source vi.nl  Online)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

-Lyon’s Nabil Fekir stated that he is ‘not close’ to signing for Liverpool. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius publicly apologized for his two mistakes in the CL Final. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah’s World Cup is in doubt after dislocating his shoulder in the CL Final. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Wales Captain Ashley Williams expressed his frustration at not featuring consistently in the Eveton lineup in the season that just ended. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Chelsea have an agreement with former Napoli Manager Maurizio Sarri if and when Antonio Conte leaves his post. (Source Sky Sports Online via Sky Italia)

-England Manager Gareth Southgate is reportedly furious after Raheem Sterling has turned up late for England duty. (Source Sky Sports Online via The Sun on Sunday)

-Auxerre’s Lamine Fomba has ben linked to newly promoted Fulham. (Source France Football Online)

-Death threats have been made especially online to Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius. The Police are said to be investigating. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Burnley defender James Tarkowski has withdrawn from England’s Stand-by List due to a Hernia operation. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp was seen on Social Media in a viral video signing with Liverpool fans . (Source BBC Football Online)

-AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaumma has been lonked to Liverpool. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Lazio’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has been linked to Manchester United.

Monday, May 28, 2018:

-Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Fred (Shakhtar Donestk) and now Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) are being linked to Manchester United. (Source vi.nl Online via Daily Mirror)

-Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is close to signing for Arsenal. (Source Calciomercato Online via BBC)

-Liverpool have signed Monaco’s Brazilian midfielder Fabinho. It was reported that Arsenal had also tried to sign in the late going. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Chelsea owner Roman Abranovich was granted Israeli Citizenship as he was unable to renew his visa to Britain.. (Source Sky Sports Online)

European Matches involving English Teams:

Saturday, May 26, 2018:
Champions League, Final
Real Madrid 3-Liverpool 1 (Karim Benzema 51, Gareth Bale 64, 83 / Sadio Mane 55)


II.  Italy
The main event of the week was Carlo Ancelotti’s appointment as Napoli Manager. Many player transfer rumors have circulated since.
The Roberto Mancini era started with a win (2-1) over Saudi Arabia. The recalled striker Mario Balotelli scored the first goal.

Diary:

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:

-UEFA have rejected AC Milan’s Financial Fair Play agreement. Their Financial records will now have to be examined which could disrupt transfer activity. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Juventus have signed Brazilian teenager Lucas Rosa from Palmeiras. (Source Calciomercato Online)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Bologna announced Ajax’s Mitchell Dijks as a new signing. (Source vi.nl Online)

-Carlo Ancelotti was named as the new Manager of Napoli replacing Maurizio Sarri. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport online)

-Walter Zenga left his post as Manager of Crotone. (Source La Gazzetta Dello Sport online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Roberto Donadoni was sacked as Manager of Bologna. (Source France Football Online)

- New Napoli Manager Carlo Ancelotti would like to sign Karim Benzema from Real Madrid.  (Source AS.com Online)

-Porto defender Marcano is expected to sign with AS Roma.   (Source Calciomercato.com via Il Tempo)

-Fiorentina’s Croatina midfielder Milan Badelj has been linked to AC Milan.   (Source Calciomercato.com via Tuttosport)

-Former Italy striker Vincenzo Iaquinta could face a six year prison sentence after being involved with the Italian Mafia in selling arms.  (Source Sky Sports Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Juventus have signed Douglas Costa on permanent basis from Bayern Munich.   (Source Sport Bild online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-Manchester United’s Matteo Darmian has been linked to Juventus. (Source Calciomercato.com Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Benfica’s Talisca has returned after his two-year loan at Besiktas. Allegedly Talisca has told friends that he will join AS Roma. (Source Calciomercato.com online)

-Ciro Immobile has withdrawn from the Italy squad after an injury. (Source Calciomercato.com online)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

-New Napoli Manager Carlo Ancelotti might sign Renato Sanches from Bayern Munich. (Source Calciomercato Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Zenit St Petersburg’s Argentinean player Leandro Paredes has been linked to Napoli. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-AS Roma is about to sign Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb’s Ante Coric. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Cesare Prandelli has been linked to Udinese to be their future Manager. (Source Calciomercato Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Bayern Munich’s Arturo Vidal (formerly of Juventus) has been linked with a return to Juventus ever since the arrival of Leon Goretzka. (Source RTBF Online via Fichajes)
-Marco Tardelli responded to contentions by German newspaper ‘Bild Zeitung’ that deemed offensive the possibility of a mini bot celebration of Tardelli’s 1982 goal vs. West Germany. Tardelli called it ‘foolishness’ and jokingly stated “it seems evident to me that the Germans still fear me, it will mean that I will enter politics….” (Source Tuttosport Online)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

-Sassuolo’s Matteo Politano would like to join Inter. (Source Sky Sports via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Salvatore Sirigu has been linked to Napoli. (Source Calciomercato Online via Tuttosport)

-Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has been linked to Napoli. (Source Calciomercato Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Napoli’s Marek Hamsik stated that he might play in China in the coming weeks. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Atalanta’s Bryan Cristante has reached an agreement with Roma (no official announcements yet). (Source Calciomercato Online via Corriere dello Sport)


-Sampdoria defender Ivan Strincic announced that he would join AC Milan. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Mario Balotelli has been linked to Parma and Olympique Marseille. (Source Calciomercato Online via Corriere dell Sera)
-Roberto Mancini’s first selected Italy squad with assigned shirt numbers: (Source Calciomercato Online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers : 22-Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), 12-Mattia Perin (Genoa), 1-Salvatore Sirigu (Torino).
Defenders: 19-Leonardo Bonucci (Milan), 5-Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), 4-Domenico Criscito (Zenit San Pietroburgo), 3-Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter), 2-Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus), 6-Alessio Romagnoli (Milan), 15-Daniele Rugani (Juventus), 21-Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea), 24-Alessandro Florenzi (Roma)
Midfielders : 26-Daniele Baselli (Torino), 8-Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), 23-Bryan Cristante (Atalanta), 14-Frello Filho Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Napoli), 27-Rolando Mandragora (Crotone), 16- Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
Strikers: 9-Mario Balotelli (Nizza), 11-Andrea Belotti (Torino), 18-Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 25-Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), 10-Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 17-Matteo Politano (Sassuolo), 20-Simone Verdi (Bologna), 7-Simone Zaza (Valencia).

-Napoli Manager Carlo Ancelottti is reportedly interested in Tottenham’s Moussa Dembele. (Source Calciomercato Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-AC Milan’s Andre Silva will likely leave the club this summer. (Source Calciomercato Online)
-Stuttgart’s Holger Badstuber is close to joining Lazio. (Source Calciomercato Online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)


Monday, May 28, 2018:

-Sporting CP goalkeeper Rui Patrico has one more been linked to Napoli. (Source RTBF Online)

-Parma’s Alessandro Lucarelli has announced his retirement following the team’s promotion. (Source RTBF Online)

-AS Roma have officially signed Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb’s Ante Coric. (Source Calciomercato Online)

 -PSV Eindhoven defender Santiago Arias has been linked to Napoli. (Source vi.nl Online)

III.  Spain

Real Madrid were victorious in the CL Final on Saturday and became the first team since Bayern Munich in 1976 to win it three straight times.
Real Madrid Manager Zinedine Zidane entered the History books for being the first Manager to win it three straight times (as well as joining Bob Paisly and Carlo Ancelotti as three time winners).
There was much controversy on social media for Sergio Ramos’ foul that injured Salah (many believed it was intentional). A photo ciculated on social media as well showing Sergio Ramos smiling as Salah was leaving the field injured in tears (to be verified, it might have been photoshopped).
Cristiano Ronaldo, in a post match interview, hinted that he might leave Real Madrid and this kickstarted a whole media speculation on his future.
Many at Madrid, questioned the timing of his announcement.
Two goal hero Gareth Bale may also be on his way out as he clearly stated that he needed more playing time.

Photo From: L’Equipe, May 27, 2018
(Gareth Bale’s strike)

Photo From: L’Equipe, May 27, 2018
(Real Madrid Champions League winners)


Diary:


Tuesday, May 22, 2018:
-Huesca were promoted to the Spanish top flight for the first time in their history. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Spanish National Team Manager Julen Lopetegui has extended his contract by two years until 2020. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike ended his loan with Las Palmas. (Source AS.com)
-Clarence Seedorf left his post as Deportivo La Coruna Manager. (Source vi.nl Online)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Argentinean Manager Antonio Mohamed was appointed as the new Manager of Celta Vigo. (Source France Football Online)

 Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Andres Iniesta has officially signed for Japnese side Visel Kobe. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Angers’ Cameroonian striker Karl Toko Ekambi is on the verge of signing for Villareal. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Valencia have signed Geoffrey Kondogbia on permanent basis from Inter. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Atletico Madrid have unveiled their new home kit for the upcoming season. (Source France Football online)

-Atletico Madrid have officially signed Rodri from Villareal. (Source AS.com Online)

-Atletico Madrid are to ask CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) to reduce the touchline ban for Manager Diego Simeone. (Source AS.com Online)

-Jose Luis Gaya has extended his contract with Valencia for five more years. (Source AS.com Online)
-Spanish midfielder Sergio Canales is to leave Real Sociedad . (Source Maisfutebol.com Online)

-According to his agent, two English club shave reportedly offered 150 Million Euros for Real Madrid’s Marcos Asensio (both refused by the club). (Source vi.nl Online )

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-Asier Garitano was named as the new Manager of Real Sociedad. (Source France Football online)

-Former Real Sociedad and current Athletic Bilbao defender Inigo Martinez has attacked Sociedad President saying Jokin Aperribay had done nothing to persuade him to stay. (Source AS.com Online)

-The Brazilian Arthur of Gremio will join Barcelona after December after the Copa Libertadores. (Source AS.com Online)

-Athletic Bilbao have signed Ander Capa from Eibar. (Source Kicker.de online)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

-Manolo Jimenez has been appointed as manager of Las Palmas. (Source France Football online)

-Following the CL victory Cristiano Ronaldo hinted that he might leave Real Madrid. He said, “in the next few days I’ll give an answer to the fans…. It WAS beautiful to be at Real Madrid.”. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Cristiano Ronaldo suggested given his excellent record in the CL, they should name the competition after him (most likely he was saying it in a joking manner). (Source Sky Sports Online )

-Real Madrid Manager Zinedine Zidane stated that Cristiano Ronaldo should stay at the club. (Source Frace Manager Online)

-Gareth Bale suggested that he might leave Real Madrid as well to play more consistently. (Source Sky Sports Online)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

-Sergio Ramos has wished Mohamed Salah a speedy recovery for the World Cup. The statement read, “Football sometimes teaches you sweet lesons, sometimes bitter ones. Wea re all teammates and I hope you will have a speedy recovery. Future is waiting for you”. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Cristiano Ronaldo said that he did not regret his comments post the CL Final that cast doubt on his future with the club. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Rayo Vallecano has been promoted to the top division. (Source RTBF.be Online)

-Former Germnay goalkeeper Oliver Kahn criticized Sergio Ramos’ elbow on Karius’ face during the CL Final, but also stated that Ramos is a player he would have liked in his team because he is a leader. (Source RTBF.be Online)

Monday, May 28, 2018:

-Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal, injured during the CL Final, has nevertheless joined the Spanish National Team camp where his fitness will be assessed. (Source France Football Online)

-Sevilla have appointed Pablo Machin (formerly of Girona) as its new Manager. (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Athletic Bilbao have signed Romanian defender Cristian Ganea from Vitorul Constanta. (Source MaisFutebol online)




European Matches involving Spanish Teams:


Saturday, May 26, 2018:
Champions League, Final
Real Madrid 3-Liverpool 1 (Karim Benzema 51, Gareth Bale 64, 83 / Sadio Mane 55)


IV.  Germany

The main news of the week was on the Mangerial front as Lucien Favre was appointed as Dortmund Manager.

Diary:

 Tuesday, May 22, 2018:

-Swiss Manager Lucien Favre (formerly of OGC Nice) was appointed as the new Manager of Borussia Dortmund. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Fortuna Dusseldorf have signed Diego Contento from Bordeaux. (Source Sport Bild Online)
-Augsburg have signed striker Julian Schieber from Hertha Berlin. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Kaiserslautern have signed Hendrick Zuck from Eintracht Braunschweig. (Source Kicker.de online)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Bayer Leverkusen have signed Lukas Hradecky from Eintracht Frankfurt.
 (Source France Football Online)

-Marcel Schmelzer is officially no longer the captain of Dortmund by his own demand. Marco Reus will now become the Official club captain. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Koln have signed Niklas Hauptmann from Dynamo Dresden. (Source Kicker.de online)

-SV Hamburg have signed Christoph Moritz from Kaiserslautern. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Mainz have signed Phillip Mwene from Kaiserslautern. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Freiburg have signed Dominique Heintz from Koln. They have also signed Luca Waldschmidt from SV Hamburg. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Nuremberg have signed Kevin Goden from Koln. (Source Kicker.de online)

-Kaiserslautern have signed midfielder Jan Lohmannsroben from Carl Zeiss Jena. (Source Kicker.de online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Bayern Munich’s Chilean star Arturo Vidal must face a trial after being involved in a fight at a Munich nightclub.  (Source La Gazzetta dello Sport Online)

-Lewis Holtby is to remain at SV Hamburg with a pay cut. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Hoffenheim have signed Dutch defender Joshua Brenet from PSV Eindhoven. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Koln have signed defender Benno Scmitz from Leipzig. (Source Kicker.de online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-Abou Diallo of Mainz has been linked to Dortmund.  (Source Sky Sports)
-Fortuna Dusseldorf have offered a professional contract to Georgios Siadas. (Source Sport Bild online)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

-Nuremberg have signed goalkeeper Christian Mathenia from SV Hamburg. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Werder Bremen have signed Martin Harnik from Hannover. (Source Sport Bild online)

-Pierre-Michel Lasogga has returned to SV Hamburg from his loan at Leeds United. (Source Kicker.de online)

- Germany Manager Joachim Low stated that Manfred Neuer would make the National Team cut ONLY as a starter and not on the bench. In case of his unavailability his is more than comfortable on selecting Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. (Source AS.com online)
 -Atalanta’s Hans Hateboer has been linked with Dortmund. (Source vi.nl  online via La Gazzetta dello Sport)

-Hannover have signed Austrian defemder Kevin Wimmer on loan from Stoke City.  (Source Sky Sports)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

-Borussia Dortmund have signed Marius Wolf from Eintracht Frankfurt. (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has been linked to Dortmund. (Source vi.nl Online)


V.  France

The talking point of the week has been the comntrovery surrounding Adrien Rabiot’s decision to withdraw from France’s reserve stand-by list for the World Cup. Many have criticized him for his actions and Manager Didier Deschamps explained his decision by saying “all he has to do is watch his last three matches for France”.
On Saturday, former Star from the 1958 World Cup squad Roger Piantoni passed away aged 86.
On Sunday, Toulouse retained its place in the top Division after defeating Ajaccio in a play-off.


Photo From: L’Equipe, May 26, 2018
(Andre Rabiot)

Photo From: L’Equipe, May 27, 2018
(Michel Platini)

Photo From: L’Equipe, May 27, 2018
(Roger Piantoni)


Diary:

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:

-France Captain Hugo Lloris along with Captains of Australia (Mile Jedniak) and Denmark (Simon Kjaer) wrote a letter to FIFA asking leniency for Peru’s banned player Paolo Guerrero. (Source BBC Football Online)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Rivaldo stated that Neymar should leave PSG and join Real Madrid or an English club to have any chance of winning the Ballon d’Or. (Source Sky Sports Online)

-Adrien Rabiot, cut from the World Cup squad, declared himself unavailable as a potential reserve. His action was criticized by France Manager Didier Deschamps, saying he had self-excluded himself from the National Team.  (Source L’Equipe online)

-Leonardo Jardim will remain as AS Monaco Manager. (Source France Football Online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Following the controversy surrounding Rabiot’s refusal to be a reserve, Frank Ribery has jokingly tweeted to Didier Deschamps that he is ready to be a reservist. (Source Sport BildOnline)

-Jean-Michel Aulas has confirmed that Bruno Genesio will remain as Olympique Lyonnais Manager. (Source L’Equipe online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-David Ginola has accused Didier Deschamps of being responsible form his non-selection for the 1998 World Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Denmark National Team Manager Aage Hareide decalred that World Cup rivals France are “nothing special”. He also mocked Paul Pogba for only thinking about his haircuts. (Source France Football Online via Jyllands-Posten)

-Lyon’s Nabil Fekir stated Adrien Rabiot has made an error for his decision to remain non-selectable for the National Team. (Source France Football Online)

-Similarly Atletico Madrid defender Theo Hernadez also believes that Rabiot should not have refused the chance to be on the stand-by list. (Source AS.com Online)
-Michel Platini was exonerated by a Swiss court of any wrongdoing in the corruption case related to FIFA. (Source L’Equipe online)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

-Former International Roger Piantoni passed away aged 86. (Source L’Equipe Online via L’Est Republicain)

-Sofiane Feghouli and Hatem Ben Arfa have both been linked to Stade Rennais. (Source L’Equipe online via Ouest France)

-Adrien Rabiot has stated that he assumes all the consequences for his actions. He also stated that Didier Deschamps’ decision to cut him had no Sporting logic. (Source RTBF online)

-Aymeric Laporte, who also missed the Final cut, has expressed support for Rabiot. (Source France Football Online)

-Porto’s South Korean player Suk Hyun-jun (on loan at Troyes) has been linked to SCO Angers. (Source France Football Online)

-Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini has been linked to Olympique Marseille, as has OGC Nice’s Italian International Mario Balotelli. (Source France Football Online)

-Manchester City’s Yaya Toure has been linked to Olympique Marseille in case the Fellaini transfer does not materialize. (Source L’Equipe online)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

-Nantes have signed Kader Bamba from Le Mans. (Source L’Equipe online)

-Red Star Belgrade’s French defender Damien Le Tallec has been linked to Montpellier. (Source France Football Online)

- France Manager Didier Deschamps has responded to Rabiot by saying.  “all he has to do is watch his last three matches for France”. He also dismissed Denmark Manager Aage Hareide’s criticism of the French National Team, by saying “the words are bla, bla, bla, it does not count… anyone is free to say what they think…. (Source L’Equipe online)

Monday, May 28, 2018:

-France defeated Republic of Ireland (2-0) in its first preparation friendly for the World Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)

Ligue 1 Play-off:
Wednesday, May 23, 2018:
First Leg:
Ajaccio 0-Toulouse 3 (Max-Alain Gradel 45, Christopher Julien 51, Yaya Sanogo 65)

 Wednesday, May 23, 2018:
Second Leg:
Toulouse 1-Ajaccio 0(Jimmy Durmaz 88)

VI.  Holland
Diary:

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Russian Manager Leonid Slutskiy was appointed as the new Vitesse Manager. (Source vi.nl online)

-Heracles Almelo have signed the German defender Maximillian Rossmann from SF Lotte. (Source vi.nl online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Sprta Rotterdam have signed Joshua Sanches from SC Heerenveen. (Source vi.nl online)

-De Graafschap have signed Mohamed Hamdouni from Telstar (Source vi.nl online)

-Feyenoord have offered a professional contract to Jaron Vicario. (Source vi.nl online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-Denny Landzaat is the new Assistant Manager at Feyenoord replacing Jan Wouters. (Source vi.nl online)

-Fortuna Sittard have signed Lisandro Semedo on permanent basis. (Source vi.nl online)

-Go Ahead Eagles have signed defender Julien Lelieveld from Vitesse. (Source vi.nl online)

-Jack De Gier has been appointed as the new Manager of NEC. (Source vi.nl online)

-RKC Waalwijk have signed Kevin Vermeulen from Excelsior.  (Source vi.nl online)

-De Graafschap have signed Stef Nijland from PEC Zwolle. (Source vi.nl online)

-SC Cambuur have signed Julian Calor from Vitesse. (Source vi.nl online)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

-PEC Zwolle have signed defender Darryl Lachman from Willem II. (Source vi.nl online)

 Monday, May 28, 2018:

-VVV Venlo have signed defender Damian van Bruggen from PSV Eindhoven om permanent basis. (Source vi.nl online)

-NAC Breda have loaned striker Diego Snepvangers and midfielder Bodi Brusselers to Helmond Sport. (Source vi.nl online)

-Vitesse’s Anil Mercan extended his contract by one year. (Source vi.nl online)

-PEC Zwolle have signed defender Kenneth Paal from PSV Eindhoven. (Source vi.nl online)


VII.  Scotland

Diary:

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:
-St Mirren have signed midfielder James Kellermann from Aldershot Town. (Source BBC Football Online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Hearts have signed Australian defender Ben Garuccio from Adelaide United. (Source BBC Football Online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:
-Billy Stark has been appointed as National Youth Coach (U-19). (Source BBC Football Online)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

-Celtic’s Danish defemder Erik Sviatchenko has ended his loan and returned to FC Midtyjlland. (Source BBC Football Online)

Monday, May 28, 2018:

-Dundee have signed goalkeeper Jack Hamilton from Hearts. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Former Aberdeen and Ramgers Glasgow player Neale Cooper passed away after collapsing over the weekend. He was 54 years old. (Source BBC Football Online)

VIII.  Portugal

Diary:

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:

-Benfica have offered a professional contract to 16-year-old Tomas Lemos Araujo. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Braga have signed Joao Novais from Rio Ave. (Source Maisfutebol online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Benfica have signed striker Joao Amaral from Setubal and Argentinean defender German Conti from Colon Santa Fe.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-Porto Manager Sergio Conceicao has extended his contract by until 2020.  (Source RTBF.be online)

-Braga have extended the contract of Paulinho until 2023. (Source Maisfutebol online)
-Guimaraes have signed midfielder Rosier Loreintz from Sochaux.  (Source Maisfutebol online)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

-Porto have extended the contract of defender Pedro Justiniano until 2022. (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Portugal League’s Disciplinary commission has fined Sporting CP Manager Jorge Jesus 2907 Euros and suspended 11 days after his statemenst in a post match interview during the 24th Round (Sporting CP 1-Moreirense 0). (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Ricardo Sa Pinto has turned down an approach to be the Manager of Sporting CP since Jorge Jesus is still in place. (Source Walfoot.be online)

 Monday, May 28, 2018:

- Fiorentina’s Portuguese defender Bruno Gaspar has been lin ked to Benfica . (Source RTBF.be online)

-Porto have extended the contract of midfielder Bruno Costa until 2022. (Source Maisfutebol online)

-Benfica have extended the contract of teenage defender Goncalo Loureiro until 2023. (Source Maisfutebol online)

IX.  Belgium

Diary:

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:
-Radja Nainggolan stated that he had been cut from the World Cup squad due to his reputation and that he wants to be “judged on his performances”. (Source AS.com online)
-Ostend’s Aristote Nkaka is underoing a medical at Anderlecht.  (Source Walfoot.be online)

-The transfer of Ostend’s Croatian Antonio Milic to Anderlecht appears imminent. (Source Footnews.be online via Het Nieuwsblad)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Michel Preud’homme was named as the new Manager as well as a Vice-President at Standard Liege. (Source France Football Online)

-Anderlecht President Marc Coucke announced four transfers suring the offical presentation of his policies for the club. The new arrivals are: Antonio Milic,  Knowledge Musona, Luka Adzic, while Kenny Saief has been signed on permanent basis. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Standard Liege Manager Michel Preud’homme has been assured that Standard will sign Mehdi Carcela on permanent basis.  (Source footnews.be Online via Het Laatse Nieuws)

-Wilfiried van Moer stated he does not like the Nationla Team Manager (Roberto Martinez). He referred to Martinez cutting Nainggolan, by saying “to cut a player because he drinks or smokes a cigarette! If such rules existed in our time, no one would have selected Eric Gerets and Jan Ceulemans”.  (Source footnews.be Online via Sport/Foot Magazine)

-Steven Defour has decided to retire from the National Team and concentrate in the last two years of his contract with Burnley. (Source Footnews.be online via Het Nieuwsblad)

-Ghent have signed Stallone Limbombe from Antwerp. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Waasland-Beveren have signed Daan Heymans from Westerlo. (Source Footnews.be online)

-Genk have extended the contract of Leandro Trossard until 2021. (Source Footnews.be online)

-National Team Manager Roberto Martinez has called up U-21 goalkeepers: Jens Teunckens (Club Brugge) and Nordin Jackers (Genk). Teunckens was authorized to go, however, Jackers was refused due to an upcoming club match. Martinez called up Davino Verhulst (Lokeren) instead. (Source France Football online)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-Stijn Vreven has been appointed as Manager of Beerschot. (Source RTBF.be Online)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

- Antwerp have signed striker Jonathan Bolingi from Standard Liege (on loan at Mouscron). (Source RTBF.be Online)

-Anderlecht have signed Aristote Nkaka from Ostend for the 2019/20 season. (Source Walfoot.be online)

-Guillaume Gillet is negotiating with Antwerp for a transfer. (Source Walfoot.be online)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

- Ghent have signed 17-year-old goalkeeper Jinte van Kerisbulck from Anderlecht.  (Source RTBF.be Online)

Monday, May 28, 2018:
- Club Brugge is set to sign Dutchman Mats Rits from KV Mechelen. (Source vi.nl Online)

 - Genk will not extend the contract of 37-year-old Captain Thomas Buffel.  (Source RTBF.be Online)

Diary (extra):

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

-Honduras coach Carlos Tabora‘s squad for upcoming friendly vs. South Korea and El Salvador:
Goalkeepers: Donis Escober (Olimpia) y Harold Fonseca (Motagua).
Defenders: Henry Figueroa, Marcelo Pereira y Félix Crisanto (Motagua); Johnny Leverón (Marathón), Ever Alvarado (Olimpia), Carlos Sánchez (Honduras del Progreso) y Brayan Beckeles (Necaxa-MEX).
Midfielders: Alfredo Mejía (Xanti-Greece) Alexander López y Luis Garrido (Alajuelense-CR), Mario Martínez, Jorge Claros, Ivan López y Jhow Benavídes (Real España); Allan Banegas (Marathón) y Walter Martínez (Motagua).
Forwards: Rubilio Castillo (Motagua), Ovidio Lanza (Juticalpa) y Roger Rojas (Alajuelense-CR)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:
-USA coach Dave Sarachan ‘s squad for upcoming friendly vs. Bolivia: (Source USSoccer.com)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Alex Bono (Toronto FC/CAN; 0/0), Bill Hamid (Midtjylland/DEN; 5/0), Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge/BEL; 2/0)
Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG; 2/0), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 14/1), Matt Miazga (Chelsea/ENG; 5/1), Matthew Olosunde (Manchester United/ENG; 0/0), Erik Palmer-Brown (Manchester City/ENG; 0/0), Antonee Robinson (Everton/ENG; 0/0), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna/MEX; 16/0), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 2/0)
Midfielders: Joe Corona (Club Tijuana/MEX; 20/3), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland/ENG; 3/0), Julian Green (Stuttgart/GER; 8/3), Alejandro Guido (Club Tijuana/MEX; 0/0), Weston McKennie (Schalke/GER; 1/1), Keaton Parks (Benfica/POR; 0/0), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 20/9), Rubio Rubin (Club Tijuana/MEX; 5/0), Tim Weah (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA; 1/0)
Forwards: Andrija Novakovich (Reading/ENG; 1/0), Josh Sargent (Werder Bremen/GER; 0/0)

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:

-Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Darron Gibson has been sentenced to two-year community service after admitting to drunk-driving.  (Source BBC Football online)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

-Micheal O’Neill has called up Shayne Lavery amd Jordan Thompson into the Northern Ireland squad as Cameron McGeehan and Ollie Norwood withdrew. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Carson (Motherwell), Hazard (Celtic - loan Falkirk), Peacock-Farrell (Leeds).
Defenders: Cathcart (Watford), J. Evans (West Brom), Hodson (Rangers), Hughes (Hearts), McAuley (West Brom), McCullough (Doncaster), McLaughlin (Millwall).
Midfielders: Dallas (Leeds), C. Evans (Blackburn), Ferguson (Millwall), Lavery (Everton), McNair (Sunderland), Thompson (Unattached), Saville (Millwall), Whyte (Crusaders).
Forwards: Boyce (Burton), Magennis (Charlton), McCartan (Bradford), Smyth (QPR).

-Goalkeeper Sergio Romero withdrew from Argentina’s World Cup squad after a knee injury. (Source France Football online)
-Lee Keun-ho has withdrawn from South Korea’s World Cup squad after tearing ligaments in his right knee . (Source AS.com Online)

-Diego Maradona expressed his support for Peru’s suspended player Paolo Guerrero. (Source Maisfutebol online)


Thursday, May 24, 2018:

-Vahid Halilhodzic has opened a lawsuit against the Japanese Federation for ‘illegally’ sacking him as National Team Manager.  (Source France Football Online)

-Xavi has extended his contract by two years at Al Sadd (Qatar).  (Source Sport Bild Online )

-Colombian striker Radamel Falcao was convicted of tax evasion by the Spanish tax authorities (from his time at Atletico Madrid). His 16-month prison sentence was converted to 96,000 Euros fine.  (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Mexico’s Nestor Araujo will miss the World Cup due to a knee injury.  (Source Fox Soccer Online)

-Former Brazilian star Ronaldinho was in the news as he is awaiting legal permissin to marry his two girlfriends.  (Source l’Equipe Online)

-Serbia Manager Mladen Krstajic’s provisional 27-man World Cup Finals squad. (Source RTBF online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan Belgrade), Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Aarhus)
Defenders: Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma), Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit Saint-Petersbourg), Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou R&F), Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Brême), Milan Rodic (Étoile Rouge de Belgrade), Uros Spajic (Krasnodar), Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina)
Midfielders: Nemanja Matic (Manchester United), Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio), Marko Grujic (Liverpool), Adem Ljajic (Torino), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Mijat Gacinovic (Eintracht Francfort), Filip Kostic (Hambourg SV), Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica), Nemanja Radonjic (Étoile Rouge de Belgrade), Nemanja Maksimovic (Valence)
Forwards: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United), Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK Salonique), Luka Jovic (Benfica)

-Martin O’Neill has called up four uncapped players for their upcoming Internationals.
The players are: goalkeeper Shane Supple (Bohemians), goalkeeper Conor O'Malley (Peterborough), midfielder Shaun Williams (millwall) and striker Graham Burke (Shamrock Rovers).

-Bolivia coach Cesar Farias’ squad for upcoming friendly vs. USA: (Source USSoccer.com)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Carlos Lampe (Huachipato/CHI; 21/0), Guillermo Vizcarra (Hapoel Ra’anana/ISR; 1/0)
Defenders: Carlos Añez (Oriente Petrolero; 0/0), Oscar Baldomar (Universitario de Sucre; 0/0), Cristian Coimbra (Blooming; 4/0), Luis Haquim (Oriente Petrolero; 2/0), Gustavo Olguin (Oriente Petrolero; 0/0), Jesus Sagredo (Blooming; 0/0), Jose Sagredo (Blooming; 7/0)
Midfielders: Danny Bejarano (Panteolikos FC/GRE; 17/0), Rodrigo Borda (Universitario de Sucre; 0/0), Leandro Maygua (Universitario de Sucre; 4/0), Sergio Moruno (Aurora; 0/0), Edson Perez (Nacional Potosi; 0/0), Miguel Quiroga (Nacional Potosi; 0/0), Juan Ribera (Oriente Petrolero; 0/0), Rodrigo Rodriguez (Oriente Petrolero; 0/0), Luis Jose Vargas (Blooming; 3/1)
Forwards: Bruno Miranda (DC United/USA; 5/0), Hector Ronaldo Sanchez (Oriente Petrolero; 1/0), Leonardo Vaca (Blooming; 0/0) Rodrigo Vargas (Karpaty FC/UKR; 3/0) 

Friday, May 25, 2018:

-The Uruguay National Team have pledged their support for Peru’s suspended player Paolo Guerrero. Uruguay Captain Diego Godin and Luis Suarez tweeted their support for the player. (Source AS.com online)

-Greece’s friendly vs. Iran set on June 2nd has been cancelled. The match was due to take polace in Istanbul, Turkey. (Source Sport Bild online)

-There have been pre-orders of over three million for Nigeria’s new jersey to be used at the World Cup. (Source Ail Posticipo online)

-Oldham’s Ryan McLaughlin has been called up to the Northern Ireland squad as George Saville had to withdraw. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Carson (Motherwell), Hazard (Celtic - loan Falkirk), Peacock-Farrell (Leeds).
Defenders: Cathcart (Watford), J. Evans (West Brom), Hodson (Rangers), Hughes (Hearts), McAuley (West Brom), McCullough (Doncaster), McLaughlin (Millwall), McLaughlin (Oldham).
Midfielders: Dallas (Leeds), C. Evans (Blackburn), Ferguson (Millwall), Lavery (Everton), McNair (Sunderland), Thompson (Unattached), Whyte (Crusaders).
Forwards: Boyce (Burton), Magennis (Charlton), McCartan (Bradford), Smyth (QPR).

-Brentford’s Alan Judge has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad as Eugen O’Kane had to withdraw. (Source BBC Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Conor O'Malley (Peterborough), Shane Supple (Bohemians)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Wolves), John Egan (Brentford), Shane Duffy (Brighton), Kevin Long (Burnley), Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn), Declan Rice (West Ham), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Derrick Williams (Blackburn), Greg Cunningham (Preston)
Midfielders: Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), David Meyler (Hull), Alan Browne, Daryl Horgan (both Preston), Shaun Williams (Millwall), James McClean (West Brom), Daryl Horgan (Preston)
Forwards: Jonathan Walters (Burnley), Shane Long (Southampton), Graham Burke (Shamrock Rovers).

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

- Admir Mehmedi has withdrawn from the Switzerland World Cup squad due to injury. (Source Sport Bild Online)


Sunday, May 27, 2018:

-Ryan Giggs has called Gareth Bale as the greatest Welsh player that he has seen. (Source Sky Sports Online)

Monday, May 28, 2018:

-Australia have recalled Hibernian striker Jamie Maclaren after an injury to Tomi Juric. (Source France Football Online)

-Injured Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah expressed confidence in beng fit in time for the World Cup. (Source BBC Football Online)

-Argentina star Lionel Messi stated that Argentina are not favorites for the World Cup, he also expressed his desire to one day play for Newell’s Old Boys in his native Argentina. (Source France Football Online)

-Denmark’s Nicklas Bendtner might miss the World Cup after suffering a muscle injury. (Source Sport Bild Online)

-Former Argentina midfielder Esteban Cambiasso has joined Colombia’s technical staff for the World Cup. (Source Calciomercato Online)

-Serbia’s 27-man Provisional squad for the World Cup. (Source France Football online)
Full squad:
Goalkeepers:
Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan)
Pedrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel-Aviv/ISR)
Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar/SP)
Aleksandar Jovanovic (AGF/DEN).

Defenders:
Aleksandar Kolarov (AS Roma/ITA)
Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal/SP)
Milan Rodic (Etoile Rouge de Belgrade)
Branislav Ivanovic (Zénith/RUS)
Uros Spajic (Krasnodar/RUS)
Milos Veljkovic (Werder Brême/GER)
Dusko Tosic (Guangzhou RF/CHN)
Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04/GER)
Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina/ITA).

Milieux
Nemanja Matic (Manchester United/ENG)
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace/ENG)
Marko Grujic (Liverpool/ENG)
Nemanja Maksimovic (Valence/SP)
Dusan Tadic (Southampton/ENG)
Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica/POR)
Mijat Gacinovic (Francfort/GER)
Filip Kostic (Hambourg/GER)
Nemanja Radonjic (Etoile Rouge de Belgrade)
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio/ITA)
Adem Ljajic (Torino/ITA).

Attaquants
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle/ENG)
Aleksandar Prijovic (PAOK/GRE)
Luka Jovic (Francfort/GER)

-Timothy Weah, son of George, was one of the USA’s scorers in their win over Bolivia (3-0) in his International debut. (Source BBC Football Online)


Club friendlies:

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:
Los Angeles FC (USA) 1-Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 1 (Aaron Kovar 77 / Maximilian Philipp 87)

Wedneday, May 23, 2018:
Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 4-Santutxu (Spain) 0 (Sabin Merino 11, 55, 78 Artiz Aduriz 44)
Cagliari (Italy) 2-Olbia (Italy) 1 (Niccolo Giannetti 6, Marco Sau 13 / Andrea Vallocchia 49)


International friendlies:

Monday, May 28, 2018:
South Korea 2 –Honduras 0 (Heung-Min Son 61, Seon-Min Moon 73)
Kenya 1-Equatorial Guinea 0 (Pistone Mutamba 73)
Botswana 2-Angola 1(??)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-Montenegro 0
Nigeria 1-DR Congo 1(William Troost-Ekong 15 / Issam Mpeko 78)
Mauritius 1-Malawi 0(??)
Turkey 2-Iran 1(Cenk Tosun 6, 50 / Ashkan Dejagah 90 pen)
Italy 2-Saudi Arabia 1 (Mario Balotelli 21, Andrea Belotti 68 / Yahya Al Shehri 72)
Portugal 2-Tunisia 2(Andre Silva 22, Joao Mario 34 / Anice Badri 39, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef 64 )
France 2-Republic of Ireland 0 (Olivier Giroud 40, Nabil Fekir 44)
USA 3-Bolivia 0(Walker Zimmerman 37, Joshua Sargent 52, Timothy Weah 59)
Mexico 0-Wales 0

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A New addition for the duration of the World Cup.




Diary:

Team News:

-Denmark Manager Aage Hareide stated that he will not pick Bendtner for the World Cup if his injury is serious and not healed by time of departure to Russia.  (Source France Football online)

-An Egyptin Lawyer, Bassem Wahba, has brought on alwasuit against Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos after his foul on Mohamed Salah. The charges are for “physical and psychological damages”.  (Source AS.com online)

-Nigeria have named the unregistered goalkeeper Carl Ikeme as the 24th player on the World Cup roster in recognition of his battle with acute leukaemia.  (Source AS.com online)

-Nigeria’s Moses Simon has been ruled out of the World Cup after a thigh injury.  (Source AS.com online)

-Miroslav Klose has criticized Sandro Wagner’s reaction following him being cut from the World Cup squad. (Source Sport Bild Online)
-Javier Mascherano earned his 143rd cap (a new record) in Argentina’s win over Haiti (4-0).



May 29, 2018


Preparatory matches:


Argentina 4-Haiti 0 (Lionel Messi 17 pen, 58, 66, Sergio Aguero 69)
Venue: Buenos Aires, Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)-Boca Juniors  
Attendance:
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)
Argentina: 23-Wilfredo Caballero; 18-Eduardo Salvio, 17-Nicolás Otamendi, 6-Federico Fazio (16-Marcos Rojo 46) 3- Nicolás Tagliafico (8-Marcos Acuña 70); 14-Javier Mascherano 20- Giovani Lo Celso (7- Ever Banega 74); 15-Manuel Lanzini (13-Maximiliano Meza 58), 10-Lionel Messi , 11-Ángel Di
María (22- Cristian Pavón 58); 9-Gonzalo Higuaín (19- Sergio Agüero 58)

Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Other Substitutes: 5-Lucas Biglia, 1-Nahuel Guzman, 2-Gabriel Mercado, 4-Cristian Ansaldi, 12-Franco Armani,  21-Paulo Dybala
Team Captain: Lionel Messi
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertically striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Haiti: 1-Johny Placide; 3-Mechck Jerome; 4-Ricardo Ade, 5-Arcus Carlens (6- Waldo Vernet 88) , 7- Fabien Borbe (11- Derrick Etienne 46); 8-Zachary Herivaux (16- Bryan Labissiere 68), 13-Mikael Cantave (9-Richelor Solangers
78) 15-Bryan Alceus (21-Brian Chevreuil 67); 17-Jimmy Shammar Sanon (18-Steeven Sabat 46), 20-Duckens Nazon , 22-Alex Christian

Coach: Marc Collat
Booked: Ricardo Ade 16, Mikael Cantave 50
Other Substitutes: 12-Josue Duverger
Team Captain: Lionel Messi
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Saeta
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks



Peru 2 –Scotland 0 (Christian Cueva 37 pen, Jefferson Farfan 47)
Venue: Lima-Estadio Nacional  
Attendance:
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (México)
Perú: 21-José Carvallo; 17-Luis Advíncula (3-Aldo Corzo 87), 15-Christian Ramos, 2-Alberto Rodríguez, 6-Miguel Trauco; 18-André Carrillo (14- Andy Polo 69), 13-Renato Tapia (24-Wilder Cartagena 84), 19-Yoshimar Yotún ( 11-Raul Ruidiaz 69), 20-Édison Flores, 8-Christian Cueva ( 23-Pedro Aquino 79); 10-Jefferson Farfán (7- Paolo Hurtado 80)

Coach: Ricardo Gareca (Argentina)
Other Substitutes: 1-Pedro Gallese, 4-Anderson Santamaria, 5-Miguel Araujo, 12-Carlos Caceda, 16-Sergio Pena, 22-Nilson Loyola, 25-Luis Abram
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: White (Red Diagonal stripe) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Scotland: 1-Jordan Archer; 2-Stephen O'Donnell, 3-Lewis Stevenson, 4-Scoot McKenna, 5-Charlie Mulgrew; 6-Dylan McGeouch (16-Graeme Shinnie 76), 7-Kenny McLean (15-Chris Cadden 87), 8-John McGinn (14- Callum Paterson 63), 9-Matt Phillips (19-Lewis Morgan 72), 10-Scott McTominay; 11-Jamie Murphy (18-Iliver McBurnie 63)

Coach: Alex McLeisch
Other Substitutes: 12-Jon McLaughlin, 13-Jack Hendry, 17-Ryan Christie, 20-Johnny, 21-Scott Bain
Team Captain: Charlie Mulgrew
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue Socks


Panama 0-Northern Ireland 0

Venue: Ciudad de Panamá, Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Panama: 12-José Calderón; 13-Adolfo Machado, 4-Fidel Escobar, 23-Felipe Baloy (5-Román Torres 75), 17-Luis Ovalle; 6-Gabriel Gómez (14-Valentín Pimentel 46), 20-Anibal Godoy (10-Ricardo Ávila 46), 11-Armando Cooper (24-Miguel Camargo 46), 8-Edgar Yoel Bárcenas; 22-José Rodríguez (21-Roberto Nurse 59), 18-Luis Tejada (7-Blas Pérez 46)

Coach: Hernán Gómez
Other Substitutes: 9-Gabriel Torres, 16-Abdiel Arroyo, 1-Alex Rodriguez, 2-Michale Amir Murillo, 3-Harold Cummings, 25-Ismael Díaz
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: New Balance
Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Northern Ireland:1-Trevor Carson (12-Bailey Peacock-Farrell 46); 3-Shane Ferguson (19-Ryan McLaguglhin 72) 4-Garet McAuley, 5-Jonathan Evans, 10-Liam Boyce (8-Paul Smyth 72); 13-Corry Evans (16-Jordan Thompson 82), 14-Stuart Dallas (6-Lee Hodson 60), 17-Patrick McNair, 18-Aaron Hughes; 20-Craig Cathcart, 21-Josh Magennis (11-Shane Lavery 87)

Coach: Michael O'Neill
Other Substitutes: 7-Gavin Whyte, 9-Shay McCartan, 15-Luke McCullough, 23-Conor Hazard
Team Captain:
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note: In bold, teams participating in the World Cup





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