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<title>Some musings on the beautiful game...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/?p=3296</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-10-28 04:29:08</dc:created>
<description>

One can't just leave for two weeks, it seems... Lots has happened since, not in the least the 250+ comments from my calcio brothers and ...</description>
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<title>Dutch classic and English derby: boys vs men...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/dutch-classic-and-english-derby-boys-vs-men.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-09-21 04:09:49</dc:created>
<description>

I watched two highly entertaining matches this weekend: Arsenal vs Wigan and Man United vs Manchester City. Top class football. High paced, gritty, tough, intense. ...</description>
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<title>Van Hanegem: Van Nistelrooy deserves respect from Madrid!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/van-hanegem-van-nistelrooy-deserves-respect-from-madrid.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-08-13 11:06:24</dc:created>
<description>Willem's column in the AD:



I'm glad that Klaas Jan Huntelaar found a good club in AC Milan. Not that I ever worried about him, in ...</description>
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<title>Crystal Ball, pt 2: Oranje 2010</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/crystal-ball-pt-2-oranje-2010.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-07-28 07:29:16</dc:created>
<description>

Why not? With only eleven months to go and with most of you already putting up your fave names...let's make a crystal ball post on ...</description>
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<title>Oranje's future...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/oranjes-future.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-06-01 00:04:16</dc:created>
<description>

Oranje Under 17 had to make do with the second spot because the German sub Trings scored in the extra time with a Sunday shot ...</description>
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<title>The Specialist: The Through Pass</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/the-specialist-the-through-pass.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-03-16 03:51:52</dc:created>
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The Master...

The Specialist: The Through  Pass

Some teams need a lot of work, a lot of passing, a lot of space or a lot of ...</description>
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<title>Weekend Action...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/weekend-action-2.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-02-28 03:40:40</dc:created>
<description>
Dick: &quot;Just tell Roman to pick me for Chelsea... Pick me! Pick me!&quot;

After all that boring CL football and high drama, we're in for a ...</description>
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<title>Ruud van Gol: open to Oranje...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/ruud-van-gol-open-to-oranje.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2009-02-22 00:59:22</dc:created>
<description>

Ruud van Nistelrooy will be out for another six months... The 32 year old is working on his recovery, discplined and focused. &quot;It's not my ...</description>
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<title>Sneijder guides Hunter through Madrid</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/sneijder-guides-hunter-through-madrid.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-12-10 01:21:23</dc:created>
<description>

Klaas Jan Huntelaar has moved to Madrid, to prepare for his debut, against Villareal in January. Wesley Sneijder guided his Oranje mate through the Madrid ...</description>
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<title>Fears for Ruud van Nistelrooy's knee!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/fears-for-ruud-van-nistelrooys-knee.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-11-08 06:29:56</dc:created>
<description>

Ruud van Nistelrooy won't be playing for Real Madrid against Malaga this Saturday.

The striker is injured at his infamous right knee. An MRI scan showed ...</description>
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<title>If Oranje grows up, it wants to be...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/if-oranje-grows-up-it-wants-to-be.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-21 06:51:43</dc:created>
<description>A poll!

Why not?

We have exactly 20 minutes between the last competition match and the next CL game, right?

If Oranje could copy the playing style of ...</description>
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<title>Champions League starts again!!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/champions-league-starts-again.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-09-16 05:25:41</dc:created>
<description>

Yeah! That means setting the clock at 4.30 am. Having to watch the fixtures picked by ESPN and mostly not being able to watch the ...</description>
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<title>Trouble for Ajax and Feyenoord; PSV wins...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/dutch-eredivisie/trouble-for-ajax-and-feyenoord-psv-wins.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-31 20:25:17</dc:created>
<description>
Heitinga scores...

Well, we're off... and what a start!

PSV does what it always does. It wins. 5-1 to be precise. With an Afellay on fire! The ...</description>
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<title>Wonder goal: Luc Nilis</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/wonder-goal-luc-nilis.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-27 20:32:04</dc:created>
<description>Some players score a lot of goals, some players score a lot of beauties and then some players can only score wonder goals. Dennis Bergkamp ...</description>
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<title>Kluivert: unremarkable farewell for remarkable striker</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/kluivert-unremarkable-farewell-for-remarkable-striker.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-24 04:24:26</dc:created>
<description>

He had given himself till the end of July to find a new club. But, he really wanted a top club. Patrick Kluivert (31) didn't ...</description>
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<title>A bit of everything</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/a-bit-of-everything.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-14 23:17:42</dc:created>
<description>

FC Twente played an impressive match against big guns Arsenal for the CL qualifications in Enschede.

Although the McLaren team never looked liked they'd whip the ...</description>
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<title>Ruud van Gol: enough is enough</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/ruud-van-gol-enough-is-enough.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-14 05:56:39</dc:created>
<description>

Almost ten years after his debut in Oranje Ruud van Nistelrooy decided to stop as international. The 32 year old striker wants to focus fully ...</description>
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<title>Wesley Sneijder: new captain of Oranje</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/wesley-sneijder-new-captain-of-oranje.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-07-31 07:00:07</dc:created>
<description>

The EC is well behind us and in all evaluations of the performance of the Dutch (more to come!) it's clear that little big man ...</description>
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<title>Holland top scoring nation in EC's</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/holland-top-scoring-nation-in-ecs.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-13 18:35:58</dc:created>
<description>

Holland is the top scoring nation ever in EC's. The four goals scored yesterday put Oranje on the top spot with 52 goals. Germany is ...</description>
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<title>Ten Reasons why we will beat France!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/ten-reasons-why-we-will-beat-france.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-13 04:03:36</dc:created>
<description>
The infamous Platini free kick which kept Oranje out of the 1982 World Cup. Still sick of that one!

1. France's best striker, David Trezeguet, is ...</description>
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<title>Matchday 5. What did we learn?</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/matchday-5-what-did-we-learn.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-12 05:09:55</dc:created>
<description>
Deco: a big football brain

It's not good being a host of the tournie. Germany in 1988, Sweden in 1992, England in 1996, Holland in 2000, ...</description>
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<title>Marco looks ahead to France...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/marco-looks-ahead-to-france.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-12 02:00:33</dc:created>
<description>

&quot;We shouldn't be named favorites after one good match,&quot; said Marco van Basten in the run up to the France game. &quot;We are not there ...</description>
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<title>Matchday 4: what did we learn?</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/matchday-4-what-did-we-learn.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-11 05:49:54</dc:created>
<description>

The World Champs can be beaten and so can the reigning European Champs.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic knows how to hit a ball.

Fabregas isn't sure of his starting ...</description>
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<title>Rafael: I thought, what the f... is happening?</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/rafael-i-thought-what-the-f-is-happening.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-11 04:24:57</dc:created>
<description>
Man of the Match according to the UEFA. The BBC chose Van the Man...

With growing surprise Rafael van der Vaart witness Oranje play Italy off ...</description>
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<title>Johan Cruyff: Oranje could have scored more!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/johan-cruyff-oranje-could-have-scored-more.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-09 21:42:13</dc:created>
<description>

He didn't say this to be overly critical. He is just stating the facts. Ruud van Nistelrooy got two more chances and in the second ...</description>
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<title>Holland crushes the  World Champs: 3-0!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/holland-crushes-the-world-champs-3-0.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-09 16:53:46</dc:created>
<description>

Mate, where to start???

It's tempting to start with &quot;I told you so&quot; but I won't. It would be directed to our friends at the Italy ...</description>
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<title>Ruud van Gol: Italy is a world class nation</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/ruud-van-gol-italy-is-a-world-class-nation.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-06 18:09:51</dc:created>
<description>

Ruud van Nistelrooy struggled with the question why Italy is always so successful on big tournaments. The answer was close to home. His buddy Fabio ...</description>
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<title>It's crowded behind Van Nistelrooy</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/its-crowded-behind-van-nistelrooy.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-05 05:31:35</dc:created>
<description>

Oranje has six candidates for the position behind the striker. What are the pros and cons of the players who are queuing behind Van Nistelrooy?

Rafael ...</description>
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<title>Oranje off to Switzerland</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/oranje-off-to-switzerland.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-03 00:42:47</dc:created>
<description>

Because you don't want to miss a thing...

Oranje will fly to Switzerland this afternoon. The plane will leave Schiphol at 5 pm.

The boys will arrive ...</description>
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<title>Van Basten, a firm believer</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/van-basten-a-firm-believer.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-29 18:59:58</dc:created>
<description>

The draw against Denmark was a bit of a setback. Not so much because of the final result, but because of the several details that ...</description>
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