Mehdi Carcela

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• Standard Liège Star Carcela Sleeps Through Belgian Golden Boot Ceremony
  17 January 2019, by Said

  Moroccan international Mehdi Carcela was not present last night at the Soulier d’Or gala rewarding the best Belgian football players because he fell asleep.
  The coach of the Standard de Liège club, Michel Preud’homme, had to apologize on behalf of the club. "That’s Mehdi. He’s an artist on the field, then he can surprise you. He has all the qualities to win the Soulier d’Or, but he has to be more consistent, and he must have an exemplary behavior..."
  The Moroccan player ultimately (…)

• Standard Liège’s Carcela Faces Lengthy Ban for Obscene Gesture to Referee
  20 February 2019, by Amine

  Mehdi Carcela, who was playing for Standard de Liège, against Anderlecht, risks 2 months suspension for having made a "middle finger and an obscene gesture" to the referee during this Belgian clasico.
  "The Moroccan appeared before the Disputes Commission of the Belgian Union on Tuesday to explain his gesture, the debates lasted more than an hour. Carcela had made a middle finger and an obscene gesture to the referee after the latter had disallowed his goal (a VAR decision). The verdict (…)

• Standard Liège Star Carcela Struggles Amid Messi Comparison and Exit Rumors
  8 May 2019, by Bladi.net

  Speaking about the difficult situation going through Mehdi Carcela, Moroccan international of Standard de Liège, his former coach Éric Gerets pretended to compare him to Lionel Messi.
  The difficult relationship between Mehdi Carcela and his coach Michel Preud’homme is not helping the Moroccan international who, moreover, is not having a famous season with his club. As a result, the Belgian media are announcing the probable departure of the Atlas Lion from Standard de Liège at the end of (…)

• Standard Liège Star Mehdi Carcela Rejects Lucrative Qatar Offer, Commits to Belgian Club
  21 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Mehdi Carcela has no intention of being part of the squad of the Al-Sailiya SC club based in Doha. The Atlas Lion has refused the offer from the Qatari club, preferring to continue his adventure at Standard Liège.
  "Standard is my club, I don’t want to leave." These are the words Mehdi Carcela used to express his probable departure. The financial offer of 2.5 million euros, which was proposed to him by the club of Al-Sailiya SC, did not receive his agreement. He and the leaders of his club (…)

• Morocco Calls Up Mehdi Carcela for Upcoming Friendly Matches Against Libya and Gabon
  10 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  After the withdrawal of some key players from the national team, Vahid Halilhodzic has summoned another player for the friendly matches against Libya on October 11 and Gabon on October 15. It is Mehdi Carcela, a player from Standard Liège.
  After Omar El Kaddouri (PAOK Salonika), Nayef Aguerd (Dijon), Abdelkrim Baadi (Hassania d’Agadir) and Walid El Karty (Wydad de Casablanca), it is Mehdi Carcela’s turn to be called up by the national team coach.
  The Standard Liège player will have to (…)

• Standard Liège Legend Eric Gerets Praises Moroccan Star Mehdi Carcela
  3 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Moroccan international Mehdi Carcela is one of the players that former Atlas Lions coach Eric Gerets closely follows at Standard Liège. The former captain of the Reds and Whites gave his opinion on the Carcela enigma at this club.
  Eric Gerets is an icon of Standard Liège. For having made the glory days of this club, the former captain of Standard Liège does not fail to appreciate the journey of his first club, as an international player.
  During an interview with a Belgian sports (…)

• Moroccan Soccer Star Urges Liège Youth to Follow COVID-19 Rules
  8 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Moroccan international, Mehdi Carcela, has committed himself to Liège, the Belgian city of which he is an honorary citizen, by urging young people to adopt a responsible behavior in the face of the spread of covid-19.
  Playmaker of Standard de Liège and confined in this same city, the Atlas Lion has addressed a message, on the official page of the city, to the young people used to transgressing the rules of confinement.
  According to the Moroccan player, the Belgian population is (…)

• Moroccan Stars Amrabat and Carcela Vie for Top Arab-Berber Player Award in Belgian League
  8 April 2019, by Kamal

  The winner of the "best Arab and Berber player" award in the division 1 championship in Belgium for the year 2019 will be revealed by the organizing committee on April 29.
  Moroccan internationals Sofiane Amrabat and Mehdi Carcela are among the six finalists selected for this trophy, which will be awarded by the committee, a jury composed mainly of local sports editors.
  In previous editions, several other Moroccan players had already been distinguished, notably Mbarek Boussoufa in 2010, (…)

• Moroccan Midfielder Mehdi Carcela Wins ’Belgian Lion’ Award for Third Time
  1 May 2019, by Amine

  Moroccan international Mehdi Carcela has just received, this Monday, and for the third time, the "Belgian Lion" trophy in its 2019 edition. This distinction is awarded to the best player of Arab origin playing in Belgium.
  Monday evening, Mehdi Carcela, who plays in the ranks of Standard de Liège as a midfielder, was named "Belgian Lion 2019" after receiving the same distinction last year but also in 2015.
  He was thus able to outpace two Tunisians: Hamdi Harbaoui and Dylan Bronn, who (…)

• Standard Liège Star Mehdi Carcela Rejects Lucrative Qatar Offer, Stays Loyal to Belgian Club
  9 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Moroccan international, Mehdi Carcela, transferred to Standard Liège since 2018, is in no hurry to leave his "club of heart", despite multiple offers from Qatar.
  The Moroccan player has received several offers from major clubs in the Middle East. The Qatari clubs Al-Sailiya SC and Al-Wahda have unsuccessfully negotiated his departure to offer him all possible facilities. According to La Dernière heure, Mehdi Carcela could have tripled his salary in this transaction. Unfortunately, the (…)