Articles tagged with "marco-van-basten"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Aug 6th, 2008
Call me cynical, but international footballers seem to have taken over for boxers and Green Bay Packers quarterbacks when it comes to calling time on ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 5th, 2008
How do you feel, being an assistant coach after all those years as an active player?
I definitely feel I'm a coach now. I've said goodbye ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 27th, 2008
1. Guus Hiddink (Dutch) Russia
OK so he failed to get past the semi-finals again. But to take Russia that far is still hugely impressive. ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 21st, 2008
This is the dream matchup of the quarterfinals. Both teams have been playing some beautiful attacking football and Russia's mastermind, Guus Hiddink, is both from ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 17th, 2008
Player of the Day: Daniele De Rossi. There was absolute outrage after the Dutch game because De Rossi was left on the bench, now you ...
Posted on: Romania Euro 2008 Blog by Ian Rose | Jun 16th, 2008
It's time. It's here. The most important match for the Romanian side since the Euro 2000 quarterfinal with Italy. So, what can ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 16th, 2008
Most posts here and articles in the media are about the boys who are actually doing it all. Or the girl actually flaunting it...
Kuyt's working ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 12th, 2008
Although you never know with Van Basten and co. but it seems the Dutch team manager will play the same starting eleven as against Italy.
Smart? ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 9th, 2008
Player of the Day: A tough one, because there are more than a few wearing orange who could be selected, but we'll give this one ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 9th, 2008
Netherlands
vs
Italy
Monday, June 9th, 2045 CET
Berne (Switzerland) - Travel to Berne
THE BIG PICTURE
For starters, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Arjen Robben hit the ball for a distance strike on goal and heard "snap". He first though it was very very bad news in the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
The EC managers have all been asked which teams should be considered as candidates for the title.
This is the result:
Joachim Löw (Ger): Germany, France, ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 27th, 2008
Nickname(s): Oranje, Clockwork Orange,
Orange Crush, The Orangemen. You see a theme there?
Jersey: Oranje, of course. Powder blue for away days.
FIFA World Ranking: 10th as of ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 18th, 2008
Twente coach Rutten celebrates with Braafheid
Marco van Basten will be livid!
The new Ajax main man must have expected his future team to be able to ...
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: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | May 16th, 2008
Australia's version of FourFourTwo named their Top 10 European Championships goals of all-time and since they're not European and thus unbiased (we think), the goals ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 14th, 2008
I've got to be honest with you... I'm not a big Dick fan. I mean...I am not a big fan of Dick... I think he ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 13th, 2008
While most players are desparate to be involved in Euro 2008 (see Gonzalez, Raul and Del Piero, Alessandro) Clarence Seedorf can take it or leave ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | May 13th, 2008
Journey back with me to 1988. Ronald Reagan was in the White House, and the country we now know as "Russia" was part ...
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 10th, 2008
Ooohhh.... the butterflies are waking up in my stomach... Only a couple of weeks left...
Let's look back a little, shall we?
In 1988, Oranje won their ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 8th, 2008
Marco van Basten has named his 30 man provisional squad for Euro 2008 and Jonathan de Guzmán is nowhere to be seen. Maybe not a ...
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 | Apr 29th, 2008
At the request of some of you I again contact the Dutch Federation (KNVB) and they replied to me last night:
"The new Dutch site is ...
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: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Apr 21st, 2008
UEFA recently polled their Euro 2008 website users to find the best volley ever scored at a European Championship.
No offence to UEFA (who I embrace ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 19th, 2008
Dennis wins again!
There's no more posts coming in, so this is the final score.
A tad surprising for old dogs like me, but still interesting...
Dennis Bergkamp ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Apr 17th, 2008
Theo Reitsma: "A good bunch, this..."
Less then 70 days to go and - according to some - the most exciting tournament in pro football ...
