Articles tagged with "the-netherlands"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2007
A European title for Young Oranje will not come automatically. Never in the history of this tournament did the host win the title. This competition ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2007
Frank de Boer is licensed to coach and train a professional football club. The ex record capped international was one of 16 students who got ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2007
Khalid Boulahrouz is for 99% signed by Bayern. The Munich club made the deal with Chelsea, but are still finalizing the details with the former ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2007
Wesley Sneijder was not in his best form against South Korea. Maybe his manager had just sent him a text/sms message. Valencia CF has informed ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2007
Feyenoord has accepted Co Adriaanse's "no" and has set their sight on Bert van Marwijk to return to the Rotterdam club. The former Borussia Dortmund ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2007
Well, well...where does one begin?
Guus Hiddink's Russia got an even tighter position in their EC qualification group! Well done, Guss... 4-0 against Andorra.
Don Leo Beenhakker's ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 3rd, 2007
It's funny... I am obviously a big Oranje fan, but at the same time fairly critical and sometimes a bit sceptical... But, I must say, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2007
Without playing great football, Oranje won the friendly against South Korea relatively easily with 2-0.
Both teams did their best to make this friendly really matter ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2007
It seems Adwele Slory -the Excelsior striker - will make his debut as left winger against South Korea, later today. Mario Melchiot will return in ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 31st, 2007
Valencia is not going to up their bid for Ajax and Oranje midfielder Wesley Sneijder. Spanish newspaper Las Provincias writes that the Spanish side will ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 31st, 2007
There are so many rumours about Klaas Jan Huntelaar leaving Ajax, but the striker himself is pretty clear about it all. “I am not ready ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 30th, 2007
The Dutch National Team will be supported by dozens of loyal fans, even 9.000 clicks from home. In Seoul, more than 30 members of the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 30th, 2007
Team manager Marco van Basten can look forward to a new start with the 10-day trip through South Korea and Thailand. The much debated return ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 30th, 2007
We've seen some turbulence in the last season with coaches... Marco van Basten, Ronald Koeman at PSV, his bro' Erwin at Feyenoord. That joker at ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 30th, 2007
Figo, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, van Persie... All the big artist know him. Copy him. Play him...
Eric Cantona gave him his Man United shirt, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 28th, 2007
Ok, we had a little fun with Dick Nanninga, but I am sure there are some more players out there that you guys liked, but ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 27th, 2007
In Spain, they want to copy the apotheosis we saw in the Dutch competition. Which in itself is a copy of La Liga when JC ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 27th, 2007
Valencia coach Sanchez Flores - who last week was clear on his position regarding the signing of Wesley Sneijder ("I don't need him!") - came ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 27th, 2007
Sometimes life at the top is tough and unfair. Just ask Milli Vanilli or a couple of recent tour-winners... Anyway, Ajax wins and takes all ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 25th, 2007
Today, Marco van Basten announced the group for the Asia trip, in the first week(s) of June. Biggest surprise is the presence of Andwele Slory, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 25th, 2007
As expected by most insiders, Co Adriaanse has given Feyenoord the cold shoulder. The former-biggest-club-in-Europe and currently just a mid-tier team in Holland presented their ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 25th, 2007
Ruud van Nistelrooy will be available for Marco van Basten's Oranje again per next season!!!
Today, the Dutch team manager announced the group names for ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 24th, 2007
This post may not interest most of you out there, but it's been lingering in the back of my mind for some time...
You see, once ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 24th, 2007
The morning after the day before... The English press, never too shabby for some quirky quips, jumped on the shortcomings of Liverpool like Inzaghi on ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 23rd, 2007
Rock 'n' Roll... It's that time again!! Seedorf is in the Pantheon with the other Gods... And that former Saint, San Marco, is down in ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 23rd, 2007
Clarence has number four! For some time he had to share this honor with some other players you may have heard of. One Johan Cruyff ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 23rd, 2007
In an interview this week with Sport Bild in Germany, Rafael van der Vaart declared he'll never play for Bayern Munich. "When I was ready ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 23rd, 2007
With luck on their side, I might add... The match against Liverpool was less dramatic then the 2005 finals - what do you expect? - ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 23rd, 2007
Liverpool midfielder Bolo Zenden seemed to be out of luck again... After having his share of injuries, the Dutch left footer got injured during training ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | May 23rd, 2007
Dirk Kuyt will play the most important game of his career this evening. But the most important man in his life, his father, won’t be ...
