Europe
The Champions League, the top leagues and Belgians abroad, watched from stand 2: we appreciate, we don’t get carried away.
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Vitor Bruno “not born mauve” but thinks of the club “every second”: Marcel counts
Criticised after Anderlecht’s exit from the Croky Cup (the Belgian Cup) at the hands of Beerschot, Vitor Bruno said before facing Jagiellonia Białystok that he would not change course. He also described…
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Leko gives a “donderspeech” at half-time against Lens: Louise wants the script
Ivan Leko gave a “donderspeech” (a thunderclap speech) at half-time in Club Brugge-Lens, according to his players, with the Club leading after a very poor first half. Bruges won comfortably on Wednesday…
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Seys talks of “world class” before Lens, Marcel preferred the silent eve of a match
On Tuesday, at the pre-match press conference, Joaquin Seys regretted the lack of world-class players at Lens, whom Club Brugge host on Wednesday at 9pm in the Champions League, then softened his…
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Brighton lead Palace 3-0 after ten minutes: the gaffer shelves his team talk
Brighton beat Crystal Palace 5-0 on Sunday in the Premier League, after leading 3-0 by the 10th minute. Belgium’s Maxim De Cuyper played the whole match on the left wing.
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Tottenham climb to 16th with 6 points: Nadine calls it historic, well, not bad
With a 3-1 win over newly promoted Coventry City, Tottenham have 6 points and move from bottom place to 16th in the Premier League. Fulham, 18th on 5 points, are now the…
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“It’s no longer my problem,” says De Zerbi: Louise looks for who owns it
Before the game against Coventry, Roberto De Zerbi said that the situation of Richarlison, dropped from the Premier League squad list and sent down to Tottenham’s U21s, was “no longer [his] problem”.…
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Suzuki picked over Bizot in Villa’s goal: Freddy also has two keepers for one net
Aston Villa won 0-1 at Newcastle on Saturday with Zion Suzuki, formerly of STVV (Sint-Truiden), in goal ahead of Marco Bizot, formerly of Genk. Early in the second half he saved a…
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A tweet announced Gomez’s goal two days early, prophecy has changed platform
A Brighton supporter had predicted in a tweet that Diego Gomez would score from the halfway line on Sunday. Two days later, in the 7th minute against Crystal Palace, the midfielder did…
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Lukaku celebrates his first Fenerbahçe goal by kicking the post, Louise seeks the rule
For his first goal for Fenerbahçe, scored on Saturday in the 40th minute against Alanyaspor (3-0), Romelu Lukaku kicked the post in rage. It came in his second start.
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Lukaku scores after the 6-0 at Villa, an amateur gaffer writes down his reaction method
Starting on Saturday, Romelu Lukaku scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe, who won 3-0 three days after a 6-0 defeat at Aston Villa. The striker says his adaptation is over.
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Fernando Roig starts his 30th year at Villarreal, Marcel salutes a president who stays
Fernando Roig took over Villarreal in May 1997, when the club had never played in the top flight, had about 1,500 members and a debt close to €80 million. At 79, he…
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Napoli rest De Bruyne and Højlund, then lose in Venice: Freddy rethinks his rotation
Napoli lost 1-0 on Saturday at Venezia, bottom of Serie A, in round 7. Massimiliano Allegri had rested Kevin De Bruyne and Rasmus Højlund after the Champions League defeat to Villarreal; both…