After two seasons at Norway’s Molde, 21-year-old keeper Ethan Horvath has been transferred to Belgian champion Club Brugge, coached by legendary Belgian keeper Michel Preud’homme.He signed a deal through the 2020-21 season with Brugge, first in Belgium’s Jupiler Pro League after 21 games. Horvath won the No. 1 job at Molde in 2015 and led […]
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MLS Positional Rankings: Birnbaum and Van Damme command the centerback slots
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The three-man back line is gaining favor in MLS as well as around the world, but the standardfour-back system prevails. Occasionally, a player will toggle between the central slots, but most players and coaches prefer to establish one side as their own. Steve Birnbaum hasplayed well enough to earn callups to […]
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New T&T coach gets job by default — and supposedly why Klinsmann said no
After the USA lost its first two games in the Hexagonal, U.S. Soccer fired Jurgen Klinsmann and hired old-hand Bruce Arena. Say what you want about the merits of rehiring acoach who had been fired 10 years earlier, Arena is an accomplished coach, having had plenty of success since leaving the national team with three […]
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Pochettino: Alderweireld's recovery taking longer than expected
Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld, who has been out of action since October with a knee injury, is still sidelined. Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted the Belgian’s recoveryhad been slow though he hopes to have him back in action by the end of the month. “From the beginning we believed it would be a very short […]
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Impact's Ciman called up for Belgium matches
Montreal Impact defender Laurent Cimanwas recalled for Belgium’s matches against the Netherlands (friendly) and Estonia (World Cup qualifier). Belgium Roster: Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea/ENG), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool/ENG), Mats Selz (Newcastle United/ENG). Defenders: Luis Cavanda(Galatasaray), Laurent Ciman (Montreal Impact), Thomas Foket (Gent), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City/ENG), Christian Kabasele (Watford/ENG), Thomas Meunier (Paris SF/FRA), Jan Vertonghen(Tottenham/ENG). Midfielders: […]
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Algeria picks Belgian Leekens as new head coach
Algeria hired former Belgium national team coach Georges Leekens, 67, as its new coach two days after losing his job at Belgian club Lokeren. He takes over after the Fennecs dumped SerbianMilovan Rajevac following their home draw with Cameroon in their African World Cup group qualifiying opener.
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Benteke sets record with goal after seven seconds
Belgium’s Christian Benteke set a World Cup qualifying record when he scored seven seconds into the Red Devils’ 6-0 win over Gibraltar on Monday. It was the fastest ever goal in a World Cupqualifier. The previous record: eight seconds by San Marino’s Davide Gualtieri against England in 1993.
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Playoff fever hits Germany
What’s the best way of ending Bayern Munich’s four-year reign as German Bundesliga champion? If you can’t beat Bayern in the 34-game league championship, how about getting a second shot in theplayoffs? Former German Football League (DFL) president and Bayer Leverkusen chief executive Wolfgang Holzhauser suggested in an interview with Kicker on Monday that playoffs […]
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Colin Powell Emails: 'I'll be cheering for Team USA!'
The hacked files from former Secretary of State Colin Powell‘s Gmail account included tons of barbs at and gossipy remarks about political figures, including both presidential candidates. Manyof them were email exchanges with aides, including one about what to post about the USA-Belgium game at the 2014 World Cup. Before the game, Powell’s principal assistant […]
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Leicester romps in UCL debut in Belgium
Leicester City made its UEFA Champions League debut in style, winning at Belgium’s Club Brugge in a romp. Marc Albrighton scored with the Foxes’ first shot, Riyad Mahrez made it 2-0 witha masterful free kick before halftime and the Algerian added a second goal from the penalty spot for a 3-0 win.