Articles tagged with "1"
Posted on: Poland World Cup Blog by tomasz | Sep 14th, 2009
Only the pure facts and highlights today. If you want something to read, check out the roundup note about Leo Beenhakker.
Goalkeepers:
Artur Boruc (Celtic Glasgow)- 90 ...
Posted on: Poland World Cup Blog by tomasz | Sep 14th, 2009
I think the time has come to judge Leo Beenhakker’s career as the coach of the Polish national team. I wrote some time earlier that ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 14th, 2009
My main man Goose took care of the stats of this weekend in Holland, thanks for that...
It seems Feyenoord still plays a bit unstable, mixing ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Chris Paraskevas | Sep 12th, 2009
It is, on paper at least, the easiest World Cup Qualifying Group in Europe and perhaps world football, not counting the rather farcical system New ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 11th, 2009
Column by Van Nijnatten in the AD:
Huntelaar: "What? Are you seriously trying to bitchslap me, you fart!? Hahahaha...."
Two pupils, juniors, fighting for the ball. That's ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Julian D | Sep 10th, 2009
This picture says it all. I wanted to start a new post. We´re not out yet guys. I´m just as angry and ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 10th, 2009
Who's gonna stop Oranje? The Dutch team won it's eighth and last qualification game away against Scotland.
In the roaring Hampden Park, Elia scored the late ...
Posted on: Poland World Cup Blog by tomasz | Sep 10th, 2009
I had a plethora of titles for this post on my mind yesterday: "F..ing disgrace", "Shameless", "Humiliation" etc. However, after a good night rest I ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2009
Well, on our way again.
Pressure from Oranje, corner kick after a Robben attempt. Interesting attempt at the loose ball by De Zeeuw. Don't he ever ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2009
Well, my tv guide had it wrong! The game was under way for 20 minutes when I switched on. Darn it!
But let's head to the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2009
Michel Vorm
Maarten Stekelenburg trained without gloves on the billiard-like pitch of Hampden Park. The goalie wanted to test his injured finger. Van Marwijk: "The chance ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Sep 9th, 2009
After an undefeated start to their World Cup qualifying campaign late in 2009, most people didn't expect Greece to hit such a dry patch in ...
Posted on: Greece World Cup Blog by Peter Katsiris | Sep 9th, 2009
The many islands of Greece are an easy lure for many English tourists, but Stuart Pearce's U-21 might not be interested in returning to Greece ...
Posted on: Poland World Cup Blog by tomasz | Sep 9th, 2009
Remember the fake trailers from the movie Tropic Thunder? Scorcher I, II, III, IV etc. saves the world once again, again and again. This is ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 9th, 2009
For the first time under Van Marwijk, Ooijer didn't play an international for Holland. He decided to let the Japan game go. He didn't do ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 8th, 2009
Elia played four competition games for HSV Hamburg and was elected Man of the Match in two. Against Dortmund he prepared a goal by dribbling ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 7th, 2009
Five years ago, Gregory van der Wiel played street football in Amsterdam wearing a jersey with the name of one Robin van Persie on his ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 7th, 2009
The last qualification game for Oranje against Scotland in Glasgow will not have any serious implications. After an impressive qualification series, Holland doesn't need to ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 7th, 2009
Let's all stop with that talking about Van der Sar's return and let's focus on important things. Like the behaviour on the pitch of our ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 6th, 2009
Even non-news is news to the Dutch fans, isn't it :-) ?
Anyway, a nice little titbit.
In the game against Japan, Van Marwijk used eleven players ...
Posted on: Poland World Cup Blog by tomasz | Sep 6th, 2009
It's always hard to write anything after a game like that, especially that I still feel the hangover caused by it. I'll be honest with ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 6th, 2009
Oranje won 3-0 against Japan. But team manager Bert van Marwijk was as down to earth as ever: "This was the worst game we played ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 6th, 2009
Wesley: Happy with the ball
Love came at the exact right moment for Wesley, after a tough time in Madrid. "There was a period when I ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Pat | Sep 5th, 2009
South Korea delivered a crushing blow to the Socceroos and took out the unofficial title of the best team in Asia with a deserved 3-1 ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 5th, 2009
Van Persie scores the 1-0
Oranje tested the patience of the fans in De Veste in Enschede against Japan. In the final phase of the game, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 4th, 2009
Manon Melis
The Dutch football team... That's why we're here... But, the lads all play in nice competitions for nice clubs, so we love watching that.
And ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 4th, 2009
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored eight goals in six games for Madrid but his third coach in 6 months didn't want to have him training with the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 3rd, 2009
Breaking news?
Or is it comedian Matze Knop, who's picked Louis van Gaal as his recent victim to have fun with.
In this clip, Van Gaal (Knop) ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 3rd, 2009
Twente has a first-time ever experience, when Oranje hosts Japan in the Grolsch Veste. The first ever international game in Enschede.
Especially for the game, the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 2nd, 2009
The Dutch national team wants to win the World Cup next year in South Africa. There you have it!
But the shenanigans in the transfer world ...
