Despite facing constant comparisons with such a successful sibling as Eden, Thorgan Hazard has more than carved out a career for himself
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This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE You can tell a lot about the narrative of a football match by how the players react at full time. As the final whistle of…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE A tournament that has largely struggled to come to terms with its expansion to an eight-nation event, the 1980 European Championship can at least now…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE On the evening of 19 June, Denmark and Belgium produced a modern classic at the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg to provide a thrilling…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Now the party can truly get started. Michel Platini, France’s elegant and masterful playmaker, stamped his authority on this tournament with a hat-trick in Les Bleus’…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE It had been 12 long years since England’s last appearance at the European Championship. The intervening period saw the end of Alf Ramsey’s tenure and Don…
Boasting spectacular natural talent, Enzo Scifo could’ve been one of his generation’s greatest, but was often misunderstood at the highest level
When John Cordier, backed by his million made in the IT industry, bought KV Mechelen, few could’ve predicted their rapid rise at home and in Europe
Eden Hazard came through at Lille as a budding youngster from Belgium, made an early mark, learned from his mistakes, and left as a legend
Long before Belgium’s ascent in modern football, they boasted two of Europe’s greatest teams featuring some of the continent’s finest talents
Smart and clinical, Luc Nilis, after spending much of his career as the bridesmaid, remains one of Europe’s most underrated players of all
Perennially seen as one of Europe’s less-fancied teams – at home and abroad – Wales would redefine the boundaries at Euro 2016
He should be considered one of the world’s greatest coaches, but for all his talent and success, Raymond Goethals is forever associated with scandal
Despite injuries wrecking the latter stages of his career, Kompany has overcome so much to stake a place as one of Manchester City’s greatest players
The rich, comforting smell of toasted pistachios fills the air as Congolese women in saffron dresses gossip loudly over pots of salted goat stew. In the next market stall, Ethiopian men serve…
Leonardo Da Vinci once said: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Life is full of complexities, yet success often derives from the simplest of acts. For Kevin De Bruyne, that simple act was scoring…
As settings go for the biggest match in a nation’s footballing history, the Azteca in Mexico City has to be one of the finest. For the Red Devils of Belgium, this would be…
For a sport that’s infatuated with the cult of personality, it’s befuddling to think that there’s a paucity of authentic, daring voices out there. Such is the dearth of controversial opinions from…