Rafael van der Vaart retired from professional football immediately. A small news item in the papers. Something some people thought had happened already... His last years were a disappointment. For…
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The win over Germany resulted in some interesting responses. Ronald Koeman, usually critical and sceptical, was very positive about his lads. He lauded their work rate, their skills, their quality…
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The dark, barren days truly seems behind us now. Those days, when we couldn't qualify for a big tournament, remember that? Now, we have some world class central defenders, exciting…
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Last time Ronald Koeman called up Holland's best players, Steven Bergwijn wasn't part of it. The youngster was flabbergasted. But Koeman felt he was needed for Young Oranje, while the…
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The next international game vs Peru has Sneijder's farewell as the main theme. The new qualification series for the Euros is starting too, but all eyes and focus are on…
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Truth be told, 20 years ago we would not be ecstatic and celebrating the fact that a Dutch team would make it into the CL group stages. It's true. We…
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The best of this 2018 World Cup is definitely this wonderful Neymar Alphabet typeface. Some Brazilian went creative and made this and it's just too funny (and smart). I didn't…
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Dear friends, I've been withdrawing from writing and blogging as work and World Cup took over priorities. But, now, with the group stage behind us, it's nice to revisit the…
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Finally, an English team will break the reign of the Spanish CL rulers. It is possible to break the combination and possession play that dominated European football for so long.…
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Finally, the post we've been waiting for... The KNVB has made their choices and Ronald Koeman (Team Manager) and Nico-Jan Hoogma (Director Top Sports) were introduced yesterday to the media…
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Liverpool going to be the new Barcelona? There was a time it was full of Dutchies as well....
Looks like Frimpong to Liverpool. https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/liverpool-to-trigger-jeremie-frimpong-release-clause-hbhgzgbxn
Johan, Jan, thank you guys for the article and the comments. The comments posted in Jan's third post show the…
🇳🇱 Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) "A great loss for Dutch football. Leo was a coach with unparalleled passion and vision." …
Great article, Johan! With Frenkie Reijnders & Gravenberch, we have as solid of a midfield trident as any heading into…