Goalkeeper Anthony Moris shot at the outstretched leg of Club player Hugo Vetlesen, after which the ball disappeared into the goal. Referee Jasper Vergoote approved it, VAR Lawrence Visser did not intervene either. That decision was met with incomprehension in the Union camp. Christian Burgess, among others, was delirious that the goal was not disallowed. … Read more
Football The Football Association will provide better support to football clubs to get girls and women playing football. By 2028 at the latest, every football club in our country must have a women’s football coordinator. Clubs are encouraged to field both mixed and all-girls teams in competition. Friday, March 29, 2024 at 10:14 AM The … Read more
With how many points ahead will Union start the hunt for its first post-war title? The halving of points for the play-offs still looks like a punishment for the teams that have worked best throughout the season and see their diligently built lead shrink in the final stretch. If it were up to eight of … Read more
Jupiler Pro League At the general meeting, eight top clubs expressed a joint position on the competition format. The small teams choked, because the big ones are now also publicly thinking about a first division with only fourteen participants. One month ago, representatives of Union, Anderlecht, Club Brugge, AA Gent, Antwerp, Racing Genk, Standard and … Read more
The legal soap opera surrounding Anderlecht-Genk has come to an end. In that match, which was won 2–1 by Anderlecht on December 23, a Genk goal was disallowed because striker Yira Sor had run too quickly into the penalty area after a missed penalty. The fact that Anderlecht player Yari Verschaeren had also entered the … Read more
Football The top clubs have secretly put their heads together to discuss how to proceed with our football. A new competition format from 2025-2026 was also discussed. After the meeting in Bever Castle – owned by Club Brugge chairman Bart Verhaeghe – those present were expressly reminded that the meeting should not be leaked. The … Read more
Football Since 2012, 21 of the 28 Belgian professional clubs have been taken over. “Due to a lack of regulation and over-subsidization,” says sports economist Wim Lagae. All these takeovers have only made our clubs richer owners and our football has become internationalized. For example, 21 of the 28 professional clubs are now in foreign … Read more
The Pro League, the organization of professional clubs, introduced a new, far-reaching safety measure on Thursday. If a match is stopped due to misconduct by supporters, the club of those supporters must play three away matches without fans. If this happens again within 12 months, five competitions will be added. The new rule takes effect … Read more
President Javier Miley revealed yesterday that Boca, Racing, Newell’s, Students y Lanus They are the clubs that are under Chelsea’s sights to invest. Why does it matter? The possibility of clubs becoming Sports Joint Stock Companies (SAD) was included in the Decree of Necessity and Urgency. This possibility was rejected by the AFA. In detail. … Read more
Kolkata. Kerala Blasters defeated Mohun Bagan Super Giants for the first time in the history of Indian Super League. The Blasters won by a one-sided goal at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Greek forward Dimitrios Diamentakos scored the only goal of the match in the ninth minute. The dominance gained by Blasters in the … Read more