Standard Liege defeated Westerlo 2-0 to win the Belgian Cup for the first time in 18 years. Goals from Mangala and Mravac (own goal) ended Westerlo’s dream. Jan Ceulemans’ team played their part in an entertaining match but they probably lacked belief. For Standard, Mangala was solid in defence and his goal put Standard on… Read More »
The shadow of Mehdi Carcela hangs over tonight’s Belgian Cup Final. Standard Liège’s Carcela suffered horrific injuries in last Tuesday’s match with Genk and he’s told his team-mates – from his hospital bed – to win the cup for him. Standard will start favourites against Westerlo but they will not – or should not –… Read More »
Afte a crazy season, Racing Genk got the point they needed to be champions. On the night they got that point thanks to a superb performance by Genk’s young keeper Thibaut Courtois. He was absolutely sensational, making a string of superb saves especially in the second half. Standard deserved more on the night but over… Read More »
As someone once said, it’s been a funny old season. This year’s Jupiler League has had more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel, books beloved by many Belgians. When the “classic” season finished, Anderlecht were on top (65 points), one point ahead of Racing Genk and 16 points ahead of Standard Liège. Then… Read More »
Belgian internationals Marvin Ogunjimi, Nacer Chadli and Dries Mertens were sitting around and planning a summer trip to Miami. A youngster overheard them and asked if he could go along. “No way”, they said, “you’re not old enough.” The teenager in question was Romelu Lukaku and he’s 18 today. Lukaku is the biggest thing to… Read More »