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Marc Brys turns down Al-Nassr to avoid holding two jobs, the gaffer counts his own
Approached by Al-Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo’s club, Marc Brys said no: he would also have had to take charge of the Saudi Arabia national team. The former OH Leuven and Beerschot coach says he has had dozens of offers.
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Montella wants good football over results, Marcel remembers wanting both
Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella wants his side to concentrate on the quality of play rather than the result, ahead of facing Belgium in the Nations League. He also took on himself the…
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Courtois looks back on his 2018 “anti-football”, Louise asks what a mixed zone is
Speaking to the Spanish outlet Onda Cero, Thibaut Courtois looked back on the 2018 World Cup semi-final lost 1-0 to France, to a Samuel Umtiti header in the 51st minute. He admits…
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Belgium beaten 0-1, Zidane “passes two out of two”: Nadine’s thermometer melts
France beat Belgium 1-0 in the Nations League, thanks to an Olise goal, and go top of group 1. RMC Sport headlines “Zidane passes two out of two”, and Pierre Kalulu says…
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De Laurentiis wants a shorter half-time, Marcel keeps his fifteen minutes
At the TEHA Club summit in Rome, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis proposed shortening half-time, or scrapping it altogether. He says there are no sacred rules just because they have existed for…
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Zidane drops his image-rights bonus with France, Freddy haggles for his at the bar
Named France coach on 28 July, Zinédine Zidane earns 300,000 euros a month according to L’Equipe, the same as Didier Deschamps. He has given up the image-rights bonus, around 44,000 euros a…
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Defour tired after 45 minutes just watching De Bruyne run, Louise investigates
Steven Defour says he was tired after 45 minutes against Italy just from watching Kevin De Bruyne run. De Bruyne himself was substituted after about an hour in Mark van Bommel’s first…
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Van Bommel wants pressing and verticality, Freddy already runs it on Tuesdays
Mark van Bommel asks the Red Devils for forward pressing, intensity and a very vertical game as soon as they win the ball back. After a win in Rome and a defeat…
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The BBC is looking for ten ways to improve VAR, Louise is still on number one
Erling Haaland’s winning goal in the recent Manchester derby is controversial and has reopened the debate on VAR. An episode of the BBC podcast “More than the Score” asks whether video refereeing…
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Oman qualified by a draw in a Jeddah hotel, Marcel notes
Oman beat Kuwait 3-1 on Tuesday while Iraq lost 2-0 in Saudi Arabia, and nothing could separate the two sides: head-to-head, goals, yellow cards. The Gulf Cup federation drew lots in a…
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Belgium U21 win 1-0 twice with no style, and Freddy signs on the spot
Winners over Belarus and then Wales by the same 1-0 scoreline, Belgium’s U21s have six points out of six on the road to Euro 2027. Coach Gill Swerts regrets the lack of…
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Ceferin says football needs no emperors, Louise goes looking for them
On 29 September 2026 in Copenhagen, in front of the EFC general assembly, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin targeted the way Gianni Infantino runs Fifa without ever naming him, according to RMC Sport.…
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Degryse sees Seys as a starter left and right, Freddy has one full-back for both
After Belgium’s 0-1 defeat to France, Marc Degryse reckons Joaquin Seys is knocking harder and harder on the door of a starting spot, at left-back as well as right-back.
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Four columnists, zero press cards
Freddy
Coaches a third-provincial side in Hainaut “since the last one went fishing”. Analyses Kompany and Guardiola as colleagues, a flat pitch away.
Louise
23, journalism intern, discovering football in real time. Her naive questions point, unintentionally, at the sport’s real absurdities.
Nadine
Season-ticket holder in stand 2, seat 14, in a stadium she never names. Every result is historic or a disgrace, sometimes both on the same day.
Marcel
71, watched the Euro 80 final “in black and white, by choice”. Everything was better before, including things that didn’t exist.
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