SportsInfrastructure
Club Brugge Gets Green Light for Stadium After 20-Year Wait
Club Brugge gets permission for a 40,000-seat stadium after two decades of legal battles. Neighbor objections rejected, construction expected in 2026.
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SportsBusiness
Antwerp FC Owner Gets Payment Deferral Amid Takeover Talks
Paul Gheysens gets payment deferral from Fasanara as a consortium with Wouter Vandenhaute and Toby Alderweireld negotiates to take over Antwerp FC.
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SportsFinance
Antwerp at a Crossroads: Gheysens Faces Sale by Tuesday
Paul Gheysens must repay €10M by June 30 or lose control of Royal Antwerp FC to hedge fund Fasanara. A €100M rescue loan remains unsecured.
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SportsBusiness
DAZN Must Pay 85% of Belgian Football TV Rights for 2026-27
Streaming platform DAZN must pay 85% (€71.6M) of Belgian football TV rights for 2026-2027, a Belgian arbitration tribunal has ruled provisionally.
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Sports
Ex-Plopsa CEO Leaves Antwerp FC Board After Fan Protests
Steve Van den Kerkhof resigns from Royal Antwerp FC board after weeks of fan protests over his controversial past and management style.
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Sports
Belgium U17 Chase Historic European Title After 49-Year Wait
Belgium's U17 team faces Italy in the European Championship final, aiming for only the second European title in Belgian football history.
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SportsFootball
Genk's Academy: Another Star in the Champions League Final
Michel Ribeiro, who trained De Bruyne and Courtois, explains why another Genk academy graduate—Leandro Trossard—features in the Champions League final.
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BelgiumMedia & Commentary
Belgian Press Review: Pope Calls for AI to Be Disarmed
Belgian press review: Pope Leo XIV's encyclical calls for AI regulation, Standard-Charleroi violence erupts, and debate over public holidays.
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JusticeSports
Ex-Anderlecht Boss Van Holsbeeck in Black Money Scandal
Former Anderlecht manager Herman Van Holsbeeck exchanged black money at self-scan checkouts; faces trial in Belgium's biggest football fraud case.
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SportsPublic Safety
Six Arrested, Four Injured in Standard-Charleroi Clash
Four police officers injured and six arrested after Standard Liège and Charleroi hooligans clashed with players and each other in Liège.
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Sports
Lommel Returns to Belgian Top Flight After 23-Year Wait
Lommel SK secured promotion to the Belgian Jupiler Pro League after 23 years, defeating Dender in a dramatic playoff to end decades of heartbreak.
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SportsMedia
Belgian Football Returns to Traditional TV in DAZN Deal
Belgian Pro League matches return to Voo, Orange, Proximus and Telenet after DAZN resolves distribution dispute through arbitration.
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