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Anderlecht back Vítor Bruno but want a set XI: the gaffer opens his folder
In an HLN interview published on 30 October 2026, Anderlecht CEO Kenneth Bornauw says he keeps faith in Vítor Bruno without agreeing with everything. He thinks there has been too much experimenting with a squad of about 32 players.
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Anderlecht punished for a handball in a tackle: a P3 gaffer seeks the armless tackle
Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday in the Europa League, on a penalty given in the final seconds after a VAR check for an Oleg Reabciuk handball. Anderlecht stay on…
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Anderlecht fall in the last minute, Vitor Bruno banks on six games, Marcel counts one
Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb to a penalty in the last minute of added time and remain on zero points in the Europa League. Vitor Bruno points out that six games…
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Anderlecht lose on a 93rd-minute handball, Louise wonders where arms go in a slide
Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, on a penalty awarded after a VAR check for an Oleg Reabciuk handball in the 93rd minute. The Purple and Whites are…
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Vitor Bruno talks of a “slap” and a “European mission”, Marcel keeps the word match
After the defeat to Dinamo on a goal conceded late in the game, Vitor Bruno said his side did not deserve “such a slap”. Despite the 0 from 6, he says the…
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Ligue 1 blurs player names on shirts, and a Sunday-league gaffer sees an equal at last
For World Sight Day, the LFP (France’s professional football league) is blurring the player names on shirts at every Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 ground this weekend. The campaign, run with Essilor,…
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Sven Kums is Gent’s “Talent Manager”, Louise wonders who manages the talent
Former midfielder and 2015 Golden Shoe (Belgium’s player of the year) winner Sven Kums has been Talent Manager at Gent since early May. He watches matches every weekend, from the under-8s to…
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Tresoldi has a stake in his own resale, Freddy checks his folder for the clause
According to Het Nieuwsblad, Nicolò Tresoldi, the Club Brugge striker who scored a hat-trick in the 3-4 win at Inter Milan, is entitled to 12% of the capital gain on his next…
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Vitor Bruno wants his line left in context, Louise wants to know where context is kept
After Anderlecht’s narrow win at Cercle Brugge, a Vitor Bruno line about “playing badly and taking the three points” was analysed and criticised. Ahead of the trip to Dinamo Zagreb in the…
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Mourinho snubs the press on Saturday, then asks “Couldn’t they do it tomorrow morning?”
After Vinícius Júnior’s sending-off against Villarreal, José Mourinho refused to face the press. He spoke after Real’s 4-3 win in Rome on Wednesday, to condemn the timing of the four-match ban handed…
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Leko plays “his football” against Inter as in a friendly, a Sunday-league gaffer approves
Club Brugge won 3-4 at Inter. In his press conference, Ivan Leko called the match “50/50”, admitted to a bit of luck and said he has played his football since day one,…
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Lisandro Martínez wants more investment at United, Freddy thinks of his clubhouse bar
Beaten 2-0 away at Atlético Madrid in the Champions League, Manchester United heard defender Lisandro Martínez say he expects “more” from technical director Jason Wilcox. Michael Carrick thinks it’s “a little bit…
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A question for Fàbregas rather than Baturina: “I’m not playing tomorrow night”
Before Feyenoord v Como in the Champions League on Wednesday at De Kuip, a question at Tuesday evening’s press conference went to manager Cesc Fàbregas rather than to player Martin Baturina. Fàbregas…
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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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