The Calendar Week That Was (In Football Game (Soccer)): Review Of The Altitude Leagues Inward Europe-Part 37 (Week Of December 18-December 24, 2018)
March 27, 2019
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I. England
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
-Jose Mourinho was sacked every bit Manchester United Manager. Michael Carrick volition human activity every bit interim Manager. (Source BBC Football online)
-Following Jose Mourinho’s dismissal, Paul Pogba posted a foreign tweet in addition to and then deleted it inside minutes. It showed him staring sideways with the message “caption this”. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham) volition hold upward out until the halt of the twelvemonth due to injury. (Source RTBF.be Online)
-Former Wolves and England histrion from the 40s into the 60s, William John Slater passed away aged 91. (Source Wikipedia online)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-Former Manchester United player, the Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was named every bit caretaker Manager of Manchetser United until the halt of the season. He is genuinely on-loan from his gild Molde to Manchester United. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Manchester United are laid to fine Paul Pogba for his twitter post service mocking Jose Mourinho’s sacking. (Source AS.com Online)
-Former English linguistic communication professional person Colin James Barlow, with spells at Manchester City in addition to Oldham alongside others, passed away aged 83. (Source Wikipedia online)
-Tottenham’s Dele Alli was struck past times a bottle thrown past times an Arsenal fan inwards their League Cup clash. (Source BBC Football Online)
-For the League Cup semifinals. Tottenham were drawn with Chelsea in addition to Manchester City were drawn against Burton. (Source Daily Mail online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-Tottenham have got placed a press gag on Its Manager Mauricio Pochettino from discussing whatsoever involvement from Manchester United. (Source Daily Mail online)
-James Collins tore upward a contract with Aston Villa only hours after signing it, when he was injured. (Source balls.ie online)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Roy Keane has attacked Manchester United players, accusing them of throwing Mourinho ‘under the bus’. (Source The Guardian online)
-Leicester’s Jamie Vardy stated that the playing fashion of Manager Claude Puel does non adapt him. (Source The Guardian online)
-Jose Mourinho has blamed figures similar Paul Scholes in addition to Rio Ferdinand for beingness instrumental inwards his sacking at Manchetser United. (Source Fox Sports online)
-Alexis Sanchez has denied he sent a ‘whatsapp’ message suggesting he had won a bet over Mourinho’s sacking. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku volition immature lady ii matches every bit he has been given compassionate leave. (Source Daily Mail online)
-It was revelead that a argue why Mourinho was sacked was because 4 players had threatened to move out the gild past times Jan had he remained. (Source AS.com online)
-Watford has ended the contract of Younes Kaboul. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp has suggested that Liverpool mightiness demand 105 points to win the title. (Source Reuters Uk online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed Manchester United for the showtime fourth dimension inwards their win over Cardiff.
-Southamoton’s Michael Obafemi became the youngest Irish Gaelic International to score inwards the English linguistic communication Premier League. (Source the 42.ie online)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
-Paul Pogba has thanked Jose Mourinho for helping him ‘improve every bit a person’. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Peter Schmeichel stated that he would hold upward interested to hold upward the Director of Football at Manchster United. (Source Daily Mail Online)
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
-Newcastle Manager Rafa Benitez stated that it would hold upward a miracle, if the gild avoided relegation. (Source BBC Football online)
-Chelsea Manager Maurizio Sarri has ruled out the utilization of Sports Psychologists for his club’s problems. (Source AS.com online)
-Henrikh Mhkytarian (Arsenal) volition hold upward out injured for 4 to half-dozen weeks. (Source BBC Football online)
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| Transfers | ||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
| December 21, 2018 | Lovre Kalinic (Croatia) | Goalkeeper | Gent | Aston Villa | Purchase from Jan 1st | BBC Football |
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 18, 2018 | Jan Vertonghen (Belgium) | Defender | Tottenham | 2020 | vi.nl |
| December 21, 2018 | Daniel Amartey (Ghana) | Defender | Leicetser | 2022 | BBC Football |
| Profesional Contract | ||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
| December 20, 2018 | Allan Tchaptchet (France) | Defender | Southampton | L’Equipe |
English League Cup (December 18-December 19, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Leicetser 1-Manchester City 1 (Marc Slbrighton 73 / Kevin De Bruyne 14) (Manchester City won on a penalization boot shoot-out)
Middlesbrough 0-Burton Albion 1 (Jake Hesketh 48)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Arsenal 0-Tottenham 2 (Son Heung-min 20, Dele Alli 59)
Chelsea 1-Bournemouth 0 (Eden Hazard 84)
English Premier League Matchday (December 21-December 24, 2018):
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
Wolves 0-Liverpool 2 (Mohamed Salah 18, Virgil van Dijk 68)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Arsenal 3-Burnley 1 (Pierre-Erick Aubameyang 14, 48, Alex Iwobi xc / Ashley Barnes 63)
Bournemouth 2-Brighton 0 (David Brooks 21, 77)
Chelsea 0-Leicester 1 (Jamie Vardy 51)
Huddersfield 1-Southampton 3 (Phillip Billing 58 / Nathan Redmond 15, Danny Ings 42 pen, Michael Obafemi 71)
Manchester City 2-Crystal Palace 3 (Ilkay Gundogan 27, Kevin De Bruyne 85 / Jeffrey Schlupp 33, Andros Townsend 35, Luka Milivojevic 51 pen)
Newcastle 0-Fulham 0 (-)
West Ham 0-Watford 2 (Troy Deeney xxx pen, Gerard Deulofeu 87)
Cardiff 1-Manchester United 5 (Victor Camarasa 38 pen / Marcus Rashford 3, Ander Herrera 29, Anthony Martial 41, Jesse Lingard 57 pen, 90)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
Everton 2-Tottenham 6 (Theo Walcott 21, Gylfi Sigurdsson 51 / Son Heung-min 27, 61, Dele Alli 35, Harry Kane 42, 74, Christian Eriksen 48)
Top Goalscorer:
Pierre-Erick Aubameyang (Arsenal) 12 goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 48 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 37 | 44 |
| 3 | Tottenham | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 42 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 37 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 29 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
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Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-Frosinone have got dismissed Maanager Moreno Longo. Marco baroni has been appointed every bit the novel Manager of Frosinone. (Source Football Italia online)
-Roma have got move the showtime Italian side to concur an exclusive content partnership with twitter. (Source Football Italia online)
-Cristiano Ronaldo’s overhead boot destination vs. Juventus finally flavor has been recreated past times a Colombian creative individual Mr. Bling using Crystals. (Source AS.com online)
-Fabio Capello has reportedly turned downward an offering to hold upward the AS Roma Technical Director. (Source Football Italia online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-Angelo Gregucci has left his post service every bit Italia National Team Assistant Manager to move Manager of Salernitana. (Source Football Italia online)
-AC Milan’s Patrick Cutrone stated that he had apologized to Manager Gennaro Gattuso after showing his displeasure inwards beingness substituted vs. Bologna. (Source Football Italia online)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Empoli have got rejected Genoa’s bid for Rade Krunic. (Source Football Italia online)
-Juventus in addition to Adidas have got extended their bargain until 2027. (Source Calciomercato online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
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Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
- Inter have got suspended Radja Nainggolan for ‘disciplinary reasons’. It was reported that he had been slow to grooming inwards a release of occasions. (Source BBC Football online)
- Genoa’s Krzysztof Piatek is bespeak the league to honor him the showtime destination inwards yesterday’s jibe vs. Atalanta that was given every bit an ain destination to Rafael Toloi. (Source Tuttosport online)
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
-Napoli Presidebt Aurelio De Laurentiis has expressed his worry that Referee Paolo Mazzoleni was appointed for their jibe vs. Inter. According to De Laurentis, “he’s e'er been bad with us”. (Source Football Italia online)
| Transfers | |||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source | |
| December 21, 2018 | Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland) | Defender | Pogon Szczecin | Cagliari | Purchase for next flavor (he volition hold upward loaned to electrical flow gild until halt of season) | L’Equipe | |
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 20, 2018 | Alex Sandro (Brazil) | Defender | Juventus | 2023 | Football Italia |
Italian Serie Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Matchday (December 18, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Bologna 0-AC Milan 0 (-)
Top Goalscorer:
Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa) 12 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) xi goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Juventus | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 46 |
| 2 | Napoli | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Inter | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Lazio | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 25 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
Italian Serie Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Matchday (December 22-December 23, 2018):
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Lazio 3-Cagliari 1 (Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 12, Francesco Acerbi 23, Senad Lulic 67 / Joa Pedro xc pen)
AC Milan 0-Fiorentina 1 (Federico Chiesa 73)
Empoli 2-Sampdoria 4 (Manuel Pasqual xi pen, Francesco Caputo 76 / Gaston Ramirez 41, Fabio Quagliarella 69, Ginaluca Caprari 87, 90)
Genoa 3-Atalanta 1 (Rafael Toloi (own goal) 45, Darko Lazovic 67, Krzysztof Piatek 88 / Duvan Zapata 55 pen)
Napoli 1-SPAL 0 (Raul Albiol 45)
Sassuolo 1-Torino 1 (Enrico Brignola xc / Andrea Belotti 55)
Udinese 1-Frosinone 1 (Rolando Mandragora 32 / Camillo Ciano 61 pen)
Chievo 1-Inter 1 (Sergio Pellissier xc / Ivan Perisic 39)
Parma 0-Bologna 0 (-)
Juventus 1-Roma 0 (Mario Mandzukic 35)
Top Goalscorer:
Krzysztof Piatek (Genoa) xiii goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) xi goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Juventus | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 49 |
| 2 | Napoli | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Inter | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | AC Milan | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 26 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
-Lionel Messi has received his 5th Golden Shoe honor every bit Europe’s top goalscorer. (Source Miami Herald online)
-Junior Firpo (Betis) in addition to Francis Coquelin (Valencia) volition hold upward out injured for a release of weeks. (Source Football Espana online)
-Former Real Madrid histrion Michel Salgado stated that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois did non demand to response to Diego Simeone’s criticisms. Salgado stated that Courtois does non know Real Madrid, in addition to said, “we create non demand to response to anyone.” (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-A Dutch courtroom has ruled that Barcelona’s Rafinha must to article of apparel Adidas boots per his contract or expression upward a 1 Milllion Euros fine. (Source BBC Football online)
-PSG’s Adrien Rabiot has reportedly agreed price to jon Barcelona inwards 2019. (Source Football Espana online)
-The newly fired Jose Mourinho has been linked to hold upward Real Madrid Manager inwards the summer. (Source Daily Mail online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-Atletico Madrid have got denied reports that Lucas Hernandez is laid to bring together Bayern Munich. (Source Footnews.be online)
-Barcelona have got denied that an understanding with PSG’s Adrien Rabiot has been made. (Source Football Espana online)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Luka Modric (Real Madrid) was selected every bit the histrion of the twelvemonth past times ‘The Guardian’ Newspaper. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Xavi has called the fashion of the 2018 French World Cup Champions “unenthusiastic”.. (Source Reuters United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland online)
-Marcos Asencio (Real Madrid) volition hold upward out injured for a few weeks. (Source Football Espana online)
-Real Madrid Captain Sergio Ramos stated that it was disrespectful to speculate nigh the time to come arrival of Jose Mourinho ahead of the World Club Final jibe vs. Al Ain. He believes to a greater extent than observe should hold upward shown to electrical flow Manager Santiago Solari. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale was voted every bit the MVP of the FIFA World Club Cup. Real Madrid won their tape 4th FIFA World Club Cup. (Source L’Equipe online)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
-Sidnei (Betis) nad Iago Aspas (Celta) volition hold upward out injured for a release of weeks. (Source L’Equipe Online)
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
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| Transfers | ||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
| December 20, 2018 | Jeison Murillo (Colombia) | Defender | Valencia | Barcelona | Loan | Football Espana |
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 21, 2018 | Inigo Vicente | - | Bilbao | 2023 | Calciomercato |
Spanish La Liga Matchday (December 21-December 24, 2018):
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
Girona 1-Getafe 1 (Bernardo Espinosa 85 / Angel Rodriguez 61)
Sociedad 0-Alaves 1 (Jonatahn Calleri 11)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Betis 1-Eibar 1 (Antonio Sanabria 21 / Fabian Orellana 72 pen)
Atletico Madrid 1-Espanyol 0 (Antoine Griezmann 56 pen)
Barceloan 2-Celta 0 (Ousmane Dembele 10, Lionel Messi 45)
Bilbao 1-Valladolid 1 (Artiz Aduriz 45 pen / Oscar Plano 90)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
Valencia 2-Huesca 1 (Dani Parejo 25, Cristiano Piccini xc / J.Camilo Hernandez 72 pen)
Leganes 1-Sevilla 1 (Mikel Vesga 5 / Wissam Ben Yedder 90)
Vallecano 2-Levante 1 (Tono (own goal) 23, Raul De Tomas 67 / Ruben Rochina 60)
Top Goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) xv goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) xi goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) xi goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Barcelona | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 37 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Alaves | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Betis | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 26 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
-Hannover Manager Andre Breitenreiter defended his threat of canceling the club’s holidays in addition to likewise criticized striker Niclas Fulkrug. He compared Fulkrug to a educatee with bad grades inwards school. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Uli Hoeness has been re-elected every bit Bayern Munich President. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Dortmund lost their unbeaten run after a loss at Dusseldorf. (Source BBC Football online)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-German Federation President Reinhard Grindel has attacked FIFA President Gianni Infantino for his lack of transparency on prposed novel competitions. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Reportedly dorsum inwards 2017, Oliver Bierhoff turned downward an executive seat at Bayern Munich offered past times Uli Honeness. (Source Bulinews online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
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Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Stefan Ilsanker (RB Leipig) volition hold upward suspended for ii matches next his sending off vs. Bayern Munich. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Bayern Munich Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has extended his contract past times ii years until 2021. (Source Fox News online)
-The flavor of Hannover’s Niclas Fulkrug is effectively over after a serious injury. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Weder Bremen Sporting Director Frank Baumann apologied for the utilization of a drone to spy on Hoffenheim’s training. (Source Sport Bild online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-Dutch Manager Peter Boscz is linked to move Leverkusen Manager inwards January. (Source Bulinews online)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
-Heiko Herrlich has been dismissed every bit Leverkusen Manager. He has been replaced with Dutchman Peter Bosz. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Hannover Manager Andre Breitenreiter has slashed the team’s holliday past times iii days. The players are to written report dorsum on Dec 28th. He had threatened to cancel the pause altogether if the squad had failed to gain 4 points from their finally ii matches (which they failed to do). (Source Sport Bild online)
-Frankfurt Technical Director, Fredi Bobic has been named every bit ‘Kicker Sportsmagazin’’s ‘Man of the Year’. (Source Kicker.de online)
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
-Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart) has denied signing for Bayern Munich at the halt of the season. (Source Fox Sports Asia online)
-Karl-Heinz Rummenigge expressed that he hiped 1 24-hour interval Xabi Alonso would supply to Bayern Munich inwards a coaching capacity. (Source Fox Sports Asia online)
| Transfers | ||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
| December 21, 2018 | Felipe Pires (Brazil) | Striker | Hoffenheim | Palmeiras | Loan | L’Equipe |
| December 22, 2018 | Amadou Haidara | - | Red Bull Salzburg | Red Bull Leipzig | Purchase | Spox |
| December 23, 2018 | Deji Beyreuther | Defender | Frankfurt | Chemnitzer | Loan until halt of season | Sport Bild |
| December 23, 2018 | Alexander Esswein | Striker | Hertha Berlin | Stuttgart | Loan | Sport Bild |
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 18, 2018 | Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland) | - | Frankfurt | 2020 | Marca.com |
| December 19, 2018 | Armin Reutershahn | Assistant Manager | Frankfurt | 2021 | Sport Bild |
| December 20, 2018 | Mijat Gacinovic (Serbia) | - | Frankfurt | 2022 | Bulinews |
| December 21, 2018 | Nico Schulz | - | Hoffenheim | 2021 | Sport Bild |
| December 21, 2018 | Danny Da Costa | Defender | Frankfurt | 2022 | Sport Bild |
| December 21, 2018 | Jordan Torunarigha | Defender | Hertha Berlin | undisclosed | Kicker.de |
German Bundesliga Matchday (December 18-December 19, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Moenchengladbach 2 -Nuremberg 0 (Thorgan Haard 47, Alassane Plea 86)
Dusseldorf 2-Dortmund 1 (Dodi Lukebakio 22, Jean immer 56 / Paco Alcacer 81)
Hertha Berlin 2-Augsburg 2 (Mathew Leckie 28, Ondrej Duda 31 / Martin Hinteregger 8, Koo Ja-Cheol 39)
Wolfsburg 2-Stuttgart 0 (Joshua Guilavogui 24, Wout Weghorst 44)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Schalke 1-Leverkusen 2 (Haji Wright 45 / Aleksandar Dragovic 26, Lucas Alario 35)
Mainz 2-Frankfurt 2 (Robin Quaison 10, 36 / Luka Jovic 31, 45)
Bayern Munich 1-RB Leipzig 0 (Framck Ribery 83)
Freiburg 1-Hannover 1 (Luca Waldschmidt 3 pen / Felipe 14)
Werder Bremen 1-Hoffenheim 1 (T.Gebre Selassie 57 / L.Bittencourt 31)
Top Goalscorer:
Paco Alcacer (Dortmund) 12 goals
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 12 goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dortmund | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 39 |
| 2 | M’Gladbach | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Frankfurt | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 27 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 25 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
German Bundesliga Matchday (December 21-December 23, 2018):
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
Dortmund 2- Moenchengladbach 1 (Jadon Sancho 42, Marco Reus 54 / Christoph Krame 45)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Nuremberg 0-Freiburg 1 (Manuel Gulde 19)
Leverkusen 3-Hertha Berlin 1 (Kevin Volland 5, Kai Havertz 23, 49 / Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Torunarigha 26)
Hannover 0-Dusseldorf 1 (Oliver Fink 90)
RB Leipzig 3-Werder Bremen 2 (Lukas Klostermann 22, Timo Werner 44, Bruma 87 / Max Kruse 67, Josh Sargent 77)
Stuttgart 1-Schalke 3 (Nicolas Gonzalez 76 / Steven Skrzybski 10, Mario Gomez (own goal) 70, Ahmed Kutucu 78)
Frankfurt 0-Bayern Munich 3 (Franck Ribery 35, 79, Rafinha 89)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
Augsburg 2-Wolfsburg 3 (Rani Khedira 49, Sergio Cordova 59 / Joshua Guilavogui 33, William 41, Yannick Gerhardt 89)
Hoffenhein 1-Mainz 1 (Kerem Demirbay xi / J.Philippe Mateta 16)
Top Goalscorer:
Paco Alcacer (Dortmund) 12 goals
Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 12 goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dortmund | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | M’Gladbach | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Frankfurt | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 27 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
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Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-Veronique Rabiot, woman rear in addition to agent of Adrien, stated that his boy would similar to move out PSG but the gild does non allow it. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Guy Modeste (father of Anthony) passed away aged 64. He had spells at Cannes in addition to St Etienne. (Poteaux carrels)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-Frank Passi was named every bit an Assistant managing director at Monaco. (Source L’Equipe online)
-The international Football Players Union (Fifpro) is supporting Adrien Rabiot inwards the lawsuit his contract is terminated past times PSG. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
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Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-France Manager Didier Deschamps has dismissed claims past times Manchester City’s Laporte that his exclusion from the National Team is due to personal reasons. Deschamps stated that yous tin non have got ii left footers every bit pump back. (Source Daily Mail online)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
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Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
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| Transfers | ||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
| December 24, 2018 | Laurent Ciman (Belgium) | Defender | Dijon | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | RTBF.be |
| December 24, 2018 | Johan Larsson (Sweden) | Defender | Brondby | Guingamp | Purchase | L’Equipe |
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 20, 2018 | Alphonse Areola | Goalkeeper | PSG | 2023 | L’Equipe |
| December 20, 2018 | Nicolas Cozza | Defender | Montpellier | undisclosed | L’Equipe |
| December 23, 2018 | Morgan Sanson | Midfielder | OM | 2022 | L’Equipe |
| December 24, 2018 | Thierry Laurey | Manager | Strasbourg | 2020 | L’Equipe |
| Profesional Contract | ||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
| December 23, 2018 | Kevin Denkey (Togo) | Striker | Nimes | BBC Football |
French Ligue 1 Matchday (December 18, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Caen 2-Toulouse 1 (Saif-Eddine Khaoui 18,Faycal Fajr xc pen / Max Gradel 44 pen)
French League Cup (December 18-December 19, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Orleans 1-PSG 2 (Joseph Lopy 69 / Edinosn Cavani 41, Moussa Diaby 81)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Amiens 2-Lyon 3 (Jason Denayer (own goal) 70, Cheick Timite xc / Moussa Demebel xx pen, Bertrand Traore 45, Martin Terrier 60)
Le Havre 2-Nimes 1 (Tino Kadewere 33, Alexandre Bonnet 58 / Antonin Bobichon 38)
Monaco 1-Lorient 0 (Giulian Biancone 70)
Dijon 0-Bordeaux 1 (Toma Basic 66)
Rennes 2-Nantes 1 (Edson Mexer 60, Damien Da Silva 89 / Majeed Waris 49)
Nice 0-Guingamp 0 (-) (Guingamp won on a penalization boot shoot-out)
OM 1-Strasbourg 1 (Lui Gustavo fourscore / Jonas Martin xviii pen) (Strasbourg won 4-2 on a penalization boot shoot-out)
French Ligue 1 Matchday (December 22-December 23, 2018):
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Monaco 0-Guingamp 2 (Marcus Thuram 68, Nolan Roux 75)
St Etienne 3-Dijon 0 (K.Monnet-Paquet 42, Wahbi Khazri 64, Robert Beric 82)
Angers 1-OM 1 (Stephane Bahoken 36 / Bouna Sarr 84)
Rennes 4-Nimes 0 (Benjamin Andre 6, B.Bourigeaud 14, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Siebatcheu 47, 67)
Montpellier 1-Lyon 1 (Ruben Aguilar 81 / Nabil Fekir 67)
Lille 1-Toulouse 2 (Rafael Leao 17 / Max Gradel 50 pen, 64 pen)
PSG 1-Nantes 0 (Kylian Mbappe 68)
Strasbourg 2-Nice 0 (Adrien Thomasson 26, Lamine Kone 41)
Reims 2-Caen 2 (Suk Hyun Jun 7, Bjorn Engels 63 / Casimir Ninga 28, Enzo Crivelli 45)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
Bordeaux 1-Amiens 1 (Samuel Kalu 22 / Eddy Gnahore 87)
Top Goalscorer:
Kylian Mbappe (PSG) xiii 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 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 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
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
-The Romanian Dorin Rotariu (AZ) has expressed the wish to move out the gild for to a greater extent than playing time. (Source vi.nl online)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-A tactical banking concern annotation used past times The Netherlands Manager Ronald Koeman inwards their jibe vs. FRG inwards Nov has been auctioned in addition to bought for 35,000 Euros. The banking concern annotation instructed for Virgil van Dijk to motion upward on the closing stages of the match. Rafael van det Vaart working every bit a commentator had constitute the note. Incidentally Koeman had non written the note, his assistant Dwight Lodeweges had done so. (Source Sport Bild online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
-Frank De Boer was appointed every bit Manager of Atlanta United inwards the MLS. (Source RTBF.be online)
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
-
| Transfers | ||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
| December 21, 2018 | Richard Ledezma (USA) | Midfielder | Real Monarchs | PSV Eindhoven | Purchase | vi.nl |
| December 23, 2018 | Zakaria El Azzouzi | - | Ajax | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | vi.nl |
| December 23, 2018 | Christopher Braun | Defender | Fortuna Sittard | Free Agent | Contract Rescinded | vi.nl |
| December 24, 2018 | Thomas Bruns | Midfielder | Vitesse | Groningen | Loan | vi.nl |
| December 24, 2018 | Ilias Bel Hassani (Morocco) | Midfielder | AZ | Groningen | Loan | vi.nl |
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 18, 2018 | Jordy Wehrmanm | Midfielder | Feyenoord | 2020 | vi.nl |
| December 18, 2018 | Daley Sinkgraven | Midfielder | Ajax | 2020 | vi.nl |
KNVB Beker (December 18-December 20, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Willem II 3-AFC 0 (Donis Avdijaj 18, Fran Sol 37 pen, Obiliz 39)
Twente 2-RKC 0 (Xandro Schenk 26, Jari Oosterwijk 90)
AZ 5-PEC 0 (Oussama Idrissi 10, 18, Guus Til 26, Mats Seuntjens 49, Fredrik Midtsjo 50)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Odin 59 1-Heerenveen 3 (Mitchel Bormann 2 / Michel Vlap 10, Sam Lammers 55, P.van Amersfoort 87)
Fortuna Sittard 2-Cambuur 1 (Lisandro Semedo 19, Lazaros Lamprou fourscore / Karim Rossi 90)
Roda JC 1-Ajax 1 (Mitchell Paulissen 36 pen / Dusan Tadic xiii pen) (Ajax won 4-2 on a penalization boot shoot-out)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
Kozakken Boys 1-Vitesse 2 (Quentin Jakoba 59 / Matus Bero 12, Martin Odegaard 90)
Feyenoord 1-Utrecht 0 (Tonny Vilhena 27)
Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (December 21-December 23, 2018):
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
VVV 2-PEC 0 (Tino-Sven Susic 28 pen, Patrick Joosten 66)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Fortuna Sittard 0-Groningen 0 (- )
NAC 4-Heerenveen 2 (Mitchell Te Vrede 6, 58, Mikhail Rosheuvel 69, 76 / Ben Rienstra 11, Mitchell Van Bergen 27)
PSV Eindhoven 3-AZ 1 (Steven Bergwijn 40, Michal Sadliek 47, Hirving Lozano 84 pen / Mats Seuntjens 16)
Exceksior 0-Heracles 3 (Kristoffer Peterson 35, Brandley Kuwas 43, Mohammed Osman 66)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
Utrecht 1-Ajax 3 (Nick Venema 74 / Kasper Dolberg 14, Dusan Tadic threescore pen Frenkie De Jong 90)
Den Haag 2-Feyenoord 2 (Nasser El Khayati 4, 77 pen / Steven Berghuis 45, Sam Larssson 68)
De Graafschap 2-Vitesse 2 (Frnk Olijve 12, Furdjel Narsingh 58 / Martin Odegaard 43, Matus Bero 65)
Emmen 0-Willem II 2 (Ozbiliz 42, Fran Sol 55)
Top Goalscorer:
Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) xiv goals
Fran Sol (Willem II) xiv goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 52 | 48 |
| 2 | Ajax | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 52 | 46 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Utrecht | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Heracles | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 25 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
-
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-Rangers have got been fined £6,000for criticizing referee Willie Collum for sending off Daniel Candeias inwards their jibe vs.St Mirren. (Source BBC Football online)
- St Johnstone Manager Stephen Robinson has received a five-match touchline ban after criticiing officials inwards their jibe vs. Rangers. (Source BBC Football online)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Celtic Manager Brendan Rodgers and Hibernian Manager Neil Lennon have got criticized the Australian Federation for the early on unloosen of their Australian players for a grooming military camp ahead of the Asian Cup. Celtic’s Tom Rogic is laid to immature lady the jibe vs. Rangers on Dec 29th. (Source Reuters Uk online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
-
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
-Australia Manager Graham Arnold has struck dorsum at his Scottish critics for calling upward Scotland-based players for a grooming military camp ahead of the Asian Cup Finals inwards January. Arnold stated that he has been to a greater extent than than accommodating to the clubs. (Source FTBL online)
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 20, 2018 | Callum McGregor | Midfielder | Celtic | 2023 | BBC Football |
| December 21, 2018 | Ryan Jack | - | Rangers | 2021 | Sky Sports |
| Profesional Contract | ||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Online Source |
| December 24, 2018 | Karamoko Dembele (15 years old) | Midfielder | Celtic | BBC Football |
Scottish Premier League Matchday (December 18-19, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Aberdeen 5-Dundee 1 (Sam Cosgrove 16, 44, Andrew Considine 50, 73, Connor McLennan 56 / Calvin Miller 68)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Celtic 3-Motherwell 0 (Anthony Ralston 28, Scott Sinclair 32 pen, Michael Johnston 45)
Hibernian 0-Rangers 0 (-)
Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) nine goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 36 |
| 2 | Rangers | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 35 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Hearts | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 30 |
| 6 | Livingston | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 28 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
Scottish Premier League Matchday (December 22, 2018):
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Aberdeen 2-Hearts 0 (Sam Cosgrove 2, 69 pen)
Celtic 3-Dundee 0 (Michael Johnston 43, 50, Filip Benkovic 69)
Hamilton 1-Kilmarnock 1 (Mickel Miller 37 pen / Eamonn Brophy 7)
Hibernian 1-Livingston 1 (Ryan Porteous fourscore / Ryan Hardie 56)
Motherwell 0-St Mirren 1 (Simeon Jackson 68)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
St Johnstone 1-Rangers 2 (Matthew Kennedy 45 / Alfredo Morelos 66,88)
Top Goalscorer:
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers)11 goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Celtic | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 32 | 39 |
| 2 | Rangers | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 38 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Hearts | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 30 |
| 6 | Livingston | 19 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 29 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
-
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-Sporting CP apologized for the ‘clumsy use’ of marking the anniversary of Sergey Cherbakov’s motorcar accident from 1993 that left on a wheelchair. The histrion had condemned their act. (Source Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Bola online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-Chiquinho (Moreirense) was voted every bit the best immature histrion of the calendar month of November. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Nuno Pinto (Setubal) has been diagnosed with cancer. (Source BBC Football online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-Jose Mourinho was inwards the stands during the Setubal-Santa Clara match. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
-
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
-
| Transfers | ||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
| December 23, 2018 | Francisco Geraldes | Midfielder | Frankfurt | Sporting CP | Back from loan | Sport Bild |
| December 23, 2018 | Bruno Cesar (Brazil) | - | Sporting CP | Vasco da Gama | Contract ended past times usual agreement | Maisfutebol |
| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 18, 2018 | Romario Baro | - | Porto | 2023 | Maisfutebol |
| December 22, 2018 | Joao Mario | - | Porto | 2022 | Maisfutebol |
| December 22, 2018 | Fabio Vieira | - | Porto | 2022 | Maisfutebol |
| December 22, 2018 | Elves Balde | Striker | Sporting CP | 2023 | A Bola |
Portugal Cup (December 18-December 19, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Setubal 0-Braga 1 (Pablo Santos 96)
Leixoes 2-Tondela 2 (Roniel 2 pen, Pedro Henrqiue 79 / Juan Delgado 20, Tomane 25) (Leixoes won 4-2 on a penalization boot shoot-out)
Porto 4-Moreirense 3 (Felipe 13, Hernani 16, Moussa Marega 66, 89 / David Texeira 8, Iago Santos 45, Heriberto Tavares 90)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Feirense 1-Pacos de Ferreira 1 (Tiago Silva 113 / Marco Baixinho 97) (Feirense won 4-2 on a penalization boot shoot-out)
Aves 2-Chaves 0 (Mam balde 46, Vitor Gomes 64)
Boavista 0-Guimaraes 1 (Dodo 49)
Sporting CP 5-Rio Ave 2 (Abdoulay Diaby 3, 77, Bas Dost 32, 61, Bruno Fernandes 42 / Matheus Reis 45, Vinicius 83 pen)
CDC Montalegre 0-Benfica 1 (German Conti 31)
Portugal Primeira Liga League Matchday (December 21-December 23, 2018):
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Feirense 0-Portimonense 1 (Dener 68)
Tondela 2-Maritimo 1 (Tomane 30, Chichi Arango 88 / Rodrigo Pinho 27)
Setubal 0-Santa Clara 2 (Osama Rashid xv pen, Fabio Cardoso 49)
Belelnenesses 5-Aves 2 (Lica 4, 68, Henrique Almeida 36, 71, Vitor Gomes (own goal) 54 / Nildo Petrolina 1, Amilton Silva 26)
Moreirense 2-Boavista 1 (Nene 28 pen, Arsenio 45 / Mateus 17)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
Nacional 2-Chaves 0 (Bryan Rochez 35, 76 pen)
Porto 2-Rio Ave 1 (Yacine Brahimi 16, Moussa Marega 26 / Vinicius 12)
Benfica 6-Braga 2 (Pizzi 19, Jardel 39, Alex Griamldo 48, Jonas 54, Franco Cervi 63, Andre Almeida 67 / Dyego Sousa 51, Joao Novais 74)
Guimaraes 1-Sporting CP 0 (Toze 26)
Top Goalscorer:
Dyego Sousa (Braga) xi goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Porto | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 | Benfica | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Braga | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Guimaraes | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Belenensses | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
- The Belgian Professional League has approved recommendations from ‘Expert Panel’ regarding transparency inwards Football notably when it comes to players/agents. (Source Jupiler Lewague App online)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-Former Italia Manager Roberto Donadoni has been linked with Anderlecht. (Source Walfoot.be online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-Belgium ended the twelvemonth release 1 inwards the FIFA rankings of National Teams. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Frank Arnesen has been named Technical Director at Anderlecht. (Source RTBF.be online)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Anderlecht Director Michael Verschueren confirmed that Frank De Boer had rejected an offering to larn by the club. (Source Footnews.be online)
-It was revelaed that inwards Anderlecht’s recent visist to Dinamo Zagreb, the Croation Police had asked Anderlect to move out behind Ognjen Vranjes every bit they were concerned that he mightiness incite the crowd for violence. (Source Footnews.be online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
-Sebastien Pocognoli (Standard Liege) volition hold upward out injured for ii to iii months. (Source Jupiler Lewague App online)
- National squad Manager Roberto Martinez was named every bit the Manager of the year at the ‘Gala du Sport’ organized past times Sportpress.be . (Source RTBF.be online)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
- Eden Hazard was named every bit the Belgian Sportsman of the year. (Source RTBF.be online)
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
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| Contract Extensions | |||||
| Date | Player | Position | Club | Expiration Year | Online Source |
| December 20, 2018 | Bryan Heynen | Midfielder | Genk | 2023 | Jupiler League App |
| December 20, 2018 | Jere Uronen (Finland) | Defender | Genk | 2022 | RETBF.be |
| December 22, 2018 | Ally Samatta (Tanzania) | Striker | Genk | 2020 | Jupiler League App |
Beker van Belgie (December 18-December 19, 2018):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
St Truiden 1-Gent 3 (Yohan Boli xc / Jean-Luc Dompe 35, 60, Roman Yaremchuk 58)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Eupen 0-Ostend 1 (Richaro Zivkovic 71)
Mechelen 3-Kortrijk 0 (Edin Cocalic 1, Nikola Storm 32, Igor De Camargo 71)
Union St Gilloise 2-Genk 2 (Percy Tau 17, Roman Ferber lxx / Zinho Gano 47, 76) (Union St Gilloise won 4-3 on a penalization boot shoot-out)
First Division Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 League Matchday (December 21-December 23, 2018):
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
Gent 4-Cercle Brugge 1 (Brecht Dejaegere 17, Sigurd Rosted 34, Joanthan David 51, Vadis Odjidja 64 / Serge Gakpe 85)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Mouscron 3-Anderlecht 1 (Mbaye Leye 7, 81, Marko Bakic xv / Nany Dimata 77)
Waaslnad-Beveren 2-Lokeren 1 (N.Opoku Ampomah 26, Francesco Forte 52 pen / Mehdi Terki 70)
St Truiden 0-Kortrijk 0 (-)
Standard Liege 3-Ostend 1 (Moussa Djenepo 2, Razvan Marin 12, Zinho Vanheusden 23 / Indy Boonen 90)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
Club Brugge 5-Antwerp 1 (Emmanuel Dennis 21, 65, Siebe Schrijvers 40, Mats Rits 54, Hans Vanaken 88 pen / Jelle Van Damme 85)
Eupen 0-Genk 2 (Mbwana Samatta 13, 20)
Zulte-Waregem 3-Charleroi 1 (Hamdi Harbaoui 15, 36, Edrin Demir 49 / Cristian Benavente 42)
Top Goalscorer:
Ally Samatta (Genk) xiii goals
Ivan Santini (Anderlecht) xi goals
Nany Dimata (Anderlecht) 10 goals
| Table | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Genk | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Standard Liege | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | St Truiden | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 31 |
P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Point
Diary (extra):
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
-Seedy Kinteh, the old President of the Gambian Federation, has been suspended from all Football Activities for 4 years. (Source L’Equipe online)
-The Icelandic Helgi Kolvidsson has been named every bit the novel Manager of Liechtenstein. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Zlatan Ibrahimovic is to rest at Los Angeles Milky Way for the upcoming season. (Source Sport Bild online)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
-Vitali Mutko has left his post service every bit President of the Russian Federation. (Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018:
-South Korea Manager Paulo Bento named his squad for the upcoming Asian Nations Cup inwards Jan 2019 . (Source Foxsportsasia online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Vissel Kobe), Kim Jin-hyeon (Cerezo Osaka), Jo Hyeon-woo (Daegu FC)
Defenders: Jung Seung-hyun (Kashima Antlers), Kwon Kyung-won (Tianjin Quanjian), Kim Min-jae (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC), Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC), Kim Moon-hwan (Busan IPark), Hong Chul (Suwon Samsung Bluewings), Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC), Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande)
Midfielders: Ki Sung-yueng (Newcastle United), Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd), Koo Ja-cheol (FC Augsburg), Hwang In-beom (Daejeon Citizen), Ju Se-jong (Asan Mugunghwa FC), Lee Jae-sung (Holstein Kiel), Hwang Hee-chan (Hamburger SV), Na Sang-ho (Gwangju FC), Lee Chung-yong (VfL Bochum), Son Hueng-min (Tottenham Hotspur)
Forwards: Hwang Ui-jo (Gamba Osaka), Ji Dong-won (FC Augsburg)
-Australia have got named his squad for the upcoming Asian Nations Cup inwards Jan 2019 . (Source Foxsportsasia online)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Mitchell Langerak (Nagoya Grampus), Mathew Ryan (Brighton & Hove Albion FC), Daniel Vukovic (KRC Genk)
Defenders: Aziz Behich (PSV Eindhoven), Milos Degenek (Red Star Belgrade), Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg BK), Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC), Matthew Jurman (Al-Ittihad Jeddah), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers FC), Trent Sainsbury (PSV Eindhoven), Mark Milligan (Hibernian FC)
Midfielders: Mustafa Amini (AGF Aarhus), Chris Ikonomidis (Perth Glory), Jackson Irvine (Hull City AFC), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town AFC), Tom Rogic (Celtic FC)
Forwards: Martin Boyle (Hibernian FC), Robbie Kruse (VfL Bochum), Mathew Leckie (Hertha BSC), Awer Mabil (FC Midtjylland), Jamie Maclaren (Hibernian FC), Andrew Nabbout (Urawa Red Diamonds)
-Newcastle forwards Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle) was called upward past times Nihon to replaced the injured Takuma Asano for AFC Asian Cup 2019. (Source Foxsportsasia online)
-James Troisi has criticized Commonwealth of Australia Manager.Graham Arnold for leaving him out of the 2019 Asian Dinals Cup squad. (Source Reuters United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland online)
-Greek referees have got gone on strike after 1 of their members was beaten inwards front end of his ain theater past times hooded assailants. As a outcome this week’s League fixtures were postponed past times the League. (Source Sport Bild / MaisFutebol online)
-Indian histrion Gourav Mukhi has been suspended for half-dozen months for falsely presenting himself every bit a sixteen twelvemonth old, when he is genuinely 28. (Source Daily Mail online)
-New USA Manager Gregg Berhalter has selected a squad for a Jan grooming camp. (Source Ussoccer online)
Squad:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Alex Bono (Toronto FC/CAN; 1/0), Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 5/0), Tyler Miller (LAFC; 0/0),
Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC; 6/0)
Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC; 6/0)
DEFENDERS (10): Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; 2/0), Greg Garza (FC Cincinnati; 10/0), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 2/0), Daniel Lovitz (Montreal Impact/CAN; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids; 0/0), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 4/1)
MIDFIELDERS (10): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 23/2), Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 17/2), Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 142/17), Russell Canouse (D.C. United; 0/0), Marky Delgado (Toronto FC/CAN; 6/0), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 5/1), Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 5/0), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 11/0)
FORWARDS (3): Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers; 0/0), Christian Ramirez (LAFC; 0/0), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC; 40/6)
Friday, Dec 21, 2018:
-Marko Arnautovic was voted every bit Austria’s histrion of the year. (Source Sport Bild online)
-Stephen Republic of Ireland has ended his contarct with Bolton after ii months. (Source balls.ie online)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
- Swedish gild AIK are selling the crystallized deoxyribonucleic acid of their old Captain Nils-Eric Johansson. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Cameroon have got accepted to move the hosts of the 2021 Finals of the African Cup of Nations. They were stripped of the rights to the 2019 edition. (Source BBC Football Online)
- Gustavo Alfaro was named every bit the novel Manager of Boca Juniors. (Source L’Equipe online)
Sunday, Dec 23, 2018:
-
Monday, Dec 24, 2018:
-Former Czechoslovakia forwards from the 60s in addition to 70s, Jozef Adamec passed away aged 76. (Source BBC Football online)
-Stanko Poklepovic, old Croation Manager who managed a multitude of teams every bit good every bit Islamic Republic of Iran national squad in addition to Iranian gild Perspolis, passed away aged 80. (Source Wikipedia online)
-Brazil Manager Tite revelead that Fernandinho (Manchester City) turned downward National Team call-ups next the 2018 World Cup because he had promised his household unit of measurement he would quit in addition to he had likewise received a lot of threats in addition to abuse on social media. (Source AS.com online)
-Former Islamic Republic of Iran International Khodadad Azizi has criticized National Team Manager Carlos Queiroz for playing downward expectations for the upcoming Asian Nations Cup in addition to aiing for a 4th place. (Source Fox Sports Asia online)
-Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield) has withdrawn from the Australian squad due to injury. He has been replaced with James Jeggo (FK Republic of Austria Vienna). (Source Reuters United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland online)
| Transfers | ||||||
| Date | Player | Position | From | To | Type | Online Source |
| December 20, 2018 | Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) | Defender | Penarol | FC Copenhagen | Purchase | L’Equipe |
I. FIFA Club World Cup:
FIFA Club World Cup:
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018:
Esperance 1-CD Guadalajara 1 (M.Youcef Belaili 38 pen / Walter Sandoval 5 pen) (Espernace won 6-5 on a penalization boot shoot-out)
River Plate 2-Al Ain 2 (Rafael Santos Borre 11, sixteen / Marcus Berg 3, Caio 51) (Al-Ain won 5-4 on a penalization boot shoot-out)
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2018:
Kashima Antlers 1-Real Madrid 3 (Shoma Doi 78 / Gatreth Bale 44, 53, 55)
Saturday, Dec 22, 2018:
Kashima Antlers 0-River Plate 4 (Bruno Zuculini 24, Gonzalo Martinez 73, 90, Rafael Santos Borre 89 pen)
Real Madrid 4-Al Ain 1 (Luka Modric 14, Marcos Llorente 60, Sergio Ramos 79, Yahia Nader (own goal) xc / Tsukasa Shiotani 86)