Football
Football news that overlaps a little, as horsjeu.be tells it: Pro League, Red Devils, Europe and transfers, by four fictional columnists. Every dispatch is read on horsjeu.be.
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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 calls Ngoy to introduce himself, Freddy still calls his players to show up
Nathan Ngoy said Mark van Bommel, the new head coach, attended his match against PSG and called him before the international break to introduce himself and explain how he wants to play.…
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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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Zidane scraps the Clairefontaine carpet, Louise wonders where players arrive now
New France head coach after Didier Deschamps’s fourteen years in charge, Zinédine Zidane has scrapped Clairefontaine’s “blue carpet” and closed the players’ arrival to photographers and journalists.
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Zidane chose the team retreat over a Knokke hotel, Louise wonders what she’s missing
In February 2015, during a two-day placement at Club Bruges for his UEFA Pro coaching badge, Zinédine Zidane turned down a luxury hotel in Knokke to stay in the team’s pre-match retreat.…
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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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Vozinha misses life before the 0-0, Freddy’s keeper still unrecognised at the chip van
Cape Verde keeper Vozinha, 40, became famous overnight after the 0-0 with Spain at the 2026 World Cup and told The Observer he’d lost his peace and quiet. He’s now up for…
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Antigua & Barbuda lead 5-0 and finish with nine, Freddy gives a lesson in game management
Antigua & Barbuda beat Anguilla 5-0 in the Concacaf Nations League. At 5-0, Keon Greene and then Shalon Knight were sent off by referee Wikelson Bonnet for pulling the dreadlocks of Aedan…
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Gibbs-White recalled from Dubai holiday, Nadine calls it historic
Morgan Gibbs-White was called up to the England squad while on holiday in Dubai, to replace Cole Palmer, who withdrew from the squad. England host Spain on Saturday night at Wembley in…
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Hojbjerg wanted only one of his two midfielders, Freddy is still looking for his
Denmark lost 2-3 to Norway on Thursday night, and captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg criticised the midfield he shared with Morten Hjulmand and Victor Froholdt before apologising on Instagram. Coach Brian Riemer, a former…
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A penalty retaken ends in a saved panenka, Marcel watches the goal line
In the last 32 of the Croky Cup (Belgium’s national cup), Axel Benoit’s penalty for Olympic Charleroi was saved, retaken because goalkeeper Thiebault Bartholomé was ruled too far off his line, then…