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Rudi Garcia named Belgium head coach after Domenico Tedesco exit

Rudi Garcia named Belgium head coach after Domenico Tedesco exit

Frenchman Rudi Garcia has been appointed as the head coach of the Belgian national team on Friday, Afrosport reports. Garcia succeeds Italian Domenico Tedesco, who was sacked last week after less than two years in charge of the Red Devils. Our new Red Devils’ head coach, Rudi Garcia. 🔱 pic.twitter.com/RSBxOGvCsp — Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) January 24, 2025 The 60-year-old last coached Serie A side Napoli...

Nations League: Belgium defeats Israel as France lose to Italy

Nations League: Belgium defeats Israel as France lose to Italy

Belgium defeated Israel 3-1 in their UEFA Nations League, League A Group 2 game at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Hungary on Friday, Afrosport reports. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for the Red Devils on 21 minutes before his teammate Timothy Castagne scored an own goal nine minutes before half time. Youri Tielemans added a goal for Belgium in the 48th minute before De Bruyne completed...

Ilias Chair: Morocco star’s prison sentence reduced to community service

Ilias Chair: Morocco star’s prison sentence reduced to community service

Morocco forward Ilias Chair has had his prison sentence reduced to 160 hours of community service in Belgium and a fine of €1600. Chair, in February, was convicted of assaulting a truck driver with a rock that broke his skull and he was consequently sentenced to 12 months in prison with a further 12 months suspended by a Belgian court. Following a successful appeal, the 26-year-old...

Euro 2024: France see off Belgium to reach quarter-finals

Euro 2024: France see off Belgium to reach quarter-finals

France left it late to see off Belgium and reach the quarter-finals of the 2024 Euro championship after a hard-fought 1-0 win on Monday. With five minutes left on the clock in the second half, substitute, Randal Kolo Muani's strike, deflected off defender Jan Vertonghen and beat goalkeeper Koen Casteels to seal victory, with coach Didier Deschamps asking his players to do more subsequently. He said:...