Football Talk. Mbappé is hurt – Vines breaks collarbone – KVO coach Blessin extends contract until 2024 | Football

PSG goldcrest Kylian Mbappe has to drop out at France with a calf injury. The striker experienced a calf hindrance in the World Cup qualifier against Bosnia-Herzegovina (1-1) on Wednesday and was taken off in the 90th minute. On Thursday, examinations revealed a calf injury and Mbappe was released to return to PSG to work on his recovery. World champion France will therefore have to do without his star attacker on Saturday in Kiev against Ukraine and on Tuesday in Lyon against Finland. So far, no replacement has been called.

Sacrifice for Antwerp. Sam Vines, who came over from Colorado Rapids this summer, has broken his collarbone. The left back will probably be out of action for two months. Vines had an unfortunate fall during a game in training today. It immediately became apparent that his collarbone was broken. Sam was successfully operated on this afternoon by the doctors of the Orthoca team in AZ Monica and will start his rehabilitation tomorrow. (MVS)

Trainer Alexander Blessin has extended his contract with KV Oostende until 2024. The 48-year-old German impressed the Kustboys last season, after a dogged battle with Anderlecht, KVO ended just outside play-off 1. “There has been a lot of speculation in recent months about my future, but I never made it a secret that I was open to an extended stay at KVO,” he says. “Here I can bring the football I want to play myself and I know that I am supported by Gauthier and the board. When we started last season with 2 out of 12, there was never panic, while that would have been the case at many other clubs. Knowing that the board fully supports your way of working and goes along with it, brings a certain peace of mind to a trainer. I am a loyal person and this new contract provides stability, both for myself and for the club. Now it’s up to me and my staff to continue with this momentum and make the many young players better. Now the new Theates and Hendrys must rise. In any case, we are on the right track and will continue to work hard.”

Eupen won 1-5 in Gelsenkirchen against the B-team of Schalke 04, reinforced with three title holders. The Pandas lacked internationals Smail Prevljak (Bosnia), Edo Kayembe (Congo), Emmanuel Agbadou (Ivory Coast), Terek Magee (Jamaica) and goalkeeper Manaf Nurudeen, who was called up for the first time by national coach Charles Akonnor for the Ghanaian A-selection. . Isaac Nuhu took the first three hits before the break. Jens Cools, who missed the recent games against STVV, OHL and Seraing due to an upper leg injury, made his comeback. (AR)

Eupen: Himmalmann • Heris (65 ‘Guluk), Amat (65’ Turco), Gnaka • Keita, Cools (45 ‘Akono), Déom, Peeters, N’Dri; Nuhu, Ngoy (40 ‘Koné).

Goals: 10 ‘Nuhu (0-1, 29’ Nuhu (0-2), 36 ‘Nuhu (0-3), 45’ Keita (0-4), 47 ‘N’Dri (0-5), 49’ Michaljov ( 1-5)

Beerschot currently has Moroccan midfielder Youssef Aït Bennasser on trial. The 25-year-old player has been without a club since July 1, after his contract with AS Monaco expired. Bennasser also played football in the French Ligue 1 for Nancy, Caen, Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux. He also made 23 appearances for the Moroccan national team. Bennasser’s last official match dates back to March 2020, when he was on loan at Bordeaux.

Japan has started the third preliminary round of the Asian qualifications for the 2022 World Cup on a false note. At home in Suita, Oman lost 0-1 on Thursday. Issam Al Sabhi scored the only goal shortly before the end.

Junya Ito (Genk) was replaced after 63 minutes. Later in the day, Group B will also play Australia/China and Saudi Arabia/Vietnam. South Korea/Iraq finished 0-0 in Group A. Iran/Syria and UAE/Lebanon will follow.

Twelve countries participate in the third round. The top two from each group qualify for Qatar. The numbers three play a fourth round of which the winner completes an international jump-off.

Michel-Ange Balikwisha (20) will not play tomorrow with the national promises in Turkey. The Antwerp winger is struggling with a slight contracture. National coach Jacky Mathijssen therefore decided, in consultation with the medical staff, not to take any risks and to keep him aside. Normally, Balikwisha will be ready to play again for next weekend, when Antwerp visits Eupen. Anass Zaroury (20) from Charleroi is also not match fit. He didn’t even travel to Turkey. (SVL)

Dick Advocaat started as national coach of Iraq with a draw. The World Cup qualifier against South Korea in Seoul ended 0-0. For Iraq, it was the first group match in the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) World Cup qualifiers. Advocaat’s team will also compete in group A against Iran, Lebanon, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. The numbers 1 and 2 of the group qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Iraq will play a ‘home game’ against Iran on Tuesday. That game will be played in Qatar. Advocaat was surprisingly appointed as Iraq national coach at the end of July. The 73-year-old Dutchman ended his career as a club coach at Feyenoord last season. He hinted at the time that he might still want to be active as a national coach.

In 2009-2010, Advocaat worked for eight months as Belgium’s national coach, until he suddenly resigned to accept a lucrative offer from Russia, where he would succeed his compatriot Guus Hiddink. With that decision, Advocaat was not particularly popular in Belgium at the time. Advocaat also acted as national coach of Orange, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Serbia.

Olivier Giroud has taken a positive corona test. His club AC Milan confirms that. Giroud is doing well, but is quarantined.

The French attacker (34) exchanged Chelsea for the Rossoneri this summer. In the second competition match against Cagliari (4-1), Alexis Saelemaekers’ teammate immediately scored two goals. Milan emphasizes that Giroud has had no contact with his teammates since that game (on August 29). He was also not selected for the French national team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

On September 12, Milan will play at home against Lazio in the league. Zlatan Ibrahimovic may be able to recover from knee surgery he underwent in June by then. The Swedish top striker resumed group training a few days ago.

Janice Cayman won in the female version of the Champions League with Lyon at Levante with 1-2. The Red Flame played thirteen minutes. During the preparation and in the competition match against Reims (3-0) she was a basic player. The new coach mainly uses Cayman as a right back. (DD)

After a period of almost a year without competitions due to the corona pandemic, Belgian amateur football was able to start again this summer. The Belgian Football Association (KBVB) and the language wings Voetbal Vlaanderen and ACFF seize this moment to call on all amateur clubs to continue to fight against discrimination and racism on and along the football fields, both among youth and adults.

The KBVB, together with the language wings, launched the ‘Come Together action plan’ against discrimination and racism six months ago. In this context, a Diversity Board was set up, independent directors were integrated for the first time in the Board of Directors of the KBVB and the National Chamber of Discrimination and Racism was installed.

As support, each club will receive a package with a series of official Come Together posters including Red Flame Kassandra Missipo, Red Devil Romelu Lukaku and referee Nicolas Laforge. It is the intention that all clubs display this material clearly in their accommodations and canteens, the KBVB said. In this way, the football association also wants to put the reporting center for discrimination and racism back in the spotlight via the RBFA app.

“In order to be able to work in a more targeted way, those reports are extremely important,” says Nand De Klerck, spokesperson at Voetbal Vlaanderen. “That is why the referee report has also been adjusted from this season. From now on, the refs will be asked explicitly whether they have observed discrimination or racism and they are obliged to record every report from a player, representative or supporter, even if they have not heard or seen the discrimination themselves. Our referees, like any individual club, are a crucial partner in this battle.”

The KBVB and language wings link a competition for amateur clubs to the ‘Come Together action plan’. At the end of the season, a jury will select a club in each province that has distinguished itself in the fight against racism and discrimination. “These clubs will receive an extra reward from the federations,” said De Klerck.