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 31-10-2009 

Two SF races in Belgium

Two SF races in Belgium

The Superleague Formula season of next year will count 12 races, including two in Belgium. Spa-Francorchamps and Zolder will welcome the SF pilots on July 4 and October 3. Read more »

Jacobs signs new deal

Jacobs signs new deal

Ariël Jacobs came to an agreement with the club. He has signed a new contract. That way, he'll stay trainer of the Mauves until the season 2011-2012. The club is especially pleased that Jacobs gives the youth a chance. Read more »

Anderlecht to beat Verviers in Cup

Anderlecht to beat Verviers in Cup

Anderlecht qualified for the next round of the Cup. The Mauves defeated third division team Verviers with 2-0. The first goal was an own goal, the second one came of Frutos, who played one half. Read more »

Injury toll decreasing

Injury toll decreasing

The number of injured players is gradually decreasing at Anderlecht. De Sutter (back), Bernardez (torn hamstring), Legear (sprained knee) and Sare (bruised knee) were training with the group today. Read more »

Dinamo Zagreb deducted Europa League Points

Dinamo Zagreb deducted Europa League Points

Anderlecht's opponent in the Europa League Dinamo Zagreb was sentenced on Thursday to two games behind closed doors and a deduction of three points as punishment for the disturbances that marred their match against Timisoara. Read more »

 28-10-2009 

Chatelle wants to leave

Chatelle wants to leave

Thomas Chatelle is unhappy. He doesn't get many chances to play and had a talk with trainer Jacobs. If the situation doesn't change, he'll probably look for another club. Read more »

Injury news

Injury news

Victor Bernárdez is almost recovered. He trained individually, just like goalkeepers Davy Schollen & Daniël Zitka & stikers Lukaku, Legear & De Sutter. Boussoufa & Saré received medical attention, while Proto trained indoors. Read more »

Two test players in Anderlecht

Two test players in Anderlecht

Anderlecht's reserves played with to test players against KV Mechelen. Alassane Koné, a 18-year old midfielder from Burkina Fasso and Fernando Matos, a 17-year old striker from Brazil came into action. Read more »

 26-10-2009 

Frutos returns to action

Frutos returns to action

For the first time since August against Courtrai, Nicolas Frutos has returned to competitive action. He replaced Lukaku in the 84th minute, but whether this is a return to full fitness or a false dawn remains to be seen. Read more »

Lukaku Scores, Anderlecht Win

Lukaku Scores, Anderlecht Win

Today's 2-0 win over Mechelen continued Romelu Lukaku's goal scoring form. The 16 year old is on fire, having scored five times in his last 9 Pro League matches and once in 3 Europa League fixtures. When he scores, Anderlecht win. Read more »


 25-10-2009 

Boussoufa suspended

Boussoufa suspended

Mbark Boussoufa is suspended for the next game, against Lokeren. The Moroccan player got his fifth yellow card against KV Mechelen this evening and will therefore be suspended. Read more »

New contract for Jacobs?

New contract for Jacobs?

Anderlecht offered a new two year contract to Ariel Jacobs. Manager Van Holsbeeck is satisfied with Jacobs' performance. But the trainer is not yet sure whether he'll renew his deal. Read more »

 22-10-2009 

Line Up: Timisoara-Anderlecht

Line Up: Timisoara-Anderlecht

Anderlecht will defend the nill in Romania tonight. Amongst the 5 defenders, is also Deschacht, who is recovered from an injury. Anderlecht will play with one striker, but it's not yet sure whether that will be De Sutter or Lukaku Read more »

Boussoufa's drivers license revoked

Boussoufa's drivers license revoked

Mbark Boussoufa has to pay a fine of 750 euros and is not allowed to drive for eight days for driving 92km/h in the center of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, where 50km/h is the speed limit. The violation happened in January. Read more »

No holidays for Van Damme

No holidays for Van Damme

Jelle Van Damme wanted to use his suspensions against Timisoara and Mechelen to take two weeks off to be with his new born baby. Though Anderlecht refused and demanded he keeps on training. Read more »

 21-10-2009 

Injury report

Injury report

Tonight Anderlecht take on Timisoara in Romania. They have several injury concerns. Thomas Chatelle, Tom de Sutter, Bouba Sare and Matias Suarez are struggling after the weekend victory against Charleroi.

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 20-10-2009 

Lukaku scouted by Arsenal

Lukaku scouted by Arsenal

The young striker Lukaku was scouted by the English topclub Arsenal. According to the English press, Tony Adams attended Anderlecht's game this weekend. Read more »

Badibanga singed a professional contract

Badibanga singed a professional contract

Anderlecht signed one of their young talents. Ziguy Badibanga accepted a professional contract for two years. Badibanga is 17 years old and scored already four goals in seven goals with Anderlecht's youth team. Read more »

Anderlecht-Charleroi 2-0

Anderlecht-Charleroi 2-0

Anderlecht defeated Charleroi this weekend. The final result was 2-0 with two fantastic goals of Biglia and Lukaku. The victory was deserved, despite the fact that the visitors took the best start. Read more »

 16-10-2009 

Injury news

Injury news

Mbark Boussoufa (knee), Romelu Lukaku (ankle) and Silvio Proto (back) were injured, but completed a full group training. Also Daniël Zitka trained along with the group. De Sutter returned after two international games. Read more »

Millions for Lukaku

Millions for Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku will probably stay in Anderlecht for several more years. Van Holsbeeck is very convinced of that, but the European top clubs are eager to land the teenager. Read more »

Atlantic League is an option again

Atlantic League is an option again

Recently, Holland launched the idea of an Atlantic League again. That's a competition with clubs from Belgium, Holland, Scotland, Portugal and Scandinavia. "We want to join", says press attaché Steegen. Read more »

Badibanga is the next top talent

Badibanga is the next top talent

Lukaku is not the only young talent in Anderlecht. In his shadow, Ziguy Badibanga (17 years old) is playing excellent games in the youth team. According to youth trainer Walem, Badibanga is a real Anderlecht player, a fast winger. Read more »

Game against Mechelen sold out

Game against Mechelen sold out

The game between KV Mechelen and Anderlecht will be played in a full stadium. All tickets for the match have already been sold. Mechelen are ranked 4th at the moment. Read more »

Anderlecht following young Norwegian

Anderlecht following young Norwegian

According to the Norwegian media, Anderlecht are following Marcus Pedersen, a 19 year old striker of Stromgodset. He scored 9 goals in 22 games. Also Twente, Hamburg SV, Sunderland & Blackburn are following the young international Read more »

 13-10-2009 

Injury report

Injury report

After two days off, the first training of the week was scheduled for the players on Monday. The injured players got a special program. An echo showed that Olivier Deschacht has a small injury. Read more »


 12-10-2009 

Belgium can win again

Belgium can win again

In the first game with Dick Advocaat as trainer, the Red Devils won their game with 2-0. They beat Turkey. Both teams however, couldn’t go through to the next round. Emile Mpenza scored the two Belgian goals. Read more »

Lukaku plays with Belgian B-team

Lukaku plays with Belgian B-team

One day before the Red Devils had to play Turkey, the B-team played a game against Ukraine and ended up with a draw. Romelu Lukaka played the whole game, but he didn’t score. Charleroi – player Mujangi Bia did. Read more »

Frutos plays 50 minutes in friendly game

Frutos plays 50 minutes in friendly game

The players who weren’t injured or didn’t have to play an international game, played a friendly game last Friday on training. The A-team won with 4-2 of the B-team, but the most remarking player was Nicolas Frutos. Read more »

 10-10-2009 
 09-10-2009 

Frutos trains with group again

Frutos trains with group again

Nicolas Frutos has trained with the group again yesterday. The Argentinean worked on his condition and played a football game with the rest of the players. His Argentinean doctor Mendoza kept an eye on him during the training. Read more »


 08-10-2009 

Van Damme suspended for EL-games

Van Damme suspended for EL-games

The UEFA has suspended Anderlecht - defender Jelle Van Damme for two European games after he got a red card for pushing Demy De Zeeuw. Anderlecht won’t argue this decision. Read more »

Van Himst tells his story in 'About me'

Van Himst tells his story in 'About me'

Yesterday, in the Constant Vanden Stockstadium, Paul Van Himst presented his biography. In the book that’s called ‘About me’, he wrote about his football career and his personal life. “About me” costs 21.50 euros. Read more »

 07-10-2009 
 06-10-2009 

RSC Anderlecht engages for Special Olympics

RSC Anderlecht engages for Special Olympics

RSCA is a partner of the ‘Special Olympics Football in the park’-project. This means that youth players from Anderlecht will play a game this afternoon against members of the European Parliament and Special Olympics – athletes. Read more »

Is Boussoufa the next injured one?

Is Boussoufa the next injured one?

Just as if Anderlecht doesn’t already have enough injured players, it seems like Mbark Boussoufa will be the next one. Het Nieuwsblad says that he twisted his knee during the game against Brugge. Read more »

 05-10-2009 

Anderlecht loses four players

Anderlecht loses four players

The list of injured players at Anderlecht is getting longer and longer. During the game against Brugge Deschacht, Legear and Bernardez got injured. Also Schollen had to quit the field before the game even started. Read more »

Boussoufa: "Difference is only one point"

Boussoufa:

"In the beginning there wasn’t a stronger team,” says Boussoufa on the official website, “but at the end of the first half it was already 3-1. We got the chance to score, but it didn’t work and in the end Brugge had the points." Read more »

 04-10-2009 

Selection: Anderlecht - Brugge

Selection: Anderlecht - Brugge

Tonight it is a blockbuster match as Anderlecht take on Club Brugge. Ariel Jacobs still has numerous players unavailable, such as Mazuch (U-20 World Cup), Diandy (hamstring) and Frutos. However Biglia returns to the 20 man squad. Read more »

 02-10-2009 

Boussoufa: "Still ok with 10"

Boussoufa:

Also Mbark Boussoufa admitted that Ajax was better. “Of course Ajax is a good team. They had some chances in the beginning, but afterwards we came back,” said Boussoufa. Read more »

"Exhausted during second half"

Trainer Ariël Jacobs saw that his Anderlecht wasn’t as strong as its opponent. “Ajax has a lot of qualities: they were calm and always had a free man, and than it’s hard for us.” Read more »

Europa League Group A standings

Europa League Group A standings

After match day two in the Europa League, this is how Group A is currently situated. Anderlecht are on top with four points, followed by Zagreb with three, Ajax have two points from two draws, Timisoara languish at the bottom. Read more »

 01-10-2009 

Still 4.000 tickets left

Still 4.000 tickets left

The game of tonight, against Ajax, isn’t sold out. There are still about 4.000 tickets left for Anderlecht – fans. Tickets can be bought until 6pm and cost between € 50 and € 75. Read more »

Martin Jol: "Thought that Lukaku was 25"

Martin Jol:

Ajax is coming to Anderlecht with a lot of confidence. But that doesn’t mean there is no respect for the opponent. “Both teams have the same chances,” said trainer Martin Jol. “It won’t be easy.” Read more »

Suarez: "See who the best Suarez is"

Suarez:

With Luis Suarez they also have a Suarez at Ajax. The player from Uruguay is the start at Amsterdam. “But tonight it won’t be Suarez against Suarez,” says Matias, “it’s Anderlecht – Ajax.” Read more »

Selection: Anderlecht - Ajax

Selection: Anderlecht - Ajax

Today, Anderlecht, with already three points, will meet Ajax. “Winning in Zagreb might have been a surprise, but it changes nothing about this game,” said Ariël Jacobs. Read more »

Boussoufa faces his former team

Boussoufa faces his former team

Tonight Mbark Boussoufa faces his youth club Ajax. "Obviously it's special to play against my former club, but it's more important for Anderlecht to grab the points and get good results in the Europa League," Boussoufa said. Read more »