The Standard Liege Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Cruel end for KV Mechelen as Standard Liege pounce
There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Standard Liege scored in the 90th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matthieu Epolo stands alone
8 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Market10 Aug 2026
Standard Liege say no — this time
The offer from Borussia Dortmund for Matthieu Epolo was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Standard Liege make their move for Arnaud Bodart
$9.6M on the table at LOSC Lille. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
André-Pierre Gignac takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Market10 Aug 2026
The San Jose Earthquakes deal is off
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Marlon Fossey reports back to Standard Liege with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Age has not caught André-Pierre Gignac yet — 9.41
At 40 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 9.41 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Aiham Ousou at that price
Standard Liege offered $4.8M; Charleroi said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Club Brugge tell Standard Liege: Kyriani Sabbe 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Standard Liege go back to the board over Aiham Ousou
- Squad Casper Nielsen signs a new deal
- Squad Enzo Crivelli in a row with a teammate