Oguchi Onyewu and Standard Liege reconfirmed their dominance in the Jupiler Pro League by picking up the win over Anderlecht, while the Brugge boys, Patrick Lane and Jared Jeffrey still wait for their professional debuts in Belgian soccer action. Click to continue reading...

Defending champions Standard de Liege won their crucial top of the table clash against RSC Anderlecht 2-1 at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The result sees Liege go three points ahead of Ariel Jacobs' side and boosts their confidence ahead of their UEFA Cup tie against Everton next week. Substitute Alexsandr Yakovenko gave Anderlecht the lead in [. Click to continue reading...

Oguchi Onyewu and the Belgian champions welcome top of the league Anderlecht to their fortress on the Meuse River, while Jared Jeffrey will be hoping to kick off his professional career in weekend Belgian action. Click to continue reading...

As European's elite begin preparation for another season of shocks, surprises and the inevitable media-circus around Jose Mourinho's long-awaited return to the Champions League, two of the leading performers have already stolen the show by making history. The heroes and villains of Champions League football usually arise as the latter stages progress, but Anorthosis Famagusta and FC BATE have already acclaimed success by remarkably reaching the Group Stages for the very first time. Click to continue reading...

Being likened to Franz Beckenbauer is not a comparison which many footballers could honestly admit to, but for one Belgian defender it is a justified truth and one he can be honoured about. Vincent Kompany, once described by Belgium legend Paul Van Himst as being able to "beat three opponents with one pass", has switched life in the German Bundesliga for the starry lights of the Premiership with Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have completed the signing of young Belgian defender Vincent Kompany from German club Hamburger SV. The 22 year old, regarded as one of the brightest talents in Europe, joined Hamburg from Anderlecht in 2006 for two million euros. Kompany has signed a four year deal at Eastlands, and is expected to feature in [. Click to continue reading...

Beyaz Rus takımı BATE Borisov, Bulgar Levski'yi deplasmanda 1-0 yenerek büyük ölçüde Şampiyonlar Ligi vizesi aldı. Asıl başarıları önceki turda Anderlecht'i geçmek olmuştu. Levski daha hafif gelmiş olmalı. Kuzey Kıbrıslı Anorthosis ise anavatandan Olimpiakos'u şaşkına çevirdi. Click to continue reading...

Our man Ives from SBI just posted a rundown of how all of the Americans Outsourced to Europe™ fared on the continent over the weekend. One player was left off of the list an he probably had the biggest game of them all: Oguchi Onyewu.

The Standard Liege defender had a game a large as his body, scoring twice in a 3-1 over Anderlecht in the Belgian Super Cup. Click to continue reading...

Two early goals from American Oguchi Onyewu helped Standard Liége to a 3-1 win over Anderlecht to take the 2008 Belgian Super Cup. The match is the traditional curtain-raiser for the Belgian season and pits the previous season's Belgian League and Belgian Cup winners. It's the third Super Cup title for Les Rouches but they remain a long ways behind 12-time winner Club Brugge in the all-time ranking. Click to continue reading...

The second qualifying round brought two big upsets as Rangers and Anderlecht became two of the biggest clubs to be knocked out at this stage. A 2-1 win (video highlights here) in Lithuania saw FBK Kaunas (pictured celebrating at the right) take full advantage of the 0-0 draw they earned at Ibrox to send the beaten [. Click to continue reading...

Bizde adet oyunculara baklava götürmektir. Tribünün abileri yaptırdıkları baklavayı basın mensuplarının huzurunda takım kaptanına verdiklerinde 'size reddedemeyeceğiniz teklifimiz var' demektedirler. Kısaca kötü gidişi durdurun, sabrımız taşıyor mesajıdır. Click to continue reading...

Ventspils 2-1 Brann Bergen (2-2 agg)FBK Kaunas 2-1 Rangers (2-1 agg)Partizan Belgrade 2-0 Inter Baku (3-1 agg)Dynamo Kiev 2-2 Drogheda United (4-3 agg)Artmedia Petralka 4-2 Tampere United (7-3 agg)Sparta Prague 2-0 Sherif Tiraspol (3-0 agg)Modriča 1-2 AaB Aalborg (1-7 agg)Wisła Kraków 5-0 Beitar Jerusalem (6-2 agg)MTK Budapest 0-5 Fenerbahçe (0-7 agg)Basel 4-2 IFK Göteborg (5-3 agg)BATE Borisov 2-2 Anderlecht (4-3 agg)Rapid Wien 3-1 Anorthosis Famagusta (3-4 agg)Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 Domale (6-2 agg)Dinamo Tbilisi 0-0 Panathinaikos (0-3) Click to continue reading...

There is a story flying about today about Martin Jol wanting to take Didier Zokora to Hamburg. As far as I'm concerned, it's a total fabrication.

Jol didn't even want him at Spurs, his transfer was all Comolli's work, why the hell would he want him at Hamburg?!

I saw Zokora play in a friendly at White Hart Lane against Real Sociedad, must be two years ago now. Click to continue reading...

There is a story flying about today about Martin Jol wanting to take Didier Zokora to Hamburg. As far as I'm concerned, it's a total fabrication.

Jol didn't even want him at Spurs, his transfer was all Comolli's work, why the hell would he want him at Hamburg?!

I saw Zokora play in a friendly at White Hart Lane against Real Sociedad, must be two years ago now. Click to continue reading...

Guinea striker Souleymane Youla will make a return to Turkey in the coming season after agreeing to join newly promoted Eskisehirspor on a season long loan. The forward moved to Lille from Besiktas in 2006 for $2m, but struggled to cement a first team place. He has also played for Lokeren and Anderlecht in Belgium, [. Click to continue reading...

Anorthosis Famagusta/Rapid Wien v OlympiakosVitoria de Guimarães v IFK Göteborg/FC BaselShakhtar Donetsk v NK Domale/Dinamo ZagrebFC Schalke 04 v Atlético MadridAaB Aalborg/FK Modrica v Rangers/FBK KaunasBarcelona v Beitar Jerusalem/Wisła KrakówLevski Sofia v Anderlecht/BATE BorisovStandard Liege v LiverpoolInter Baku/Partizan Belgrade v Fenerbahçe/MTK BudapestFC Twente v ArsenalSpartak Moscow v Drogheda United/Dynamo KievJuventus v Tampere United/Artmedia PetralkaBrann Bergen/Ventspils v MarseilleFiorentina v Slavia PragueGalatasaray v Steaua BucharestPanathinaikos/Dinamo Tbilisi v Sheriff Tiraspol/Sparta PragueMatches are August 12/13 and 26/27. Click to continue reading...

Not to be outdone by Ajax, Bayern Munich matched the run of the Dutch club by taking its third consecutive Champions Cup title in 1976. This time around, the game took place in Glasgow, Scotland, and Bayern defeated St. Etienne 1-0 on a second-half goal by Franz Roth. Once again, Bayern Munich failed to win the Bundesliga and failed to finish on top in the WCR rankings, though they did come closer in 1976, finishing third in both. Click to continue reading...

All roads lead to Rome for Liverpool in next season's Champions League competition. The 2009 final will be staged at the Stadio Olimpico in Italy's capital and on two of the three previous occasions that the Eternal City has hosted European football's biggest game of the season Liverpool have emerged as winners. Click to continue reading...

Tonight, Brussels, 7.45pm - Anderlecht v Spurs in the UEFA Cup. But allow me to briefly transport you back 23 years. Flared trousers at the ready...

[Cue wavy monitor effect for 'Time Travel' effect to 1984]

After the 1-1 result from the first leg in Belgium over 46,000 supporters packed White Hart Lane for the second leg on wet Wednesday night in May. Click to continue reading...

UEFA has fined the clubs that had crowd trouble during the final qualifying round for the Champions League. Belgium's Anderlecht were hardest hit as UEFA fined them 20,000 Swiss francs after fans threw missiles and attempted to invade the pitch during their second-leg defeat against Turkish side Fenerbahce in Brussels on Aug. 29. Fenerbahce, who went through 3-0 over the two legs, were fined 8,000 Swiss francs for their supporters setting off fireworks. Click to continue reading...

Thaksin Sinawatra club Manchester City reported to add more player to the team, Anderlecht Midfielder Mark de Man currently on the way to join the citizen. de Man 24-year-old most often deployed as a defensive midfielder but has also been used at centre back or right full back. He has recently been a regular Anderlecht and Belgium National team.

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