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 01-07-2007 
 29-06-2007 

Polish right back is testing

Polish right back is testing

The club is still looking for back-up for right back Wasilewski. That player could well be his fellow countryman Blazej Radler. The 24-year old, who is currently playing for Gornik Zabrze, is testing for a week. Read more »

Serhat Akin off to Besiktas?

Serhat Akin off to Besiktas?

Serhat Akin could sign for Turkish club Besiktas. "The deal could be closed after the weekend. The difference between what Anderlecht is asking and Besiktas willing to spend is minimal," says his manager in Het Laatste Nieuws. Read more »

 28-06-2007 

Allagui leaves Anderlecht for Jena

Allagui leaves Anderlecht for Jena

Sami Allagui has signed a two-year contract for the German second division club Carl Zeiss Jena. "It's a big challenge, I'm looking forward to it. I would like to thank Anderlecht for the experience it gave me." Read more »


 27-06-2007 

Hassan "I'm not rested yet"

Hassan

Yesterday the first training of the season was scheduled. Ahmed Hassan signed present despite claiming he has not had the chance to rest from a heavy season. Vercauteren had not given the internationals a lengthened vacation. Read more »

Season tickets are selling fast

Season tickets are selling fast

Tuesday was the start of the seasonal ticket sale. In just four hours the 17,000 season tickets for seated places were sold out. The 5,000 tickets for the stands will be sold at a later date. Read more »

 26-06-2007 

First training today with 23 players

First training today with 23 players

Anderlecht has started training today to prepare for next season. Coach Vercauteren could count on 23 players, included two newcomers: Triguinho and Bruzzese. Olivier Deschacht looks forward to next season. Read more »

Théréau to Anderlecht

Théréau to Anderlecht

Cyril Théréau will strengthen the Anderlecht attack next season. The French striker will sign a four-year contract. Théréau was transferred to Charleroi last season, but was soon lured away to Steaua Bucharest. Read more »

Lamah off to Palermo?

Lamah off to Palermo?

Palermo is looking to hire Roland Lamah. The Italian club would then loan the leftwinger to Serie B team Cesena. Anderlecht wants to cooperate if Lamah signs a contract extension first. Palermo would get the option to buy Lamah. Read more »

Anderlecht tracking Jan Polak

Anderlecht tracking Jan Polak

In its search for a box-to-box midfielder, Anderlecht has dropped its eye on Czech midfielder Jan Polak. The 26-year-old midfielder is currently playing for Nürnberg. Read more »

Théréau close to Anderlecht deal?

Théréau close to Anderlecht deal?

Anderlecht reached a personal agreement for four years with Frenchman Cyril Théreau yesterday. The striker of Steaua Bucharest also caught the interest of Club Bruges, but he seems to be too expensive for them. Read more »

Anderlecht most on television

Anderlecht most on television

A survey of Sports Marketing Surveys Belgium, which lists the figures of the broadcasting time of Belgian football teams, shows that Anderlecht is the football team that is broadcast most on Belgian television. Read more »

New training wear available in fanshop

New training wear available in fanshop

The new training wear of RSC Anderlecht is available in the fanshop. The new shirts will be available as from 27 July 2007. The shop is open from Monday till Friday from 10 am till 8 pm and on Saturday from 10 am till 2 pm. Read more »

 25-06-2007 

Training starts tomorrow

Training starts tomorrow

Anderlecht will start the preparation of the new season from tomorrow on. At 8.30 am the players will sign present for medical tests. The first training of the new season is scheduled in the afternoon. Read more »


 23-06-2007 

Mirallas followed by Anderlecht

Mirallas followed by Anderlecht

Scout Werner Deraeve was following several youngsters at the U21 European Championship. One of them is Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas. Though Deraeve fears Mirallas will be too expensive for the Mauves. Read more »

Jena follows Allagui

Jena follows Allagui

Yesterday, several sources informed us that a German second division team was following Sami Allagui. Today we know the name of that team, namely Jena. Read more »

Cooperation with Union

Cooperation with Union

Anderlecht and Union came to an agreement about a cooperation between both clubs. "Several players will go to Union on loan. That way, they can get better and they'll help Union to grow", Van Holsbeeck said. Read more »

 22-06-2007 

Mbokani officially a Standardplayer

Mbokani officially a Standardplayer

Finally: Dieumerci Mbokani will play for Standard next year. The negotiations were difficult, but in the end the contract was signed. The 20-year old striker has signed a contract for 5 years. Read more »

Allagui to Germany?

Allagui to Germany?

According to Flemish sources, a German second division team is showing interest in Sami Allagui. The 20-years old striker was playing on loan for Roeselare this season. Read more »

Leiva stays in Charleroi

Leiva stays in Charleroi

Midfielder Cristian Leiva is staying in Charleroi. Manager Van Holsbeeck reached an agreement with the direction board of Charleroi. That way, Leiva will lengthen his loan spell at Charleroi for an additional year. Read more »

 21-06-2007 

Belgium defeated by Serbia in semi-finals

Belgium defeated by Serbia in semi-finals

Belgium lost yesterday night in Arnhem (European Championship Under 21). The young Red Devils played a strong game but Serbia eventually won (2-0). The Belgians leave the competition with their heads held high. Read more »


 20-06-2007 
 19-06-2007 

Game against F1-pilots

Game against F1-pilots

F1-pilots will play a football game against some famous Belgians. Pär Zetterberg will be the captain of the Belgian team. He will play along with Anderlecht coach Vercauteren. Also ex-goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff will be present Read more »

New champion shirts in webshop

New champion shirts in webshop

At the moment there are new shirts available in the webshop! Two new shirts cost € 15 each and are available from small to XXXL. You can buy a black one and one in Argentinian style. Read more »

Belgian number two in goal-scoring ranking

Belgian number two in goal-scoring ranking

In the Belgian League players scored 853 times in 06-07. That is an average of 2.74 goals a match. The Netherlands are at the top of the ranking with 2.99 goals a match. When we look at the teams, Anderlecht is 5th in the ranking. Read more »

Is Lille looking to spend on Tchité?

Is Lille looking to spend on Tchité?

French club Lille is still interested in Mémé Tchité. At first the Anderlecht striker was deemed to expensive for Lille, but now it has sold a few key players, the club has some extra cash to spend it seems. Read more »

Calendar for 2007-2008 announced

Calendar for 2007-2008 announced

Today the Belgian Footbal Federation announced the calender for next season. RSC Anderlecht will start to season at the home of newly promoted KV Mechelen.
At the end of the season Anderlecht will face Standard and Club Bruges. Read more »

 18-06-2007 

Young Devils to semi-final

Young Devils to semi-final

The young Red Devils qualified for the semi-final of the Under-21 European Championship. The Belgians obtained a 2-2 draw against Holland and are hereby also qualified for the Olympics next year. Read more »

Fellaini isn't coming

Fellaini isn't coming

Fellaini isn't coming to Anderlecht. It's likely that he'll stay in Standard. The midfielder was offered a contract for 5 years. Meanhwile, several European top clubs have been scouting the player. Read more »


 15-06-2007 

Cercle Bruges also hoping for Tioté

Cercle Bruges also hoping for Tioté

Cercle Bruges is hoping to loan Cheik Tioté next season. The Ivorian would find familiar faces at the West Flanders club. Earlier they signed ex-Anderlecht players Hasi and Iachtchouk. However, Tioté would prefer a foreign club. Read more »

Iachtchouk joins De Boeck and Hasi at Cercle

Iachtchouk joins De Boeck and Hasi at Cercle

Ex-Anderlecht striker Oleg Iachtchouk has officially joined Cercle Bruges. At the West Flanders club he will find old team-mates in coach De boeck and midfielder Hasi. The Ukranian played at Anderlecht from 1996 until 2006. Read more »

 14-06-2007 

Anderlecht to the Heysel ?

Anderlecht to the Heysel ?

There's a good chance that Anderlecht will build their new stadium at the Heysel. The possible building grounds in Anderlecht didn't qualify. The only option besides the Heysel is Schaarbeek. Read more »

Verschueren reelected

Verschueren reelected

Michel Verschueren, ex-manager of Anderlecht, has been re-elected as a board member of the club for six additional years. Lawyer Spreutels will also join the direction board of RSC Anderlecht. Read more »

New attempt to convince Somoza

New attempt to convince Somoza

Anderlecht will once more try to convince Villareal player Leandro Somoza to join the Brussels' team. "Somoza is our first choice for a box-to-box player. Besides him, there are two other options", Van Holsbeeck said. Read more »

Beerschot willing to sell Sterchele

Beerschot willing to sell Sterchele

In the near future Anderlecht will set up talks with Germinal Beerschot, the club of Belgian topscorer François Sterchele. According to Aimé Anthuenis, sporting direct at the Antwerp club, Sterchele is worth 4 million euro. Read more »

 13-06-2007 

Young Red Devils beat Israel 1-0

Young Red Devils beat Israel 1-0

The young Red Devils won their game against Israel 1-0. The youngsters were reduced to ten after Fellaini got sent off early on in the game. The match seemed to be heading for a draw but Mirallas scored in the 82nd minute. Read more »

3 million offer for Fellaini

3 million offer for Fellaini

According to some papers, Anderlecht has made an offer of 3 million euro for Standard midfielder Fellaini. The Belgian international would fit the box-to-box profile the club has been feverishly searching for. Read more »

Ex-player Hasi off to Cercle Bruges

Ex-player Hasi off to Cercle Bruges

Ex-Anderlecht player Besnik Hasi will leave Lokeren for Cercle Bruges. At the West Flanders club he will find an old team-mate in new Cercle coach Glen De Boeck. Cercle is also hoping to sign ex-Anderlecht striker Oleg Iachtchouk. Read more »

 12-06-2007 

More friendly games scheduled

More friendly games scheduled

Anderlecht will start the season with a friendly game in Knokke (July 7,6:30pm). Then matches against Wolvertem (July 19, 7pm) and OH Leuven (July 22, 7:30pm) follow. Read more »

Cameras to monitor players' performance

Cameras to monitor players' performance

RSC Anderlecht installed 8 new cameras in the stadium. Vercauteren requested this system so he can analyse all players during the game. The system, which is very expensive, will be used in no more than 12 games. Read more »

Interest in Hutchinson dropped

Interest in Hutchinson dropped

Anderlecht won't pursue Atiba Hutchinson any further. The club has been tracking the Canadian midfielder of FC Copenhagen for two years, but the player does not fit the profile Anderlecht is currently looking for. Read more »

Felipe and Olufemi will leave the club

Felipe and Olufemi will leave the club

Anderlecht will not continue with Felipe Aliste Lopes and Oladapo Olufemi. Both players are free to leave. The squad next season will consist of 25 players and 3 youngsters, names will be given out at a later date. Read more »

 11-06-2007 

Sven Kums will leave Lierse

Sven Kums will leave Lierse

Now it has become clear Lierse will be relegated, Sven Kums is looking to leave the club he has been loaned to. "I want to stay in the first division. Second division is not an option." Several clubs have showed interest. Read more »

KV Malinois promoted to first division

KV Malinois promoted to first division

KV Malinois returns to the highest Belgian division after a four-year absence. It defeated KV Kortrijk 2-3 in the play-offs, a victory that earned the promotion. KSK Lierse is relegated after 18 years at the highest level. Read more »

Contract extension for Lamah

Contract extension for Lamah

Anderlecht wants to extend the contract of Roland Lamah. The 19-year-old winger is one of the rising stars of the club and it is no surprise several clubs are hoping to hire the player. Read more »

 09-06-2007 
 08-06-2007 

Anderlecht tracking Swedish striker Oremo

Anderlecht tracking Swedish striker Oremo

Anderlecht sees an alternative for Sterchele in Johan Oremo, a Swedish striker playing for Gelle IF. Zetterberg came upon the 20-year-old youth international while scouting Ari da Silva. PSV is interested in the Swede as well. Read more »

Lens have dropped interest in Tchité

Lens have dropped interest in Tchité

French club Lens won't put further energy in attracting Mémé Tchité. The price Anderlecht have demanded for the Congolese striker is too high. The club is asking 10 million for its topscorer. Read more »

Lamah to the Netherlands?

Lamah to the Netherlands?

Besides Roeselare, also Mons and the Dutch club Vitesse are interested in Anderlecht midfielder Roland Lamah. The club is looking to loan the talented player in order to grant him more playing opportunities. Read more »

Also Bordeaux after Tchité

Also Bordeaux after Tchité

After Lille and Lens, Bordeaux has joined the ranks of French clubs interested in Mémé Tchité. It's very unlikely that the player will leave Anderlecht, since the Mauves want at least 10 million euro for the Congolese striker. Read more »

 07-06-2007 

Friendly game against Crystal Palace

Friendly game against Crystal Palace

Anderlecht will play a preparation game against Crystal Palace. The game against the English Championship club will be held on July 31st at 8 pm in Selhurt Park. Tickets will cost £15 to £20. Read more »

Anderlecht meeting with Sterchele

Anderlecht meeting with Sterchele

Despite the interest of several other clubs, Anderlecht have planned a meeting with Germinal Beerschot striker François Sterchele. Next week Anderlecht coach Frank Vercauteren will have a meeting with the Belgian topscorer. Read more »

 06-06-2007 

National team defeated again

National team defeated again

The national team lost its fifth game in a row. This time, Finland was too strong. The final score was 2-0. Slowly but surely, the Red Devils are slipping into a deep crisis. Read more »

Discussion in parliament about new stadium

Discussion in parliament about  new stadium

What about Anderlecht's new stadium? Apparently it's taking too long before a decision is being made. That's also what Walter Vandenbossche, politician of CD&V, thinks. He's bringing the whole issue to the parliament. Read more »

Somoza isn't coming

Somoza isn't coming

It looks like the midfielder Leandro Somoza isn't coming to Anderlecht. The player decided to stay in Spain, with Villareal, after a discussion with his chairman. Read more »

 05-06-2007 

Interest in Hungarian midfielder

Interest in Hungarian midfielder

According to Hungarian sources, Belgian champions Anderlecht show interest in Balázs Dzsudzsák. Dzsudzsák is a 20-year old midfielder currently playing for Debrecen. Dutch club Ajax is also interested in the player. Read more »

 03-06-2007 

Dream comes true for Vanden Borre

Dream comes true for Vanden Borre

Anthony Vanden Borre will leave Anderlecht and try his luck in Italy where he will play for Tuscany club Fiorentina. "Moving to Fiorentina is like a dream come true," said the 19-year old to the press. Read more »

Biglia rated Most Valuable Player

Biglia rated Most Valuable Player

Now the season has come to a conclusion, we can sum up the team ratings. You have chosen Lucas Biglia as Most Valuable Player. The Argentinian acquired a mean score of 7.92. Zitka and Tchité ended second and third respectively. Read more »

Euro 2008 round-up

Euro 2008 round-up

The Belgian Red Devils lost 1-2 to Portugal last night. Anderlecht midfielder Mark De Man replaced the injured Carl Hoefkens just before the break. The loss means the chances for qualification are slim. Read more »

 02-06-2007 

Anderlecht renews interest in Somoza

Anderlecht renews interest in Somoza

Anderlecht has rekindled its interest in Argentinian international Leandro Somoza. The 26-year old midfielder is currently playing for Villareal. The Spanish club payed 3 million euro for the player last summer. Read more »

Anderlecht still tracking Chrétien

Anderlecht still tracking Chrétien

Anderlecht is still interested in attracting Michaël Chrétien. The Moroccan international who is currently playing for French side Nancy would be considered a back-up for Marcin Wasilewski. Read more »

 01-06-2007