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<title>John de Wolf sees himself again...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/?p=3307</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-12-12 07:37:01</dc:created>
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And there he was. In the 1980s, Sparta was a force to be reckoned with. Louis van Gaal ruled midfield, with his assistant Olde Riekerink, ...</description>
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<title>Martin Jol, cult hero in Amsterdam (219 days to the WC)</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/?p=3187</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-11-05 08:03:21</dc:created>
<description>

The season is almost two months old and PSV and Twente are above Ajax in the tables. At the same time, Ajax hasn't impressed in ...</description>
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<title>Ajax - Feyenoord, the only real classic Dutch game</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/?p=3311</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-10-31 16:14:39</dc:created>
<description>
Rob van Dijk, oldie but goldie

Mario Been and Martin Jol are facing their first ever classic as coaches. The Amsterdam ArenA is the venue for ...</description>
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<title>Marco van Basten was a world class player - Derksen</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/marco-van-basten-was-a-world-class-player-derksen.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-10-15 23:21:54</dc:created>
<description>Johan Derksen column:



Marco van Basten is back in football. This time as tv analist. There's a remarkable small amount of ex-players who have the guts ...</description>
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<title>Sabia Boulahrouz: our dream is to have kids...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/sabia-boulahrouz-our-dream-is-to-have-kids.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-10-07 03:40:24</dc:created>
<description>

Her miscarriage was a much debated topic at the EC 2008. The whole nation mourned the death of Khalid and Sabia Boulahrouz' daughter. And that ...</description>
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<title>Weekend action...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/weekend-action-7.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-10-04 16:11:02</dc:created>
<description>

Interesting results this weekend... Feyenoord wins (shouldn't surprise, but quite honestly still does a bit) with the help of young guns Wijnaldum, Biseswar and Slory. ...</description>
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<title>Weekend Action...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/weekend-action-6.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-09-27 19:17:51</dc:created>
<description>
Co Adriaanse: &quot;I'm telling you Marco, you were a good race-horse but as a coach you still wore those eye-caps, my man!&quot;

Due to busy-ness at ...</description>
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<title>Oranje 1974: Johan Cruyff</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/oranje-1974-johan-cruyff.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-09-17 04:18:05</dc:created>
<description>

My friends, despite Rafael van der Vaart, Dennis Bergkamp, Royston Drenthe and Castelen...no person has been served up in blog articles in the last years ...</description>
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<title>Van der Wiel: gotta pinch myself regularly</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/van-der-wiel-gotta-pinch-myself-regularly.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-09-07 23:37:22</dc:created>
<description>

Five years ago, Gregory van der Wiel played street football in Amsterdam wearing a jersey with the name of one Robin van Persie on his ...</description>
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<title>Huntelaar wants to be important!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/huntelaar-wants-to-be-important.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-09-04 18:23:04</dc:created>
<description>

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored eight goals in six games for Madrid but his third coach in 6 months didn't want to have him training with the ...</description>
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<title>Klaas Jan will come home a multi-millionaire</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/klaas-jan-will-come-home-a-multi-millionaire.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-08-19 11:20:30</dc:created>
<description>Johan Derksen's column in VI



Klaas Jan Huntelaar is a genuine provincial, from the land of typical Dutch boeren-rock band Normaal. Singer Bennie Jolink even lives ...</description>
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<title>Where are they now: &quot;Harry&quot; Kruzen</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/where-are-they-now-harry-kruzen.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-08-17 01:59:58</dc:created>
<description>
Standing left to right: Joop Hiele, John van 't Schip, Frank Rijkaard, John Bosman, Wim Koevermans (?), Ruud Gullit
Seated left to right: Marco van Basten, ...</description>
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<title>Ajax fans: the Offside needs you!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/ajax-fans-the-offside-needs-you.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-07-12 04:25:35</dc:created>
<description>
Wouldn't you want this man to be your mate?

Every football fan in the world knows Ajax. Ajax is synonymous with adventurous, attractive football.

In the 1970s ...</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>Johan Neeskens doesnt recognize his ol' Ajax...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/johan-neeskens-doesnt-recognize-his-ol-ajax.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-07-04 10:50:12</dc:created>
<description>

Former Ajax star Johan Neeskens doesn't get it anymore. The current Galatasaray assistant coach sees a team playing in the Ajax jersey, and in the ...</description>
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<title>Johan Cruyff: Ajax set Marco up for failure!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/johan-cruyff-ajax-set-marco-up-for-failure.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-07-01 20:17:54</dc:created>
<description>

Johan Cruyff was silent this year. The last time he was actually big news was when Marco van Basten told him he didn't want to ...</description>
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<title>Where are they now: Ferdi Vierklau</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/where-are-they-now-ferdi-vierklau.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-26 03:01:50</dc:created>
<description>

Ferdi Vierklau (36) only played two official internationals for Oranje. The former Vitesse, Utrecht and Ajax player warmed the bench ten times, but missed the ...</description>
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<title>Jermaine Vanenburg: artist</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/jermaine-vanenburg-artist.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-23 21:29:17</dc:created>
<description>Gerald Vanenburg was one of the first in a long line of artist football players. Circus acts, would be the criticism, mostly by people who'd ...</description>
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<title>Where are they now? Henk Fräser </title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/where-are-they-now-henk-fraser.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-18 05:32:32</dc:created>
<description>

Henk Fräser (42) played six games for Oranje. Now, he was a successful youth coach at Feyenoord, went to be the assistant coach at ADO ...</description>
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<title>Van Marwijk: Oranje needs to stay sharp!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/van-marwijk-oranje-needs-to-stay-sharp.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-10 03:47:55</dc:created>
<description>

It hasn't looked good for years: a relaxed Oranje taking a breather. Van Marwijk only needed two examples from recent history to prove his point ...</description>
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<title>Oranje doesn't know how to party!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/oranje-doesnt-know-how-to-party.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-08 23:06:06</dc:created>
<description>
Here's some of our gladiators saying farewell to the fans, only to be booed off the pitch...

42.000 supporters bought a ticket for Holland-Norway already. A ...</description>
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<title>Van Bommel and Oranje: a 100% match</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/van-bommel-and-oranje-a-100-match.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-07 05:56:57</dc:created>
<description>

Mark van Bommel will have a remarkable scoop against Iceland, this Saturday. He's been an international since 2000 but the up coming game will be ...</description>
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<title>Jol: Let's turn this Ajax into team!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/jol-lets-turn-this-ajax-into-team.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-02 14:34:36</dc:created>
<description>

Rik van den Boog, general manager at Ajax, presented Martin Jol as their new coach last week. &quot;Most people are positive and enthusiastic about Jol. ...</description>
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<title>Schaars and Van Gaal as role-models!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/schaars-and-van-gaal-as-role-models.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-05-28 20:51:05</dc:created>
<description>
AZ's architects of success: Schaars, Van Gaal and Scheringa

Louis van Gaal named Schaars, Martens and Didulica his most important signings at the start of this ...</description>
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<title>Ajax signs Martin Jol as new coach</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/ajax-signs-martin-jol-as-new-coach.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-05-26 14:20:32</dc:created>
<description>

The choice was: Danny Blind or Martin Jol. Ajax wanted a name, a coach with experience and a tough taskmaster. Martin Jol is all that. ...</description>
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<title>Rene van der Gijp: winger and joker...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/rene-van-der-gijp-winger-and-joker.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-05-14 22:48:49</dc:created>
<description>

Every now and then, Holland produces a player who never achieves his potential as a player but does achieve a status after his career. Rene ...</description>
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<title>Update on news.... Ajax talk of the town...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/update-on-news-ajax-talk-of-the-town.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-05-13 06:53:29</dc:created>
<description>

Ajax Icon and former technical advisor Piet Keizer slams the club in his weekly column.

He refuses to call Ajax general manager Van den Boog by ...</description>
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<title>Hedwiges Maduro: better than ever...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/hedwiges-maduro-better-than-ever.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-05-11 12:57:19</dc:created>
<description>

'Maduro y diez más', a local newspaper said the other day. Maduro and ten other players. In his second season at Valencia, Maduro made the ...</description>
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<title>Co Adriaanse is Co Adriaanse's biggest enemy</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/co-adriaanse-is-co-adriaanses-biggest-enemy.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-05-11 04:10:38</dc:created>
<description>

Who is more satisfied with himself? Jose Mourinho or Co Adriaanse? It's tight. Mourinho said last week in an interview: &quot;I wouldn't call myself the ...</description>
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<title>A failing Panenka is the most beautiful thing...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/a-failing-panenka-is-the-most-beautiful-thing.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-05-08 02:39:08</dc:created>
<description>
This is how Joey could have stopped that Suarez penalty...

Ajax had a tiny chance to play themselves back into Champions League mode against AZ Alkmaar. ...</description>
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