Articles tagged with "Netherlands"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 23rd, 2006
Uber-whiner, smokers’ advocate, Cruyff-arse licker and editor of Voetbal International Johan Dersken in his weekly column:
Never before could a Oranje team manager enjoy this much ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Aug 23rd, 2006
Andre Ooijer has fallen out with those at PSV and a move to Blackburn appears imminent. Blackburn are trying to solidify their back line ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Aug 20th, 2006
I guess Marco van Basten isn't satisfied with the strikers at his disposable at the moment. He is trying to convince Mbark Boussafa to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Aug 20th, 2006
While I predicted that Ruud would not play again for the Netherlands I take no joy in that thought. He is one of my ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Aug 19th, 2006
I guess I'm just surprised that Liverpool are kicking off their Premiership season with two Dutch players in the starting eleven. Mind you, Dirk ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Aug 19th, 2006
I bet its difficult to resist the lure of the salaries offered by the world's wealthiest club. Chelsea have snapped up - in my ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Aug 18th, 2006
Ecuador midfielder Edison Mendez has finally secured a deal with Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven. Bully for Edison--it was looking a shaky there for the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Aug 17th, 2006
If Huntelaar had had a terrible game it would have been blamed on van Basten but as it stands Huntelaar proved any doubters wrong. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 16th, 2006
Marco explains more to the press
In a press conference, van Basten decided to go more into detail on the dropping of Ruud and Mark. One ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Aug 13th, 2006
Over the summer the Dutch have seen a number of their stars, past and present, shuffle around a little with Stam and Davids returning to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 12th, 2006
At a press conference Marco van Basten declared that he didn't need Ruud and Bommel. He puts his trust in the team he selected with ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 11th, 2006
Marco van Basten has dropped Ruud van Nistelrooij and Mark van Bommel from the group for the Ireland friendly next week. Confirming the fears of ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Aug 11th, 2006
The changing of the guard is officially taking place with a pair of international mainstays not being called up for next week's slate of international ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 10th, 2006
It looks like it could become a tradition: Ajax ending last in their own pre-season tournament. No one really knows who the points are awarded, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 2nd, 2006
Marco van Basten and John van 't Schip announced their preliminary selection ( 31 players) for the friendly against Ireland later this month. Surprise ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 1st, 2006
Ajax lost another match in the season’s build-up, this time against Borussia Dortmund. The youngsters of coach Bert van Marwijk conceided a goal (Huntelaar of ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 30th, 2006
Ecuador World Cup ace Edison Mendez will be leaving LDU Quito for Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. The 27-year-old midfielder, who was on several clubs' ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 29th, 2006
Well well, the emotions have all relaxed a bit after Holland's performance at the WC and most players are all actively involved in prepping for ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Jul 28th, 2006
After a long and drawn out process Ruud van Nistelrooy (and United) appear to have agreed a fee for him to move to Real Madrid. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 23rd, 2006
10 Chapters on Arsenal’s most famous no. 10 (apologies to all other great number 10s of Highbury Park)
November 1986; the youth team of Ajax is ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 22nd, 2006
Post World Cup Trauma… In the build up to Dennis the Menace’ farewell before 1000s of English and Dutch football fans later today, the Dutch ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Jul 19th, 2006
Reports on their official site claim that Manchester United have rejected a bid from Real Madrid for Ruud van Nistelrooy. I imagine that the ...
Posted on: Poland Euro 2008 Blog by Os Davis | Jul 18th, 2006
Long past overdue, i know. Life has a strange way of taking up time when World Cup matches aren’t on and so does a day ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Jul 15th, 2006
Ruud van Nistelrooy looks set to trade in the gloom of Old Trafford for the sunshine of the Santiago Bernebeu. Ruud was spotted in ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Jul 13th, 2006
A writer for ESPNSoccernet.com has put out an aritcle with the World Cup's worst eleven. Of those players no less than three are Dutch. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Jul 13th, 2006
Ruud van Nistelrooy continues to be linked with almost every high profile club in the world it seems. This time around its Real Madrid ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 9th, 2006
Well, this somewhat disappointing World Cup ended in style... A dive in the first minutes resulting in a penalty. A sad sending off of one ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 9th, 2006
Does this title seem a bit forced? Well, it is. Since Oranje was ousted I desperately looked for something to bestow some glory on our ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 7th, 2006
No, he is not a former player, coach, analyst or referee… Desmond Morris is social anthorpologist and bestselling author of books like “The Naked Ape” ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Mike | Jul 7th, 2006
I can't believe it but Sir Alex Ferguson expects Ruud van Nistelrooy to show up for training when the sessions begin this summer. Has ...
