Belgium rose to 16th in the latest (if slightly farcical) FIFA World Rankings released this morning. This comes as no surprise given the influx of top quality Belgian players into the Premier League in the last couple of years. But where has it all come from I hear you ask?
This video suggests they have taken a leaf out of the team-bonding exercises of an under-13 side by having a good, old-fashioned sleepover. Belgian TV show, Aflevering, has been following the Belgian national side and captured this quite intimate scene as Messrs.
Hazard, Lukaku, Benteke and De Bruyne watch the the Belgian U-21s take on their Spanish counterparts and discuss the word c*nt, all while Hazard fondly flicks the ear of Benteke.