Articles tagged with "the-netherlands"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Dec 4th, 2007
It seems some sort of Maffia outfit bribed the Albanian team to lose (...) against Rumania in the last EC qualifications match. Rumania won 6-1. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Dec 4th, 2007
Wesley Sneijder: " I can fully understand that after four years of national team work you want to work at a club, work with players ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Dec 4th, 2007
Yo all,
This is post numero 1000! I feel like Pele. And like Romario... :-)...
We top the list. We outperform all wanna-be's in England, Croatia, Portugal, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Dec 4th, 2007
News that undoubtedly will be cheered upon by many... Marco and Johnny call it quits after the EC...
Although earlier soundbites suggested Marco wanted to go ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Dec 3rd, 2007
PSV talent Ibrahim Afellay is being followed by Arsenal. Reps of the Gunners watched the 21 year old left footer play a good game last ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Dec 3rd, 2007
Marco van Basten announced to the press last week, that as far as he is concerned it is clear what will happen after the EC. ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Dec 2nd, 2007
Goose, our roving reporter, already posted some soundbites by San Marco. This is one I particularly like:
Marco: "They called our WC2006 group the Group of ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 27th, 2007
PSV is still alive. They beat CSKA Moscow in the away game 0-1 by a Jefferson Farfan goal in a dreadful game. The circumstances ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 27th, 2007
Spanish newspapers report Royston Drenthe may well be on his way out this winter. According to reports, he sat in his casual clothes on the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 25th, 2007
Looking at the results of Oranje against the WC opponents, it seems that Group 9 is a group Holland should be able to win. With ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 20th, 2007
Orange Tiroler suits, wigs with tails, cows and a lot of orange... According to insiders there will be a lot of Orange Heidi's in June.
Orange ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 19th, 2007
Willem van Hanegem's column in www.ad.nl
I would be highly surprised if the KNVB and Marco van Basten discontinued their relationship. Or even stronger: I would ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 19th, 2007
In the next weeks the decision on Van Basten's future with Oranje will be made.
In the beginning of December the KNVB and Van Basten will ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 19th, 2007
Per next season, Huub Stevens will finally return to Eindhoven. The former player and youth coach of PSV was courted by PSV for a long ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 17th, 2007
This week it's exactly four years ago when Wesley Sneijder helped Oranje qualify for the EC2004 with one goal and three assists against Scotland.
Asked what ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 16th, 2007
Danny Koevermans will make his starting debut in Oranje against Luxembourg. The 29 year old PSV striker will form the strikers' duo with Ruud van ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 16th, 2007
"Sleep baby sleep, outside there are some sheep," is what the Oranje legion sang. March 13 1992... Oranje played Malta. Marco van Basten tried again ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2007
After two fixtures with Liverpool without any playing minutes, Dirk Kuyt is anxious to get a real chance with the Dutch team. Against Luxembourg, there ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2007
In football terms, Oranje is a force. The Orange army. Total Football. The fans, the weird clothes, the hats and caps... But sometimes, Oranje isn't ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2007
With the search for a fitting alternative for Koeman (and Jol, and Rutten, and Stevens) the chance is big that PSV will ask Jan Wouters ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2007
Ok, a question to keep everyone awake and keep the blog dynamic :-)....
If we'd make a 15 minute collection of the best Oranje moments of ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 13th, 2007
The Oranje selection came together for the two remaining qualification fixtures: Luxembourg and Belarus. Oranje only needs two points from the maximum of six to ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 12th, 2007
Feyenoord striker Andwele Slory got 20 minutes of playtime from coach Bert van Marwijk against Ajax. The neo international had just recovered from an injury ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 12th, 2007
Dick Advocaat grabs the much coveted championship of Russia with Zenit St Petersburg and will play Champions League football next season. Advocaat's team, with ex-international ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 11th, 2007
PSV had three coaches on the short list. Martin Jol said no last week. Second choice and former PSV assistant coach Fred Rutten said no ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 11th, 2007
Ruud van Nistelrooy saved coach Schuster from another screaming whistling concert at Bernabeu, playing Real Mallorca. The home team led 2-0 by Ronbinho goals and ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 11th, 2007
It was great to be able to watch the one and only Dutch classic: Feyenoord - Ajax.
And it has been some time since Feyenoord led ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 11th, 2007
Dirk Kuyt has fallen from grace in Liverpool. The former Feyenoord icon had a string of weak performances and is no longer part of the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 8th, 2007
Why not? Tom & Katie, Brad & Angelina, David & Posh and Ruud & Estelle
Ruud is candidate to become coach of Los Angeles Galaxy. The ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Nov 8th, 2007
PSV wasn't able to make it against Zico's Fenerbahce. The Turks had an easy 2-0 victory over PSV, that was never able to even threaten ...
