Anderlecht played a 1-1 draw in the friendly game against OFI Crete. The Cretans took the lead after only eight minutes, but after halftime Benito Raman, on an assist from Noah Sadiki, evened the boards. Read more »
The RSCA Futures won 2-0 against Racing Genk U23 yesterday. A very nice victory, because young Anderlecht was missing a lot of players. After this victory, the RSCA Futures remain firmly in the top five. Read more »
After a 0-0 against Croatia, the World Cup is over for the Red Devils. Jan Vertonghen played the entire game and was asked afterwards if he will continue with the national team. "I have to sort everything out, but I still feel super good," was the reply. Read more »
Mohammed Dauda came into Tenerife's game against Oviedo in the 74th minute, but he could not prevent his team from losing 0-1. They are 15th in their league. Read more »
Senegal qualified for the eighth finals at the World Cup in Qatar. That means Anderlecht will have to do without Moussa N'Diaye for a while. Senegal won 1-2 against Ecuador, although N'Diaye did not play. Read more »
Beerschot has won 1-2 win at RSCA Futures that did climb into the lead through top scorer Stassin. Before halftime Beerschot still equalized and a little before the hour Thorisson made it 1-2 which put the Antwerp team in the lead for now in the Challenger Pro League. Read more »
RSCA Futsal has pulled off a real stunt in the Champions League. It is in the Final Four at the expense of defending champion Barcelona. Anderlecht took first place in its group thanks to the goal difference. Read more »
Bogdan Mykhailinchenko played the whole game of Shakhtar Donetsk against Vorskla, his team won in the last minutes of the game with 3-2. They are second in their championship with five points behind Dnipro. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye also remained on the bench for the entire match during Senegal's second match at the World Cup. He saw his teammates win 3-1 against Qatar. Senegal must win against Ecuador on the final day if it wants to advance to the eighth finals. Read more »
RSCA Futsal is currently playing in the Champions League and it is making its presence felt there. After a 3-2 win against MNK Futsal Pula from Croatia, tonight it held European champion FC Barcelona to a 5-5 draw. With a very big win against Romanian Galati on Saturday, RSCA could possibly still make it to the Final Four. Read more »
With Mario Stroeykens, Noah Sadiki and Alonzo Engwanda, three Anderlecht players came into action with the Belgian U20. In the friendly game against Norway, which the Belgians won 2-1, Stroeykens even scored the first goal. Read more »
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 »
