Pol gets injured. He is forced to end his football career. Pol replaces Xavier as coach of the team. Carmen doesn't agree with this and is temporarily in league with Bernard to get under the skin of De Kampioenen.
Doortje works on her assertiveness. She has consulted Truus Pinkers, Bernard's ex-wife. Truus and Bernard have plans to remarry but they fail to agree on the right date.
Boma is no longer needed as team sponsor after he had accepted on a proposal to bribery. Bernard becomes the new sponsor. Boma takes it to heart that he isn't part of De Kampioenen anymore.
Carmen hears a conversation between Boma and Xavier's colonel Vandesijpe and thinks Bomaworst enterprise, Boma Vleesindustrie N.V., went bankrupt after an unflattering article, written in the newspaper by Bieke.