Birthday Shawann Lima Silva Adryelson and Ali Maamar
Today Shawann Lima Silva Adryelson and Ali Maamar celebrate their birthday. Shawann Lima Silva Adryelson is now 27 and Ali Maamar 20years old. We wish them both a happy anniversary! Read more »
Today Shawann Lima Silva Adryelson and Ali Maamar celebrate their birthday. Shawann Lima Silva Adryelson is now 27 and Ali Maamar 20years old. We wish them both a happy anniversary! Read more »
Henk Mariman, Head of Football of youth training at Anderlecht, is said to have left purple and white. So reports La Dernière Heure. According to the Walloon newspaper, Mariman decided to leave himself. He had been with Anderlecht since January 2024. Read more »
Sports Director Olivier Renard and new coach Besnik Hasi spoke to the press this afternoon. Anderlecht managed to take Hasi away from Cercle Brugge. Read more »
According to Het Nieuwsblad, David Hubert could stay on as assistant under Besnik Hasi. However, Hubert had no ears for this proposal and already said goodbye to the players. Read more »
On Anderlecht's website, Olivier Renard briefly clarifies the decision to replace David Hubert with Besnik Hasi. “We are grateful to David for his work in recent months,” Renard begins. “We now choose to enter the decisive phase of the season with another head coach and a renewed dynamic.” Read more »
Anderlecht has fired head coach David Hubert due to disappointing performances. Besnik Hasi, who recently left KV Mechelen and was about to go to Cercle Brugge, will take the helm. Hasi is an old friend at Anderlecht, where he was previously player, assistant and champions coach in 2014. Read more »
UEFA has given Anderlecht a penalty for the disturbances between Anderlecht and Fenerbahçe supporters during the match a few weeks ago. Purple and white must pay a fine of 51,375 euros and 4,500 seats must remain empty at the next European match. Read more »
Today Michiel Haentjens celebrates his birthday! He becomes 19 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
Anderlecht will train without six internationals for the next few days. César Huerta (Mexico), Jan-Carlo Simic (Serbia), Moussa N'Diaye (Senegal), Lucas Hey (Denmark U21), Keisuke Goto (Japan U21) and Ali (Morocco U21) were called up for international duty. The rest of the core will have time off on Monday (yesterday) and Tuesday, but on next weekend and next Monday. Wednesday is open training at Lotto Park, followed by signing session. Thursday and Friday will see training at Neerpede, followed by preparation for the Playoffs starting Tuesday. Read more »
The calendar of the Champions' playoffs has been released. The first three playing days will be no laughing matter for Anderlecht. Purple White starts at Club Brugge, then plays at home against Genk and then has to go to Union. Read more »
David Hubert is satisfied with the reaction of his players after the loss against Westerlo, despite the fact that it was not very convincing: “Our opponent played at a high level and gave everything; that managed to impress us at certain moments.” Still, he admits that the final score was flattered: “The players did not create enough chances,” he echoed. “Especially the second half was challenging for us and especially in the first 20 minutes, where the opponent's tactical changes had a negative impact on our game.” Read more »
Lucas Hey played as a defensive midfielder in the match against Cercle Brugge. This position is not unfamiliar to him, as he previously held this role during his training in Denmark. Hey had a strong first half, but experienced more difficulty in the second half. During the match, he teamed up with Jan Vertonghen, who he said “gives the team more calmness and stability.” Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal scored a convincing victory against Pibo Bilzen last night. It became 8-2 in Roosdaal. The victory mainly came about in the second half, where the Anderlecht team showed its strength. The opening goal was scored by newcomer Mancuso. This was followed by goals by Darlan, Cainan (twice), Edu, Felipinho, Sekulic and Raul, which further sealed the victory. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal has transferred Diego Brandao Martins, better known as Mancuso. The 36-year-old player has signed a contract that ties him to the club until mid-2026. CEO Lieven Baert stressed that Mancuso's arrival was a valuable opportunity in the transfer market: “His experience will be an important advantage in the pursuit of our goals in the coming months.” Mancuso himself is looking forward to his new adventure. “It may be surprising, but the Alfasun Indoor Arena is not unfamiliar to me,” said the new arrival. Read more »
Michiel Haentjens today extended his contract with Anderlecht until 2027. The 18-year-old goalkeeper recently played three matches for the Futures in 1B. “After almost ten years in our youth academy, we are looking forward to seeing him evolve in the Challenger Pro League,” Anderlecht said. Read more »
Anderlecht will not face an additional sanction for the irregularities during the match against Fenerbahçe. Anderlecht previously reacted by closing box N5, but eventually reopened it when a dozen people involved were identified. UEFA now rules that the club is not to blame for the brawls that broke out in the stands at the time. Instead, the Turkish club will be fined 20.000 euros. Read more »
Anderlecht has already played 46 matches this season. No one came into action more often in those than Luis Vázquez. The Argentine has made 44 appearances. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye joins the Senegalese national selection and will face Sudan on March 22, followed by a clash with Togo on March 25. These matches are part of the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup. Unlike N'Diaye, Kasper Dolberg is not included in the Danish selection. A knee injury is keeping him on the sidelines, but his return is expected during the Champion's Playoffs. Read more »
In Het Nieuwsblad, Wim Vandenven explains his task at Anderlecht. “I have to make an overview of what the club has to perform, both in the short and long term,” said the athletics coach. Vandeven indicates that it was he who also contacted Jacques Borlée and why he did so.” Read more »
Besides Wim Vandeven, Jacques Borlée will also act as a consultant to Anderlecht's medical staff. The former success coach will deal with the recovery of players and their mental well-being during the upcoming Champions' playoffs. Currently, Borlée joins Purple White until the end of this season. Read more »
Wim Vandeven has joined RSC Anderlecht's medical team as a consultant. His expertise is expected to be of great value to the club. His contract runs until the end of the season, with a possible extension. Vandeven has a background in sports, with experience as a high jumper and as Belgian champion in the 110-meter hurdles. He is also the husband of Tia Hellebaut and is close to Wouter Vandenhaute. Read more »
The pressure is getting higher at RSC Anderlecht after the disappointing defeat against Westerlo, with the way the match went particularly causing dissatisfaction. Anderlecht concludes the regular phase of the season next Sunday with a match against Cercle. The board is already expecting a strong reaction from both the players and coach David Hubert. Read more »
National coach Rudi Garcia has made a pre-selection of 43 players for international matches later this month. This selection was not officially released, but Het Laatste Nieuws knows that three Anderlecht players are part of it: Killian Sardella, Leander Dendoncker and Thorgan Hazard. Read more »
Now that Jan Vertonghen is fit again, the question arises as to when he will be back at kick-off for the first time. ‘Jan also knows he is not 100 per cent yet. It is still too early for him to play 90 minutes,' coach David Hubert told his press conference this afternoon. According to Hubert, the fact that Anderlecht has been eliminated in Europe is a good thing for Vertonghen, though. Read more »
In an interview with the Corriere dello Sport, Romelu Lukaku has reiterated that he will one day play football for Anderlecht again. ‘I will finish my career with Anderlecht, the club of my heart. I promised my son that I will still return,' Lukaku said. Read more »
Jan-Carlo Simic sees that the team has had both highs and lows this season. Nevertheless, he believes the team can achieve something in the Champions Playoffs and the Belgian Cup final. Since his arrival at the club, Simic feels he is an important player: ‘I have learned a lot and gained a lot of experience by playing every three days,' he echoes.
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After a lot of injuries, Marco Kana is finally a footballer again. He has played the past four duels with the Futures, but he no longer has a future with the A side, according to Voetbalkrant. Kana's contract runs for one more year, but Purple-White will not extend it. Due to his injury susceptibility. Read more »
Serbian national coach Dragan Stojkovic has called up Jan-Carlo Simic for the two Nations League matches later this month. Serbia will play Austria twice on March 20 and 23. Read more »
David Steegen (58) has been appointed the new press chief of the Belgian national soccer team. He succeeds Stefan Van Loock (64), who has retired. Steegen, who headed RSC Anderlecht's communications department for more than a decade, left the club in the summer of 2022. In recent years, Steegen has coached several athletes with his communications company, including soccer players Johan Bakayoko and Zeno Debast, as well as cyclist Remco Evenepoel. Read more »
Today Milan Robberechts celebrates his birthday! He becomes 21 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
David Hubert did not find the meeting with Standard, after the defeat against Union, an easy task. However, the victory in Sclessin satisfied him, especially after the criticism he received this week. By the way, Hubert did not fully agree with the comments about his team's mentality (against Union). Read more »
In a spectacular game Friday night in Roosdaal, RSC Anderlecht defeated Futsal Futsal Shokudo Aarschot by a whopping 11-4. The match started evenly, with the score tied 3-3 at the end of the first half, with the visitors even temporarily taking a 1-2 lead. After the break, the players led by coach Luca Cragnaz showed their true strength. The star of the evening was Sekulic, who scored no fewer than five goals. Read more »
Today Timo Schlieck celebrates his birthday! He becomes 19 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
Olivier Renard, Anderlecht's sporting director, has decided not to attend the Clasico. Not wanting to create additional tension, he chose to fly to Montreal on Saturday morning to take care of some administrative matters. Renard was active at Standard Liege between 2016 and 2019, first as sporting director and later in charge of transfers. Renard's decision comes amid a conflict with the club that arose following a lawsuit filed by former president Bruno Venanzi. Read more »
Anderlecht already called on 34 different players this season. With that, purple-white is number one together with Gent and Antwerp. Club Brugge and Genk called on 24 and 25 different players. Union is also rather at the bottom of that ranking with 29 players. Read more »
This afternoon the decision was made on the new league format. We return to the old system with 18 clubs in 1A and no playoffs. The new system will take effect from the 2026-2027 season. Read more »
In the first leg of the semi-final of the Cup of Belgium, RSC Anderlecht Futsal secured a convincing victory over FT Charleroi. The match, which took place in the Alfasun Indoor Arena, ended with a score of 7-2 in favor of the team led by trainer Luca Cragnaz. Anderlecht thus created a strong starting position for the second leg, which will take place on March 19 in Charleroi. Read more »
This week is only the second week since David Hubert took over as head coach that Anderlecht has not played a midweek game. That busy calendar had major consequences. “It was almost impossible to prepare for a match on the training pitch,” farewell video analyst Gauthier Vanderloock told me. “We had to make do with theory based on images.” Read more »
RSC Anderlecht is among the top European clubs if you look at how many young talents the club has guided toward one of the big five European leagues (Spain, England, Germany, Italy, France). The Brusselers (10) do better than Standard (30) and Genk (31) with 34 players prepared for a career in the top leagues. Ajax leads the list followed by the surprising River Plate and Sporting Club. Read more »
Gauthier Vanderloock, responsible for video analysis at RSC Anderlecht, is leaving Neerpede for a new challenge in the United States. He will join Atlanta United, where he will be part of the technical team led by Ronny Deila, former coach of Standard and Club Brugge, among others. Vanderloock worked for Anderlecht for more than three years. Read more »
There is a real chance that the Belgian first division will soon move to a “normal” championship with 18 clubs, without playoffs. An important vote on this will take place Thursday, and it is expected that the necessary two-thirds majority will be achieved. After several working sessions, a broad consensus seems to have emerged in favor of the new format with 18 clubs. Read more »
Today Robbie Ure celebrates his birthday! He becomes 21 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
After the riots during Anderlecht - Fenerbahçe, there is a good chance that Anderlecht will have to keep part of the stands empty at their next European game. Purple and White still had a suspended penalty pending after previous support riots. The club can also expect a fine.
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The turf at Lotto Park is finally in better shape. Anderlech had the grass, which was renewed at the beginning of January, reinforced with sewn-in artificial fibers last week. The result was already visible yesterday against Fenerbahçe, but from the beginning of March the grass should get even better. Because then it will start to grow in abundance. Read more »
In a convincing raid against Charleroi, Nilson Angulo proved his qualities as more than just a substitute. However, the 21-year-old winger, who is seen as a promising player, still needs to work on his maturity and consistency. David Hubert stressed that Angulo needs to bring more regularity to his performances and improve his defensive switching. Anderlecht's technical team is actively talking with Angulo to help him better determine when to deploy his dangerous actions. Read more »
According to sports economist Wim Lagae, the gigantic premiums Club Brugge are racking up this year in the Champions League are potentially disruptive for the Belgian league. Bruges could be credited with as much as 60 million, and that amount could go up a lot further if the Bruges outfit were to advance another round. For Anderlecht, the European campaign in all likelihood ends with some 10 million extra in the account. Read more »
