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 retain their title as they have a 14-point lead over second-placed Antwerp and they are […]
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 in the first European Cup tournaments, often suffering double figure aggregate defeats. But the dynamic […]
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 […]
