Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany might not be back any time soon, says his manager Manuel Pellegrini. The Belgian defender is out with a calf injury for the 12th time since thestart of 2011-12 and Pellegrini hopes to have him back for at least the last part of the season. “At this moment,” he said, […]
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Kompany to Miss Another Month
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany now faces an additional three to four weeks on the sideline, coach Manuel Pellegrini confirmed on Monday. The City and Belgium captainreturned on Boxing Day after a month out with a calf injury but only lasted nine minutes before re-aggravating his muscle. According to Pellegrini, Kompany will now miss another month. […]
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What They're Saying: Jean-Marc Bosman
“All of these Belgian players who went to England, they are earning 300,000 euros per week, while in my case I’m not earning anything. They could make a gesture because of all of thehappiness I gave to tens of thousands of players.” — Belgian Jean-Marc Bosman, who secured freedom for himself and every other player […]
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Barca-Arsenal Headlines UCL Draw
Defending European champion Barcelona will face Premier League giant Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, after the draw for the first knockout stage was completed on Monday. The otherheavyweight clash features German champ Bayern Munich against last season’s Serie A winner and UCL runner-up, Juventus. Other interesting clashes include Chelsea vs. Paris […]
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What They're Saying: Kenny Saief
“I’ve been two years in Belgium. No one ever came to see a game. That says it all. Not even a phone call. I play for the Belgian champion in the Champions League. I expect interest and nothing.” — Florida-born Ghent midfield Kenny Saief, on not being called up to the Israeli national team. The […]
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UCL: Gent ends long Belgian drought
Gent became the first Belgian club since Anderlecht in 2001 to reach the final 16 of the UEFA Champions League when it beat Zenit St. Petersburg, also through from Group H, on goals from LaurentDepoitre and Danijel Milicevic. “It is a historic win for Gent and Belgium,” Milicevic said. “We were all waiting for this.”
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Belgian Lukaku to Move Family out of Brussels
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, who scored twice as the Toffees trounced Aston Villa 4-0 on Saturday, has revealed that he plans to move his family out of the Molenbeek district of Brusselsbecause of the increased terror threat in the capital city. Brussels remains on lockdown and on the highest level of terror alert after the government […]
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Police recognize Belgian star Nainggolan, ending terrorist scare
Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan was mistaken for a terrorist by guests at a hotel in his hometown of Antwerp in Belgium. Fortunately, police called to the hotel recognized him, andthe incident was finally put to rest. He was spending time with family after Tuesday’s Belgium-Spain game was called off for security reasons.
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Belgium-Spain cancelled due to terrorism concerns
Terrorism concerns in the wake of attacks in Paris on Friday that resulted in 129 deaths has prompted the Belgian soccer federation to cancel a friendly between Belgium and Spain scheduled forTuesday. Salah Abdeslam, one of two Belgium-based brothers allegedly involved in the attacks, has not been apprehended. He rented a Belgian-registered car that was […]
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Our way too early Euro 2016 power rankings
France will play the opener of Euro 2016 at the Stade De France 234 days from now. The host nation’s opponent has yet to be determined, so what better time to tell you exactly how theworld’s second most watched soccer tournament will play out? The final of Euro 2016 will be held exactly 56 years […]