Steven Defour (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Steven Defour" in English language version.

Last modified: 22:49:53, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

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148web.archive.org

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22nieuwsblad.be

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11premierleague.com

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11theguardian.com

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11fifa.com

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11lequipe.fr

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11telegraaf.nl

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11footnews.be

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11worldfootball.net

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11football-the-story.com

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11v11.com (Global: 1,455^th place; English: 853^rd place)

"Steven Defour". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

90min.com (Global: 3,843^rd place; English: 3,649^th place)

Copeland, Robbie (8 March 2019). "Steven Defour 'unlikely' to return this season after undergoing operation on persistent calf issue". 90 Minut. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

"Standard Liege: Steven Defour sent off after fans' horror banner". BBC Sport. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
"Steven Defour: Burnley sign Belgium midfielder from Anderlecht". BBC Sport. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
"Steven Defour: Burnley midfielder's contract cancelled 'for personal reasons'". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
"Steven Defour: Ex-Burnley midfielder joins Royal Antwerp". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Defour is cheap as chips – Dyche". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
Lamont, Alasdair (6 September 2013). "Scotland 0–2 Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

dn.pt (Global: 1,710^th place; English: 2,160^th place)

"No meio da tempestade, veio a bonança (5–0)" [Amid the storm, came the calm (5–0)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

espnfc.com (Global: 1,376^th place; English: 1,043^rd place)

Smith, Jamie (20 August 2016). "Keane, Defour and Gray stand out as Burnley stun Liverpool". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

fcporto.pt (Global: 8,282^nd place; English: 8,997^th place)

"Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
"Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.

fifa.com (Global: 80^th place; English: 106^th place)

"Koreans crash to ten-man Belgium". FIFA. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

football-the-story.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Homme de la saison belge" [Belgian man of the season] (in French). Football The Story. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

footnews.be (Global: low place; English: low place)

"OFFICIEL Defour ne fera pas son retour à Sclessin" [OFFICIAL Defour will not be returning to Sclessin] (in French). Foot News. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

go.com (Global: 97^th place; English: 79^th place)

soccernet.espn.go.com

"Defour ready to make next step". ESPN Soccernet. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
Van Walle, Wim (16 August 2011). "FC Porto deal for Defour". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 30 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

hbvl.be (Global: 6,286^th place; English: low place)

"Steven Defour verbreekt contract bij Genk" [Steven Defour breaks contract with Genk]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
"René Vandereycken roept negen debutanten op" [René Vandereycken calls up nine first-timers]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 6 May 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

hln.be (Global: 1,312^th place; English: 2,673^rd place)

Brisart, Axel (16 October 2020). "Steven Defour voorgesteld bij KV Mechelen: "Emotioneel de belangrijkste transfer uit mijn carrière"" [Steven Defour presented at KV Mechelen: "Emotionally the most important transfer of my career"]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
"Afscheid in mineur: Defour stopt er nu al mee door blessure aan quadriceps" [Dramatic goodbye: Defour retires after quadriceps injury]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk (Global: 3,327^th place; English: 1,643^rd place)

Marshall, Tyrone (26 December 2017). "Manchester United 2 Burnley 2: Match verdict". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
Marshall, Tyrone (14 September 2019). "Burnley extend Steven Defour's contract until 2020 as midfielder nears return". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
Marshall, Tyrone (25 May 2018). "Steven Defour to focus on Burnley after international retirement". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

lequipe.fr (Global: 129^th place; English: 613^th place)

"Steven Defour (Burnley) prend sa retraite internationale" [Steven Defour (Burnley) retires from internationals]. L'Équipe (in French). 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

nieuwsblad.be (Global: 968^th place; English: 1,927^th place)

"Defour 'slachtoffer' van 33 jaar oude vete" [Defour 'victim' of 33-year-old feud]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 5 May 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
Varewyck, Sam (23 September 2022). "Steven Defour krijgt mooi compliment van Burnley-legende: "Meest getalenteerde speler die ik gecoacht heb"" [Steven Defour earns praise from Burnley legend: "Most talented player I ever coached"]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 September 2022.

premierleague.com (Global: 421^st place; English: 396^th place)

"2017/18 Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

publico.pt (Global: 1,011^th place; English: 1,801^st place)

"FC Porto cumpriu e goleou Pêro Pinheiro" [FC Porto got job done and routed Pêro Pinheiro]. Público (in Portuguese). 15 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

rsssf.org (Global: 152^nd place; English: 108^th place)

Toma, Razvan. "Belgium – Player of the Year Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

rtbf.be (Global: 841^st place; English: 2,771^st place)

"Steven Defour a participé à un amical avec Malines" [Steven Defour participated in a friendly with Mechelen] (in French). RTBF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
Libois, Erik (11 May 2021). "Le petit Steven Defour illustré, en 15 dates-clé" [Little Steven Defour illustrated, in 15 key dates] (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
"Defour a déjà marqué contre l'Estonie: "Ah bon? J'avais oublié"" [Defour already scored against Estonia: "Ah good? I had forgotten"] (in French). RTBF. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
Langendries, Romain (17 October 2022). "Steven Defour devient l'entraîneur du KV Malines suite au licenciement de Danny Buijs" [Steven Defour becomes KV Mechelen manager following dismissal of Danny Buijs] (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
Jordens, Jérôme (19 October 2022). "Pro League: Malines dompte le Standard et offre une première victoire à Defour" [Pro League: Mechelen tame Standard and offer a first victory to Defour] (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

sapo.pt (Global: 739^th place; English: 1,240^th place)

desporto.sapo.pt

"Dragão em branco na festa de apresentação" [Dragon drew a blank in presentation party] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

skysports.com (Global: 238^th place; English: 152^nd place)

Lustig, Nick (16 August 2016). "Burnley sign Steven Defour from Anderlecht for club-record fee". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

sporza.be (Global: 1,997^th place; English: 2,267^th place)

"Antwerp pakt uit met kwartet: Defour, Hoedt, Gano en Benson trekken naar de Bosuil" [Antwerp unveil four: Defour, Hoedt, Gano and Benson go to Bosuil] (in Dutch). Sporza. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

standaard.be (Global: 1,599^th place; English: 3,614^th place)

"Conceição praat met Standard" [Conceição in talks with Standard]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 4 January 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

talksport.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

Shaw, Alex (26 October 2010). "Defour ready to make Manchester United move". Talksport. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.

telegraaf.nl (Global: 1,839^th place; English: 3,238^th place)

Jongmans, Robin (30 April 2023). "Prijs voor Van Bommel in België: trainer wint beker met Nederlands getint Antwerp" [Prize for Van Bommel in Belgium: manager wins cup with Dutch-tinted Antwerp]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2023.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

"Belgium World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

"Anderlecht's Steven Defour sees red over Standard Liège fans' banner". The Guardian. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

uefa.com (Global: 68^th place; English: 77^th place)

Scholten, Berend (23 December 2006). "Defour raises Belgian Standard". UEFA. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
Crossan, David (18 September 2012). "Porto extend Dinamo losing streak". UEFA. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
Hunter, Graham (13 March 2013). "Santa Cruz sends Málaga into last eight". UEFA. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

vi.nl (Global: 1,456^th place; English: 2,202^nd place)

"Transfer Defour naar Ajax van de baan" [Defour's transfer to Ajax not happening] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

voetbalbelgie.be (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Standard neemt Steven Defour over" [Standard sign Steven Defour] (in Dutch). Voetbal België. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Steven Defour verbreekt contract bij Genk" [Steven Defour breaks contract with Genk]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
"Defour ready to make next step". ESPN Soccernet. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
Shaw, Alex (26 October 2010). "Defour ready to make Manchester United move". Talksport. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
"Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 15 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
"Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
"Koreans crash to ten-man Belgium". FIFA. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Steven Defour at EU-Football.info (archived)
Steven Defour coach profile at Soccerway (archived)

worldfootball.net (Global: 332^nd place; English: 216^th place)

Steven Defour at WorldFootball.net

Steven Defour (English Wikipedia)

11v11.com (Global: 1,455th place; English: 853rd place)

90min.com (Global: 3,843rd place; English: 3,649th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; English: 23rd place)

dn.pt (Global: 1,710th place; English: 2,160th place)

espnfc.com (Global: 1,376th place; English: 1,043rd place)

fcporto.pt (Global: 8,282nd place; English: 8,997th place)

fifa.com (Global: 80th place; English: 106th place)

football-the-story.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

footnews.be (Global: low place; English: low place)

go.com (Global: 97th place; English: 79th place)

soccernet.espn.go.com

hbvl.be (Global: 6,286th place; English: low place)

hln.be (Global: 1,312th place; English: 2,673rd place)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk (Global: 3,327th place; English: 1,643rd place)

lequipe.fr (Global: 129th place; English: 613th place)

nieuwsblad.be (Global: 968th place; English: 1,927th place)

premierleague.com (Global: 421st place; English: 396th place)

publico.pt (Global: 1,011th place; English: 1,801st place)

rsssf.org (Global: 152nd place; English: 108th place)

rtbf.be (Global: 841st place; English: 2,771st place)

sapo.pt (Global: 739th place; English: 1,240th place)

desporto.sapo.pt

skysports.com (Global: 238th place; English: 152nd place)

sporza.be (Global: 1,997th place; English: 2,267th place)

standaard.be (Global: 1,599th place; English: 3,614th place)

talksport.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

telegraaf.nl (Global: 1,839th place; English: 3,238th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; English: 27th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

uefa.com (Global: 68th place; English: 77th place)

vi.nl (Global: 1,456th place; English: 2,202nd place)

voetbalbelgie.be (Global: low place; English: low place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

worldfootball.net (Global: 332nd place; English: 216th place)

11v11.com (Global: 1,455^th place; English: 853^rd place)

90min.com (Global: 3,843^rd place; English: 3,649^th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

dn.pt (Global: 1,710^th place; English: 2,160^th place)

espnfc.com (Global: 1,376^th place; English: 1,043^rd place)

fcporto.pt (Global: 8,282^nd place; English: 8,997^th place)

fifa.com (Global: 80^th place; English: 106^th place)

go.com (Global: 97^th place; English: 79^th place)

hbvl.be (Global: 6,286^th place; English: low place)

hln.be (Global: 1,312^th place; English: 2,673^rd place)

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk (Global: 3,327^th place; English: 1,643^rd place)

lequipe.fr (Global: 129^th place; English: 613^th place)

nieuwsblad.be (Global: 968^th place; English: 1,927^th place)

premierleague.com (Global: 421^st place; English: 396^th place)

publico.pt (Global: 1,011^th place; English: 1,801^st place)

rsssf.org (Global: 152^nd place; English: 108^th place)

rtbf.be (Global: 841^st place; English: 2,771^st place)

sapo.pt (Global: 739^th place; English: 1,240^th place)

skysports.com (Global: 238^th place; English: 152^nd place)

sporza.be (Global: 1,997^th place; English: 2,267^th place)

standaard.be (Global: 1,599^th place; English: 3,614^th place)

telegraaf.nl (Global: 1,839^th place; English: 3,238^th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

uefa.com (Global: 68^th place; English: 77^th place)

vi.nl (Global: 1,456^th place; English: 2,202^nd place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldfootball.net (Global: 332^nd place; English: 216^th place)