The Mouscron Gazette
Squad3 Aug 2026
Laurent De Bruyne keeps Mouscron in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Both of them Thomas Chadli's — 8.51
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.51, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Youri Witsel, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 7.90
A mark of 7.90 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Market3 Aug 2026
Eyes on Youri Witsel again
The phone has started ringing about Youri Witsel again, and this time the name on the line is PSV. Mouscron are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market3 Aug 2026
Thomas Chadli puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Mouscron, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Émile Dupuis stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Émile Dupuis and Mouscron agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Mouscron training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dedryck Meunier is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match1 Aug 2026
Mouscron see off Zulte Waregem
Three points for Mouscron, 2‑1 the final word against Zulte Waregem in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Mouscron
Émile Dupuis was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
In brief
- The terraces Mouscron supporters have found a favourite in Youri Witsel
- Market Dedryck Batshuayi told to find a new club
- Market Experience through the door at Mouscron