The Union saint-gilloise stadium is located in the Brussels-Capital region.
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On this rainy Sunday at the end of December, the Parc-Duden stadium, in the Brussels-Capital region, is strangely silent.
Covid-19 requires, only journalists and club members are admitted to the stands, for the last match of the year.
Suddenly, chants are heard from outside the enclosure.
Eyes are raised: on a neighboring hill, a whole fanfare is gathered, lighting Bengal fires, to support, despite everything and from a distance, its players.
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The success of the Union Saint-Gilles is a beautiful story, as probably only football is capable of producing it.
That of one of the most successful clubs in Belgium - eleven league titles on the clock - back in the first division after forty-eight long years away from the top level.
That also of a team just promoted, and which ends up champion of autumn of the national competition, with 7 points ahead of its first competitor.
The success of Union matches is such that places are being snapped up like hot cakes.
Virginie Krotoszyner
Founded in 1897, the Union and its players, nicknamed ...
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