By FRANCO PANIZO

Sacha Kljestan has quietly put together a solid season for RSC Anderlecht, but he made some noise in the club's latest win on Sunday.

Kljestan scored his third goal of the season (fourth across all competitions) in Anderlecht's 4-2 win over Racing Genk when he fired home a free kick from 30 yards out.

Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com

European transfer deadline day has proved to be fruitful for one American abroad.

Mikkel Diskerud has been loaned from Stabaek in his native Norway to Belgian top flight club KAA Gent, the club announced on Tuesday. The loan comes with an option to buy at the end of the season and gives Diskerud a chance to prove his worth for a different club for the first time in his brief career.

Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht came away from Beerschot with only one point, while the D2 Americans had mixed fortunes in weekend Belgian action.

In midweek league play Gent traveled to Brussels to take on Anderlecht and lost that one 3-1 thanks to a Milan Jovanovic brace and a Mattias Suarez strike in the European capital.

Sacha Kljestan took his regular place in the starting eleven for Anderlecht on Tuesday, in a 3-1 win over Gent at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. Their lead at the top of the SAS-Ligaen table is now nine points. After falling behind seven minutes in, Milan Jovanovic scored twice for Anderlecht, with Matias Suarez adding the third goal.

The Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez is trying hard to cloak the fact that he has signed a pre-contract with Arsenal to play at the Emirates next season, and is busy denying that he will be moving to Arsenal in January but he makes it quite clear that he will be doing his best for Anderlecht [...]

There are an avalanche of Arsenal transfer rumours around saying that the Gunners have already signed a pre-contract with the Belgian giants Anderlecht to ensure that their pursuit of the Argentinian striker Matias Suarez cannot be hijacked before the summer transfer window. A respected Argentinian football journalist Javier Perez has announced via his twitter account [.

Looks like the 23 year old Argentinian striker/ winger has committed himself to remaining at Anderlecht to help them win the Jupiter League. He has been strongly linked with Arsenal with Wenger tracking him for months since the Europa Cup began. Suarez has scored 14 goals for the Belgian first division side.

By Alan Duffy

Unquestionably one of the players of the season so far, Manchester City's Belgian captain Vincent Kompany has decided to use the medium du jour Twitter to launch a new competition which is sure to get the blue half of Manchester rather excited.

The San Jose Earthquakes took a step toward fortifying their back line Wednesday by agreeing to a deal with Honduran centerback Victor Bernardez.

Bernardez, 29, has 52 caps for Honduras. He started in all of Honduras' games during this past summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup and was also a member of the country's World Cup team in 2010.

The Premier League featured a meeting of the Americans on Tuesday, with Brad Friedel's Spurs getting the better of Zac Whitbread's Norwich City in a 2-0 win. Gareth Bale scored both of Tottenham's goals, with Friedel picking up the shutout. Whitbread started and played the full ninety. In the Jupiler League, Sacha Kljestan started for Anderlecht in a 1-1 draw with Mons.

Arsenal have been linked with the Argentinian midfielder Lucas Biglia since the summer after his brilliant performances for Anderlecht in the last few years. Biglia recently announced that he is now ready to move on to bigger and better things so he can become a starter for his country, and Arsenal scouts have been regular [.

Arsenal have been linked with the Argentinian midfielder Lucas Biglia since the summer after his brilliant performances for Anderlecht in the last few years. Biglia recently announced that he is now ready to move on to bigger and better things so he can become a starter for his country, and Arsenal scouts have been regular [.

Amsterdam-based Greg Seltzer is certainly a unique cat.

Seltzer

Greg decided long ago to make his name and career in soccer reporting and found himself relocated over to the Netherlands reporting for Soccer America.

With the re-vamp, or re-start if you prefer, of MLSSoccer.com and the need for a qualitative reporter on player movement became clear, Seltzer fit the bill.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering a move for the highly-rated Anderlecht hitman Matias Suarez in the upcoming January transfer window, according to InsideFootball today. With strikers Marouane Chamakh Yao Gervinho set to leave for the African Cup of Nations come January, the Frenchman has conceded that the Gunners will be a little short [.

Kljestan's Anderlecht picked up all three points, while in the Battle of the Yanks Yao's Boussu-Dour downed Bowen's Roeselare in weekend Belgian action.

EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 32 DRAW

Porto v Manchester City

Ajax v Manchester United

Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao

Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv

Stoke City v Valencia

Rubin Kazan v Olympiacos

AZ Alkmaar v Anderlecht

Lazio v Atletico Madrid

Steaua Bucharest v Twente

Viktoria Plzen v Schalke

Wisla Krakow v Standard Liege

Braga v Besiktas

Udinese v PAOK

Trabzonspor v PSV Eindhoven

Hannover v Brugge

Legia Warsaw v Sporting

* First legs to be played February 16, second legs February 23

EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW

FC Salzburg/Metalist v Rubin Kazan/Olympiacos

Legia/Sporting v Porto/Manchester City

Steaua/Twente v Viktoria Plzen/Schalke

Wisla/Standard Liege v Hannover/Brugge

Stoke/Valencia v Trabzonspor/PSV Eindhoven

Alkmaar/Anderlecht v Udinese/PAOK

Lazio/Atletico Madrid v Braga/Besiktas

Ajax/Manchester United v Lokomotiv Moscow/Athletic Bilbao

* First legs to be played March 8, second legs March 15.

Down to the nitty gritty now, it's time for a refresh on this page.Champions LeagueRound of 16David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen v BarcelonaEuropa LeagueRound of 32Jozy Altidore - AZ v AnderlechtSteve Cherundolo - Hannover 96 v Club BruggeJermaine Jones - Schalke v FK Viktoria PlzeňSacha Kljestan - Anderlecht v AZOguchi Onyewu - Sporting CP v Legia Warsaw- Greg Seltzer

It is being reported this morning that the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking for his very own Suarez, but not the controversial one playing for Liverpool! The Express says that Arsenal scouts were at the Anderlecht v Lokomotiv Moscow match in the Europa League last night for a look at the 23 year-old Argentinian [.

It is being reported this morning that the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking for his very own Suarez, but not the controversial one playing for Liverpool! The Express says that Arsenal scouts were at the Anderlecht v Lokomotiv Moscow match in the Europa League last night for a look at the 23 year-old Argentinian [.

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I said, it could be done and Besiktas did it!
Besiktas beat, unbeaten Stoke City 3-1 and claim the top spot in the group E and earned a spot in the round 32 of Europa league..
They,prett much did the damege to Stoke in the second half, after going down in the first half.

Sacha Kljestan's run of form is turning out to be anything but temporary.

Kljestan continued his strong season for Anderlecht, scoring a goal in the club's 5-3 triumph over Lokomotiv Moscow in their UEFA Europa League battle. His curling effort to the far corner dug Anderlecht out of an early 1-0 deficit and helped the Belgian side win its group, which should make for a more favorable result during Friday's knockout round draw.

Both Filham's Clint Dempsey and Anderlecht's Sacha Kljestan have bagged first half goals to put their sides on the board in Europa League Matchday 6 action (and each's side has subsequently added a second).The man they call Deuce deposited a redirected cross for his third Europa League strike of the tourney edition and fifth in his career.

The next two days are rather crucial for a number of Americans abroad, as their quests to reach the UEFA Europa League knockout stage come down to the final game of group play.

Clint Dempsey and Fulham control their own destiny and can advance as the second-place team from Group K with a win over Odense BK on Wednesday (3 p.

Reported Liverpool target Lucas Biglia is being pursued by Arsenal, according to the agent of the Anderlecht midfielder.
The 25-year-old Argentine is also on the radar of Fiorentina and AC Milan, with the former making a concerted effort to seal a January deal for his signature.
Liverpool has been frequently linked with Biglia in recent months, and injury to Lucas Leiva has led to renewed speculation that he could move to Anfield.

Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht suffered only their third defeat of the season, while Tristan Bowen saw some playing time in Roeselare's stalemate in weekend Belgian action.

Steve Cherundolo and Hannover booked their place in the Europa League knockout round despite a loss at Liege while Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht stayed perfect in group play.

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Occurs to me that anyone chancing across the blog might wonder what the Nora Batty is going on.
Well, I'm rambling on about football and a few mates are joining me here and there. But we're doing it to help out Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup. If you can help please do. The links to do just that are all over this page.

Earlier Scott Johnston and I debated the Old Firm leaving Scottish football. As a wee bonus here's Stewart Weir (@sweirz) with his take on the issue:
It's usually an argument made by those who don't support the Old Firm.
But if Celtic and Rangers (in alphabetical order only) departed Scotland and went elsewhere, Scotland wouldn't have the Old Firm.

Anderlecht and Sacha Kljestan get back to league action, while Tristan Bown will be hoping to get in some playing time with Roeselare in Belgian action.

By Chris Wright

Think that disciplinary action for fondling player's rumps is the sole preserve of the Iranian league? Think again muchacho!

During Cercle Brugge's 1-0 win over Anderlecht on Sunday, Milan Jovanovic (you must know him? He's one of the best players in the world!

Sacha Kljestan and Anderlecht lost on the road, while Devann Yao got to watch Boussu Dour win at home in weekend Belgian action

Quarantotto squadre divise in dodici gironi sono i numeri che definiscono l'Europa League, la cui quarta giornata andr di scena domani. Statistiche alla mano sono solo tre le squadre che hanno vinto tre partite su tre giocate: Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven e Sporting Lisbona, mentre sono quattordici quelle che non hanno ancora vinto un match.

Kljestan has played every minute in Anderlecht's Europa League campaign
The Group Stage of the 2011-12 Europa League has reached the halfway point, and several of the U.S. internationals are on teams well-positioned to advance to the knockout phase. Of the 48 teams, only three have won all of their matches to date, and two of them have U.

Arsene Wenger is reportedly keen on signing £8million Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia in the January transfer window.

There are claims this morning that the 25-year-old Argentinean has been on Arsenal's radar since the summer. Biglia left Independiente for Europe in 2006 and he is under contract at Anderlecht until 2015.

Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger has revived his interest in Anderlecht's defensive midfielder Lucas Biglia, after the player declared that he wants to end his time at Anderlecht and try to move on with his career. Biglia joined Anderlecht in 2006 and he managed 155 appearances for the club since then becoming a very important part [.