CLUB BRUGGE are at the head of the Belgian league this season, a year after they were named as champions after the competition was abandoned due to the pandemic. Although Belgium operates a two-stage league, Brugge must be favourites to … Continue reading If a Belgian club is to compete, it might just be Brugge
BELGIAN teams never made much of an impact in Europe in the early years of UEFA’s club competitions, the country was largely seen as an also-ran when it came to football. Teams like Anderlecht and Antwerp sustained very heavy blows … Continue reading Great Reputations: Anderlecht mid-1970s, trusting in purple
Supper in the Grand Place, Brussels. The centre is covered in begonias, tourists gawp at the flowers, a band plays and over in the corner, youngsters are piling into a night club/bar called Good Kompany. Yes, it belongs to Vincent Kompany, Belgium’s captain and the Manchester City icon. I pick up a newspaper, look at the back page and I see a huge photo of Thibaud Courtois, Chelsea’s goalkeeper. The news is full of the opening weekend of the Premier League…the English Premier League. Oh yes, there’s some information about Anderlecht and a report of last night’s Bruges derby. But … Continue reading Anderlecht and who else? – football in Brussels
