Donadoni agrees to take charge
of CSL side Shenzhen.
SAUDI ARABIA: Herve Renard,
who led Morocco in the 2018
World Cup fi nals, is appointed
coach of Saudi Arabia for the
2022 qualifi ers.
Tuesday July 30
ARGENTINA: Hired as interim
coach last August, Lionel Scaloni
signs a permanent deal to lead
Argentina through qualifying for
the 2022 World Cup.
BRAZIL: Reports in his homeland
suggest former Brazil forward
Ronaldinho has had 57 properties
seized and his Brazilian and
Spanish passports confi scated
over unpaid taxes and fi nes.
EUROPA LEAGUE: Shkendija
of North Macedonia have three
players sent off in the closing
stages as they draw 1-1 away to
Dudelange of Luxembourg and are
knocked out of the tournament.
LIBERTADORES CUP: Defending
champions River Plate beat
Cruzeiro on penalties after two
goalless games, while Palmeiras
beat Godoy Cruz 4-0 to win 6-2
on aggregate.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Basle beat PSV 2-1 to draw 4-4
on aggregate and progress to the
next round on away goals.
WAFF CHAMPIONSHIP: Hosts Iraq
kick off the west Asian tournament
with a 1-0 victory over Lebanon.
Wednesday July 31
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: The
Court of Arbitration for Sport says
that CAF was wrong to order a
replay of the Wydad-Esperance
Champions League Final and the
decision should have been referred
to the confederation’s proper
disciplinary structures.
CHINA: Bruno Genesio, who left
Lyon at the end of last season, will
coach Beijing Guoan until the end
of the CSL campaign.
GREECE: Former Holland
international midfi elder John
Van’t Schip is appointed coach of
Greece’s national team after the
dismissal of Angelos Anastasiadis.
PANAMA: A World Cup winner as
a player with Argentina in 1978,
Americo Gallego is appointed
Panama coach.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AIK
overcome a fi rst-leg defi cit to force
extra time, but Alexandru Cretu
scores three minutes from the end
to send Maribor though on away
goals. They now face Rosenborg,
who overturn a loss in Belarus to
beat BATE 3-2 on aggregate.
arely a month after triumphing in
the Euro Under-21 Championship,
Spain added the continental
under-19 title to their growing
collection of honours, beating
Portugal 2-0 in the Final in
Yerevan’s Republican stadium.
The victory was Spain’s eighth success at this level
and continuity has been key to their triumphs. The
latest win was overseen by coach Santi, the formerAtletico Madrid defender, who was in charge of the
side that beat England on penalties in the Under-17
Final in Croatia two years ago. Many of the players
from that squad, including Borussia Dortmund’s
Sergio Gomez, Barcelona pair Abel Ruiz and Juan
Miranda, and two-goal Final hero Ferran Torres of
Valencia, formed the backbone of the team that
triumphed in Armenia.
Torres went into the tournament on the back of an
excellent debut season in La Liga. His goals in theSpain strike again
Yet more silverware for Santi’s young stars
Triumph...Spain celebrateB
Euro Under-19s
GAVIN HAMILTON