Anderlecht

American

[ahn-duhr-lekht] / ˈɑn dərˌlɛxt /

noun

a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.

Anderlecht British

/ ˈɑndərlɛxt /

noun

a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)

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Bonds almost emulated the achievement when he was captain as West Ham reached the European Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1976, losing 4-2 to Anderlecht.

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Bellamy was formerly an assistant at Anderlecht and Burnley to Vincent Kompany, who succeeded Tuchel at Bayern Munich.

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Bellamy was a part of Kompany's coaching set-up at Anderlecht and Burnley, and he credits his former Manchester City team-mate as a major influence, for his cool temperament as much as his footballing acumen.

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He was second only to Anderlecht's Colin Coosemans for goals prevented last season too.

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There is also talk of them bringing in the Anderlecht and Denmark striker, Kasper Dolberg, and the Toulouse wing Sebastian Tounekti.

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