Players and coaches · 19 dispatches
Mark van Bommel
All dispatches about Mark van Bommel. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Zidane says Van Bommel used to give him ‘little boxes’, Louise looks for the boxes
At a press conference at King Baudouin Stadium, Belgium’s national ground, on 27 September 2026, before Belgium-France in the Nations League, Zinédine Zidane was asked about Mark van Bommel, an old on-pitch…
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Van Bommel switches to Spanish for Fernandez-Pardo, Marcel misses the silent dressing room
Mark van Bommel speaks Dutch to the Red Devils squad, English one-to-one with French speakers like Diego Moreira and Roméo Lavia, and Spanish with Matias Fernandez-Pardo. He calls the arrangement “absolutely no…
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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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De Bruyne to hand Red Devils the controls, Louise hunts the wheel
Kevin De Bruyne confirmed, on the eve of Italy-Belgium, that he is staying with the Red Devils. He said many teammates asked him to stay after the World Cup, which gave him…
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Four games in eleven days for van Bommel, and Freddy rethinks his rotation
Mark van Bommel takes his first camp as Belgium manager with four fixtures lined up: Italy on 25 September, France on the 28th, Turkey on 2 October and France again on 5…
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Father names Belgium’s squad, son named by the Netherlands: Marcel compares
On 18 September, Mark van Bommel announced his first squad as manager of the Red Devils, Belgium’s national team. That same afternoon, his son Ruben van Bommel (22, PSV) was called up…