Marouane Fellaini has called time on his international career with Belgium.
Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini announced his retirement from international soccer on Friday, ending a 12-year career with the national team.
The 31-year-old scored…
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Radja Nainggolan has told ESPN FC he won’t play for Belgium again and has hit out at the “pathetic” excuses behind his international exile.
The Inter Milan midfielder, 30, was left out of Belgium’s World Cup squad last summer and has said he won’t return even if Roberto Martinez was replaced as coach.
“I’m not going back to the national team again. I said that if I don’t go to the World Cup, I’ll quit, and I’m a man of my word,” Nainggolan said. “I play my football here [at Inter], with lots of…
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Starting XI if the World Cup began today
Sergio Romero; Renzo Saravia, Juan Foyth, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico; Giovani Lo Celso, Leandro Paredes, Exequiel Palacios; Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala, Mauro Icardi.
The early exit in Russia meant…
When it comes to England and semifinals, it’s a bit like the old London buses cliche: You wait 20 years for one and then two come along at once. OK, so the joke is beyond corny and, yes, a UEFA Nations League semifinal is a wholly different animal. However, there is no denying that the England team are buzzing in a way we have not seen in a long time.
There are plenty of holes you can pick in the 2-1 win over Croatia, which opened the doors of the Final Four to Gareth Southgate’s crew. Until Harry…
Haris Seferovic netted a hat trick as Switzerland erased a two-goal deficit by scoring five unanswered to defeat Belgium and advance to the League A semis.
Craig Burley explains what Belgium’s exit from the UEFA Nations League by way of a 5-2 loss to Switzerland means for the team long-term.
Belgium were at a loss to explain their astonishing collapse against Switzerland on Sunday, when they threw away a two-goal lead, conceded five goals in an hour and missed out on the final four of the Nations League.
Some players felt the World Cup semifinalists might have got carried away after they went two goals ahead after only 17 minutes.
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What is the UEFA Nations League and how does it work?
It is a competition between the 55 member nations of UEFA, split into four “Leagues.” The strongest nations are in League A, and the weakest in League D. Find out everything you need to know.
Certainly there was a point shortly after their second goal when Belgium were passing the ball around in midfield to cheers from their fans where they seemed…
Craig Burley explains what Belgium’s exit from the UEFA Nations League by way of a 5-2 loss to Switzerland means for the team long-term.
Haris Seferovic netted a hat trick as Switzerland erased a two-goal deficit by scoring five unanswered to defeat Belgium and advance to the League A semis.
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Michy Batshuayi scored twice in the 2nd half to help Belgium defeat Iceland 2-0 in the UEFA Nations League. Stand-in striker Michy Batshuayi scored twice as Belgium laboured to a 2-0 victory over Iceland on Thursday to propel them to the top of their UEFA Nations League pool.
The hosts, number one in FIFA’s world rankings, were missing several players due to injury, with striker Romelu Lukaku ruled out a day before the match to bring Batshuayi into the starting lineup.
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Michy Batshuayi scored twice in the 2nd half to help Belgium defeat Iceland 2-0 in the UEFA Nations League. Stand-in striker Michy Batshuayi scored twice as Belgium laboured to a 2-0 victory over Iceland on Thursday to propel them to the top of their UEFA Nations League pool.
The hosts, number one in FIFA’s world rankings, were missing several players due to injury, with striker Romelu Lukaku ruled out a day before the match to bring Batshuayi into the starting lineup.
Belgium had the vast majority of possession, but struggled for over an hour to break through a dogged and organised Iceland back line in…