Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has said that his team will not underestimate the USA when the two teams meet in the round of 16 on Tuesday. Belgium progressed from Group H with maximum points,but the Red Devils labored to beat the likes of Algeria, Russia and South Korea by a single goal each. Jurgen Klinsmann’s […]
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The case for and against Belgium's Red Devils
[BRAZIL 2014] Before the World Cup began the USA had faced only one European World Cup team twice during the JurgenKlinsmann. Now it gets to face Belgium a third time, this time in the round of 16 Tuesday in Salvador. Loaded with young talent, the Red Devils were highly fancied before the start ofthe World Cup but they […]
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PSG Rules Out Hazard Bid
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has ruled out a renewed bid for Chelsea and Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard after admitting that Bluescoach Jose Mourinho has no desire to sell him. “For him, as for others, the door is closed,” Blanc said. “People who know me know that, when I say that, I mean it.” Earlier […]
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Fellaini, Belgium's Unlikely Savior
Anyone who follows the English Premier League knows that Marouane Fellaini endured a miserable first season with Manchester United following his hefty 27 million pound ($45.8 million)transfer to Old Trafford from Everton last summer. Not only did the big midfielder end up warming the bench for most of the campaign, he also failed to score […]
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World Cup Today: Tuesday
[BRAZIL 2014] Guillermo Ochoa had the best game by a goalkeeper at the World Cup with six saves, including two spectacularstops, as Mexico held host Brazil to a 0-0 tie in the Matchday 2 opener Tuesday afternoon in Fortaleza. Ochoa’s best stops were on Neymar with flying save in the first half to stop a […]
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Mourinho: Courtois to Return to Chelsea
In an interview with Spanish sports daily Marca, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho confirmed that Belgium international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois would return to Stamford Bridgefor preseason following his two-year loan spell at Atletico Madrid. The Portuguese also spoke of his eagerness to complete the signing of Diego Costa, while affirming that center midfielderRamires is not for […]
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Report: Atleti Eyeing Chelsea's Lukaku
Atletico Madrid is reportedly closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku in a deal that would see Diego Costa go the other way. Lukaku, 21, is in high demand by anumber of club across Europe, but the Evening Standard claims the Spanish champ is the frontrunner for the Belgium international’s signature, […]
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Group H Preview: Belgium's Red Devils sit pretty
By Paul Kennedy Belgium is one of the hot World Cup teams, loaded with young talent from Europe’s top clubs. Thanks to a very favorable draw interms of opposition and travel, the Red Devils are overwhelming favorites to win Group H, though they’d then come up against the second-place team that survives the USA’s very […]
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FIFA Strikes Belgium Rout From Record Books
FIFA on Wednesday wiped Belgium’s 5-1 win against Luxembourg from the record books because coach Marc Wilmots used too many substitutes in last week’s friendly. Whereas FIFA rules allow amaximum of six substitutes in international friendlies, Wilmots used seven. The result will not count toward the FIFA rankings, which will be updated on Friday. Belgium […]
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Will Hazard Stay or Go at Chelsea?
Eden Hazard on Tuesday said he is looking forward to wearing the No. 10 shirt for Chelsea next season, suggesting that the Belgium international, who has been repeatedly linkedwith a move to big-spending Paris Saint-Germain, will remain at Stamford Bridge next season. “I am very pleased to be able to wear the No.10 for Chelsea,” […]