The Calendar Week That Was (In Football Game (Soccer)): Review Of The Elevation Leagues Inwards Europe-Part Four (Week Of May 1-May 7, 2018)
June 13, 2019
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I. England
The calendar week started alongside Liverpool’s Champions League check vs. AS Roma. Liverpool qualified to the Final for the kickoff fourth dimension since 2007, however, it got closer than expected as well as Liverpool’s continuous defensive frailties were exposed.
Stoke City were relegated after a decade inwards the Premier League.
The calendar week ended alongside Chelsea getting inwards the deal for CL places alongside a win over Liverpool (1-0). Arsene Wenger equally good made his bye at Emirates Stadium inwards a win (5-0) over Burnley.
But the biggest intelligence that overshadowed all was off the field, equally Sir Alex Ferguson had to undergo an emergency functioning for a encephalon hemorrhage.
The football game the world was united inwards offering back upward for the veteran Manager.
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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’ role instrumentalist of the twelvemonth ahead of Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne as well as Tottenham’s Harry Kane. (Source BBC Football Online)
-West Ham United’s Andy Carroll was sent habitation from preparation after an declaration alongside Manager David Moyes. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Arsenal’s Rob Holding signed a novel contract alongside 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 presently to hold upward vacant Manager position. (Source French Republic Football online)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
-Celtic Glasgow’s Australian midfielder Tom Rogic is linked alongside Southampton. (Source BBC Football Online)
-West Ham United’s Andy Carroll returned to preparation after apologizing to Manager David Moyes. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has been named equally the club’s role instrumentalist of the year. (Source Sky Sports Online)
For Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho, his role instrumentalist of the twelvemonth is Scott McTorminay. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
- Stoke City’s Castilian role instrumentalist Jese (on loan from PSG) has been granted unpaid compassionate run out to hold upward nigh his sick son. (Source AS. com online)
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
-Former England as well as Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was denied a Professional Boxing License. (Source BBC Football Online)
- Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho expressed that he would similar to handle onto out of favor players Daley Blind as well as Matteo Darmian, but the gild volition consider offers if the players themselves desire to leave. (Source Sky Sports Online)
- Newcastle United’s Islam Slimani was banned for 3 matches due to vehement behave brought forwards after he kicked WBA’s Craig Dawson inwards their check 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 non going to the World Cup. He is trying to give playing fourth dimension to players that desire to brand a force for World Cup spots. (Source Daily Telegraph Online)
-Chinese gild Shandong have got denied whatever involvement to hire Arsene Wenger. (Source AS.com Online)
-Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini continued his state of war of words alongside onetime Liverpool defender as well as at nowadays 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 volition run out the gild at the destination of the season. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Marouane Fellaini’s travail to sue shoe manufacturer ‘New Balance’ was thrown out past times a Judge. He claimed they had breached an understanding to pay if he wore their boots. No contract was ever signed equally a consequence the Presiding Judge dismissed the claim. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown criticized the performance of Mesut Ozil inwards the team’s Europa League clash vs. Atletico Madrid, proverb he was non “fit to wear” the club’s jersey. (Source AS.com Online)
-Former Real Madrid Legend Raul paid a see to Tottenham to detect the preparation methods of Mauricio Pocchettino. (Source AS.com Online)
- Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho criticized his stand-in forwards as well as said that was the argue why he ever picks Lukaku when constantly asked “why ever Lukaku?”. (Source Sky Sports Online)
Saturday, May 5, 2018:
-Stoke City are relegated after a decade inwards top flying next a habitation 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 inwards intensive tending next surgical operation for a encephalon hemorrhage. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Cardiff City were promoted to the Premier League after a habitation scoreless necktie alongside Reading. Cardiff’s Manager Neil Warnock laid a novel tape past times achieving his 8th advertisement to top flying inwards his career. (Source BBC Football Online)
Monday, May 7, 2018:
-Arsenal’s 2 top choices to supersede Arsene Wenger are at nowadays Luis Enrique as well as Massimilano Allegri. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland criticized the club’s ‘farcical’ transfer policy next the club’s relegation. (Source Daily Telegraph online)
European Matches involving English linguistic communication 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, xc 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 xc / 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 inwards the CL Semifinal.
Two weeks agone it appeared that Napoli had the momentum to overtake a demoralized Juventus inwards the championship run-in.
However, Napoli did non create on that momentum as well as Juventus’ 2 victories coupled alongside Napoli’s loss at Fiorentina, the previous calendar week as well as a habitation necktie alongside Torino (2-2) on Dominicus virtually handed the championship to Juventus for a 7th consecutive season.
Juventus at nowadays needs a unmarried betoken to clinch the championship officially.
On the Managerial front, it appears that Roberto Mancini is nearly to hold upward unveiled equally the National Team Manager inwards the coming weeks.
Diary:
Tuesday, May 1, 2018:
-Parma has been promoted dorsum to the Serie A. (Source La Gazetta delo Sport online)
- Italian Federation President Roberto Fabriccini confirmed that Roberto Mancini volition hold upward the side past times side Italy coach. The details soundless have got to hold upward 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 xx twelvemonth old Brazilian Lucas Paqueta of Flamengo is linked to Juventus. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
-In the representative of Maurizio Sarri’s divergence from Napoli, Unai Emery as well as Rudi Garcia have got been presented equally possibilities to handle the squad (according to La Gazzetta dello Sport) (Source French Republic Football Online)
-AS Roma President James Pallotta called for VAR after his side were denied a penalization boot inwards yesterday’s CL check vs. Liverpool. (Source AS.com Online)
-Bayern Munich have got reportedly made an offering of 100 Million Euros for Juventus’ Paulo Dybala. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)
Friday, May 4, 2018:
-UEFA have got opened proceedings against AS Roma President James Pallotta for improper behave during the CL check vs. Liverpool. Pallotta had inwards an burst attacked UEFA as well as demanded the introduction of VAR. (Source Corriere dello Sport Online)
Saturday, May 5, 2018:
-Inter Manager Luciano Spaletti should extend his contract soon. (Source French Republic Football Online vis La Gazzetta Dello Sport)
-Goalkeepers Bernd Leno (Leverkusen) as well as Rui Patricio (Sporting CP) are linked to Napoli. (Source French Republic 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, xc 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 thirty 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 alongside both Madrid clubs qualifying for European Cup finals. Real Madrid struggled at habitation but qualified for its tertiary at ane time CL Final.
Atletico Madrid defeated Arsenal (1-0) to qualify for the Europa League Final.
The solely utter during the residual of the calendar week was of the ‘El Clasico’. The involvement seemed overblown, equally this was the most inconsequential Barcelona-Real Madrid check inwards years. However, the check itself was a unlike thing equally all the tensions came to the fore as well as was equally expected a fiery check ridden alongside fouls, drama as well as ane sending off.
Cristiano Ronaldo was slightly injured as well as pulled off, equally Zidane did non desire to direct chances him earlier the CL final.
Barcelona march on hoping to complete the flavor undefeated.
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Photo From: L’Equipe, May 2, 2018
(Karim Benzema scoring, May 1, 2018, Champions League, Real Madrid 2-Bayern Munich 2) |
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Photo From: L’Equipe, May 7, 2018
(May 6, 2018, Barcelona 2-Real Madrid 2) |
Diary:
Tuesday, May 1, 2018:
-Real Madrid have got signed Jorge de Frutos from Rayo Majadahonda (Segunda B). (Source Marca.com)
-Zinedine Zidane has called upward Nacho for Real Madrid’s CL check vs. Bayern Munich. (Source Marca.com)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
- Gerard Deulofeu (on loan at Watford) stated that he volition non furnish to Barcelona, equally Valverde does non desire him. (Source Marca.com online)
-Real Madrid defender Marcelo admitted that he did inwards fact commit a handball crime inwards the penalization expanse inwards the CL check alongside Bayern Munich, the solar daytime before. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
-Andres Iniesta has received an offering Chinese gild Chongqing (81 1000000 euros for 3 years). In addition, Iniesta volition retain 50% of his ikon rights as well as the gild volition purchase half dozen 1000000 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 role instrumentalist Emre Mor volition non play for the gild ane time to a greater extent than after a confrontation alongside Team Manager Juan Unzue. (Source AS.com Online)
Friday, May 4, 2018:
-Villareal are interested to convey dorsum Gerard Moreno dorsum to the club. He is currently alongside Espanyol. (Source AS.com Online)
Saturday, May 5, 2018:
-Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone has been given a 4 check touchline ban past times UEFA. He volition hold upward inwards the stands for the Europa League Final. The gild plans to appeal. (Source French Republic Football Online)
- Zinedine Zidane has ane time once to a greater extent than confirmed that no honour guard volition hold upward given to Barcelona; however, a tribute volition hold upward paid to Andres Iniesta. (Source AS. Com online)
-Real Madrid are reportedly interested inwards signing Neymar for 2019. (Source Marca.com Online)
Sunday, May 6, 2018:
-Atletico Madrid’s Fernando Torres is linked alongside MLS’s Chicago Fire. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Freiburg’s Turkish role instrumentalist Caglar Soyuncu is linked to Atletico Madrid. (Source AS.com Online)
-Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos made his 561st appearance for the gild inwards the check vs. Barcelona. He is 8th inwards the listing of Real Madrid players inwards price of appearance, equal alongside Pirri. (Source AS.com Online)
-Real Madrid Manager graciously hugged Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta inwards the locker rooms next their match. (Source AS.com Online)
Monday, May 7, 2018:
-Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed that equally early on equally in conclusion Oct he had made contact alongside Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann for a possible transfer. (Source L’Equipe Online)
-Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo volition miss the club’s matches against Sevilla as well as Celta after he picked upward a slight injury inwards the check vs. Barcelona. (Source AS.com Online)
-Villareal volition give Barcelona the guard of honour that Real Madrid refused. (Source AS.com Online)
-Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos claimed that Lionel Messi had pressured the check 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 past times the player’s representatives. (Source Marca.com Online)
-When the teams were coming for the 2nd one-half inwards the ‘El Clasico”, Gerard Pique was heard telling Real Madrid’s Nacho inwards the players’ tunnel that ‘we won the League alongside these sh$% decisions’, to which Nacho replied that ‘how tin y'all complain, if they have got already expelled us 17 times already?’ (Source Marca.com Online)
European Matches involving Castilian 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 Hashemite Kingdom of 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 xiii / 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-Getafe 1 (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 inwards its travail to eliminate Real Madrid inwards the CL, but they fought bravely as well as were in all probability the amend side.
Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich made a huge blunder that gifted a goal to Real.
As far equally the Bundesliga, it was about other calendar week about other Bayern victory.
However, the headlines inwards their win over Koln (3-1) centered on Lewandowski’s anger at existence substituted. This fueled the burn for an impending transfer out.
Diary:
Tuesday, May 1, 2018:
-Koln’s Leonardo Bittencourt volition most probable run out the relegated gild to bring together Werder Bremen. (Source Kicker.de online)
-SV Hamburg have got 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 fault inwards the CL check vs. Real Madrid that led to a goal the solar daytime before. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
-The flavor 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 French Republic Football Online)
-Hertha Berlin have got signed Manchester City’s Dutch striker Javairo Dilrosun. (Source vi.nl Online)
- Former International as well as at nowadays pundit Dietmar Hamann has criticized the hype surrounding Hamburg’s Lewis Holtby. He reminded his pathetic performances inwards the past times as well as that Hamburg should non over celebrate as well as believe they are already saved from relegation. (Source Sport Bild online)
- Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness attacked Jose Mourinho, past times proverb that he has non improved Manchester United, everything is but nearly him. (Source Sport Bild online)
- Dortmund have got signed Swiss goalkeeper Marwin Hitz from Augsburg. (Source Sport Bild online)
- Augsburg’s Marcel Heller has been suspended for 3 Bundesliga matches, thus his flavor is over. (Source Sport Bild online)
Friday, May 4, 2018:
-Hoffenheim Manager Julian Nagelsmann defended his Stuttgart counterpart Tayfun Korkut, past times proverb the press coverage of Korkut equally been ‘s scandal’. (Source Kicker.de online)
- Veteran Manager Ottmar Hitzfeld has revealed that he has received offers to handle again, notably from Dortmund, but he is longer interested inwards coaching. (Source Sport Bild online)
Saturday, May 5, 2018:
-Standard Liege’s Algerian role instrumentalist 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 volition appear disciplinary activity after proverb inwards an interview that Peter Stoger volition non hold upward alongside the gild Manager side past times side season. (Source Kicker.de online)
- Nuremberg have got been promoted to the Bundesliga. (Source Sport Bild online)
- Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski volition mayhap appear disciplinary activity for his disrespectful demeanour shown after existence substituted the solar daytime earlier inwards the check vs. Koln. (Source Sport Bild online)
- RB Leipzig Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed that he was approached past times Bayern Munich equally a possible Manager inwards January. (Source Sport Bild online)
Monday, May 7, 2018:
-Frank Ribery officially extended his Bayern Munich remain past times ane year. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-Juventus’ Swiss defender Stephan Lichsteiner is linked to Dortmund. (Source Kicker.de online)
-Salzburg’s Amadou Haidara is linked alongside RB Leipzig. (Source Kicker.de online)
- Sporting CP’s Gelson Martins is linked to Dortmund. (Source Sport Bild online)
European Matches involving High 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 sixteen / 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) thirty / 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) xiv 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 primary involvement inwards French Republic centered on OM’s bespeak to accomplish the Europa League Final as well as all the nostalgia surrounding OM’s past times inwards European Cups. They did so inwards dramatic fashion when Rolando scored inwards overtime against Salzburg.
The Final of the Europa League volition hold upward held inwards Lyon as well as this has farther exasperated the tensions betwixt Lyon as well as Marseille.
The National Team received bad intelligence when on the same solar daytime that OM qualified for the Europa League Final, Arsenal’s French defender Laurent Koscielny suffered a bad injury inwards the Europa run across vs. Atletico Madrid that ended his World Cup dreams.
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Photo From: L’Equipe, May 4, 2018
(OM’s Rolando scoring the qualifying goal, May 3, 2018, Europa League, Salzburg 2-Olympique Marseille 1) |
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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 – jump Captain Leo Dubois has “cheated” inwards playing for Nantes against his hereafter gild Lyon inwards a (0-2) loss. (Source L’Equipe Online)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
-Neymar volition furnish to French Republic on Friday, May 4th. (Source L’Equipe online)
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
-The flavor is over for PSG’s Italian midfielder Marco Verratti after undergoing a surgical operation for Adductor Tendons. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Michael Nilor as well as Ibrahim Diarra were offered professional person contracts past times Bordeaux. Likewise, Montpellier offered a professional person contract to Kylian Kaibou. (Source French Republic Football Online)
-Didier Deschamps volition delay announcing his listing of the World Cup squad (originally laid for May 15th), inwards representative OM has qualified for the Final of the Europa League. (Source French Republic Football Online)
-OM’s Bouna Sarr rejected an offering from Senegal to play for the National Team inwards the World Cup. His manly individual parent is from Senegal. (Source AS.com Online)
-According to the ‘Daily Express’, PSG is create to brand an offering of 113 Million Euros for Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
-OM’s Portuguese defender Rolando is linked alongside Galatasaray. (Source footnews.be online)
Friday, May 4, 2018:
-Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny volition miss the World Cup for French Republic after suffering an injury the solar daytime earlier inwards the Europa League clash vs. Atletico Madrid. (Source Sky Sports Online)
-France Manager Didier Deschamps said the loss of Koscielny is a difficult blow to take. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Nimes Olympique have got been promoted to the L1 after a win over Ajaccio (4-0). (Source French Republic Football Online)
-PSG’s Thomas Meunier after existence victim of twitter abuse from PSG fans, has responded that he owes no explanation to one, non to “12 twelvemonth olds….nor pseudo-fans on twitter”. (Source French Republic Football Online)
Saturday, May 5, 2018:
-Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele is linked to PSG. (Source French Republic Football Online)
-On Sunday, Nantes volition play alongside a dark Bailiwick of Jersey alongside a set out 8, inwards homage to the of late deceased Henri Michel. (Source French Republic Football Online)
-Lyon volition opened upward a trial 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 bring together 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 as well as Brest. (Source French Republic Football Online)
-The interruption of Lyon’s Portuguese goalkeeper Anthony Lopes was raised from 3 to v matches (following the incidents inwards the check vs. OM). The growth was due to him assaulting an private inwards 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 twoscore / Moussa Sylla 12, 90)
Dijon 3-Guingamp 1 (Chang-Hoon Kwon 34, Cedric Yambere 65, Naim Sliti xc / Felix Eboa 57)
Metz 1-Angers 2 (Florent Mollet xx / 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) nineteen 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 past times ane to a greater extent than 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) xx / 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) eighty / Steven Berghuis 10, 41, Bilal Basacikoglu 90)
Sparta 2-Heracles 5 (Fred Fri 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 seventy / Matt Miazga 63, Tim Matavz 83)
Top Goalscorer:
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar) 21 goals
Bjorn Maars Johnsen (ADO Den Haag) nineteen 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 equally Manager of Rangers Glasgow.
Diary:
Tuesday, May 1, 2018:
- Graeme Murty was sacked equally Rangers Glasgow Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)
- St. Mirren has confirmed viii departures including John Sutton, Stelios Demetriou, Gary Irvine, Massimo Donati as well as Darryl Duffy. (Source BBC Football Online)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
- Paul Murray as well as Barry Scott have got resigned shape the board of Rangers Glasgow. (Source BBC Football Online)
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
- Hibernian Manager Neil Lennon said that Rangers’ handling of Graeme Murty was ‘scandalous’ (Source Sky Sports Online)
Friday, May 4, 2018:
-Steven Gerrard was officially named equally the novel Rangers Glasgow Manager. (Source BBC Football Online)
Monday, May 7, 2018:
-Hearts have got signed Glenavon’s Northern Irish Gaelic teenager Bobby Burns. (Source BBC Football Online)
-Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard volition 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 xviii / Dedryck Boyata 21, Moussa Dembele 51, Scott Sinclair 90)
Top Goalscorer:
Kris Boyd (Kilmarnock) xviii goals
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) xiv 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 kickoff fourth dimension since 2013 without taking the field, equally on Sat Benfica as well as Sporting check ended scoreless.
Former role instrumentalist Sergio Conceicao has at nowadays won the championship alongside the gild equally a role instrumentalist as well as coach.
Diary:
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
-Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno de Carvalho is suspended after making offensive remarks nearly Antonio Salvador, President of Braga, on Facebook. (Source Maisfutebol online)
Friday, May 4, 2018:
- Sporting Lisbon have got officially signed Brazilian Midfielder Marco Tulio from Atletico Mineiro. (Source Maisfutebol online)
Monday, May 7, 2018:
- Former Benfica role instrumentalist (1959-1963) Antonio Saraiva passed away aged 84. (Source Maisfutebol online)
- Benfica’s Ruben Dias is probable to have disciplinary activity after elbowing Sporting CP’s Gelson Martins on Saturday, inwards an incident that was non noticed past times 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 inwards a controversial win over Club Brugge. There is growing tilt over the unfair vogue that Sa Pinto is existence replaced equally managing director at Standard Liege past times 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 role instrumentalist Marco van Ginkel (at PSV Eindhoven) is linked to Anderlecht. (Source footnews.be online)
-Ostend’s Croation defender Antonio Milic has reportedly agreed price 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 larn to Monaco) as well as Hillary Gong of Trencin (rumored to larn to Anderlecht) has denied the information as well as labeled them equally ‘fake news’. (Source footnews.be online)
-The Serbian midfielder Svetozar Markovic is linked to Anderlecht (along alongside Club Brugge as well as Manchester United). (Source footnews.be online)
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
-Everton as well as Anderlecht have got agreed that the Nigerian Henry Onyekuru (currently on loan at Anderlecht) volition remain inwards Kingdom of Belgium for about other twelvemonth on loan. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
-Standard Liege have got offered Professional contracts to Fostave Madani, Dragan Lausberg as well as Jeremy Landu. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
-Michel Preud’homme is probable to hold upward the side past times side Standard Liege Manager. He has declared that he would non hold upward interested inwards the shipping service of National Team Manager, since the Federation volition brand its determination at the destination of the World Cup. (Source footnews.be online)
Friday, May 4, 2018:
-Goalkeeper Davy Roef volition hold upward ane time once to a greater extent than 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 role instrumentalist Mahmoud Hassan (currently on loan at Kasimpasa) is linked to Everton, Leicester as well as Burnley. (Source footnews.be online via ESPN)
-Haris Kadric of Slovene 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 equally his assistant. (Source footnews.be online)
Sunday, May 6, 2018:
-After the Club Brugge-Anderlecht match, Anderlecht’s Olivier Deschacht as well as Club Brugge Manager Ivan Leko had an altercation. Earlier inwards the season, when Deschacht had been banished to Anderlecht’s B-Team, Leko had stated it was the correct of the gild to create such a thing as well as Deschacht had taken crime to that. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
-Club Brugge President Bart Verhaeghe was critical of the refereeing inwards the loss vs. Anderlecht as well as felt VAR had non been used to dominion out Teodorczyk’s goal that was offside. (Source Walfoot.be Online)
-Romelu Lukaku has revealed that when he was xiii years old Standard Liege through Michel Preud’homme (then Technical Director) had approached to sign him. Lukaku refused, equally he was a fan of Anderlecht. Preud’homme told him Anderlecht would non come upward for him, but they did a twelvemonth 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 eighty / Lukasz Teodorczyk 58, Ryota Morioka 73)
Standard Liege 5 -Genk 0 (Carcela-Gonzalez 9, 88, Renaud Edmond 51, Edmilson Junior 79, Duje Cop 83)
Top Goalscorer:
Teddy Chevalier (Kortrijk) 21 goals
Hamid Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) nineteen 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, Apr 29, 2018:
- Sebastian Abreu, the much traveled Uruguayan player, after sustaining a torrent of abuse from his ain club’s fans (Chilean side Audax Italiano), picked upward a tabular array from the sidelines as well as threw it towards the fans. (Audax Italiano 0-Antofagasta 0). He afterward joked nearly the incident on Twitter. (Source AS. com online)
- Former South Africa role instrumentalist Bheka Phakathi was killed inwards a motorcar accident at the historic menstruum of 43. (Source AS. com online)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018:
-Virgil Misidjan of Bulgarian gild Ludogorets has been sentenced to half dozen months inwards prison theatre for attacking an private inwards a parking lot inwards Roosendaal, The Netherlands inwards Jan (Misidjan is a onetime Willem II player). He plans to appeal the sentence. (Source French Republic Football online)
-FIFA has proposed a ‘Mini-World Cup’ to hold upward held every 2 years involving viii teams from 2021 onwards. (Source AS.com online)
Thursday, May 3, 2018:
-Frenchman Sebastien Migne has been named equally Manager of Kenya. (Source French Republic Football Online)
-Zlatan Ibrahimovic said inwards a Television Interview that he had turned downward a 100 Million Dollars offering from a Chinese gild to come upward to Los Angeles. (Source Gazzamercato Online)
Sunday, May 6, 2018:
- Lokomotiv Moscow are Russian Champions for the kickoff fourth dimension inwards xiv years. (Source Sport Bild online)
Monday, May 7, 2018:
-Australian 38-year-old veteran Tim Cahill was included inwards a preliminary listing of 32 players inwards business 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)