Players and coaches · 8 dispatches
Roméo Lavia
All dispatches about Roméo Lavia. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Belgium lead 1-0 until the 77th minute, lose 4-1: the thermometer has seen it all
France beat Belgium 4-1 at the Stade de France in the Nations League, scoring four goals in 14 minutes after Dodi Lukebakio’s opener. Nathan Ngoy told Sporza that Belgium had sat too…
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Van Bommel rotates everywhere but the back: Louise hunts the rotation that won’t turn
Mark van Bommel changed several starters in his first Nations League spell, but Senne Lammens, Timothy Castagne, Nathan Ngoy and Brandon Mechele played every minute. Zinédine Zidane made more changes on 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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Camavinga says Belgium have the past stuck in their throats, Nadine confirms
Belgium lost 0-1 to France in the Nations League. Before kick-off, Eduardo Camavinga had said it’s mainly the Belgians who still have the history between the two sides stuck in their throat.
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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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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.