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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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Vanderbiest calls his hug with Raman “pure friendship”, Marcel compares
After KV Mechelen’s first win of the season, Fred Vanderbiest called his hug with Benito Raman, the match winner, “pure friendship”. The coach insists there has never been a problem between them.
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Vitor Bruno sees the glass half full, Freddy looks for his at the clubhouse bar
According to Walfoot, Vitor Bruno, Anderlecht’s coach, plays down every average performance by his team. After Saturday’s game at Jan Breydel, he said he would sign for “this kind of win”.
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Leko wants 0-6 when Bruges are 0-3 up: Louise asks when a coach is allowed to be happy
Winners 1-4 at La Louvière on Saturday night, Club Brugge were pulled up by Ivan Leko, who told his players to aim for 0-5 or 0-6 when the team leads 0-3. Bruges…
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Luis Enrique makes four changes at once, PSG score on the first touch
PSG beat Le Mans 3-1 on Saturday at the Parc des Princes in the sixth round of Ligue 1. After a quadruple substitution by Luis Enrique, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored on his first…
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VAR rules out Vinicius’s 2-0 over a foul before the goal: Marcel compares
On Saturday VAR disallowed Vinicius Junior’s 71st-minute goal, which would have made it 2-0 to Real Madrid against Villarreal, for a hair pull on Nathan Saliba at the start of the move.…
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De Bruyne plays deeper and scores twice: Marcel misses numbers 1 to 11
Kevin De Bruyne, used in a deeper role, scored twice in Napoli’s 3-0 win over Frosinone on 10 October 2026. He told Football Italia he has always been a Number 8 or…
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Fellhauer nicks the ball off Neuer in six seconds: Freddy reviews his kick-off routine
On Saturday at the WWK Arena, Robin Fellhauer pounced on a heavy touch from Manuel Neuer, straight from Bayern’s kick-off, and scored after six seconds. Augsburg were still 1-0 up at half-time…
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The Portuguese federation posts an Al-Nassr goal: Marcel rereads his weekly
The Portuguese Football Federation promoted Cristiano Ronaldo’s 980th goal, scored for Al-Nassr against Al-Diriyah, on social media. It did not share Samu Costa’s goal, and has made no official comment on the…
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Haaland gets a haircut and video-calls his friends: Louise studies the protocol
Erling Haaland, 26, Manchester City striker, cut his long blond hair at the end of August, then video-called his friends to collect their reactions. Zlatan Ibrahimovic asked him whether he had lost…
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Florucz cleared on appeal for a red in a friendly: the amateur gaffer digs out his folder
The Disciplinary Council has cleared Raul Florucz, the Union Saint-Gilloise striker sent off in the 39th minute of a friendly against Lokeren. The federal prosecutor wanted a two-match ban and the Disciplinary…
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Stijnen thinks sporting directors fear him, Freddy has never scared his club delegate
Former goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen doesn’t understand why no Jupiler Pro League club (Belgium’s top flight) offers him a head coach job. In an interview with Het Nieuwsblad, he says he has had…
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Turkey announces “not to continue” with Montella: Louise looks for who decided
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) ended Vincenzo Montella’s spell as national team coach on 9 October; he had been in charge since September 2023. His contract ran until mid-2028, and the Turkish…
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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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