Even in first round of qualifiers we are seeing some outstanding goals and results

Shirak - Gorica 0:2

Scorer: 0:1 14 Rifet Kapic
            0:2 68 Rifet Kapic

Irtysh Pavlodar - Dunav Ruse 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 04 Igor Bugaev

Kairat - Atlantas 6:0

Scorers: 1:0 21 Gerard Gohou
              2:0 26-pen Andrey Arshavin
              3:0 30 Ivo Ilicevic
              4:0 42 Andrey Arshavin
              5:0 50-pen Gerard Gohou
              6:0 73 Ivo Ilicevic

Partizani - Botev Plovdiv 1:3

Scorers: 1:0 04 Xhevair Sukaj
              1:1 27 Omar Kossoko
              1:2 61 Todor Nedelev
              1:3 87 Omar Kossoko

Venstpils - Valur 0:0

Pyunik - Slovan Bratislava 1:4

Scorers: 1:0 07-pen Petros Avetisyan
              1:1 21 Filip Holosko
              1:2 61 Vukan Savicevic
              1:3 68 Filip Holosko
              1:4 74-own goal Aram Shakhnazaryan

Trencin - Torpedo Kutaisi 5:1

Scorers: 0:1 10 Giorgi Guruli
              1:1 36 Antonio Mance
              2:1 40 Antonio Mance
              3:1 74 Hamza Catakovic
              4:1 81 Jakub Paur
              5:1 87 Giorgi Beridze

Levadia - Cork City 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 43 Garry Buckley
              0:2 82 Steven Beattie

Dinamo Minsk - NSI Runavik 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 41 Yuri Ostroukh
              2:0 52 Oleksandr Noyok
              2:1 86 Petur Knudsen

Dinamo Batumi - Jagiellonia 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 49 Cillian Sheridan

Shakhtyor Soligorsk - Suduva 0:0

Chikhura Sachkhere - Altach 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 03 Louis Clement Ngwat-Mahop

VPS Vaasa - Olimpija Ljubljana 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 12 Joonas Vahtera

Nomme Kalju - B36 Torshavn 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 13 Deniss Tjapkin
              1:1 49 Patrik Johannesen
              2:1 79 Artjom Dmitrijev

Lyngby - Bangor City 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 12 Bror Blume

Beitar Jerusalem - Vasas 4:3

Scorers: 1:0 18 Georginho Minatto Paulino
              1:1 36 Evgeny Pavlov
              1:2 43 Evgeny Pavlov
              1:3 51 Tamas Kulcsar
              2:3 87 Yossi Benayoun
              3:3 90+1 Idan Vered
              4:3 90+2 Erik Sabo

Ferencvaros - Jelgava 2:0

Scorer: 1:0 10 Roland Varga
            2:0 69 Roland Varga

Zaria - Sarajevo 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 07 Sergiy Zaginaylov
              2:0 33 Ruben Marcelo Gomez
              2:1 74 Marko Mihojevic

Zira - Differdange 03 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 22 Richard Gadze
              2:0 80 Kervens Belfort

Levski Sofia - Sutjeska 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 15 seconds Junior Mapuku
              2:0 20 Junior Mapuku
              3:0 45+1 Roman Prochazka
              3:1 78 Bozo Markovic

AEK Larnaca - Lincoln Red Imps 5:0

Scorers: 1:0 22 Florian Taulemesse
              2:0 52 Joan Tomas
              3:0 65 Joan Tomas
              4:0 68 Florian Taulemesse
              5:0 77-pen Ivan Trickovski

Odd - Ballymena 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 01 Stefan Mladenovic
              2:0 53 Martin Broberg
              3:0 90+2 Sigurd Haugen

Haugesund - Coleraine 7:0

Scorers: 1:0 08 Sondre Tronstad
              2:0 33 Liban Abdi
              3:0 42 Haris Hajradinovic
              4:0 49 Anthony Ikenna Ikedi
              5:0 52 Shuaibu Lalle Ibrahim
              6:0 61 Erik Huseklepp
              7:0 71 Johnny Per Buduson

UE Santa Coloma - Osijek 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 79 Benedikt Mioc
              0:2 90+6 Andrej Lukic

Fola Esch - Milsami 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 05 Jakob Dallevedove
              2:0 80 Samir Hadji
              2:1 81 Sergiu Platica

Skenderbeu - Sant Julia 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 69 Lindon Latifi

Bala Town - Vaduz 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 21 Gonzalo Zarate
              0:2 28 Maurice Brunner
              1:2 61 Chris Venables

Vojvodina - Ruzomberok 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 08 Filip Malbasic
              2:0 21 Filip Malbasic
              2:1 81 Erik Daniel

Norrkoping - Pristina 5:0

Scorers: 1:0 09 David Moberg Karlsson
              2:0 24 Sebastian Andersson
              3:0 26 Niclas Eliasson
              4:0 31 Kalle Holmberg
              5:0 39 Kalle Holmberg

Connah's Quay Nommads - HJK Helsinki 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 39 Nathan Woolfe

Maccabi Tel Aviv - Tirana 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 27 Yonatan Cohen
              2:0 64 Eliazer Dasa

Midtjylland - Derry City 6:1

Scorers: 1:0 04 Marc dal Hende
              2:0 15 Kristian Riis
              3:0 44-pen Jakob Poulsen
              4:0 59 Simon Kroon
              5:0 61 Simon Kroon
              5:1 66 Ronan Curtis
              6:1 84 Bozhidar Kraev

KI Klaksvik - AIK Stockholm 0:0

Siroki Brijeg - Ordabasy 2:0

Scorer: 1:0 36-pen Ivan Krstanovic
            2:0 45 Ivan Krstanovic

Mladost Podgorica - Gandzasar 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 57-pen Milan Djurisic

Domzale - Flora 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 77 Jan Repas
              2:0 90 Zan Zuzek

Mladost Lucani - Inter Baki 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 22 Adrian Emil Scarlatache
              0:2 40 Adrian Emil Scarlatache
              0:3 74 Rauf Aliyev

Crvena Zvezda - Floriana 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 45+4-pen Richmond Boakye
              2:0 78 Slavoljub Srnic
              3:0 88 Richmond Boakye

Zeljeznicar - Zeta 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 47 Ivan Lendric

Videoton - Balzan 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 79 Marko Scepovic
              2:0 90+4 Danko Lazovic

Crusaders - Liepaja 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 28 Philip Lowry
              2:0 35 Michael Carvill
              3:0 55 Jordan Owens
              3:1 61 Arturs Karasausks

Valletta - Folgore 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 42 Steve Borg
              2:0 48 Maximiliano Velasco

St. Joseph's - AEL Limassol 0:4

Scorers: 0:1 04 Mikel Arruabarrena
              0:2 51 Mesca
              0:3 64 Kevin Pierre Lafrance
              0:4 71 Kevin Pierre Lafrance

St. Johnstone - Trakai 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 14 Maksim Maksimov
              1:1 32 Joe Shaughnessy
              1:2 36 Vaidotas Silenas

Glasgow Rangers - Progres Niedekorn 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 36 Kenny Miller

Stjarnan - Shamrock Rovers 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 38 Gary Shaw

KR Reykjavik - SJK Seinajoki 0:0

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After first scoreless match, second semi-final gave five goals

Germany - Mexico 4:1

Scorers: 1:0 06 Leon Goretzka
              2:0 08 Leon Goretzka
              3:0 59 Timo Werner
              3:1 89 Marco Fabian
              4:1 90+1 Amin Younes

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Focused penalty takers from south America

Portugal - Chile 0:0, on penalties: 0-3

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Avoiding the embarrassment

Linfield - La Fiorita 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 89 Jordan Stewart

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Surprise from Gibraltar at the opening qualifying round

Alashkert - FC Santa Coloma 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 38 Uros Nenadovic

Vikingur - Trepca 89 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 17 Gunnar Vatnhamar
              1:1 39 Fiton Hajdari
              2:1 73 Adesina Lawal

TNS (The New Saints) - Europa FC 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 08 Alex Quillo
              1:1 44 Scott Quigley
              1:2 77 Enrique Gomez Bernal

Hibernians - Infonet 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 62 Jorginho
              2:0 72 Bjorn Kristensen

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Caribbean region has a new champion

Third / fourth place play-off:

French Guiana - Martinique 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 74 Sloan Privat

Final:

Jamaica - Curacao 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 10 Elson Hooi
              1:1 82 Rosario Harrriott
              1:2 83 Elson Hooi

Additional information: The new champion was better than the old one. As Jamaica did not defend its title won two years ago, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao has been crowned new champions of the region for the first time. All these four above teams will compete in the main event - 2017 Gold Cup, which begins next Saturday morning from 01.00 CET.

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Germany and Chile go through to last four

Chile - Australia 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 41 James Troisi
              1:1 67 Martin Rodriguez

Germany - Cameroon 3:1

Scorers: 1:0 48 Kerem Demirbay
              2:0 67 Timo Werner
              2:1 78 Vincent Aboubakar
              3:1 82 Timo Werner

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With same number of points Portugal and Mexico goes into semi-final

New Zealand - Portugal 0:4

Scorers: 0:1 33-pen Cristiano Ronaldo
              0:2 37 Bernardo Silva
              0:3 80 Andres Silva
              0:4 90 Nani

Mexico - Russia 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 24 Aleksandr Samedov
              1:1 30 Nestor Araujo
              2:1 52 Hirving Lozano

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Same opening from both games, but the other teams got into final

Jamaica - French Guiana 1:1, after penalties: 4-2

Scorers: 0:1 20 Loic Baal
              1:1 70 Jermaine Johnson

Martinique - Curacao 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 17 Yoann Arquin
              1:1 57-pen Gevaro Nepomuceno
              1:2 76 Rangelo Janga

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All four teams were 'too afraid' of collecting three points

Cameroon - Australia 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 45+1 Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa
              1:1 60-pen Mark Milligan

Germany - Chile 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 05 Alexis Sanchez
              1:1 41 Lars Stindl

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First turnaround

Russia - Portugal 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 08 Cristiano Ronaldo

Mexico - New Zealand 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 42 Chris Wood
              1:1 54 Raul Jimenez
              2:1 72 Oribe Peralta

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Tax evasion mania among coaches as well

We can understand how famous players are (sometimes) guilty for evading tax authorities, but now that trend is slowly overflowing among coaches as well. From today on that (long) list is added a Portuguese coach who is currently working in England, however (somehow) is charged in Spain. Recently Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of deceiving tax authorities for 1.47 million euros, but Jose Mourinho is an absolute recorder nowadays with 3.3 million. According to El Pais newspaper, in 2011 he did not pay 1.6 million, while one year later 1.7 million euros and all that happened when he was a manager of Real Madrid. Because the 54 year old ‘forgot’ to pay that big amount back then, the Spanish prosecutors has filed a lawsuit against him on Tuesday.

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Shaky world champions

Australia - Germany 2:3

Scorers: 0:1 05 Lars Stindl
              1:1 41 Tom Rogic
              1:2 44-pen Julian Draxler
              1:3 48 Leon Goretzka
              2:3 56 Tomi Juric

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Search for new winner starts this month

The most interesting and thrilling competition is also starting with the games. Countries with low coefficient teams are preparing to kick-off the new season at the Europa league. Between the rounds there was (a long) break of 90 minutes.

First qualifying round:

Maccabi Tel Aviv - Tirana.
Kairat - Atlantas.
Beitar Jerusalem - Vasas.
Ordabasy - Siroki Brijeg.
Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) - Floriana.
Valletta - Folgore.
Vetspils - Valur.
St. Johnstone - Trakai.
Odds - Ballymena United.
Shakhtyor Soligorsk - Suduva.
Mladost Lucani - Inter Baki.
Chikhura Sachkhere - Altach.
Fola Esch - Milsami.
Partizani - Botev Plovdiv.
UE Santa Coloma - Osijek.
Zaria Balti - Sarajevo.
Bala Town - Vaduz.
Vaasa - Olimpija Ljubljana.
Connah's Quay Nomads - HJK Helsinki.
Seinajoki - KR Reykjavik.
Shirak - Gorica.
Zire - Differdange 03.
Vojvodina - Ruzomberok.
Slovan Bratislava - Pyunik.
Rabotnicki - Tre Penne.
Rangers - Progres Niedekorn.
Domzale - Flora Tallinn.
Crusaders - Liepaja.
Nomme Kalju - B36 Torshavn.
Levadia Tallinn - Cork City.
Dacia Chisinau - Shkendija.
Levski Sofia - Sutjeska.
Irtysh Pavlodar - Dunav Ruse.
Jagiellonia - Dinamo Batumi.
Zeljeznicar - Zeta.
AEK Larnaca - Lincoln.
Middtjylland - Derry City.
Dinamo Minsk - NSI Runavik.
Ferencvaros - Jelgava.
Lyngby - Bangor City.
Trencin - Torpedo Kutaisi.
Lech - Pelister.
Mladosst Podgorica - Gandzasar.
Videoton - Balzan.
AEL Limassol - St. Josephs.
Skenderbeu - UE Sant Julia.
Haugesund - Coleraine.
Stjarnan - Shamrock Rovers.
Norrkoping - Prishtina.
AIK Solna - KI Klaksvik.

Last Thursday in June are the first 90 minutes and 06 July completes this opening qualifying round.

Second qualifying round:

Partizani / Botev Plovdiv - Beitar Jerusalem Vasas.
Zeljeznicar / Zeta - AIK Solna / KI Klaksvík.
Haugesund / Coleraine - Lech / Pelister.
Apollon Limassol - Zaria Balti / Sarajevo.
AEK Larnaca / Lincoln - Levadia / Cork City.
Brondby - Vaasa / Olimpija Ljubljana.
Rabotnicki / Tre Penne - Dinamo Minsk / NSI Runavik.
Kairat / Atlantas - Skenderbeu / Sant Julia.
Norrkoping / Prishtina - St. Johnstone / Trakai.
Slovan Bratislava / Pyunik - Lyngby / Bangor City.
Panionios - Shirak / Gorica.
Hajduk - Levski Sofia / Sutjeska.
Stjarnan / Shamrock Rovers - Mlada Boleslav.
Zire / Differdange 03 - Astra.
Nomme Kalju / B36 Torshavn - Videoton / Balzan.
Maccabi Tel Aviv / Tirana - Seinajoki / KR Reykjavik.
Chikhura Sachkhere / Altach - Dinamo Brest.
Aberdeen - Ordabasy / Siroki Brijeg.
Valletta / Folgore - Utrecht.
Ostersund - Galatasaray.

Ferencvaros / Jelgava - Midtjylland / Derry City.
Vojvodina / Ruzomberok - Brann Bergen.
Mladost Lucani / Inter Bakı - Fola Esch / Milsami Orhei.
Sturm Graz - Mladost Podgorica / Gandzasar.

Crusaders / Liepaja - Shakhtyor Soligorsk / Suduva.
Bala Town / Vaduz - Odd / Ballymena United.
Dacia Chisinau / Shkendija - Connah's Quay Nomads / HJK Helsinki.
Gabala - Jagiellonia / Dinamo Batumi.
Ventspils / Valur Reykjavik - Domzale / Flora Tallinn.
Trencín / Torpedo Kutaisi - Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv.

Rangers / Progres Niederkorn - AEL Limassol / St. Josephs.
Irtysh Pavlodar / Dunav Ruse - Crvena zvezda (Red Star) / Floriana.

UE Santa Coloma / Osijek - Luzern.

Two Thursdays - 13 and 20 July are the dates for these matches.

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Pairings for first and second qualifying round

Just 15 days after the old season finishes in Wales, Champions league is back. Today the European football organization did the draw for the first 2 qualifying rounds for the new - 2017/18 season.

First qualifying round:

Vikingur - Trepca 89.
Hibernians - Infonet.
Alashkert - FC Santa Coloma.
TNS (The New Saints) - Europa.
Lindield - La Fiorita.

These matches will begin on the last week in June with the first leg - 27 and 28, while return games are 7 days later - first Tuesday/Wednesday days in July.

Second qualifying round:

APOEL - F91 Dudelange.
Zalgiris - Ludogorets.
Qarabag - Samtredia.
Partizan - Buducnost.
Hibernians / Infonet - Red Bull Salzburg.
Sheriff - Kukesi.
Astana - Spartaks Jurmala.
BATE Borisov - Alashkert / FC Santa Coloma.
Zilina - FC Copenhagen.
Hapoel Beer Sheva - Honved.
Rijeka - TNS (The New Saints) / Europa.
Malmo - Vardar.
Zrinjski - Maribor.
Dundalk - Rosenborg.
FH Hafnarfjordur - Vikingur / Trepca 89.
Lindield / La Fiorita - Celtic.
Mariehamn - Legia.

The above games have to start 11 and 12 July with the first leg, whilst 18 and 19 are scheduled to play the second leg.

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Both American continents got themselves four points

Portugal - Mexico 2:2

Scorers: 1:0 34 Ricardo Quaresma
              1:1 41 Javier Hernandez aka Chicarito
              2:1 85 Alves Cedric
              2:2 90+1 Hector Moreno

Cameroon - Chile 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 81 Arturo Vidal
              0:2 90 Eduardo Vargas

Additional information: First big challenge and help at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia came from the video assistant referee system, where in the twentieth minute a goal from Pepe (Portugal) was disallowed due to offside.

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Opening win

Russia - New Zealand 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 31-own goal Michael Boxall
              2:0 69 Fedor Smolov

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'Untouchable' star

This football star now likes to do whatever he wants after being accused of tax evading and simply 'complaining of bad treatment' in Spain. After the state prosecutor accused Cristiano Ronaldo of fooling tax authorities of 14.7 million euros between 2011 and 2014, the Portuguese striker do not want to stay in Madrid anymore. As the 32 year old is 'deeply disappointed' on accusation against him, Ronaldo asked and wants more than anything to be on the transfer list, although he has a contract with Real Madrid until 2021.

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Covering every aspect of...advertising

Gold Cup is just around the corner and organizers are trying to involve almost everything in the tournament. After the television contract, the event joins an insurance company.
A multi-year contract of Allstate last Monday has become an official sponsor of CONCACAF region. This partnership include all categories at this continent and that includes also the north American football championship - famously known as Gold Cup. The expansion of the deal is greeted with a joy at the confederation after the company became a successful partner from the last 10 years. This friendship will also continue at the competition next month with lots of advertising, self promotion...

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One goal short from another draw

Panama - Honduras 2:2

Scorers: 0:1 06 Romell Quioto
              1:1 40 Blas Perez
              1:2 65 Alberth Elis
              2:2 90 Roman Torres

Costa Rica - Trinidad and Tobago 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 01 (45 seconds) Francisco Calvo
              1:1 34 Kevin Molino
              2:1 44 Bryan Ruiz

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Entertaining last game

Thailand - United Arab Emirates 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 69 Mongkol Tossakrai
              1:1 90+3 Ali Ahmed Mabkhout

Iraq - Japan 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 08 Yuya Osako
              1:1 72 Mahdi Kamil

Syria - PR China 2:2

Scorers: 1:0 12-pen Mahmoud al Mawas
              1:1 68 Gao Lin
              1:2 75 Wu Xi
              2:2 90+3 Ahmad al Saleh

Qatar - South Korea 3:2

Scorers: 1:0 25 Hasan al Haydos
              2:0 51 Akram Afif
              2:1 61 Ki Sung-Yueng
              2:2 69 Hwang Hee-Chan
              3:2 74 Hasan al Haydos

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Turnaround for additional matches

Papua New Guinea - Solomon Islands 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 18 Raymond Gunemba
              1:1 33 Henry Fa'arodo
              1:2 45+2 Jerry Donga

Additional information: We have reached the final stage in Oceania region. As first in the group (B), Solomon Islands have won the right to play two additional matches with the number one team from group A. Those playoff games will be played at 28 August in New Zealand and 05 September in Solomon Islands, where the overall winner will qualify for World Cup 2018 in Russia.

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Three new points for a confirmed direct place

IR Iran - Uzbekistan

Scorers: 1:0 23 Sardar Azmoun
              2:0 87 Mehdi Taremi

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Ending of group A with a win

New Caledonia - Fiji 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 43-pen Emile Ounei
              1:1 66 Epeli Saukuru
              2:1 73 Richard Sele

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Dreadful mistake left the hosts without a point

Singapore - Chinese Taipei 1:2

Scorers: 1:0 06 Hariss Harun
              1:1 30 Tsan-Yuan Chen
              1:2 59 Chen Chao-An

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Feast with several marvelous goals

Sudan - Madagascar 1:3

Scorers: 0:1 14 Faneva Andriatsima
              0:2 61-pen Carolus Andriamahitsinoro
              1:2 72 Athar el Tahir
              1:3 83 Faneva Andriatsima

Libya - Seychelles 5:1

Scorers: 1:0 22 Anis Mohamed Saltou
              2:0 26-pen Ahmad Benali
              3:0 45+1 Hamdou el Houni
              4:0 65 Mohamed Zubya
              5:0 84 Muaid Ellafi
              5:1 90+1 Leroy Coralie

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Some surprises meant to happen

Andorra - Hungary 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 26 Marc Rebes

Belarus - Bulgaria 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 33-pen Mikhail Sivakov
              2:0 79 Pavel Savitskiy
              2:1 90 Georgi Kostadinov

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Greece 0:0

Estonia - Belgium 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 30 Dries Mertens
              0:2 86 Nacer Chadli

Faroe Islands - Switzerland 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 35 Granit Xhaka 
              0:2 59 Xherdan Shaqiri

Gibraltar - Cyprus 1:2

Scorers: 0:1 10-own goal Roy Chipolina
              1:1 30 Anthony Hernandez
              1:2 87 Pieros Sotiriou

Latvia - Portugal 0:3

Scorers: 0:1 41 Cristiano Ronaldo
              0:2 62 Cristiano Ronaldo
              0:3 67 Andre Silva

Netherlands - Luxembourg 5:0

Scorers: 1:0 21 Arjen Robben
              2:0 34 Wesley Sneijder
              3:0 62 Georginio Wijnaldum
              4:0 70 Quincy Promes
              5:0 84-pen Vincent Janssen

Sweden - France 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 37 Olivier Giroud
              1:1 42 Jimmy Durmaz
              2:1 90+3 Ola Toivonen

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Hosts are so close to the playoff

Solomon Islands - Papua New Guinea 3:2

Scorers: 1:0 12 Atkin Kaua
              2:0 35 Benjamin Totori
              2:1 48 Michael Foster
              2:2 60 Patrick Aisa
              3:2 74 Micah Lea'alafa

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Goalless derby game

United States of America - Trinidad and Tobago 2:0

Scorer: 1:0 52 Christian Pulisic
            2:0 62 Christian Pulisic

Costa Rica - Panama 0:0

Mexico - Honduras 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 34 Oswaldo Alanis
              2:0 63 Hirving Lozano
              3:0 66 Raul Jimenez

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Excellent opening of this eighth leg

Australia - Saudi Arabia 3:2

Scorers: 1:0 06 Tomi Juric
              1:1 22 Salem al-Dawsari
              2:1 35 Tomi Juric
              2:2 45+1 Mohammed al-Sahlawi
              3:2 64 Tom Rogic

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These teams still awaits their first win

Fiji - New Caledonia 2:2

Scorers: 0:1 13 Mone Wamowe
              0:2 24 Mone Wamowe
              1:2 45+2 Saula Waqa
              2:2 54 Roy Krishna

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Young player dies on training

Yesterday the football world was shocked to hear the news that a young player collapsed on a training session. Cheick Tiote passed away on Monday while he was training with his team, Beijing Enterprises. After he fall down the doctors were trying to revive him, but unfortunately the attempts were unsuccessful.
The 30 year old midfielder has won the Africa Cup of Nations with his Ivory Coast team in 2015.

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Team of the season

After an outstanding final last weekend at the Champions league in Cardiff, the technical observers from UEFA have picked the best 18 players for 2016/17 season. The winning club from Spain have 8 players on the list, while their opponents are present with 3.

- Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
- Defenders: Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid).
- Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Isco Alarcon (Real Madrid), Miralem Pjanic (Juventus), Tiemoue Bakayoko (Monaco).
- Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Monaco), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich).

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List of all clubs for 2017/18 season

In Europe the fifth month of every year is usually when all national championships are ending, but this year happens to be the first weekend in June, just one day after the closing stages for the best club from previous season. Most of them finished in May, however after 04 June we can summarize all teams that will entertain us for the next season. In total 236 clubs have the right to play in both European league tournaments and here are all the names (the following list is based under country ranking for 2016):

- Spain = 7 clubs:
Champions league: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla.
Europa league: Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao.

- Germany = 7 clubs:
Champions league: Bayern Munchen, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Hoffenheim.
Europa league: FC Koln, Hertha, Freiburg.

- England = 7 clubs:
Champions league: Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United.
Europa league: Arsenal, Everton.

- Italy = 6 clubs:
Champions league: Juventus, Roma, Napoli.
Europa league: Atalanta, Lazio, Milan.

- Portugal = 6 clubs:
Champions league: Benfica, Porto, Sporting CP.
Europa league: Vitoria Guimaraes, Braga, Maritimo Funchal.

- France = 6 clubs:
Champions league: Monaco, PSG, Nice.
Europa league: Olympique Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux.

- Russia = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow.
Europa league: Lokomotiv Mosocw, Zenit St. Petersburg, Krasnodar.

- Ukraine = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv.
Europa league: Zorya Luhansk, Olimpik Donetsk, Oleksandriya.

- Belgium = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Anderlecht, Club Brugge.
Europa league: Zulte Waregem, Gent, Oostende.

- Netherlands = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Feyenoord, Ajax.
Europa league: Vitesse Arnhem, PSV Eindhoven, Utrecht.

- Turkey = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Besiktas, Basaksehir.
Europa league: Konyaspor, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray.

- Switzerland = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Basel, Young Boys Bern.
Europa league: Lugano, Sion, Luzern.

- Czech Republic = 5 clubs:
Champions league:: Slavia Prague, Viktoria Plzen.
Europa league: Zlin, Sparta Prague, Mlada Boleslav.

- Greece = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Olympiakos, AEK Athens.
Europa league: PAOK, Panathinaikos, Panionios.

- Romania = 5 clubs:
Champions league: Viitorul Constanta, Steaua.
Europa league: Dinamo Bucharest, Universitatea, Astra.

- Austria = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Red Bull Salzburg.
Europa league: Austria Vienna, Sturm, Altach.

- Croatia = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Rijeka.
Europa league: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Osijek.

- Poland = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Legia.
Europa league: Arka Gdynia, Jagiellonia, Lech Poznan.

- Cyprus = 4 clubs:
Champions league: APOEL Nicosia.
Europa league: Apollon, AEK Larnaca, AEL.

- Belarus = 4 clubs:
Champions league: BATE Borisov.
Europa league: Dinamo Brest, Shakhtyor Soligorsk, Dinamo Minsk.

- Sweden = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Malmo FF.
Europa league: Ostersunds, AIK, IFK Goteborg.

- Norway = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Rosenborg.
Europa league: Brann Bergen, Odd Ballklubb, Haugesund.

- Israel = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Hapoel Beer Sheva.
Europa league: Bnei Yehuda, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar.

- Denmark = 4 clubs:
Champions league: FC Copenhagen.
Europa league: Brondby, Lyngby, Midtjylland.

- Scotland = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Celtic.
Europa league: Aberdeen, Glasgow Rangers, St. Johnstone.

- Azerbaijan = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Qarabag Agdam.
Europa league: Gabala, Inter Baku, Zira.

- Serbia = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Partizan.
Europa league: Crvena Zvezda (Red Star), Vovodina, Mladost Lucani.

- Kazakhstan = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Astana.
Europa league: Kairat Almaty, Irtysh Pavlodar, Ordabasy Shymkent.

- Bulgaria = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Ludogorets.
Europa league: Botev Plovdiv, Levski Sofia, Dunav Ruse.

- Slovenia = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Maribor.
Europa league: Domzale, Nova Gorica, Olimpija Ljubljana.

- Slovakia = 4 clubs:
Champions league: MSK Zilina.
Europa league: Slovan Bratislava, MFK Ruzomberok, Trencin.

- Liechtenstein = 1 clubs:
Europa league: Vaduz.

- Hungary = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Honved.
Europa league: Ferencvaros, Videoton Fehervar, Vasas.

- Moldova = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Sheriff Tiraspol.
Europa league: Dacia, Milsami Orhei, Zaria Balti.

- Iceland = 4 clubs:
Champions league: Hafnarfjordur.
Europa league: Valur Reykjavik, Stjarnan, KR Reykjavik.

- Georgia = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Samtredia.

Europa league: Torpedo Kutaisi, Chikhura Sachkhere, Dinamo Batumi.

- Finland = 4 clubs:

Champions league: IFK Mariehamn.

Europa league: SJK Seinajoki, HJK Helsinki, VPS Vaasa.

- Bosnia and Herzegovina = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Zrinjski.

Europa league: Siroki Brijeg, Zeljeznicar, FK Sarajevo.

- Albania = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Kukesi.

Europa league: SK Tirana, Partizani, Skenderbeu.

- FYR Macedonia = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Vardar.

Europa league: Pelister, Shkendija, Rabotnicki.

- Republic of Ireland = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Dundalk.

Europa league: Cork City, Derry City, Shamrock Rovers.

- Latvia = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Spartaks Jurmala.

Europa league: Ventspils, Jelgava, Liepaja.

- Luxembourg = 4 clubs:

Champions league: F91 Dudelange.

Europa league: Differdange 03, Fola Esch, Progres Niedekorn.

- Montenegro = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Buducnost.

Europa league: Sutjeska, Zeta, Mladost Podgorica.

- Lithuania = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Zalgiris.

Europa league: Trakai, Suduva Marijampole, Atlantas Klaipeda.

- Northern Ireland = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Linfield.

Europa league: Crusaders, Coleraine, Ballymena.

- Estonia = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Infonet.

Europa league: Levadia, Kalju Nomme, Flora Tallinn.

- Armenia = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Alashkert.

Europa league: Shirak Gyumri, Gandzasar, Pyunik.

- Faroe Islands = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Vikingur.

Europa league: KI Klaksvik, NSI Runavik, B36 Torshavn.

- Malta = 4 clubs:

Champions league: Hibernians.

Europa league: Balzan, Valletta, Floriana.

- Wales = 4 clubs:

Champions league: TNS (The New Saints).

Europa league: Bala Town, Connah's Quay Nomads, Bangor City.

- Gibraltar = 3 clubs:

Champions league: Europa FC.

Europa league: Lincoln Red Imps, St. Joseph's FC.

- Andorra = 3 clubs:

Champions league: FC Santa Coloma.

Europa league: UE Santa Coloma, Sant Julia.

- San Marino = 3 club:

Champions league: La Fiorita.

Europa league: Tre Penne, Folgore.

- Kosovo = 2 clubs:

Champions league: Trepca 89.

Europa league: Prishtina.

The IMPORTANT thing to enter into the competitions are obtaining UEFA license, which unfortunately 5 teams failed to do so: Romanian casualties are 2 teams - the cup winner Voluntari and fifth place finisher from the regular season CFR Cluj, club who finished in second place at the regular season in Bulgaria - CSKA Sofia, Birkirkara from Malta who finished third and a team from Kosovo - Besa Peje which has won the national cup.

Each club has its own coefficient and therefore will compete in the qualifying round or group stage.

The draw for the first qualifying round of the new 2017/18 season in both European league tournaments will be on Monday, 19 June. The actual start is expecting to be on the last week of this month.

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