Eden Hazard, who has made an impressive start to his Chelsea career with two goals and five assists in all competitions, is having a much harder time adjusting to life on theinternational stage. ESPNFC reports that Belgium coach Marc Wilmots is contemplating leaving the 21-year-old playmaker out of the starting lineup for Tuesday’s World Cupqualifier […]
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Anderlecht aims to end Italian jinx at troubled Milan
Anderlecht’s return to the UEFA Champions League group stage after a six-year absence could not begin with a more difficult trip. The Belgian champions, featuring American Sacha Kljestan in midfield, have never won in 14 games in Italy dating back to 1964, and they open at AC Milan, a team desperate to get on the […]
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Belgium's golden generation must keep feet on ground
The recent transfers of Eden Hazard and Axel Witsel to Chelsea and Zenit St. Petersburg, respectively, for $50million each underscored the value of Belgian players on the international market. Indeed, more money was spent on Red Devils this summer than players from any country expect Brazil and Spain, butthey say it is too early to […]
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Kljestan's Anderlecht ends Champions League frustration
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacha Kljestan will be playing in the UEFA Champions League after Anderlecht scored two goals in thelast nine minutes to beat Cypriot club AEL Limassol, 2-0, and win their qualifying series, 3-2, on aggregate. The Belgian champions had lost in Champions League qualifying the last four summers. InEngland’s Capital One Cup, Jonathan Spector […]
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Kljestan hits goal in Champions League win
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacha Kljestan scored one goal and set up another to help Belgian champion Anderlecht complete itstwo-game rout of Lithuania’s Ekranas with a 6-0 win on Wednesday. The victory followed a 5-0 victory a week before and moved les Mauves into the final round of qualifying for the group stage ofthe UEFA Champions League. Kljestan […]
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Chelsea shells out for Hazard
European champion Chelsea isn’t resting on its laurels. It completed the signing of 21-year-old Belgium Eden Hazard from French club Lille for $49 million onMonday. Hazard is the second winger the Blues have signed after young German Marko Marin. Hazard, who agreed to a contract that will pay him an estimated $13 million ayear and […]
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Kljestan's Anderlecht wins Belgium title
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacha Kljestan started for Anderlecht in its 1-1 tie with Club Brugge that clinched a record31st Belgian league title. Jozy Altidore did not miss time off despite his horrific tumble in midweek, setting up the lone goal in AZ’s 1-0 winover FC Groningen that clinched fourth place in the Dutch Eredivisie. The news was […]
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Johnson scores for surging Hoffenheim
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Fabian Johnson scored his second goal of the season to go along with eight assists as Hoffenheimextended its unbeaten streak to four games with a 4-0 win over Hamburg. Sacha Kljestan got the better of Mix Diskerud asAnderlecht beat Gent, 4-1, to open up a five-point lead over idle Club Brugge in the […]
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Kljestan connects on free-kick blast
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Sacha Kljestan continues to make a case for inclusion in the U.S. national team, scoring on a freekick from almost 30 yards to put Anderlecht ahead in its 4-2 win over Genk in Belgium’s Jupiler League. For video of the goal … His shot from straightaway dipped and then bounced infront of the […]
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Diskerud moves to Belgium's Gent
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Midfielder Mikkel Diskerud has joined Belgian champion Gent on loan from Norwegian club Stabaek withan option to purchase. In other moves involving Americans on the final day of the January transfer window in Europe, Arturo Alvarez, who now represents ElSalvador, signed as a free agent with Pacos de Ferreira of Portugal, while Edson […]