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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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Hojbjerg wanted only one of his two midfielders, Freddy is still looking for his
Denmark lost 2-3 to Norway on Thursday night, and captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg criticised the midfield he shared with Morten Hjulmand and Victor Froholdt before apologising on Instagram. Coach Brian Riemer, a former…
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A penalty retaken ends in a saved panenka, Marcel watches the goal line
In the last 32 of the Croky Cup (Belgium’s national cup), Axel Benoit’s penalty for Olympic Charleroi was saved, retaken because goalkeeper Thiebault Bartholomé was ruled too far off his line, then…
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Salah rested over synthetic turf in Djouba, Marcel remembers the mud
Mohamed Salah will not feature in Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan on 29 September in Djouba. Hossam Hassan’s staff say the stadium’s synthetic pitch is too risky.
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Heist knock out Courtrai on penalties, Marcel misses the replay
Courtrai (D1A) eliminated from the Belgian Cup in the last 32 by Heist (D1 amateurs): 2-2 after goals from Thierry Ambrose, Kelvin Owusu, Suf Podgoreanu and Mbey Epolo, then 5-4 to Heist…
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Mancini keeps 25 good minutes from Belgium’s 2-0, Freddy would sign for twenty
Beaten 2-0 by Belgium at the Stadio Olimpico, Roberto Mancini’s Italy were booed by their own fans. The coach wants to build on the first 25 minutes of the second half.
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Leoni turned down half his rivals’ wages, Freddy does the sums
Theo Leoni, now at Reims, explained on LN24 that he could not accept earning half the wages of his direct rivals in his position at Anderlecht, the club that trained him.
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Van Bommel calls De Bruyne Belgium’s greatest ever, Marcel puts his paper down
After the Red Devils’ win over Italy, his first match in charge, Mark van Bommel rated Kevin De Bruyne better than at the World Cup and called him the best player in…
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Van Bommel says Lukaku must ‘digest’ his move, Louise has questions
Romelu Lukaku is still without a goal or an assist for Fenerbahçe. Mark van Bommel says he still needs time to digest his move to his new club.
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Klopp contradicts ex-captain Van Dijk, Marcel misses the age of silence
The Netherlands and Germany drew 1-1 on Thursday in the Nations League. Virgil van Dijk and Jürgen Klopp, former captain and former manager at Liverpool until 2024, gave opposing verdicts on Van…
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Puel demands Ben Arfa get fit in Paris, Freddy offers his sloping pitch
Jean-Pierre Rivère tried to bring Hatem Ben Arfa back to OGC Nice in January 2026, according to Nice-Matin. The move ultimately fell through.
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Van Damme admits only one left-back ever topped him, Freddy pictures his own
Jelle Van Damme, 31 caps for the Red Devils and retired since 2020, talked about his career on a TV show alongside Gregory van der Wiel. He named Maxwell, his former Ajax…
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Hoefkens says eight days off is enough for Las Vegas, Louise checked the flight
Carl Hoefkens criticised Vitor Bruno’s decision to give Anderlecht’s players eight days off right at the start of the three-week international break, with the club sitting fifth, five points off Club Brugge…
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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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