In a friendly game against of Japan, Fabio Silva was injured in the very first minute. Silva went deep and collided with the Japanese goalkeeper. The severity of the injury is not yet known, but Silva was still able to leave the field on his own power. Read more »
The Norwegian U21 won a friendly game against their Czech peers 0-4 today. Kristian Arnstad came in after 72 minutes. Four minutes later, he scored Norway's third goal from the penalty spot.... Read more »
On Saturday, December 10, Anderlecht will play a friendly game against Real Sociedad. The club from Spanish Basque Country announced this today. The match will start at 7 p.m. and will take place in Sociedad's Reale Arena. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye remained on the bench for the entire match in Senegal's first match at the World Cup in Qatar. He watched his mates taking two goals in the closing stages against the Netherlands, losing 2-0. Read more »
The RSCA Futures lost 2-1 at FC Dender last night. Enock Agyei (pictured) had given the visitors the lead, but Stefano Marzo gave Dender the victory with two goals. Read more »
The RSCA Women suffered their first defeat of the season this weekend. In the topper against OH Leuven, which like Anderlecht had won all previous matches, purple and white went down 2-3. Read more »
Amir Murillo scored the only goal for Panama yesterday afternoon in the friendly game against World Cup contender Cameroon. Ten minutes after halftime, the Anderlecht right back put himself behind a free kick more than 20 meters from goal. He kicked the ball delightfully into the bottom right corner. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen made his reappearance yesterday in the friendly game against Egypt after about two weeks of injury. He was substituted twenty minutes before time. Zeno Debast played the entire match. Read more »
Anderlecht has imposed sanctions on supporter group South Leaders after they violated agreements to celebrate their 10th anniversary and set off fireworks and threw them at the pitch. The sanctions package is three-part. Read more »
Anderlecht has officially announced the arrival of Jesper Fredberg. The 41-year-old Dane will become the new CEO Sports. "Fredberg is known for his innovative view on soccer, targeted choices for modern coaches and attracting and guiding young top talents," Anderlecht reported. Read more »
Ecuador was last night the last country to announce its selection for the World Cup. Nilson Angulo, still there during the last international period in September, did not make the World Cup selection. This leaves Anderlecht with two World Cup participants. Read more »
According to the Professional Refereeing Department, Racing Genk's Gerardo Arteaga was unfairly shown a red card in Sunday's match against Anderlecht. "The distance to goal is still far away and Genk player Mark McKenzie can still intervene in this action," it sounds. Yellow would have been correct. Read more »
Mo Bouchouari was the hero of the weekend for FC Emmen. The defender rented from Anderlecht ensured Emmen won a point against Ajax with a late equalizer. Read more »
Anderlecht deservedly lost with 0-2 against a strong Genk. Anderlecht could never really make a fist against the leader who not only set the tempo, but also chose his moments well. Anderlecht could again hardly create any real chances and it was behind the times the whole match. The World Cup put Purple and White out of its misery for a while, but without a famous sporting reinforcement, we shouldn't expect too much from this core even after the World Cup, no matter who would be coach. Read more »
In preparation for the league restart after the World Cup, Anderlecht will play a friendly game against Real Sociedad. Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil revealed this at a press conference. The date is not yet known, but it will be after Dec. 2. Read more »
The RSCA Futures drew 2-2 yesterday at Club NXT. Purple and White seemed to be on their way to victory after goals by Lucas Stassin and Simion Michez (pictured), but Lennert Mertens saved a point for the Bruges U23 in the 91st minute. Read more »
At the end of December, Anderlecht faces another tough assignment. A trip to Racing Genk awaits in the eighth final. The match will be played just after the World Cup in Qatar. Read more »
The cup match between Lierse and Anderlecht failed to produce a winner after ninety minutes. Even the extensions were a measure of nothing, although the home team still had the best chances. Especially De Schrijver showed himself in the extra half hour with a dangerous header and a shot. Penalty kicks had to decide this sad spectacle and lady luck was in Anderlecht's favor (after a miserable series). Read more »
Anderlecht has just announced a selection of twenty players for the cup game against Lierse. Among them no Jan Vertonghen, Yari Verschaeren and Sebastiano Esposito. Read more »
The RSCA Futurs played a friendly game yesterday afternoon against MVV, the number two team in the Dutch second division. Purple and white won 0-1. Ilias Takidine (photo) scored after a strong action by Enock Agyei on the right wing. Sebastiano Esposito also played. Read more »
Nothing spectacular among Anderlecht's loaned players this weekend. Although Mo Bouchouari deserves a brief mention as he scored an important victory with Emmen. Read here how the loaned players performed this past weekend. Read more »
Kristoffer Olsson played the whole game with Midtjylland against Nordsjaelland, his team got a good split on the score of 0-0 against the leader of the competition. They are eighth in the ranking. Read more »
Anderlecht should have been awarded a penalty kick on Sunday against Antwerp for a foul on Francis Amuzu. So said the Professional Refereeing Department yesterday in Monday's analysis. Read more »
Anderlecht has to face PFC Ludogorets Razgrad from Bulgaria in the next round of the Conference League. Not a familiar name, but also a club not to be underestimated. We introduce them briefly. Read more »
Anderlecht drew 0-0 at Antwerp. Anderlecht escaped the deficit several times, although they played well before halftime. Offensively, however, Purple White could not show anything tonight, but it could have had a penalty kick after halftime after a pushing error on Amuzu. The point does not do Anderlecht much good in the ranking, but it can be a boost for the important cup match at Lierse. Read more »
With a visit to Antwerp, Anderlecht will face a difficult task tonight. During the previous matches, the purple and white played very nice at times, but still made it unnecessarily difficult for themselves. Against the Great Old, Anderlecht can take a step forward. Read more »
