Thursday February 14
CHILE: The country’s president,
Sebastian Pinera, says Chile has
agreed to join Argentina, Paraguay
and Uruguay in making a joint bid
to host the 2030 World Cup.
ENGLAND: Manchester United
reveal they paid Jose Mourinho and
his staff £19.6m in compensation
following their sacking. Watford part
company with head of academy
Darren Sarll after an investigation
into allegations of bullying.
EUROPA LEAGUE: BATE Borisov
beat Arsenal 1-0, while Sevilla
win 1-0 at Lazio and Villarreal
overcome Sporting 1-0 in Lisbon.
FRANCE: Monaco sack vice-
president Vadim Vasilyev.
SPAIN: Atletico Madrid coach
Diego Simeone signs a contract
extension that ties him to the club
until 2022.
URUGUAY: Gustavo Ferreyra is
appointed coach of Uruguay’sunder-20 side after Fabian Coito
leaves to take charge of Honduras’
national side.
Friday February 15
CHILE: Defending champions
Universidad Catolica start the new
season with a 2-1 victory away to
newly-promoted Coquimbo Unido.
NORTHERN IRELAND: Colin Nixon
is sacked by Ards after a sixth
league defeat in a row – a 3-0
loss at home to Institute – which
leaves the team 14 points from
safety at the bottom of the table.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Derry
City kick off the new league season
by beating UCD 3-0.
SPAIN: Barcelona boss Ernesto
Valverde signs a one-year contract
extension, with the option of a
further year.
Saturday February 16
GERMANY: At 40 years, four
months and 13 days, ClaudioPizarro becomes the oldest
goalscorer in Bundesliga history
with the equaliser in Werder
Bremen’s 1-1 draw at Hertha Berlin.
JAPAN: Leandro Damiao is
the match winner as J.League
champions Kawasaki Frontale beat
Emperor’s Cup winners Urawa Red
Diamonds to lift the season-
opening Super Cup.
NORTHERN IRELAND: Linfield
beat Ballymena United 1-0 in
the Final to win the League Cup
for the first time since 2008.
PERU: Champions in 2018, Sporting
Cristal begin this season’s Apertura
with a 2-0 win at Sport Huancayo.
Sunday February 17
AFRICAN NATIONS CUP U20:
Mali win the title for the first time,
beating Senegal on penalties in the
Final. Both finalists qualify for the
World Under-20 finals, along with
South Africa and Nigeria.
SPAIN: Sergio Ramos is sent off ininjury time as Real Madrid lose 2-1
at home to Girona.
Monday February 18
ENGLAND: In a repeat of last year’s
FA Cup Final, Manchester United
beat holders Chelsea 2-0 at
Stamford Bridge to reach this
season’s quarter-finals.
GERMANY: Bundesliga leaders
Borussia Dortmund draw 0-0
at bottom club Nuremberg.
PARAGUAY: Former Celta, Sevilla
and Bilbao boss Eduardo Berizzo
is appointed coach of Paraguay.
ZIMBABWE: Winners of last year’s
tournament, which was held in
South Africa, Zimbabwe pull
out of hosting the 2019 COSAFA
Cup, suggesting they do not have
enough time to prepare.
Tuesday February 19
BELGIUM: Former Lokeren and
Genk coach Peter Maes is arrested
for a second time on suspicion of
money laundering and corruption.
ITALY: Juventus’ 31-year-old
midfielder Sami Khedira is
diagnosed with an irregular
heartbeat and will be sidelined
while undergoing treatment for
atrial arrhythmia.
PORTUGAL: FIFA fine Porto
50,000 Swiss francs for allowing
Malta-based investment fund
Doyen to influence the club’s
transfers and failing to provide
the correct data for the Transfer
Matching System.
SPAIN: The Spanish Super Cup will
expand to four teams next season,
with two semi-finals and a Final to
be played outside the country, ifA comprehensive record of recent events around the world
Stopped...Borussia
Dortmund’s Axel
Witsel (in yellow)
at NurembergWinner...Leandro Damiao of
Kawasaki Frontale takes on
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