Players and coaches · 11 dispatches
Romelu Lukaku
All dispatches about Romelu Lukaku. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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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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Van Bommel has the Red Devils training by walking, and Freddy sees his Tuesday night
During the September camp, which ended with two defeats against France (0-1, then 4-1), Mark van Bommel used only a 4-3-3. Timothy Castagne describes work done by walking on the pitch, the…
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Van Bommel says Belgium break records in the data, Louise looks for them before Paris
Ahead of Monday’s Nations League match against France in Paris, Mark van Bommel says Belgium broke records in each of their first three games: high-intensity runs, distances covered, sprints. Kevin De Bruyne…
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Degryse sees Seys as a starter left and right, Freddy has one full-back for both
After Belgium’s 0-1 defeat to France, Marc Degryse reckons Joaquin Seys is knocking harder and harder on the door of a starting spot, at left-back as well as right-back.
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Lukaku benched for the 18th time in 151 caps, Marcel kept the other number
Romelu Lukaku, the Red Devils’ record scorer, played not a minute in the defeat to France, Mark van Bommel’s first as manager. The manager said he wanted pace.
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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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Four days after Real Madrid, Anderlecht put eight past Waregem: Nadine rereads 1984
In ten anecdotes published on 18 September, DH recalls that Anderlecht, top of the table, beat second-placed Waregem 8-2 at Parc Astrid on 1 December 1984, four days after a 3-0 win…
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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…
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Two billion spent, two trophies won at Chelsea: Louise redoes the sums
Chelsea have spent €2.07bn on incoming transfers since Todd Boehly took over in May 2022. Over the same period the club have won the Conference League and the 2025 Club World Cup.
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Anderlecht want to “get through the winter in Europe”, Louise asks when it starts
Speaking to De Standaard on the eve of the game against Lyon, Anderlecht president Michael Verschueren set the European target: get through the winter. The top 8 looks hard to him, the…