Brian Riemer was Jesper Fredberg's priority as a future coach, and he perfectly fit the profile the RSCA sporting director was looking for. He was already well established at Brentford, but the Anderlecht board was able to convince him to take on the challenge as head coach. Read more »
It is now 100% official, Dane Brian Riemer (44) is Anderlecht's new head coach. Robin Veldman will become T2 of the Danish coach. Riemer's arrival was already announced in the media yesterday. 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 »
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 »
RSC Anderlecht left for Greece today for their winter training camp. Until further notice, that is still with Robin Veldman as interim head coach. Jesper Fredberg, however, is said to be close to appoint the new coach. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced a selection of 25 players for the training camp in Crete. The most notable name among them is that of Ethan Butera (photo). Also traveling with him are Nilson Angulo, Theo Leoni and goalkeeper Timon Vanhoutte. Read more »
Anderlecht has announced the kick-off times of the four friendly games it will play over the next two weeks. All matches will also be available for live viewing via Mauve TV, the club's online television channel. Read more »
At Neerpede, activities have already resumed, today the players are enjoying a day off, tomorrow morning another training session is scheduled. Later in the day, players and staff will leave for Greece for the winter training camp in Crete until December 7. Read more »
Today Lucas Stassin celebrates his birthday! He becomes 18 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! 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 »
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 »
Two weeks after the last league game before the World Cup break, Anderlecht gathered today. Not all players signed present in Neerpede. Fabio Silva, for example, is still enjoying some vacation time in New York. The Portuguese striker recently played with his national U21 team. 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 »
Anderlecht has announced the program for the preparation for the second half of the season. After Sociedad already announced the date for their practice match with Anderlecht this morning, we now also know the three other opponents of purple-white. Anderlecht is also going on a training camp. 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 »
Former Anderlecht striker Lukasz Teodorczyk is quitting football at the age of 31. The Pole announced this over the weekend via his Instagram page. The many injuries of recent years led him to this decision. 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 »
At 4 p.m., the Red Devils take on Egypt at the Jaber Al Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait, for their final practice match ahead of the World Cup. Zeno Debast is part of the starting eleven for this 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 »
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 »
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 »
Robin Veldman is thus not returning to the RSCA Futures, but will remain involved with the first team. This means that Guillaume Gillet will now permanently become the head coach of the RSCA Futures. 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 »
Robin Veldman will no longer stay on as Anderlecht's head coach. That was decided yesterday during a conversation between president Wouter Vandenhaute and new sporting boss Jesper Fredberg. Veldman currently wants to remain assistant. Read more »
The Pro League has announced the playing dates and hours for the 1/8th final of the Croky Cup and from playing days 18 to 23. It will be a very spirited schedule for Purple and White. 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 »
Anderlecht has reached an agreement with Jesper Fredberg. So reports Danish newspaper B.T. Fredberg will start on Jan. 1 and signs a contract until mid-2024. Read more »
Majeed Ashimeru is not among the final selection of 26 players Ghana is taking to the World Cup. National coach Otto Addo had included Ashimeru in his pre-selection of 55 players, but he will not make the final World Cup squad. Read more »
Once again no Sebastiano Esposito in yesterday's selection. In fact, according to journalist and Anderlecht watcher Kjell Doms of Het Laatste Nieuws, the young Italian has already left for Italy. According to Doms, Anderlecht is no longer counting on Esposito and is now looking for a solution with Inter. Anderlecht hired Esposito for one season. 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 »
Het Laatste Nieuws reports that Anderlecht might soon announce the arrival of Jesper Fredberg. Negotiations with the Dane and with his club Viborg are as good as complete. Het Nieuwsblad even writes that Fredberg might already join the evaluation interview on Robin Veldman on Monday. 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 »
Immediately after the weak cup match, trainer Robin Veldman spoke with Sporza. The (interim) Anderlecht coach was obviously satisfied with the qualification, but far from happy with how they did it. Read more »
Roberto Martinez has just announced his selection for the World Cup in Qatar. Two Anderlecht players are included: Jan Vertonghen and Zeno Debast. For Vertonghen it will be his fifth major tournament, for Debast his first. Read more »
The chances are very high that Felice Mazzu will become the new coach of Charleroi. That is what Het Nieuwsblad writes. The newspaper received confirmation from inside the club that talks are moving in the right direction. Read more »
The draw for the 1/8 finals of the Belgian cup took place yesterday. Anderlecht will play at the Belleheide Center in Roosdaal on December 2nd against Futsal Besiktas Gent. Gent are currently playing in the second division. The schedule of the game and the practical details about the ticket sales will be announced later. Read more »
Tim Matthys is leaving Anderlecht to become the new sports director of KV Mechelen. Newspapers report. The deal would be finalized and Matthys would leave immediately. Matthys had been working for Anderlecht for less than a year. Read more »
Based on English reports, newspapers are writing tonight that Wolverhampton are thinking of bringing Fabio Silva back in January. Het Laatste Nieuws knows that Anderlecht did not yet receive any demand in that direction. The English also do not have a recall clause. 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 »
A draw for the play-off round of the knock-out phase of the Conference League has just been made in Switzerland. Anderlecht will play Ludogorets from Bulgaria. The matches will take place on Thursday, Feb. 16 and 23. Read more »
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, it's over and out for Wesley Hoedt at Anderlecht. According to the newspaper, when he heard Thursday that he would not start against Silkeborg, the defender gave a very uninterested impression and preferred his smartphone and airpods to the tactical discussion. Read more »
Romelu Lukaku paid a visit to Anderlecht's youth academy a few days ago. The U8 players were very happy to have their picture taken with the top scorer of the Red Devils. Lukaku is currently rehabilitating in Belgium from a hamstring injury. Read more »
Ghana's national coach has announced a pre-selection of 55 players for the World Cup in Qatar. One of them is Majeed Ashimeru.Mo Dauda, loaned to Tenerife by Anderlecht with a mandatory purchase option, is also among them. Read more »
Monday Anderlecht will know who it will play against in the next round of the Conference League. Purple-White will then be paired with a number three from the Europa League, just like the other seconds. Read more »
West Ham also won its sixth and final game in the group of Anderlecht yesterday. It thus ends the group stage of the Conference League with 18 out of 18. Visiting FCSB, it became 0-3. Read more »
