SaturdayAugust 15
AFRICA:Due to travel restrictions
across parts of Africa as a result of
coronavirus, the qualifiers for the
Under-20 Women’s World Cup in
Costa Rica and Panama 2020,
scheduled for September, are
postponed.
PORTUGAL:Manchester City are
dumped out of the Champions
League after a 3-1 defeat to Lyon,
with Moussa Dembele scoring
twice for the French side.
SundayAugust 16
GERMANY:Manchester United’s
Europa League campaign is
brought to an end by Sevilla, after
Bruno Fernandes’ ninth-minute
penalty is cancelled out by goals
from Suso and Luuk deJong.
ENGLAND:Manchester City’s
Kevin De Bruyne is named the
Premier League Player of the
Season for 2019-20.
MondayAugust 17
USA:US Soccer announces that
the 2020 Lamar Hunt US Open
Cup has been cancelled due to
COVID-19.
GERMANY:Internazionale reach
the Europa League final with
an emphatic 5-0 victory over
Shakhtar Donetsk, with Romelu
Lukaku becoming the first playerGlobal diary
Stories from the four corners of the football world
to score in ten consecutive
matches in the competition.
TuesdayAugust 18
PERU:Peruvian football resumes
just11 days after being suspended
for the second time following one
match being played in the seventh
round of the Apertura.
PORTUGAL:Paris Saint-Germain
book their place in the Champions
League final with a comfortable
3-0 win over RB Leipzig, thanks
to goals by Marquinhos, Angel
Di Maria andJuan Bernat.
EUROPE:The 2020-21
Champions League first qualifying
round begins, with Celtic, Qarabag
and Red Star Belgrade among
the teams to advance.
WednesdayAugust 19
FIFA:FIFA’s Ethics Committee
decide to close its case against
president Gianni Infantino.
PORTUGAL:Bayern Munich
join PSG in the Champions
League final by also winning
3-0, eliminating Lyon with
a brace from Serge Gnabry.
ThursdayAugust 20
JAPAN:J.League leaders Kawasaki
Frontale achieve a new record of
ten consecutive league victories
by beating Cerezo Osaka.
FIFA:Haitian Football Federationpresident YvesJean-Bart’s
suspension for alleged sexual
abuse is extended.
FridayAugust 21
USA:Chicago Fire announce that
one of their players has tested
positive for coronavirus.
JORDAN:Football activity is
suspended inJordan for14 days
after five Al Faisaly players test
positive for coronavirus.
GERMANY:Sevilla win a record
sixth Europa League title by
beating Inter 3-2. Romelu Lukaku
extends his scoring record to11
gamesinarow,beforeaddingthe
winning goal at the wrong end.
FRANCE:The 2020-21 Ligue1
season begins with a goalless draw
between Bordeaux and Nantes.
The intended clash between
Marseille and Saint-Etienne was
postponed after four Marseille
players tested positive for
coronavirus.
NETHERLANDS:NAC Breda
legendJacques Visschers passes
away at the age of 79.
SaturdayAugust 22
USA:Inter Miami open their new
home stadium by beating local
rivals Orlando City 3-2, for their
first Major League Soccer win.
CHINA:Fans return to competitivefootball in China as Shanghai SIPG
come from behind to beat Beijing
FC 2-1 at the Suzhou Olympic
Sports Centre.
EGYPT:Zamalek defeat arch
rivals Al Ahly 3-1 in the Egyptian
Premier League at Cairo
International Stadium.
SundayAugust 23
CHINA:The 2020 season of the
Chinese Women’s Super League
gets underway.
PORTUGAL:Kingsley Coman’sheader gives Bayern Munich a1-0
victory over Paris Saint-Germain
to hand the Germans their sixth
Champions League title and
second treble in their history.
MondayAugust 24
USA:New England Revolution
head coach Bruce Arena is
suspended for an additional two
games and is issued a $15,000
fine for unacceptable conduct and
use of inappropriate language.
TuesdayAugust 25
CONCACAF:The 2020
Caribbean Club Shield in Curacao,
and 2020 Flow Caribbean Club
Championship in Dominican
Republic are cancelled.
ENGLAND:Harry Maguire is
found guilty of aggravated assault,
resisting arrest and attempted
bribery by a Greek court, and
handed a suspended prison
sentence. The following day
he lodges an appeal.
ITALY:In his first press conference,
newJuventus head coach Andrea
Pirlo reveals that striker Gonzalo
Higuain will be leaving the club.
WednesdayAugust 26
QATAR:The Asian Football
Confederation receives the Qatar
Football Association’s bid toUpset...Ferencvaros staff celebrate
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Europa League
hero...DeJong