The Standard Liege Gazette
Match1 Aug 2026
The derby belongs to Standard Liege
3‑2 against Anderlecht, and the songs went on long after the whistle. League positions come and go; days like this get retold at family dinners for years.
Match1 Aug 2026
Standard Liege come from 2 down to beat Anderlecht
At 2 goals adrift this was a formality, and the formality lasted right up until it did not. Standard Liege found something the first half had given no notice of, and Anderlecht could not hold what they had.
Market3 Aug 2026
Standard Liege turn down New York City for Marlon Fossey
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
LOSC Lille tell Standard Liege: Arnaud Bodart is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
The derby has a name on it: Timothé Nkada
Score against anybody else and it is a goal. Score against them and it is a story with your name in it for a decade, and Standard Liege supporters have already started telling it.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Dimitri Lavalée signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dimitri Lavalée commits to Standard Liege for another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Standard Liege
André-Pierre Gignac and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market3 Aug 2026
Beerschot watching David Bates
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Standard Liege have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
Standard Liege supporters have found a favourite in Bernard Nguene
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Bernard Nguene has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- The dugout Matthieu Epolo gets it from the manager
- Squad Mohammed El Hankouri falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad No place for André-Pierre Gignac in the new shape