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<title>Mario Been: This Feyenoord is really good!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/mario-been-this-feyenoord-is-really-good.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-08-01 10:29:30</dc:created>
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When Mario Been discusses his craft, he often ends a monologue with &quot;But they don't teach you that on the coaching course&quot;. The Feyenoord coach ...</description>
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<title>Maverick Mario Been is back!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/maverick-mario-been-is-back.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-07-10 20:38:17</dc:created>
<description>
Mario Been and new signing Sekou Cisse

&quot;No sorry, you're speaking to the burglar&quot; was what I heard when I asked the person on the phone ...</description>
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<title>The Specialist: the Penalty kick</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-specialist-the-penalty-kick.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-04-17 04:26:19</dc:created>
<description>
NEC's penalty specialist El-Akchaoui

It appears to be so simple. The penalty kick. You, the ball, eleven meters and that goal. Oh, and somewhere there is ...</description>
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<title>Weekend action in the Eredivisie...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/weekend-action-in-the-eredivisie.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-04-05 20:06:04</dc:created>
<description>And the excitement builds up. NEC seemed to have lost it with Mario Been announcing his move to Feyenoord, but they kept no. 2 Twente ...</description>
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<title>One Dutch club in last 32 of Europe...hmmm...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/one-dutch-club-in-last-32-of-europehmmm.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-02-26 17:14:01</dc:created>
<description>
In the next round, Gabri will come and whoop your ass!

We can lament the status of Dutch football for hours, but luckily the world will ...</description>
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<title>Van Basten wants results, Been wants rest</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/van-basten-wants-results-been-wants-rest.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-02-26 03:27:35</dc:created>
<description>
Former Barca man Gabri, important for the balance....

Ajax coach Marco van Basten will confront Fiorentina the Italian way. &quot;We don't want to be vulnerable.&quot;

Defending the ...</description>
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<title>European Football again, at last...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/european-football-again-at-last.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-02-18 07:35:05</dc:created>
<description>
A day at the office of Jhon van Beukering, NEC-striker 

The European euro-ball is starting again, next week. Champions League football! What a posters to ...</description>
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<title>Everybody loves Louis</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/everybody-loves-louis.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-02-02 02:57:12</dc:created>
<description>The man does something right. In the same season inwhich his team plays tremendous football and gathers the points, the three main rivals stumble.

Ajax may ...</description>
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<title>Long-term contract for Barazite at Arsenal</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/long-term-contract-for-barazite-at-arsenal.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-01-03 17:20:16</dc:created>
<description>

Arsenal has renewed Nacer Bazarite's contract, the Gunners announced this week. Arsenal refers to a &quot;long-term&quot; deal.

The 18 year old Dutchman plays on loan for ...</description>
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<title>2008: Mario Been's  PIT-system pays dividends...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/2008-mario-beens-pit-system-pays-dividends.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-01-02 04:03:29</dc:created>
<description>

Christmas and NYE drinks in Nijmegen have a dubious status since 2004. Two NEC coaches were sacked right before the festivities. Both Johan Neeskens and ...</description>
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<title>2008: Best players came from afar...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/2008-best-players-came-from-afar.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-12-29 21:44:55</dc:created>
<description>
NEC developed Willem II player Frank Demouge

Mounir El Hamdaoui (24) off AZ and Frank Demouge (26) of Willem II were the stars of the first ...</description>
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<title>Three out of Five ain't bad...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/three-out-of-five-aint-bad.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-12-18 21:38:48</dc:created>
<description>

Heerenveen and Feyenoord are out! And even worse, Feyenoord even lost the last game in an empty De Kuip, 0-1. It seemed the fans silently ...</description>
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<title>Mario Been: Have faith in Gertjan Verbeek!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/mario-been-have-faith-in-gertjan-verbeek.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-12-16 20:47:27</dc:created>
<description>

Mario Been had a bit of a laugh. Again, the press made the connection between the success coach and &quot;his&quot; beloved Feyenoord. The 45 year ...</description>
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<title>When will a big club grab Mario Been?</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/when-will-a-big-club-grab-mario-been.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-12-08 06:48:40</dc:created>
<description>

On the night Mario Been and NEC won in Moscow, Roy Keane decided to quit as manager of Sunderland.

One Chris Woerts is part of the ...</description>
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<title>Sensational wins in the UEFA Cup!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/sensational-wins-in-the-uefa-cup.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-12-04 17:36:01</dc:created>
<description>
Mario cheers....

With all that KJH humbug happening and our top teams performing so poorly, it's easy to oversee that a couple of teams are actually ...</description>
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<title>UEFA Cup results...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/cl-and-uefa/uefa-cup-results.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-11-28 20:26:45</dc:created>
<description>
Some of the worst players in the world...

&quot;The boys lost to the men...&quot;

&quot;The worst team ever...&quot;

&quot;Spectacular win in Hamburg...&quot;

Some of the headlines in the post ...</description>
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<title>Mario Been's bizar European debut for Feyenoord</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/mario-beens-bizar-european-debut-for-feyenoord.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-11-27 05:14:48</dc:created>
<description>

&quot;There was some rumour in the dug out, suddenly... Some message was handed down from the stands and Thijs Libregts said: Mario, go warm up. ...</description>
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<title>Emotions in football</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/emotions-in-football.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-25 17:27:16</dc:created>
<description>

Finally, a good column by Hugo Borst again. He may not know a lot about the game, but he can write. And sometimes, he puts ...</description>
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<title>Everybody loves NEC!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/everybody-loves-nec.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-22 19:06:54</dc:created>
<description>

General Manager Jacco Swart has to think about their trip to Bukarest some weeks ago when NEC had to play Dinamo.

&quot;It was crowded with press ...</description>
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<title>Football football football...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/football-football-football.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-19 19:03:08</dc:created>
<description>

The problems our players, coaches and clubs face year in year out are felt by yours truly as well:

The calender is sooo full!

Players start the ...</description>
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<title>UEFA Cup Draw</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/cl-and-uefa/uefa-cup-draw.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-07 19:04:36</dc:created>
<description>

This week the UEFA cup draw was held and these are the results:

Heerenveen gets Ronaldinho and Co. AC Milan is in Heerenveen's group, as are ...</description>
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<title>Great articles on Ajax, Feyenoord and NEC</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/great-articles-on-ajax-feyenoord-and-nec.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-05 22:29:59</dc:created>
<description>At the

www.eredivisie.theoffside.com

blog...

Come and see me there!</description>
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<title>All Dutch clubs through!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/cl-and-uefa/all-dutch-clubs-through.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-02 20:31:37</dc:created>
<description>
&quot;Wijnaldo&quot; scored the first for Feyenoord....

I told you so, Dutch clubs belong in the UEFA Cup. I've never seen Feyenoord players be so happy after ...</description>
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<title>UEFA Cup contenders: preview</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/cl-and-uefa/uefa-cup-contenders-preview.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-01 23:04:44</dc:created>
<description>
The master and his apprentice...

PSV demonstrated yesterday that we probably feel most comfortable in the UEFA Cup these days. A sad but realistic statement.

For now, ...</description>
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<title>Dutch battlers in Europe</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/cl-and-uefa/dutch-battlers-in-europe.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-09-30 09:28:12</dc:created>
<description>

PSV, Feyenoord, Ajax and the other usual suspects are at it again, this week...

PSV will have to travel to Anfield Road to battle Kuyt and ...</description>
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<title>UEFA Cup: where do we stand?</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/cl-and-uefa/uefa-cup-where-do-we-stand.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-09-19 00:56:40</dc:created>
<description>
Hunter scores again after 6 dry matches.

Hard to say, really.

Feyenoord lost at home against Sweden's number one. Feyenoord had to play without Slory, Makaay, Landzaat ...</description>
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<title>UEFA Cup warm up</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/cl-and-uefa/uefa-cup-warm-up.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-09-18 04:59:14</dc:created>
<description>
NEC coach Mario Been

Well, I'd almost say: the interesting European Cup for us Dutchies is starting soon... As if I accept the fact that we ...</description>
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<title>Dutch Eredivisie weekend highlights...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/dutch-eredivisie/dutch-eredivisie-weekend-highlights.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-09-14 03:31:53</dc:created>
<description>

PSV won, Feyenoord won.... AZ lost again.

Louis van Gaal had the worst season last year with his team, but decided to stay on because he ...</description>
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