Proud grandfather Paul Van Himst stresses that he has not made things easier for grandson Amando Lapage who signed his first professional contract at RSC Anderlecht yesterday. "This is entirely his own merit." Read more »
Hendrik Van Crombrugge's back injury would be "not too serious" according to the coach. The goalkeeper was struggling with a blockage in the back and Vincent Kompany hopes to recover him on Thursday before the home game against Antwerp,.
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Hannes Delcroix was once again in the starting eleven yesterday after his knee surgery. It were difficult months for the defender, especially mentally it was sometimes heavy. Yesterday he immediately reached a high level that makes him dream of being selected for the Red Devils. Read more »
At his press conference in the run-up to the game against Antwerp, Vincent Kompany naturally received questions about Kristian Arnstad, man of the match against Club Brugge. The Anderlecht coach also saw a calm Arnstad this week and hopes he will stay for a few more years. Read more »
Turkish media report that 21-year-old goalkeeper Berke Özer has signed a contract with Anderlecht. Özer played thirteen league games for Fenerbahçe this season, but his contract expires there at the end of this season. The past two years he played for Westerlo. Read more »
Kristian Arnstad was the surprise of the chief against Club Brugge. It was his second time in the starting eleven, the first was a year and a half ago, also against Club Bruges. Then he wasn't ready yet. On Sunday, he played superbly and was voted 'man of the match'. "I can still do more," he sounded confident afterwards.
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Due to Joshua Zirkzee's injury, Benito Raman was allowed to come in at halftime on Sunday. Usually he only gets a quarter game to show himself. The latter is hard for him. "I'm glad that for once it was more than a quarter of an hour," he said afterwards. Read more »
Two players of Anderlecht are included in the Pro League team of the regular league: Wesley Hoedt and Sergio Gomez. The Pro League only looked at the statistics of the players. Read more »
Lior Refaelov is facing his fourth cup final, automatically the nickname 'Mister Croky Cup' comes up although he doesn't want to shout it too loud himself. The game still has to be played, and AA Gent is a feared opponent: "Every final is fifty-fifty, and Gent plays very good football, just like us.
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At around 6pm on 18 May 2008, Ahmed Hassan was able to lift the Belgian Cup after winning the final against KAA Gent. It was also the Egyptian's farewell to Belgian football and, for the time being, the last Cup won for the club. Read more »
René Weiler is currently active at the Japanese top club Kashima Antlers. Thousands of kilometres, however, do not stop him from following RSC Anderlecht. The Swiss was the last coach to win a prize with purple-white and now, with all his heart, he wishes them the cup.
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Peter Verbeke is already working hard on next season. On Sunday, there was some time to enjoy the qualification for the Champions' Play Offs, but now he has to work on a striker for next season again, as both Christian Kouamé and Joshua Zirkzee are here on loan. Read more »
A few weeks ago, the news appeared that RSC Anderlecht was going to cut back the budget of the women's team. CEO Peter Verbeke now announces that this won't be the case, on the contrary, a complete new philosophy will be installed following the example of the youth. Read more »
Vincent Kompany does not lose his cool easily, but after the win against KV Kortrijk, he screamed it out. And for once he also let his players celebrate exuberantly. CEO Peter Verbeke and chairman Wouter Vandenhaute got a heartfelt hug and dad Pierre Kompany also shared in the joy. Read more »
Saturday Olivier Deschacht officially says goodbye to football with his Legends Game for which tickets are still available. Something he is looking forward to, but also to the cup final on Monday: "I expect a very nice game". Read more »
Captain Hendrik Van Crombrugge was without a chance against the penalty of KV Kortrijk but kept his team straight for the rest. He pulled his players along and gave them the chance to take home the three points. Read more »
D-day for RSC Anderlecht today, if it wins against KV Kortrijk, it can end up on the third place because Antwerp lost points against Cercle Brugge yesterday. But it will have to win its match tonight and that's also the goal for Vincent Kompany and his troops. Read more »
Anderlecht will place a big screen in the Lotto Park for the final of the Belgian Cup. Owner Marc Coucke let it be known via Twitter. "We do this for the many fans without tickets", Coucke writes. Read more »
Anderlecht goes to Kortrijk on Sunday and there, Nayel Mehssatou is currently playing at left back. The 19-year old defender left Anderlecht in January for the blokes. It will be a happy reunion. "I'm very grateful to Anderlecht for the professional guidance I got there", Mehssatou looks ahead on the website of KVK. Read more »
In the weekly review of the Professional Refereeing Department, Kristoffer Olsson's yellow card comes up for discussion. The Department supports the decision of the referee, although red would not have been wrong either. Read more »
Vincent Kompany and his players were already aware of AA Gent's point loss before the game. The cheering of the supporters on the Theo Verbeecklaan could be heard up to the dressing room of the Lotto Park. Read more »
Only smiling faces after last night's game. Of course, the players knew about Gent's point loss before the game, which according to Joshua Zirkzee, gave some of them a boost. Read more »
Anderlecht cannot count on Majeed Ashimeru on Sunday. On his press conference, coach Vincent Kompany told that the Ghanaian is out for a while. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Anderlecht tries to get him ready for the Cup Final. Read more »
Panama ended the World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory against Canada. Amir Murillo started the game, but was replaced at half-time. Afterwards, he wrote on Instagram how sorry he was that Panama missed out on the World Cup. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht's U23 will probably joining the 1B division. At the moment, they are second and as good as assured of a top four spot. However, that entry will cost a lot of money, 1 million euro to be exact. Read more »
Nenad Jestrovic is in the country before he leaves for a two-week holiday to Dubai. Last March, he had a corona infection, in the meantime he has resumed his work as an agent. Meanwhile, he continues to support RSC Anderlecht. Read more »
Sergio Gomez made the most of the past few days with the Spanish U21, which also managed to qualify for the European Championships -21 in 2023. The Spaniard is satisfied with his performance but does not want to look too far into the future yet: "Now focus on the last months of the season with RSC Anderlecht". Read more »
