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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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AC Milan fan Tresoldi scores three against Inter: “a bit like a derby”
Nicolò Tresoldi, Club Brugge’s 22-year-old striker, scored a hat-trick in the 3-4 win at Inter Milan. He grew up near Milan and supports AC Milan, according to Sporza and Walfoot.
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3-0 against Hungary, but “harder than Friday”: Louise measures the bar
Victorious 3-0 over Hungary in Tilburg on Tuesday, the Dutch women found the match harder than the 8-0 the Friday before. Arjan Veurink and Esmee Brugts expected more, according to NOS.
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Tottenham’s under-21s face Cheltenham in the EFL Trophy, Marcel looks for the cup
In the EFL Trophy, Tottenham’s under-21s, with Brazil international Richarlison, left out of the first team, faced Cheltenham Town, a League Two side. Richarlison equalised and the tie went to penalties.
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Nainggolan calls on Botticelli over Drammeh’s penalty, VAR was missing a painter
After Standard’s 0-1 defeat to Charleroi, with no penalty for a trodden foot on Salieu Drammeh, Radja Nainggolan summed up his astonishment with a line about Botticelli. Stijn Stijnen wants more former…
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Netflix gets all 104 matches of the 2030 World Cup in Spain, Louise looks for season 2
Netflix has won exclusive rights to the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Andorra and plans full live coverage, with pre-match, half-time and post-match shows plus a daily recap.
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Duchâtelet predicts AI-run VAR within ten years, Freddy already has the delegate
Speaking to Sudinfo, Roland Duchâtelet, former Standard Liège chairman, says VAR has improved refereeing despite technical errors that are still too frequent. He predicts it will be run by artificial intelligence within…
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Cahuzac takes a self-knowledge class on the morning of Lens-Sporting
On the morning of Lens-Sporting CP, a second-matchday Champions League tie, Lens coach Yannick Cahuzac follows a BEPF session by video on mental support and self-knowledge. He goes back to Clairefontaine on…
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No goals in 45 minutes, eleven in the next 45 in Sweden: Marcel prefers the first half
AIK Stockholm and Brommapojkarna drew 0-0 in the first half, then scored eleven goals in the second, in the Swedish top flight. Brommapojkarna, 5-1 up in the 70th minute, won 5-6 away…
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Eight minutes added, a winner at 90+9: Louise looks for the end of the match
Brommapojkarna won 6-5 at AIK Stockholm on Saturday in the Swedish league. Mads Hansen scored the winner at 90+9, when the eight minutes of added time were already up.
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VAR doesn’t call the referee over to see Drammeh’s fall at Sclessin: Marcel compares
Beaten 0-1 by Charleroi at Sclessin, Standard got no penalty for a late fall by Salieu Drammeh, although the footage seems to show a foot being stood on. The VAR did not…
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Ten-man Tottenham equalise in the 92nd minute at Old Trafford, Freddy knows the feeling
Manchester United and Tottenham drew 1-1 on Saturday at Old Trafford in the sixth round of the Premier League. Down to ten men after Rodrigo Bentancur was sent off, the Spurs equalised…
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Degryse calls Anderlecht “dramatic” at Cercle Bruges, Louise looks for who won
Anderlecht won 1-2 away at Cercle Bruges. In Het Laatste Nieuws, Marc Degryse writes of Anderlecht’s worst display of the season, but praises Vítor Bruno’s attacking call late on.
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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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