Etienne Jr. scores at Miami as Expérience lands Dender, Placide finds Borgo

Derrick Etienne Jr. leads today's brief after a strong week at Toronto FC. The forward started and scored in Toronto's 2-1 MLS win at Inter Miami on 22 August, adding an assist in a 3-3 draw with Charlotte just three days earlier (19 August). That two-game haul — one goal, one assist — in four days underlines his importance to a TFC side pushing for a late playoff charge.

Off the pitch, two notable transfer moves have landed. Martin Expérience, who left AS Nancy on 1 July, has now signed with Belgian second-tier side FCV Dender EH, with Flashscore and Transfermarkt both registering the deal as completed on 12 August 2026. Meanwhile, Johny Placide — a free agent after departing SC Bastia — has joined FC Borgo in France's National 1 (fourth tier), per Transfermarkt's updated profile.

In Ecuador, Ricardo Adé featured for LDU Quito in back-to-back fixtures: he started the CONMEBOL Libertadores second leg against Millonarios on 20 August (0-0, LDU advancing 5-4 on penalties, picking up a yellow card) and came on as a substitute in a 2-0 LigaPro win over Emeleque on 23 August.

Wilguens Paugain started both of Zulte Waregem's opening Belgian Pro League fixtures — a 2-1 win over Genk (9 August) and a 0-0 draw at Union SG (15 August) — keeping his place at right-back as Zulte make a solid early-season start.