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.
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I welcome all contributions from anyone, even for the Leagues that I did not cover.
I. England
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
-Striker Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) rejected a loan move to Wolves to remain at Aston Villa. (Source BBC Football online)
-The FA are to investigate Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy’s alleged Nazi Salute in a photograph . (Source Reuters UK online)
-Cesc Fabregas’ proposed transfer to Monaco is on hold until Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri has found a replacement. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola has denied that he ordered their Stadium’s grass to be uncut to disrupt Liverpool’s play in the recent encounter. (Source The Guardian online)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
-Tottenham are to play their home matches at Wembley until at least this March. (Source BBC Football Online)
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
- West Ham have rejected a bid from a Chinese club for Marko Arnautovic (Source BBC Football online)
-Nikola Vlasic (Everton) stated that unfder former Manager Sam Allardyce the team played ‘awful football’. (Source extra.ie online)
-Charlie Austin (Southampton) was suspended for two matches for his obscene gesture to the fans in the match vs. Manchester City. (Source L’Équipe online)
-The FA have charged Troy Deeney (Watford) for his remarks about match refeee in their match vs. Bournemouth. (Source Sky Sports online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-Spanish Manager Aitor Karanka has resigned as Nottingham Forest Manager. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Liverpool Player Virgil van Dijon and Manager Jurgen Klopp were named as the Premier League’s Player and Manager of the month of December.
-Chelsea have rejected Barcelona’s offer of cash plus Malcolm for Willian. (Source Football Espana online)
-Chelsea have rejected Barcelona’s offer of cash plus Malcolm for Willian. (Source Football Espana online)
-Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri has criticized Bayern Munich’s repeated attempts to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi. (Source Voetbalzone.nl online)
-Leeds United are accused of having a spy who was present at Derby County’s training session ahead of their match. Leeds Manager Marcelo Bielsa admitted that he had in fact sent a spy and stated that he had practiced this for years. (Source Sky Sports online)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
-Leeds United have apologized for the spying issue vs. Derby County. (Source The Guardian Online)
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
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Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Martin O’Neill has agreed to become the new Manager of Nottingham Forest. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Callum Hudson-Odoi will not renew his contract with Chelsea as he aims to transfer to Bayern Munich. (Source Bulinews online)
-David Wagner has resigned as Huddersfield Manager. Mark Hudson will manage in the interim . (Source Sky Sports online)
-Roy Keane is set to become Martin O’Neill’s Assistant at Nottingham Forest. (Source Balls.ie online)
- Frank Lampard was confronted with the news that as Chelsea Assisytant manager Andre-Villas Boas had admitted to spying on the opposition (when Lampard was a player at the club). Lampard stated that he still did not believe that Chelsea spied on the opposition. (Source BBC Football online)
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Photo From: L'Equipe, January 13, 2019
(Ole Gunnar Solskjaer) |
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Lee Tomlin | - | Cardiff | Peterborough | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 8, 2019 | Ovie Ejaria | Midfielder | Liverpool | Reading | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 8, 2019 | Oscar Threlkeld | Defender | Waasland-Beveren | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 8, 2019 | Mousa Dembele (Belgium) | Midfielder | Tottenham | Beijing Guoan | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 8, 2019 | Kortney Hause | Defender | Wolves | Aston Villa | Loan | The Guardian |
January 8, 2019 | Gary Madine | Striker | Cardiff | Sheffield United | Loan | The Guardian |
January 8, 2019 | George Cox | Defender | Brighton | Northampton | Loan | The Guardian |
January 8, 2019 | Bright Enobakhare | Striker | Wolves | Coventry | Loan | The Guardain |
January 8, 2019 | Colin Quaner | Striker | Huddersfirld | Ipswich | Loan | The Guardain |
January 8, 2019 | Filip Stuparevic | Striker | Vizvodac | Watford | Purchase | The Guardain |
January 9, 2019 | Kasey Palmer | - | Chelsea | Bristol City | Loan | Sky SPorts |
January 9, 2019 | Lewis Baker | Midfielder | Leeds | Chelsea | Loan return | Sky Sports |
January 10, 2019 | Fousseni Diabate (Mali) | Striker | Leicester | Sivasspor | Loan | BBC Football |
January 10, 2019 | Anthony Pilkington | Winger | Cardiff | Wigan | Purcagse | Sky Sports |
January 10, 2019 | Danny Amankwaa (Denmark) | Winger | Hearts | SonderjyskE | Purchase | BBC Football |
January 11, 2019 | Greg Stewart | Striker | Kilmarnock | Birmigham | Loan Return | BBC Football |
January 11, 2019 | Mihai Popescu (Romania) | Defender | Dinamo Bucharest | St Mirren | Loan | BBC Football |
January 11, 2019 | Ryan Schofield | Goalkeeper | Huddersfield | Notts County | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Ali Koiki | Defender | Burnley | Swindon | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Liam Gibson | Defender | Newcastle | Accrington Stanley | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Harvey Barnes | Midfielder | WBA | Leicester | Loan return | Sky Sports |
January 11, 2019 | Moises Makasi | Midfielder | West Ham | Stevenage | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Nya Kirby | Midfielder | Crystal palace | Blackpool | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Ethan Hamilton | Midfielder | Manchester United | Rochdale | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Ethan Ebanks-Landell | Defender | Wolves | Rochdale | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Josh Grant | Defender | Chelsea | Yeovil | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Alex Dobre | Winger | Bournemouth | Yeovil | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Karlo Ziger | Goalkeper | Chelsea | Sutton United | Loan | The Guardian |
January 12, 2019 | Paul Gladon | Striker | Wolves | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | vi.nl |
January 12, 2019 | Tom McGill | Goalkeeper | Brighton | Basingstoke Town | Loan | The Guardian |
January 14, 2019 | David Eagner (USA) | Manager | Huddersfield | Free Agent | Resignation | Sky Sports |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 9, 2019 | Nacho Monreal (Spain) | - | Arsenal | 2020 | 101 Great Goals |
Profesional Contract | ||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
January 10, 2019 | Louie Moulden | Goalkeeper | Manchetser City | L’Equipe |
English League Cup-Semifinals-First Leg (January 8-January 9, 2019):
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
Tottenham 1-Chelsea 0(Harry Kane 27 pen)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
Manchester City 9-Burton Albion 0 (Kevin De Bruyne 5, Gabriel Jesus 30, 34, 57, 65, Olexandr Zinchenko 37, Phil Foden 62, Kyle Walker 70, Riyad Mahrez 83)
English Premier League Matchday (January 12-January 14, 2019):
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
West Ham 1-Arsenal 0 (Declan Rice 48)
Brighton 0-Liverpool 1(Mohamed Salah 50 pen)
Burnley 2-Fulham 1(Joe Bryan (own goal) 20, Denis Odoi (own goal) 23 / Andre Schurrle 2)
Cardiff 0-Huddersfield 0 (-)
Crystal Palace 1-Watford 2 (Craig Cathcart (own goal) 38 / Craig Cathcart 67, Tom Cleverley 74)
Leicetser 1-Southampton 2 (Wilfred Ndidi 58 / James Ward Prowse 11 pen, Shane Long 45)
Chelsea 2-Newcastle 1(Pedro 9, Willian 57 / Ciaran Clark 40)
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
Everton 2-Bournemouth 0 (Kurt Zouma 38, D.Calvert-Lewin 90)
Tottenham 0-Manchester United 1 (Marcus Rashford 44)
Monday, January 14, 2019:
Manchester City 3-Wolves 0 (Gabriel Jesus 10, 39 pen, Conor Coady (own goal) 78)
Top Goalscorer:
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 14 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Liverpool | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 57 |
2 | Manchester City | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 17 | 42 | 53 |
3 | Tottenham | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 48 |
4 | Chelsea | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 47 |
5 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 41 |
6 | Manchester United | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 41 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
-AC Milan Manager Rino Gattuso has blocked the transfer of Hakan Calhanoglu to RB Leipzig. (Source Football Italia online)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
- Inter will not appeal and will accept the current stadium ban. (Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
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Friday, January 11, 2019:
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Saturday, January 12, 2019:
-
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
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Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Fabio Capello stated that the decision to award the 2005-06 to Inter (as a result of Calciopoli) as a ‘bad joke’. (Source Football Italia online)
-Gonzalo Higuain has reportedly submitted a transfer request to AC Milan as he is linked to Chelsea. (Source vi.nl online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Valter Birsa (Slovenia) | Midfielder | Chievo | Cagliari | Purchadse | L’Equipe |
January 8, 2019 | Marvin Zeegelaar | Defender | Watford | Udinese | Loan | The Guardian |
January 8, 2019 | Stefano Okaka | Striker | Watford | Udinese | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 8, 2019 | Gabigol (Brazil) | Striker | Inter | Flamengo | One year Loan | L’Equipe |
January 8, 2019 | Everton Luiz | Midfielder | SPAL | Real Salt Lake City | Loan | The Guardian |
January 8, 2019 | Luca Valzania | Midfielder | Atalanta | Frosinone | Loan | Football Italia |
January 8, 2019 | Danilo Soddimo | Midfielder | Frosinone | Cremonese | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 9, 2019 | Umar Sadiq | Striker | Roma | Perugia | Loan | The Guardian |
January 10, 2019 | Manolo Gabbiadini | Striker | Southampton | Sampdoria | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Daniele Dessena | Midfielder | Cagliari | Brescia | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 10, 2019 | Stefano Sturaro | - | Juventus | Genoa | Loan with option to buy | Football Italia |
January 11, 2019 | Alessio Da Cruz | Winger | Parma | Spezia | Loan | The Guardian |
January 11, 2019 | Morten Thorsby (Norway) | Midfielder | SC Heerenveen | Sampdoria | Next season | Voetnalzone.nl |
January 11, 2019 | Giuseppe Pezzella | Defender | Udinese | Genoa | Loan with option to buy | Calciomercato |
January 14, 2019 | Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) | Midfielder | Tranzonspor | Parma | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 14, 2019 | Emiliano Rigoni (Argentina) | Striker | Atalanta | Zenit St Petersburg | Back from Loan | L’Equipe |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 11, 2019 | Erick Pulgar (Chile) | Midfielder | Bologna | 2022 | Football Italia |
January 11, 2019 | Alessandro Rossi | Striker | Lazio | 2022 | Football Italia |
Coppa Italia (January 12-14, 2019):
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
Lazio 4-Novara 1 (Luis Alberto 12, Ciro Immobile 20, 35, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 45 / Umberto Eusepi 49 pen)
Sampdoria 0-AC Milan 2 (Patrick Cutrone 102, 108)
Bologna 0-Juventus 2 (Federico Bernardeschi 9, Moise Kean 49 )
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
Torino 0-Fiorentina 2 (Federico Chiesa 87, 90)
Inter 6-Benevento 2 (Mauro Icardi 3 pen, Antonio Candreva 7, 90, Dalbert 45, Lautaro Martinez 48, 66 / Roberto Insigne 58, Filippo Bandinelli 74)
Napoli 2-Sassuolo 0 (Arek Milik 15, Fabian Ruiz 74)
Monday, January 14, 2019:
Cagliari 0-Atalanta 2 (Duvan Zapata 88, Mario Pasalic 90)
Roma 4-Virtus Entella 0 (Patrik Schick 1, 47, Ivan Marcano 45, Javier Pastore 74)
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
-Munir El Haddadi’s Agent stated that Barcelona Manager Ernesto Valverde had told the player that he would not play this season since he had not renewed his contract. (Source Marca online)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
-Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) has been voted a sthe player of the month for December. (Source AS.com online)
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-Barcelona were reportedly ready to offer Munir El Haddadi a contract however, his agent’s bonus demands ended the deal. (Source AS.com online)
- Sporting CP have filed court papers against Atletico Madrid, demanding 105 Million Euros in compemsation over the transfer of Gelson Martins. (Source AS.com online)
-Valencia is set to cancel the loan of Chelsea’s Belgian Striker Michy Batshuayi. (Source L’Équipe online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
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Saturday, January 12, 2019:
-Nolito (Sevilla) will be out injured for a number of months (Source L’Équipe online)
-Huesca have requested the loan of goalkeeper Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid). (Source Marca online)
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
-Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal in their win over Eibar (3-0). (Source Sportbible Online)
Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Borja Iglesias (Espanyol) has rejected the chance to join Everton. (Source Football Espana online)
-In a radio interview, Jorge Valdano was critical of Real Madrid’s Isco and Marcos Asensio, but praised Vinicius Jr. (Source AS.com online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Jean-Clair Todibo (France) | Defender | Toulouse | Barcelona | Next Season | L’Equipe |
January 8, 2019 | Mauro dos Santos | Defender | Leganes | Tenerife | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 9, 2019 | Cristian Gane | Defender | Bilbao | Numancia | Loan | The Guardian |
January 10, 2019 | Ibai Gomez | - | Alaves | Bilbao | Purchse | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Serdar Gurler (Turkey) | Winger | Huesca | Goztepe | Loan (18 months) | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Diego Lainez (Mexico) | Winger | America | Betis | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 11, 2019 | Chechu Martinez | - | Malaga | Real Madrid | Purchasse | Footbal Espana |
January 11, 2019 | Maximilian Wober (Holland) | Defender | Ajax | Sevilla | Purchase | Football-oranje |
January 11, 2019 | Munir El Haddadi | Striker | Barcelona | Sevilla | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 11, 2019 | Munir El HaBorja Lasso | Winger | Sevilla | Tenerife | Loan | The Guardian |
January 14, 2019 | Uros Racic (Serbia) | Midfielder | Valencia | Tenerife | Loan | L’Equipe |
January 14, 2019 | Vasyl Kravets | Defender | CD Lugo | Leganes | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 14, 2019 | Samuel Garcia, Samu | - | Levante | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | A Bola |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 11, 2019 | Yacine Bounou (Morocco) | Goalkeeper | Girona | 2021 | L’Equipe |
Copa Del Rey (January 8-January 10, 2019):
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
Sporting Gijon 2-Valencia 1 (Javier Noblesjas 34, Nick Blackman 79 / Daniel Parejo 45)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
Girona 1-Atletico Madrid 1 (Anthony Lozano 34 / Antoine Griezmann 9)
Getafe 1-Valladolid 0 (Angel Rodriguez 90)
Villareal 2-Espanyol 2 (Karl Toko Ekambi 85, Carlos Bacca 89 / Sergi Darder 15, Alex Lopez 72)
Real Madrid 3-Leganes 0 (Sergio Ramos 44 pen, Lucas Vazquez 68, Vinicius Junior 77)
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
Bilbao 1-Sevilla 3 (Mikel San Jose 49 / Nolito 6, Andre Silva 53, Wissam Ben Yedder 77)
Betis 0-Sociedad 0 (-)
Levante 2-Barcelona 1 (Erick Cabaco 4, Borja Mayoral 18 / Philippe Coutinho 85 pen)
Spanish La Liga Matchday (January 11-January 13, 2019):
Friday, January 11, 2019:
Vallecano 4-Celta 2 (Raul De Timas 4, 37, 77, Bebe 90 / Nestor Araujo 13, Maxi Gomez 18 pen)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
Leganes 1-Huesca 0(Youssef En-Nesyri 73)
Valencia 1-Valladolid 1 (Dani Parejo 71 / Ruben Alcaraz 82)
Girona 1-Alaves 1 (Cristhian Stuani 12 / Borja Baston 50)
Villareal 1-Getafe 2 (Leandro Cabrera (own goal) 75 / Jorge Molina 52, Angel Rodriguez 89)
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
Atletico Madrid 1-Levante 0 (Antoine Griezmann 57 pen)
Bilbao 2-Sevilla 0 (Inaki Williams 23, 84)
Barcelona 3-Eibar 0 (Luis Suarez 19, 59, Lionel Messi 53)
Betis 1-Real Madrid 2 (Sergio Canales 67 / Luka Modric 13, Dani Ceballos 88)
Monday, January 14, 2019:
Sociedad 3-Espanyol 2 (Mikel Merino 3, William Jose 8 pen, 63 / Naldo 32, Diego Llorente (own goal) 45)
Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 17 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 14 goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Barcelona | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 33 | 43 |
2 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
3 | Sevilla | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 33 |
4 | Real Madrid | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 33 |
4 | Alaves | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 32 |
6 | Getafe | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 28 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
-
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
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Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-It was revealed that back in December, Schalke Manager Domenico Tedesco left out Amine Harit, Hmaza Mendyl, Franco Di Santo and Naldo in a match vs. Hoffenheim. They were piunished for going out after their UCL defeat (1-3) vs. Porto in November . (Source Bulinews online)
-Adrien Rabiot (PSG) has been linked to Bayern Munich. (Source Sport Bild online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) will miss both matches vs. Liverpool next month as he was suspended for two matches for his sending off vs. Ajax. (Source BBC Football online)
-Friedhelm Funkel is to leave his post as Fortuna Düsseldorf Manager at the end of the season. (Source Bulinews online)
-German Defender Robert Huth announced his retirement from the game. Huth announced his decision to quell rumors that he was to join Derby County.(Source L’Équipe online)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
-
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
-
Monday, January 14, 2019:
-
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Harvard Nielsen | Striker | Dusseldorf | Duisburg | Loan | The Guardian |
January 9, 2019 | Benjamin Pavard (France) | Defender | Stuttgart | Bayern Munich | Next season | BBC Football |
January 9, 2019 | Steven Zuber (Switzerland) | Midfielder | Hoffenheim | Stuttgart | Loan (18 months) | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Johannes Buhler | - | Duseldorf | Aalen | Loan | Kicker.de |
January 11, 2019 | Leonardo Balerdi (Argentina) | Defender | Boca Juniors | Dortmund | Purchase | Sport Bild |
January 11, 2019 | Jaroslav Drobny (Czech Republic) | Goalkeeper | Werder Brfemen | Dusseldorf | Purchase | Sport Bild |
January 14, 2019 | Johannes Geis | Midfielder | Schalke | Koln | Purchase | The Guardian |
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
-
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
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Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-Toulouse President Olivier Sadran has criticized Barcelona’s handling of Todibo’s transfer and claims the player has been poorly advised . (Source Maisfutebol online)
-Antoine Kombouare was named as the new Manager of Dijon. (Source Sky Sports online)
-The Nimes-Angers match scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed. (Source L’Équipe online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-Monaco pulled out of a deal to sign on loan William Vainqueur from Antalyaspor as the player was injured. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Nice President Jean-Pierre Rivere and Technical Director Julien Fournier announced their impending departures from the club. (Source L’Équipe online)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
-Monaco re-confirmed the signing on loan William Vainqueur from Antalyaspor after seemingly pulling out of the deal. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Gauthier ganaye is set to become the new Nice President. (Source L’Équipe online)
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
-France Manager Didier Deschamps stated that Karim Benzema had ‘crossed a line’ in 2016 when he accused his discarding due to racism. (Source AS.com online)
Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Reims Manager David Guion has been suspended for two matches after his sending off vs. RC Lens in the French Cup. (Source L’Équipe online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Lassana Diarra | Midfielder | PSG | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | vi.nl |
January 9, 2019 | William* Vainqueur | Midfielder | Antalyaspor | Monaco | Loan | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Abou Ouattara (Burkina Faso) | Striker | Mechelen | Lille | Loan | Walfoot.be |
January 10, 2019 | Mehdi Merghem | Midfielder | Chateauroux | Guingamp | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Nathael Julan | Striker | Guingamp | Valenciennes | Loan | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Fode Ballo-Toure | Defender | Lille | Monaco | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 11, 2019 | Cesc Fabregas (Spain) | Midfielder | Chelsea | Monaco | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 12, 2019 | Saliou Ciss (Senegal) | Defender | Angers | Valenciennes | Loan | L’Equipe |
January 12, 2019 | Mihailo Ristic | Defender | Krasnodar | Montpellier | Purchase | The Guardian |
January 13, 2019 | Shinji Kagawa (Japan) | Midfielder | Dortmund | Bordeaux | Loan | Bulinews |
January 14, 2019 | Boubacar Fofana | - | Gazelec Ajaccio | Lyon | Next Season | L’Equipe |
* Monaco pulled out of deal on Jaunary 11th, as the player was injured, but then re-confirmed the transfer on the foloowing day.
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Mathieu Cafaro | Midfielder | Reims | 2022 | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Ousseynou Ndiaye | Midfielder | Lyon | 2023 | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Pierrick Capelle | Midfielder | Angers | 2021 | L’Equipe |
January 14, 2019 | Christophe Galtier | Manager | Lille | 2021 | L’Equipe |
Profesional Contract | ||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
January 12, 2019 | Till Cissokho (18 year old) | Defender | Bordeaux | L’Equipe |
French League Cup (January 8-9, 2018):
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
Lyon 1-Strasbourg 2 (Bertrand Traore 49 / Ludovic Ajorque 26 pen, Lamine Kone 52)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
Monaco 1-Rennes 1 (Rony Lopes 54 / B.Bourigeaud 30) (Moanco won 8-7 on penalty kick shoot-out)
Bordeaux 1-Le Havre 0 (Samuel Kalu 70)
PSG 1-Guingamp 2 (Neymar 63 / Yeni N’Gbakoto 81 pen, Marcus Thuram 90 pen)
French Ligue 1 Matchday (January 8, 2018):
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
Nantes 2-Montpellier 0 (Majeed Waris 62, Nicolas Pallois 81)
Amiens 0-Angers 0 (-)
Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 13 goals
Emiliano Sala (Nantes) 12 goals
Nicolas Pepe (Lille) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | PSG | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 47 |
2 | Lille | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 34 |
3 | Lyon | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 32 |
4 | Montpellier | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 30 |
5 | St Etienne | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 30 |
6 | Marseille | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 27 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
French Ligue 1 Matchday (January 11-13, 2018):
Friday, January 11, 2019:
Caen 1-Lille 3 (Casimir Ninga 90+ / Nicolas Pepe 8, Rafael Leao 20, Luiz Araujo 90)
Lyon 1-Reims 1 (Bertrand Traore 70 / Pablo Chavarria 34)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
Amiens 0-PSG 3(Edinson Cavani 57 pen, Kylian Mbappe 70, Marquinhos 79)
Guingamp 0-St Etienne 1 (Wahi Khazri 6)
Nice 1-Bordeaux 0 (Allan Saint-Maximin 16 pen)
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
Nantes 0-Rennes 1(Damien Da Silva 13)
Dijon 1-Montpellier 1 (Wesley Said 54 / Damiel Le Tallec 61)
Toulouse 1-Strasbourg 2 (Yaya Sanogo 29 pen / Ludovic Ajorque 17, Ibrahima Sissoko 64)
OM 1-Monaco 1 (Maxime Lopez 13 / Youri Tielemans 38)
Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 14 goals
Emiliano Sala (Nantes) 12 goals
Nicolas Pepe (Lille) 12 goals
Florian Thauvin (OM) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | PSG | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 43 | 50 |
2 | Lille | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 37 |
3 | Lyon | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 33 |
4 | St Etienne | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 33 |
5 | Montpellier | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 31 |
6 | Strasbourg | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 29 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
- Matthijs De Ligt stated that he would not leave Ajax in the January transfer window. (Source Football Italia online)
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-Dick Advocaat will leave his post as Utrecht Manager at the end of the season. (Source vi.nl online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-Ajax’s Maximilian Wober has been suspended for two matches in the UCL after being sent off vs. Bayern Munich. He joined Sevilla today. (Source Voetbalzone.nl online)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
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Sunday, January 13, 2019:
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Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Morten Thosby (Heerenveen) has been demoted To the U-23 side due to repeated absences. (Source vi.nl online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 9, 2019 | Luis Orejuela (Colombia) | Defender | Ajax | Cruzeiro (Brazil) | Loan | vi.nl |
January 10, 2019 | Joshua Holtby | Midfielder | Alemania Aachen | MVV | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 10, 2019 | Vince Gino Dekker | - | Free Agent (formerly AZ) | Go Ahead Eagles | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 11, 2019 | Giovanni Hiwat | Striker | PEC | Syrianska (Sweden) | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 12, 2019 | Bas Kuipers | - | Den Haag | Vitorul (Romania) | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 12, 2019 | Ognjen Gnjatic (Bosnia) | Midfielder | Roda JC Kerkrade | Korona Kielce (Poland) | Purchase | vi.nl |
January 14, 2019 | Lennart Thys | - | Free Agent (formerly Erzurumspor) | PEC | Purchase | Kicker.de |
January 14, 2019 | Renato Tapia | Midfielder | Feyenoord | Willem II | Loan | vi.nl |
January 14, 2019 | Yuka Nakamaya (Japan) | Defender | Kashiwa Reysol | PEC Zwolle | Purchase | vi.nl |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 14, 2019 | Jorrit Hendrix | Defender | PSV Eindhoven | 2020 | L’Equipe |
Profesional Contract | ||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Yorbe Vertessen (Belgium) (18 year old) | Striker | PSV Eindhoven | Voetbalzone.nl |
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
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Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-Martin Boyle (Hibernian) will be out injured for the rest of the season after knee surgery. (Source BBC Football online)
-Sam Cosgrove (Aberdeen) was named as Scottish Premier League Player of the momth fro Decemeber. Aberdeen Manager Derek McInnes was named as the Manager of the month for December. (Source Sky Sports online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
-
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
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Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Andre Davies (Dundee) has broken his foot just four days after signing from Hartlepool. (Source BBC Football online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Vakoun Issof Bayo (Ivory Coast) | Striker | Dunajska Streda | Celtic | Purchase | Balls.ie |
January 10, 2019 | Fredrik Brustad (Norway) | - | Molde | Hamilton | Loan Return | BBC Football |
January 10, 2019 | Gregg Wylde | Midfielder | Plymouth | Livingston | Purchase | BBC Football |
January 10, 2019 | Andrew Davies | Defender | Free Agent (formerly Hartlepool) | Dundee | Purchase | Sky Sports |
January 10, 2019 | Eduardo Herrera (Mexico) | Striker | Rangers | Necaxa | Loan | Inside Futbol |
January 11, 2019 | Ryan Gauld | Winger | Sporting CP | Hibernian | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 12, 2019 | Vladislva Haldky (Czech republic) | Goalkeeper | Slovan Lieberec | St Mirren | Purchase | BBC Football |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 9, 2019 | Iain Wilson | Midfielder | Kilmarnock | 2020 | Sky Sports |
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
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Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) was named as the player of the month of December. Sergio Conceicao (Porto) was named as the best coach of the month. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-Jose Mourinho has joined BeIn Sport as a television pundit. (Source AS.com online)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
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Sunday, January 13, 2019:
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Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Bruno Lage has been confirmed as Benfica’s full time Manager. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Pepe | Defender | Free Agent (Formerly Besiktas) | Porto | Purchase | L’Equipe |
January 8, 2019 | Caio Lucas (Brazil) | Winger | Al Ain | Benfica | Next Season | L’Equipe |
January 9, 2019 | Guga | Midfielder | Benfica | Panetolikos (Greece) | Loan | Maisfutebol |
January 9, 2019 | Pedro Amaral | Defender | Benfica | Panetolikos (Greece) | Loan | Maisfutebol |
January 9, 2019 | Vilius Aramlus (Lithuania) | Defender | Stumbras | Benfica | Purchase | Maisfutebol |
January 10, 2019 | Avto (Georgia) | Striker | Chaves | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | Maisfutebol |
January 10, 2019 | Sergio Conceicao | Defender | Cesarense | Chaves | Purchase | Maisfutebol |
January 10, 2019 | Daniel Braganca | - | Sporting CP | Farense | Loan | A Bola |
January 10, 2019 | Rene Santos | - | Parana | Maritimo | Purchase | Maisfuteol |
January 10, 2019 | Ruan Teles | - | Varzim | Maritimo | Purchase | Maisfuteol |
January 10, 2019 | Filipe Brigues | Defender | Chaves | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | Maisfutebol |
January 11, 2019 | Filipe Chaby* | - | Sporting CP | Estotil | Loan | A Bola |
January 13, 2019 | Nemanja Calasan (Serbia) | Defender | Spartak Subotica | Chaves | Purchase | Masifuetbol |
January 13, 2019 | Ewerton (Brazil) | Midfielder | Porto | Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) | Loan | Masifuetbol |
*Formerly loaned to Belenensses, Sporting CP rea-cquired now 90% of his contract
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 13, 2019 | Tiago Dantas | Midfielder | Benfica | 2023 | Maisfutebol |
Profesional Contract | ||||
Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
January 10, 2019 | Ronaldo Camara (16 years old) | Midfielder | Benfica | L’Equipe |
Portugal Primeira Liga League Matchday (January 10-13, 2019):
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
Portimonense 1-Braga 1(Wellington Carvalho 3 / Dyego Sousa 49)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
Aves 1-Feirense 1 (Luis Farina 43 / Jose Valencia 65)
Santa Clara 0-Benfica 2 (Haris Seferovic 22, Jardel 48)
Guimaraes 1-Moreirense 0 (Toze 47 pen)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
Sporting CP 0-Porto 0 (-)
Boavista 0-Maritimo 1 (Rodrigo Pinho 53)
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
Nacional 0-Belenenses 1(Lica 79)
Chaves 2-Tondela 1(Andre Luis 20, Luther Singh 57 / Tomane 90)
Rio Ave 1-Setubal 1 (Wenderson Gelano 27 / Hildeberto Pereira 84)
Top Goalscorer:
Dyego Sousa (Braga) 12 goals
Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Porto | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 43 |
2 | Benfica | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 38 |
3 | Braga | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 37 |
4 | Sporting CP | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 35 |
5 | Guimaraes | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 28 |
6 | Belenenses | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 28 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
-Matej Mitrovic (Club Brugge) will be out injured for two months. (Source Jupiler League App online)
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-Mechelen’s French player Franck Berrier has announced the end of his career due to a cardic illness. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Former Standard Liege player from the 50s and 60s, Jean Van Herck has passed away aged 84 . (Source Walfoot.be online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-As part of the Footgate Investigation, Waasland-Beveren announced that President Dirk Huyck and CEO Olivier Swolfs can get back to their work. Mechelen’s Technical Director Stefaan Vanroy can also get back to work. (Source RTBF.be online)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
-
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
-
Monday, January 14, 2019:
-
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 8, 2019 | Alexander Sorloth (Norway) | Striker | Crystal Palace | Gent | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 9, 2019 | Romain Grange (France) | Midfielder | Charleroi | Grenoble | Loan | Walfoot.be |
January 9, 2019 | Kara Mbodji (Senegal) | Defender | Nantes | Anderlecht | Loan Return | L’Equipe |
January 10, 2019 | Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) | - | Al-Duhail (Qatar) | Eupen | Loan | BBC Football |
January 10, 2019 | Chad Letts (Jamaica) | Striker | Atlanta United | Union St Gilloise | Purchase | RTBF.be |
January 10, 2019 | Tom De Sutter | - | Free Agent (Formerly Lokeren) | Ostend | Purchase (end of the season) | RTBF.be |
January 10, 2019 | Mohamed Buya Turay (Sierra Leone) | Striker | St Truiden | Djurgardens | Loan | Jupiler League App |
January 11, 2019 | Abdul Ajagun (Nigeria) | - | Kortrijk | Omonian Nicosia | Loan | Walfoot.be |
January 11, 2019 | Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria) | Striker | Liverpool | Mouscron | Loan | Sky Sports |
January 12, 2019 | Reda Jaadi | Winger | Antwerp | Dinamo Bucharest | Purchase | Jupiler League App |
January 14, 2019 | Jakub Reznicek (Czech Republic) | Striker | Viktoria Plzen | Lokeren | Purchase | Walfoot.be |
January 14, 2019 | Amin Nouri (Norway) | Defender | Valerenga | Ostend | Loan with option to buy | RTBF.be |
January 14, 2019 | Abud Omar | - | Cercle Brugge | ACS Sepsi (Romania) | Purchase | Footnews.be |
January 14, 2019 | Franck Irie (Ivory Coast) | - | Cercle Brugge | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | Footnews.be |
Diary (extra):
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
-Egypt is to host the 2019 edition of the African Nations Cup. (Source BBC Football online)
-Finaland’s Riksu Riski has refused to accompany the Finnish National Team on tour to Qatar for ‘ethical reasons’. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Brazilian Manger Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed that he had turned down Colombia to be their National Team Manager. (Source Fox Sports online)
-Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) has been named as The African Player of the year. (Source Bleacher Report online)
-Moroccan Defender Achraf Hakimi (Dortmund) has been named African Young player of the year. Herve Renard has been named as the African Manager of the year. (Source CAF online)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
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Thursday, January 10, 2019:
-Bernd Stange was dismissed as Syrian National Team Manager after a loss to Jordan in the Asian Nations Cup. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Roberto Ayala has joined the coaching staff of the Argentina national team. (Source L’Équipe online)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
-Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) has been banned for one International match with Croatia for bragging in a viral video that he had elbowed Spain’s Sergio Ramos. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-51 year old Japanese star Kazu Miyra is set to continue with Yokohama Marinos as he signed a contact extension. (Source AS.com online)
-The FIFA team of the year as voted by the fans is as follows: (Source A Bola online)
Squad:
Ter Stegen (Barcelona), Ramos (Real Madrid), Van Dijk (Liverpool), Varane (Real Madrid) and Marcelo (Real Madrid); Modric (Real Madrid), Kanté (Chelsea) and Hazard (Chelsea) Mbappé (PSG), Messi (Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid / Juventus).
-MLS has renamed the coach of the year award in honor of the late Sigi Schmid. (Source Reuters UK online)
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
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Sunday, January 13, 2019:
-Former South African striker from the 90s-2000s, Philomen Masinga passed away aged just 49 from cancer. (Source Daily Mail online)
- Jakub Blaszczykowski is to join his boyhood club Wisla Krakow. He will not take a salary and will donate £300,000 to keep the club running. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Diego Maradona is recovering in a hospital following an operation to stop internal bleeding from a hernia. (Source BBC Football online)
Monday, January 14, 2019:
-Lebanon Manager Miodrag Radulovic was fined $7,500 after hios comments about the match referee in their Asian Nations Cup loss to Qatar. (Source Reuters UK online)
-Stephen Constantine has stepped down as Manager of India following their elimination in the Asian Nations Cup. (Source Fox Sports Asia online)
-80 year old Cesar Luis Menotti has been appointed as the Technical Director of The Argentina National Teams. (Source behavior.abril.com.br online)
Transfers | ||||||
Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
January 13, 2019 | Jakub Blaszczykowski | - | Free Agent | Wisla Krakow | Purchase | Daily Mail |
Contract Extensions | |||||
Date | Player | Position | Club/Nation | Expiration Year | Online Source |
January 12, 2019 | Corentin Martins (France) | Manager | Mauritius | 2021 | L’Equipe |
International Friendlies
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
Sweden 0-Finland 1 (Eero Markkanen 23)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
Finland 1-Estonia 2 (Rasmus Karjalainen 81 / Gert Kams 35, Henri Anier 63)
Sweden 2-Iceland 2 (Viktor Gyokeres 47, Simon Thern 66 / O.Magnus Karlsson 4, Jon Thorsteinsson 90)
Asian Nations Cup:
Asian Nations Cup-Group D:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
Iraq 3-Vietnam 2 (Mohanad Kadhim 35, Humam Tariq 60, Ali Adnan 90 / Ali Faez Atiyah (own goal) 24, C.Phuong Nguyen 42)
Asian Nations Cup-Group E:
Tuesday, January 8, 2019:
Saudi Arabia 4-North Korea 0 (Hattan Sultan Babhir 28, Mohammed Al Fatil 37, Salem Al-Dawsari 70, Fahad Al-Muwallad 87)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
Qatar 2-Lebanon 0 (Bassam Hisham 65, Almoez Ali 79)
Asian Nations Cup-Group F:
Wednesday, January 9, 2019:
Japan 3-Turkmenistan 2 (Yuya Osako 56, 60, Ritsu Doan 71 / Arslanmyrat Amanov 26, Ahmet Atayev 79 pen)
Uzbekistan 2-Oman 1 (Odil Akhmedov 34, Eldor Shomurodov 85 / Mohsin Al Ghassani 72)
Asian Nations Cup-Group A:
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
Bahrain 0-Thailand 1 (C.Songkrasin 58)
India 0-United Arab Emirates 2 (Khalfan Mubarak 41, Ali Ahmed Mabkhout 88)
Asian Nations Cup-Group B:
Thursday, January 10, 2019:
Jordan 2-Syria 0 (Musa Al-Taamari 26, Tareq Khattab 43)
Friday, January 11, 2019:
Palestine 0-Australia 3 (Jamie Maclaren 18, Awer Mabil 20, Apostolos Giannou 90)
Asian Nations Cup-Group C:
Friday, January 11, 2019:
Phillipines 0-China 3 (Lei Wu 40, 66, Dabao Yu 80)
Kyrgyzstan 0-South Korea 1 (Min-Jae Kim 41)
Asian Nations Cup-Group D:
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
Vietnam 0-Iran 2 (Sardar Azmoun 38, 69)
Yemen 0-Iraq 3 (Mohanad Kadhim 11, Bashar Resan 19, Alaa Abbas 90)
Asian Nations Cup-Group E:
Saturday, January 12, 2019:
Lebanon 0-Saudi Arabia 2 (Fahad Al-Muwallad 12, Hussain Al Mogahwi 67)
Asian Nations Cup-Group E:
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
North Korea 0-Qatar 6 (Almoez Ali 9, 11, 55, 60, Boualem Khoukhi 43, A.Hassan Fadlalla 68)
Asian Nations Cup-Group F:
Sunday, January 13, 2019:
Oman 0-Japan 1 (Genki Haraguchi 28 pen)
Turkmenistan 0-Uzbekistan 4 (Javokhir Sidikov 17, Eldor Shomurodov 24, 42, J.Masharipov 40)
Asian Nations Cup-Group A:
Monday, January 14, 2019:
India 0-Bahrain 1 (Jamal Rashid 90 pen)
United Arab Emirates 1-Thailand 1 (Ali Ahmed Mabkhout 7 / Thitpan Puangchan 41)