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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Six minutes of VAR for Anderlecht’s third goal, and Louise timed the silence
Anderlecht beat Zulte Waregem 3-0 on Saturday. The third goal, scored by Marten Winkler in the final phase, was only given after six minutes of video checking, with Ken Vermeiren on VAR…
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Hayen says he’s disappointed in himself, Freddy files it for Tuesday
Burnley, managed by Belgian coach Nicky Hayen, led against Derby County on Saturday before conceding in the 93rd minute. The club stay bottom of the Championship with 4 points from 24, still…
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Barcelona told Cortés to leave, and Louise is looking for what counts as personal
In early August, Álvaro Cortés told the Spanish press he was staying at Barcelona. At the end of the window, the club informed him he had to go. The 21-year-old defender signed…
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Mbappé points out the Ballon d’Or is an individual award, and Marcel takes note
Kylian Mbappé, 27, is up for the Ballon d’Or for the ninth time without ever having won it. Speaking to L’Équipe and AS, he answers those who hold last season’s lack of…
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Three games, three corner goals: Nadine’s thermometer won’t come back down
Standard conceded a corner goal against Cercle Brugge (2-2), another at Westerlo (4-2) and a third on Friday at Gent (2-1). In total, 6 of the 12 goals they have shipped this…
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Mbappé’s On football boot not before 2027, Freddy offers up pitch 2
On, the Swiss running brand that currently sells no football boot at all, is developing its first one with Kylian Mbappé. Nothing from the On Football range, boots or clothing, will go…
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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…
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Nine goals in eight games at 33, called up by Madagascar: Freddy would sign him now
Belgian striker Roman Ferber, 33, is on the Madagascar squad list revealed on Thursday 17 September by manager Corentin Martins. A Charleroi native who played for Sporting Charleroi and Union Saint-Gilloise, he…
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Two up and out of the cup: Marcel still won’t say the sponsor’s name
Manchester United went out of the League Cup to Brighton, beaten 3-2 at Old Trafford after leading 2-0. Maxim De Cuyper, on as a second-half substitute, scored the winner on 70 minutes.