VTM headed to England for an interview with Vincent Kompany about the Red Devils and his experiences at Burnley. His period at Anderlecht also came up for a moment. "I still think it was two successful years. I think I am somewhat alone with that conclusion," Kompany told me. Read more »
Brian Riemer expressed his admiration for the youth talents of the RSCA Academy. He now wants to bring that youthful enthusiasm back to the first team. Read more »
Anderlecht's friendly game against Panetolikos was very short-lived for Julian Duranville. The young flank attacker was allowed to substitute on the hour, but 25 minutes later he had to leave with an injury. Read more »
Sebastiano Esposito has left Anderlecht through the back door, he has returned to Italy and will look for a new club in Serie A. According to the press, several clubs are interested: Empoli, Salernitana, Sampdoria, Hellas Verona and Lecce, but for now nothing concrete.
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Moussa N'Diaye remained on the bench with Senegal in the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar during the match against England. Senegal lost the match 3-0, which means the World Cup is over for the Senegalese. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen and Zeno Debast will rejoin Anderlecht on Dec. 12. The duo will enjoy some vacations this week. Moussa N'Diaye may also return during the course of next week. His Senegal was eliminated yesterday. Read more »
Lucas Lissens has left training camp in Crete and took the plane back to Belgium. Lissens injured himself in training and is now undergoing further tests to determine how serious the injury is. Read more »
Guillaume Gillet's young U23 team is likely to face a difficult few weeks due to the departure of many players to the first team's training camp in Crete. In total, the Futures cannot count on 10 players, to compensate for this, four U18 players are currently training with them. Read more »
RSCA Futsal will face Besiktas Gent on tonight at the Belleheide Center in Roosdaal. At stake is a place in the quarterfinals of the Belgian Cup. This will be the first time the players play at home after their performance in the Champions League Read more »
Samba Diawara had been moved back to the RSCA Futures to become an assistant to Guillaume Gillet following the dismissal of Felice Mazzu. However, Diawara had not yet officially accepted the appointment at the Futures. He now reveals that he is leaving RSC Anderlecht and is moving to Stade Reims. Read more »
The chances of seeing Sebastiano Esposito back at Anderlecht are as good as nil. Anderlecht is working out a solution with Inter about ending the rental. According to Italian journalist Nicolò Schira, Serie A club Salernitana would be an option for the striker. Salernitana is currently in 12th place. 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 »
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 »
Jan Vertonghen was given the honor of speaking to the press this afternoon ahead of tomorrow's game against Canada. The Anderlecht defender indicated that his injury is history and that he is ready." 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 »
Théo Leoni was the only first team player to play with the RSCA Futures on Sunday. At least for Futures coach Guillaume Gillet, that's not a problem. "You certainly won't hear me whining if I only have to do it with youngsters," he said. Read more »
Anderlecht has added a third World Cup entrant. Left back Moussa N'Diaye was called up by Senegal because the naturalization papers of Aliou Cissé Ismail Jakobs did not come in order in time. Purple and White announced the news on social media. 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 »
The players who do not have international duties are now taking their winter break. Friday, Nov. 25, they are expected back at Neerpede. Earlier there was also talk of scheduling some kind of winter training camp, but no further details about that are known yet. Read more »
Jan Vertonghen will not yet play in the Red Devils' friendly game against Egypt on Friday. The Anderlecht defender still did not train with the group today. Together with Thorgan Hazard, he ran laps. Read more »
Jesper Fredberg spoke with the press yesterday afternoon. Among other things, he talked about his soccer vision and where he wants to go with Anderlecht. "For me, it's a success when everyone can see from the way we play 'that's Anderlecht'. Even if we don't have our shirts on," Fredberg explained. Read more »
During Jesper Fredberg's press presentation, chairman Wouter Vandenhaute also spoke about Robin Veldman's position. "We see in him a modern Jean Dockx," Vandenhaute said. "In the coming years he has to guarantee continuity between the first team, the Futures and the academy." Read more »
Peter Verbeke will remain absent for at least another four weeks. Chairman Wouter Vandenhaute, who visited Verbeke on Sunday, told that this afternoon. What duties Verbeke will take up after that is not yet known. "But he wants to stay with us and we want to continue with him," he said. 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 »
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 »
Jan Vertonghen has reported at Tubize today for the start of World Cup preparations. However, he will not train yet. He has not yet recovered from his injury. "Jan is currently still doing all his exercises indoors. Training on the field is not possible yet," Anderlecht coach Robin Veldman told reporters after the game against Genk. Read more »
Felice Mazzu was not long without a club. His old club Charleroi has brought him back in with an indefinite contract that will start from Nov. 28. Nice detail, on the first match day of the competition after the World Cup, Anderlecht plays in Charleroi. Read more »
Anderlecht is not yet sure whether it will continue with Robin Veldman as head coach. On Monday, the various parties will meet for the first time on this matter. Anderlecht wants to work with Veldman in the longer term and therefore doubts whether keeping him T1 is the best option. Read more »
