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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Mourinho turned up with a printed sheet after Atlético: the gaffer opens his folder
Ahead of his first clásico since returning to Real Madrid three months ago, on Sunday night, José Mourinho has a few moments people noticed: a “por qué?” after Betis, a printed sheet…
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Carrick talks for 5 minutes 27 seconds unprompted: the gaffer times his own team talk
Michael Carrick, Manchester United manager, opened Friday’s press conference with a monologue lasting 5 minutes 27 seconds. United, 13th in the Premier League, have won just two of their 11 games.
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Ravenna announces “the return is real” for Ronaldinho, Louise looks for the other return
Ravenna announced on Instagram that Ronaldinho, who retired in 2015, will play again on 15 November against Forli in Serie C. In June, the club spoke of a final stint to score…
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Florucz celebrates his penalty in an empty stadium: the gaffer knows that silence
Back from suspension, Raul Florucz came on after about a quarter of an hour for Union SG, in an empty stadium. He won and scored a penalty, and Union have 7 points…
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Tuvalu appoint Robert Maaskant for a year, and Marcel finds the deal reasonable
Robert Maaskant, 57, is the new head coach of Tuvalu, following Foppe de Haan in 2011 and Leen Looijen in 2013. His first tournament is the Four Nations Cup in January.
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Sint-Truiden win in Denmark before 950 fans, Marcel preferred the silent eve of a match
Sint-Truiden won 0-1 at Midtjylland in Herning in the Conference League, the club’s first European away win. The day before, Danish coach Mike Tullberg had talked about STVV’s weaknesses on the road.
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Bournemouth host Milan fifteen years after Bury: the gaffer rereads his table
Bournemouth host Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan in the Europa League this Thursday 22 October 2026, fifteen years to the day after a 2-1 home defeat to Bury in the English third tier.…
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Leko gives a “donderspeech” at half-time against Lens: Louise wants the script
Ivan Leko gave a “donderspeech” (a thunderclap speech) at half-time in Club Brugge-Lens, according to his players, with the Club leading after a very poor first half. Bruges won comfortably on Wednesday…
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Sevilla want a zoom on three Real Madrid plays, the gaffer watches it all from the slope
Sevilla, beaten 4-1 by Real Madrid on Sunday, lodged a complaint with La Liga on Wednesday. The club says three incidents were not replayed properly, including an elbow by Arda Güler.
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One euro a vote, no limit, for the best ever: the gaffer recognises his raffle
On the official Ballon d’Or website, the public can vote for the “Ballon d’Or of All-Time” at one euro a go, as many times as they like according to VoetbalPrimeur. Cristiano Ronaldo…
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Seys talks of “world class” before Lens, Marcel preferred the silent eve of a match
On Tuesday, at the pre-match press conference, Joaquin Seys regretted the lack of world-class players at Lens, whom Club Brugge host on Wednesday at 9pm in the Champions League, then softened his…
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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…