I apologize for the late post. I moved into my university dorm recently and classes just started. I have been really busy. Last Wednesday, Belgium played an international friendly against footballl powerhouse Germany. It was their 23rd encounter against the Germans. They have a huge upperhand on us in the series with 18 wins, [...]

“I am not worried about the quality by increasing the number of teams. Countries like England, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Serbia, Ukraine and Bulgaria all have the ability to participate in a European Championship.”
Good or bad news for the European Championship? Last Saturday the idea to increase the amount of teams to 24 in the [...]

Belgium’s best European Championship outing was in Euro 1980 Italy. They finished first with 4 points in a tough Group B (Italy, England, and Spain) sending them to the final against West Germany. Our current coach, René Vandereycken, played in this match.
Euro 1980 Final
Belgium-West Germany
June 22, 1980
Match Time: 20:30 CET
Stadio Olimpico – Rome
Lineups
Belgium
1 Jean-Marie Pfaff
2 Erik Gerets
3 Luc [...]

Today we take a look at Belgium’s young defender Nicolas Lombaerts. His number for the Rode Duivels is #2.
Birth Date: March 20, 1985 (23 years old).
Birth Place: Brugge, Belgium.
Height: 1m88.
Weight: 83 kg.
Position: Defender
Youth Clubs: Club Brugge K.V.
Professional Clubs:
1991-2004: Club Brugge K.V.
2004-2007: AA Gent
2007-present: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (ФК “Зенит” Санкт-Петербург)
Number of Caps for Belgium: 4 [...]

Belgium referee Frank De Bleeckere was picked today to referee the second Euro 2008 Semi-final match Russia vs. Spain. The match will be played this thursday at Ernst Happel Stadium in Wien. The kickoff time is 20:45 H. Frank De Bleeckere has already reffed two other Euro 2008 matches: Croatia vs. Germany and Russia vs. [...]

Today we take a look at Belgium’s main man in goal, Stijn Stijnen. He looks like an ass even in that picture. I will go further into his stupidity later.
Birth Date: April 7, 1981 (27 years old).
Birth Place: Hasselt, Belgium.
Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88m)
Weight: 179 lbs (81 kg)
Position: Goalkeeper
Youth Clubs: Runkst VV and KSC Hasselt.
Professional Clubs: Club [...]

Here are a couple Euro 2008 Qualifying videos. In the first clip, Belgium plays against Poland. As you can see in the videos, Belgium’s defense was pretty sloppy. Not much has changed since that encounter in this respect. It was frustrating to watch the Belgian defense concede 3 goals against Italy. Like I said in [...]

The Euro 2008 has been anticipated for some time now and it is finally almost here. Since the 1960s numerous European national teams have competed. Arguably, this tournament is better to watch than the World Cups since many “minnows” are left behind in qualifying. Each time it has suitably showcased beautiful European football. This 13th [...]

The Euro 2008 kicks off next Saturday. I am really pumped for the tournament. You should be too. Get ready for great matches against some of the finest national teams in the world. Who will win? Italy? Germany? France (eww Domenech)? Netherlands? World Cup Blog’s Ian Rose has set up a Euro 2008 Predictor Bracket. [...]