Friday August 30
BOSNIA: Former international
captain Emir Spahic is reported to
be in a serious but stable condition
following a car crash the previous
evening near the town of Gacko
in the south of the country.
FRANCE: Metz lose 2-0 at home
to Paris Saint-Germain in a game
that is briefly suspended due to a
homophobic banner among home
supporters – making it the second
Ligue 1 game to be halted for such
a reason in three days.
GERMANY: Timo Werner scores
his first Bundesliga hat-trick as RB
Leipzig maintain their 100 per cent
start to the season with a 3-1 win
at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Saturday August 31
COLOMBIA: With Envigado’s
opening goal in a 3-3 draw with
Rionegro, Jhon Duran becomes the
second youngest scorer of all time
in the Colombian top tier at the age
of 15 years and 261 days.
ENGLAND: Liverpool win 3-0 at
Burnley to set a club record of 13
consecutive league victories.
GERMANY: Union Berlin win in
the Bundesliga for the first time
in their history, beating Borussia
Dortmund 3-1.
HONG KONG: Reigning champions
Tai Po begin the new league season
with a 4-1 loss at home to R&F.
ITALY: Kalidou Koulibaly’s own goal
in injury time gifts Juventus a 4-3
victory after visitors Napoli had
fought back from 3-0 down.
PORTUGAL: Sebastian Coates
concedes three penalties and is
sent off as Sporting lose 3-2 at
home to Rio Ave.
SOUTH AFRICA: Molefi Ntseki,
who has never played professionally
or coached a top-flight club, is
appointed national coach.
SPAIN: At 16 years and 304 days,
Ansu Fati becomes Barcelona’syoungest ever scorer in La Liga as
they draw 2-2 at Osasuna.Sunday September 1
ARGENTINA: River Plate and Boca
Juniors draw 0-0 at El Monumental.
ENGLAND: Trailing 2-0 at home in
the north London derby, Arsenal
draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur.
ITALY: Luiz Alberto gets a second-
half equaliser as Lazio draw 1-1 in
their home game against Roma.
SCOTLAND: Celtic end Rangers’
12-game unbeaten run and move
three points clear of their Glasgow
rivals at the top of the table with a
2-0 win at Ibrox.
SEYCHELLES: Dutch coach Jan
Mak takes charge of Seychelles
on an interim basis for a third time.
SPAIN: Gareth Bale is sent off in
stoppage time after scoring twice to
rescue a point for Real Madrid in a
2-2 draw away to Villarreal. Atletico
Madrid come from 2-0 down to
beat Eibar 3-2 and are now theonly side with a 100 per cent
record in La Liga.Monday September 2
FRANCE: Mauro Icardi joins Paris
Saint-Germain on loan from
Internazionale late in the day
as the transfer window closes in
France, Germany, Italy and Spain.Tuesday September 3
ITALY: Juventus and Italy captain
Giorgio Chiellini is ruled out for
up to six months after undergoing
surgery to reconstruct the anterior
cruciate ligament in his right knee.
RUSSIA: Premier League side
Rostov are locked out of their
Rostov Arena home over non-
payment of rent last season.Wednesday September 4
COSTA RICA: Gustavo Matosas
reveals he will quit as national
coach after this month’s friendlies.
WORLD CUP ROUND-UP: The
African qualifiers get under way
with Djibouti causing an early upset,
beating Eswatini 2-1 in the home
leg of their first-round tie. Namibia,
Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and
Liberia also register wins.Thursday September 5
ARGENTINA: Relegation-
threatened Gimnasia y Esgrima
appoint Diego Maradona as coach.
EURO ROUND-UP: Italy come
from behind to beat Armenia, while
Spain record a first-ever win in
Romania, despite having Diego
Llorente sent off.
QATAR: Almoez Ali makes it 12
goals in his last eight internationalsHistoric...Marius Bulter (right) celebrates with
Union Berlin team-mate Christopher Trimmel
after scoring against Borussia Dortmund