Courtois back in Belgium squad after missing Euro 2024 because of fall-out with coach
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$1 per week for 24 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Winnipeg Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*$1 will be added to your next bill. After your 4 weeks access is complete your rate will increase by $0.00 a X percent off the regular rate.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 14/03/2025 (193 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois returned to Belgium’s squad on Friday as part of the first selection by recently hired coach Rudi Garcia.
Courtois left the team just before the 2024 European Championship in Germany after falling out with Belgium’s then-coach, Domenico Tedesco.
In August, Courtois said he wouldn’t be available for selection for Belgium under Tedesco’s management.
Tedesco left the role in January and was replaced by Garcia.
Courtois was one of four goalkeepers picked by Garcia ahead of the upcoming Nations League playoff double-header against Ukraine.
Not among them was Koen Casteels, who was Belgium’s starting ‘keeper at Euro 2024 but has made himself unavailable for the national team reportedly because of the circumstances around Courtois’ return to the fold.
It is Garcia’s first stint in international management, having coached at several big clubs including Napoli, Marseille and Roma in his much-traveled career.
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer