German clubs Schalke and Borussia Moenchengladbach will meet in an all-Bundesliga derby and Gent will face Genk in a battle of Belgian teams in the round of 16 of the Europa League. Europa League round-of-16 draw: Celta (Spain) vs. Krasnodar (Russia) Apoel (Cyprus) vs. Anderlecht (Belgium) Schalke (Germany) vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany)Lyon (France) vs. Roma […]
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Tottenham loses Vertonghen for six week with ankle injury
Tottenham will be without Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen for six weeks with an ankle ligament injury, but Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said the injury wasn’t as bad as firstfeared. Kevin Wimmer and Ben Davies are expected to compete for Vertonghen’s place in Tottenham’s three-man defense. Another option: 19-year-old American Cameron Carter-Vickers.
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Obituary: Former Cosmos star Van der Elst dies at 62
Two days after New York Cosmos teammate Roberto Cabanas died suddenly, FrancoisVan der Elst died. The former Belgian star, considered the Eden Hazard of his era, passed away at the age of 62. He had been in a coma since suffering a massive heart attack on New Year’sDay. Since then, he was in a coma, […]
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Trinidad & Tobago mess is no laughing matter
Shaka Hislop tweeted that he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry about the state of Trinidad & Tobago, then added, “I’ve had hangovers that lasted longer than Saintfiet.” That would have been a pretty long hangover, but Hislop, the formerT&T goalkeeper who now works as an ESPN analyst, makes his point about Belgian […]
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Leicester City signs young Nigerian star Ndidi
Leicester City signed 20-year-old defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi from Belgium’s Genk in a deal valued at more than $18 million. Ndidi, who signed through the 2021-22 season will beavailable for the Foxes’ FA Cup match against Everton on Saturday. Nigeria failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations so Ndidi and countryman Ahmed Musa […]
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Belgium's Axel Witsel moves to China
Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel has become the latest high-profile player to move to China, joining promoted Tianjin Quanjian after turning down an offer from Serie A championJuventus. The 27-year-old has been with Zenit St. Petersburg since 2012.
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U.S. Abroad: Horvath will battle for Brugge starting job
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 […]