Articles tagged with "Oranje"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 26th, 2008
The Dutch team manager was happy, the Oranje captain praised him and the HSV star thought he'd exceeded expectations. Orlando Engelaar himself was a tad ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 21st, 2008
After their EPL showdown you could only expect high drama and intensity in the CL finals between the Blues and the Mancunians. And that's exactly ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 20th, 2008
On the road to the WC2006, Oranje had a lot of insecurities about the fitness of keyplayers. That is a scenario Van Basten doesn't want ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 19th, 2008
The Richest Clubs of the World (sorry it's in Dutch).
Before Roman Abramovich boarded his private jet to go to Moscow for the CL finals he ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 18th, 2008
Felix sent this article in to our blog, but it got stuck in the spam-swamp. I found it just now and decided to post the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 18th, 2008
Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams played 60 times at Wembley Stadium. He is the ultimate record holder in the history of English Football. He won ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 18th, 2008
OUCH!
The return of Khalid Boulahrouz was just a footnote in the KNVB press release but in fact it's a remarkable news item. The Sevilla defender ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 18th, 2008
No one fares well without luck is a oft-used Dutch expression. And that was certainly the case in the EC1988. There were at least 5 ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 17th, 2008
Ronald Koeman’s ass
Oranje won the semi finals at the EC1988 against West Germany. It was an emotional, intense match, with lots of sentiments – partly ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 16th, 2008
What connects the Dutch football team, the testosterone fueled movie "300" and brilliant photographer Erwin Olaf?
Oranje-fever. That's what. It's starting... We only need to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 13th, 2008
Rob has created a league for us to play with :-)...
The league code is 48877-7316
The website is http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com/
I'm not sure what to expect (yet) but ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 13th, 2008
Rodney Sneijder
Martin Jol has signed a two year deal with HS Hamburg. The former Spurs manager will earn a lousy 2 Mio Euros per season ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 12th, 2008
He missed!!!
Well, the other groups are basically entrees.... This is the Main Dish. With Capitals.
It's Oranje! and France! And Italy! And...well...Romania.
Let's look that them first. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 11th, 2008
Wesley Sneijder's status has changed in his first Spanish season: "In the first weeks, the other players let you sort it out yourself if you ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 7th, 2008
Real Madrid's title party has been extended. The new champs beat rival Barcelona 4-1 in Madrid, pushing the Rijkaard managed team into qualifications football for ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 6th, 2008
Well, here are the 30 names. No one will be added, players will only be axed, until we have 23 by the end of May.
No ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 5th, 2008
Here's a bunch...
Why not... We don't have a lot of time for this, what with the CL, the EC and the Olympics coming up!
So let's ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 5th, 2008
Orlando Engelaar: "FC Twente was never this close to playing Champions League football". The strong Twente midfielder celebrated their massive win over NAC Breda, 5-1. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 5th, 2008
Next Tuesday, Marco van Basten will name his prelim squad for the EC this summer. The first selection will have 30 names. On May 28 ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 1st, 2008
Phillip Cocu was a trusted lieutenant on Barca's midfield for years. The former Oranje star is currently ending his imposing career in the Arabian Gulf.
Cocu: ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 1st, 2008
The Little General.
Tonight, Mark van Bommel needs to watch out against Zenit St Petersburg. The hot Bayern midfielder already has a yellow behind his name ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 27th, 2008
So he did learn to kick a ball from Wenger!
"It hurts to become a better player. It hurts a lot. And I don't mean physically. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 27th, 2008
Last night, Feyenoord placed a crown on their disappointing season. That Club from Rotterdam ended the competition on the sixth spot, missing the CL qualifications, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 27th, 2008
I'm sorry, couldn't resist this pic!
And here are the results of the First Oranje Blog Fave Player of Today Awards!
Winner with an astonishing 70 votes ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 24th, 2008
Wild man Fernando Ricksen
Well, you would have thought Bayern would have learned from that 1st leg against Getafe. They played a decent first half only ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 22nd, 2008
Van 't Schip, Van Basten, Van Geel and Witschge, all smiles :-)
It is a sign of strength, walking away from a job you can't perform ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 22nd, 2008
Jhon vna Buerekign
If the results of 2008 count only in the competition, NEC would be the surprising champion this half season :-).
In their last match ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 22nd, 2008
SuperDirk!
Sometimes your roving reporter starts to write his post during the match. You know, 10 minutes to go, teams don't seem to be scoring anymore....let's ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 21st, 2008
England fans still wake up screaming with this image: Jan Tomaszewski
Let's take a look at the nations that together form Group B.
This group consists of ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 20th, 2008
Aissati and Afellay
PSV won the title for the seventh time in ten years. And for the seventh time they conceded less than 25 goals.
These seem ...
