Next month Georginio Wijnaldum will celebrate 10 years on the highest level as pro football player. But the Liverpool midfielder is only 26 years old! He might have another 10…
Ajax icon Piet Keizer died of lung cancer. He turned 73 years old. The legendary left winger from the Golden Ajax 1970s team, he would always stay loyal to his…
Oops, I should have posted this already in January... It's one of those things. The Oranje Year 2016 in review. Well, always nice to have an Oranje debate (broader than…
In the early 1980s, Utrecht was a hotbed for football talent. The likes of Vanenburg, Van Loen, Godee and Marco van Basten all hailed from the same area, where they…
It seems we are doing nicely now, developing defenders and defensive minded players.... Some while back, it seemed we were great at developing wingers, strikers and playmakers... We always complained…
Marco van Basten. Icon. Legend. Saint. Super striker. Johan Cruyff was one of his biggest fans and supporters. He considered Marco as a son. And he pushed and motivated the…
Looking at some classic games as played in De Kuip, as requested, and giving you five reasons why Oranje needs De Kuip as their home base. 1. History The Dutch…
Rick Karsdorp burst on the scene. Only 21 years old but already one of the driving forces in Feyenoord's campaign and on the verge of snapping the RB spot in…
My friends, I had plans to write this article for months but constantly delayed it as we had more pressing, current football matters to discuss. I got the question on…
"I focus on selecting players who add energy, not players who take energy away" We ring out the year 2016 with the Man of the Year (and last 70 years):…
I would think Kees Smit, Koopmeiners will start Vs Ecuador, to further assess them. Van Dijk will likely start b4…