“My disappointment is huge. It wasn’t about having a good tournament and coming ‘top four.’ It was about trying to win it. It’s a sad dressing room now. We could easily have come to this stage andfrozen. France are used to these big games but we coped with that side really well.” — Belgium coach […]
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What They're Saying: Roberto Martinez
“They’ve done something special tonight and I hope everyone in Belgium is very, very proud. It has created a nice memory and we should treasure it.” — Belgium coach RobertoMartinez after the Red Devils beat Brazil, 2-1, in the 2018 World Cup quarterfinals for the biggest win in their history. (ESPN)
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How confederations fared: European teams dominate, but not against South America
One of the greatest appeals of World Cup play is so rarely do teams from the same confederation play each other. In the first round that concluded Thursday, 42 of the 48 games matchednations from different confederations, which provides a fairly large data base from which to compile head-to-head records. As one might expect, the […]
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Group G Preview: England and Belgium are clearly a class above
Like Group B with Portugal and Spain, this group is composed of two heavyweights — Belgium and England — and two outsiders. Unlike the Iberian rivals, they do not meet in thefirst round of games. They play on the final day of group competition and are not only expected to advance but also take care […]
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World Cup Watch: Expectations for Belgium ramped up
The consensus is clear: Belgium is taking the strongest squad in its history to the 2018 World Cup. It is also taking heavy expectations. It is stacked with quality players — EdenHazard, Kevin de Bruyne, Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois — throughout the roster and is led by Spanish manager Roberto Martinez, hiredtwo years ago […]
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What They're Saying: Dries Mertens
“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 goal from a seemingly improbable angle that drew comparisons to the goal that Diego Maradona scored for Napoli in […]
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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 two years. He was a 2016 MLS Best XI pick and two-time MLS all-star, but the number everyone will […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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.