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Victor Valdes Is Charged €100 Every Time He Gives Away His Standard Liege Kit

Feb 10, 2016
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: Victor Valdes of Manchester United takes part in the warm-up before the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford on January 11, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: Victor Valdes of Manchester United takes part in the warm-up before the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford on January 11, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes finally escaped Old Trafford in January when he joined Belgian side Standard Liege on loan.

The former Barcelona stopper was banished from the United first team after having a falling out with manager Louis van Gaal, leading him to seek opportunities elsewhere.

Liege stepped up and provided Valdes with a way out, but it seems his situation in the Belgian Pro League may not be as ideal as it first appeared.

For according to the Sun's Nick Rostron-Pike, every time the Spanish keeper gives away his kit to fans or opposition players, he has to fork out €100 to replace it.

That's because Liege only receive a limited supply of kit each season and refuse to cover the cost of any more.

Thus resulting in a situation more akin to Sunday league, whereby Valdes has to pay for his own kit.

It's a bit different to life in the Premier League...

[h/t the Sun]

Standard Liege Fans Could Get 5-Year Stadium Ban for Steven Defour Banner

Jan 25, 2015

Steven Defour spent four years as Standard Liege's captain before leaving in 2011 for Porto. Now back in the Belgian Pro League with Anderlecht, he returned to Stade Maurice Dufrasne to take on his former club for the first time on Sunday. 

The reception he received was...not welcoming. 

Yes, that's his decapitated head displayed on a massive "Red or Dead" tifo. It's a far cry from just four seasons ago, when he captained the team to a Belgian Cup victory. 

Defour proceeded to mark the occasion by getting himself sent off. The decision came after he angrily kicked the ball out of play, earning himself an unusual second yellow card. 

Update January 26

According to the Guardian, the outrage over the banner in Belgium is so great that the fans involved could face serious sanctions, with the government now involved. 

As per the paper: 

The display caused much uproar and the interior ministry said that it is considering sanctions that can go as high as a five-year stadium ban and a fine of €5,000 (£3742) for each individual supporter involved. “We’re working together with police to catch as many of the authors of this banner as possible,” a spokeswoman for the interior ministry said on Monday.

[H/t Reddit] 

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