Articles tagged with "Netherlands"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 18th, 2006
After the loss to Barcelona in the Champion's League Dennis Bergkamp officially retired. When I think of him the phrase that always comes to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 18th, 2006
Now you can run out and buy that replica shirt you've been aching for with the knowledge of what number your favourite player will be ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 17th, 2006
Giovanni van Bronckhorst is pretty pumped about winning the the Champion's League over his old club.
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 17th, 2006
I thought it was a great match. I supported Barca so I couldn't be happier with the result. A couple things caught my ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 17th, 2006
Just for fun I thought I'd have a look at the pedigree that precedes Klaas Jan Huntelaar. The best Dutch strikers all started plying ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 17th, 2006
So how about those young Dutch stars? In the UEFA U-21 championship the Dutch haven't had much luck. In 2004 they didn't qualify ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 17th, 2006
The odds for the Netherlands finishing world champions aren't what I would call encouraging. Then again....look at our group-mates Serbia and Montenegro.
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 17th, 2006
What do you know, the Netherlands are still third in the FIFA World Rankings. Whoop-dee-frickin-doo.
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 16th, 2006
I'm all about feeling the love between footballing nations so this isn't nice. On the other hand, I can say without hesitation that I ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 16th, 2006
So says Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. He mentions the Netherlands along with France, England, Argentina, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic. I ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 16th, 2006
The Barcelona man thinks that if they win tomorrow night in Paris they will be able to call themselves the best team in the world. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 16th, 2006
I'm going to try and report a bit of Jong Oranje news now and then and try and keep up on their progress. I ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 16th, 2006
I guess only 8% of the Dutch population think Marco van Basten did the right thing by leaving Huntelaar out.
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 16th, 2006
A glowing profile of young Wesley Sneijder. I would like to see a bit of him at the World Cup.
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 16th, 2006
I really feel bad for Huntelaar. He probably figured he had his spot in the bag. van Basten feels bad too.
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | May 16th, 2006
This part of the interview is crucial to me. I am constantly warning everyone about the damage the high heel effect can do to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 15th, 2006
Not only has the Dutch squad been announced but some employers are banning orange clothes at work, a guy has invented a beer tap that ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 15th, 2006
I sincerely hope that supporters, the Dutch more specifically but all of them really, behave themselves. For such a thing like the World Cup ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 15th, 2006
Our opponents for the group stage are all announcing their teams today...of course WE already know ours but that doesn't make us better than anyone.
The ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 15th, 2006
Well...did he? van Basten left out the Dutch league's leading scorer. That's fairly bold. It's something I've been thinking about all day ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 14th, 2006
It was a busy Sunday of roster naming as the World Cup coaches continue to release their squads ahead of Monday's deadline. World Cup ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 14th, 2006
This morning I was surprised to see Ryan Babel's name on the list of 23 players making their way to Germany to represent the Netherlands. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 14th, 2006
Friend of this blog, Daniel has a great Dutch World Cup blog all his own and posted a few little goodies yesterday. They include ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 14th, 2006
Marco van Basten has explained some of his choices after picking his 23 man squad.
He was sympathetic towards Huntelaar and he realizes that ...
Posted on: Serbia World Cup Team Blog by Lyle | May 14th, 2006
Here's the Dutch squad we will defeat:
Keepers: Edwin van der Sar, Maarten Stekelenburg en Henk Timmer
Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Tim de Cler, Johnny ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 14th, 2006
Finally we have all the answers to our questions. Davids or no Davids? Which of the strikers will he be taking? ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 13th, 2006
Ruud could be on his way to French champions Lyon. This is a new one at least. I think the French league has ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 12th, 2006
Criticizing American football journalism is quickly becoming a habit. While searching for news on a daily basis its customary to find several news sources ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 12th, 2006
Does anyone care about the Youth championships? I have no doubt that they will be forgotten whilst the World Cup goes on but with ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | May 12th, 2006
A fairly even-handed preview of the group highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each side while giving a likely outlook. It doesn't say outright ...
