Belgium has shockingly been knocked out of the World Cup after a 0-0 draw against Croatia on Thursday, and Romelu Lukaku had a number of opportunities to prevent that. The No. 2 ranked team in the world finished third in Group F of the competition. Croatia and Morocco advanced to the knockout stages from the […]

Morocco’s surprising win over Belgium was not the biggest upset of the World Cup. In fact, it might not even be the biggest upset of the day. Yet, it figures to be one of the biggest upsets in Morocco history. It may also be one of the most influential ones as well. Morocco’s two second-half […]

Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has claimed that the national side have ‘no chance to win the World Cup’ and are ‘too old’ for the competition. The Manchester City star went on to say that his country have ‘lost key players’ from the ‘Golden Generation’ that finished third in Russia four years back. Belgium sit […]

Belgium went top of Group F of the World Cup after a narrow 1-0 victory against Canada. The underdogs had plenty of chances to take something away from the match, but failed to score their first ever World Cup goal. Canada entered the match ranked 41st in the FIFA rankings and had not played in […]

FIFA will not allow Belgium to wear jerseys with the word 'love' on them at the World Cup. Originally, Belgium's white away shirt featured the word on the inside collar. Typically, tags go there on shirts. The world's governing body of the sport defends the decision. It claims commercial reasons are the principal cause for […]

The modern era of supremacy is at risk of changing due to the parity rife at World Cup 2022. Over the last twelve years, European powerhouses slowly established domination on the international stage. Of the last five World Cup finals played, eight out of 10 finalists were European teams. The other two are South American, […]

Belgium sees the Qatar 2022 World Cup as a chance to build on the side's best finish in the tournament. In both Mexico 1986 and Russia 2018, Belgium reached the semifinals. However, on both occasions, it lost to the eventual winners: Argentina and France, respectively. Most recently, Belgium narrowly lost to a French side one […]

Romelu Lukaku is returning to Inter Milan after a disappointing season at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea. During his previous two-year stint at the San Siro, Lukaku dominated the goal-scoring charts of Serie A. Consequently, he won Serie A Most Valuable Player as Inter won the Scudetto in 2020/21. Following that season, he returned to England […]

There are any number of nations that feel they are the most like to win the World Cup in 2022. With the depth of squads qualifying for the World Cup, there are legitimate paths for multiple teams to reach the Final in December. Belief is one thing, true potential is another. Only eight countries can […]

Anderlecht’s Dennis Praet is seen as one of the most promising young players in all of Europe. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder jumped onto the scene three years ago during the 2011 AEGON Future Cup in Amsterdam. The 2011 version of the annual under-17 youth competition organized by AFC Ajax featured other clubs such as Bayern […]

Simon Kuper and Stefan Syzmanski titled the American version of their new book Soccernomics (review is here), but their title for the release in the UK is Why England Lose.  In the book, Kuper and Syzmanski identified the US as a rising power in soccer and England as a permanent disappointment to their rabid fans.  With […]

The draw for the third and final qualifying round of the Champions League has been made today with Liverpool drawn against Standard Liege. The first leg will be played in Belgium on August 12th or 13th, while the second leg at Anfield is scheduled for August 26 or 27th. Standard is one of the most […]