Players and coaches · 7 dispatches
Thibaut Courtois
All dispatches about Thibaut Courtois. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Courtois dropped from the Red Devils WhatsApp: the gaffer digs out his delegate’s list
Thibaut Courtois, who missed the Nations League games, is back for the Euro 2028 qualifiers under Mark van Bommel. The Real Madrid goalkeeper denies sulking over a starting place and says he…
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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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Courtois looks back on his 2018 “anti-football”, Louise asks what a mixed zone is
Speaking to the Spanish outlet Onda Cero, Thibaut Courtois looked back on the 2018 World Cup semi-final lost 1-0 to France, to a Samuel Umtiti header in the 51st minute. He admits…
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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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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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Real Madrid attack the referee in an official statement, Nadine recognises her WhatsApp group
Beaten 2-1 at Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid put out an official statement condemning referee Ortiz Arias and listing two incidents the club believes deserved a red card.
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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…