“Mine was further out than Maradona, so I get extra credit!” — Belgian Dries Mertens after scoring a golazo for Napoli in a 4-1 winover Lazio with a lob into the far top corner of the […]
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Van Damme gets wish: Galaxy issues transfer to Antwerp
Belgian defender Jelle Van Damme is heading home. The Galaxy sold the 33-year-old center back to Royal Antwerp of the Jupiler Pro League for a transfer fee of $235,000. Van Dammedeparts after making 46 appearances over […]
Horvath's Brugge exits UEFA Champions League
Ethan Horvath‘s Club Brugge fell to Istanbul Basaksehir of Turkey, 2-0, and was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League, 5-3, on aggregate in the third qualifying round, the round at which itentered the competition. Horvath has taken over as the No. 1 keeper at the Belgian club. He had starred in the Europa League last […]
UCL Qualifying: Horvath's Club Brugge rallies for 3-3 tie
Ethan Horvath opened the 2017-18 season for Club Brugge in a 3-3 tie with Istanbul Basaksehir. Brugge needed a goal on a free kick by Stefano Denswil in stoppage time to earn the draw after itblew a 2-0 lead, conceding three goals in 16 minutes in the second half.
Euro 2017: Host Dutch advance to quarterfinals with third win
The Netherlands, host of the Women’s Euro 2017, became the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals thanks to 2-1 win over Belgium thanks to goals by Sherida Spitse and Lieke Martens.The Dutch finished group play with three wins in three games.
Will Lukaku be enough to turn around Mourinho's Manchester United?
Will Romelu Lukaku be the force who will turn around Manchester United’s struggling attack? Not since the start of the English Premier League has United scored as few league goals as it’sscored in the last two seasons: 49 in 2015-16 and 54 in 2016-17. Lukaku, the all-time leading Everton scorer in the EPL with 68 […]
Lukaku set to join buddy Pogba at Manchester United
Everton’s Belgian star, Romelu Lukaku, on vacation in California with friend Paul Pogba, was expected to join Pogba at Manchester United on a $97 million transfer from Everton set to becompleted after he undergoes a medical exam in Los Angeles on Thursday night. United will arrive in Los Angeles on Sunday for its five-game U.S. […]
Saief's switch to represent USA is approved by FIFA
Israeli-American Kenny Saief, who plays for Belgium’s Gent, has been approved by FIFA for a change of association, making him eligible to only play for the USA at the senior internationallevel. Saief was born to a […]
Hazard fractures right ankle, out for start of Chelsea season
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard suffered a fractured right ankle while training with the Belgian national team for its friendly on Monday against Czech Republic and World Cup qualifier againstEstonia on June 9. National team doctor Kris Van Crombrugge estimated Hazard would be out for up to three months, ruling him out for the start of […]
NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, […]