I remember the little lad making his first steps on the field of FC Groningen. 16 years old. Didn't look like a football player. More like a chess afficionado or…
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While Europe is preparing for a German CL and Arjen Robben is trying to talk some bravado into himself (he really really wants it) and even the most optimistic Oranje…
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Ajax won their 32nd title in the Dutch Eredivisie and with a record number of trophies and winning it for the third time in a row (Frank de Boer joins…
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With a little wink to that other Oranje news that dominated the media ( another clueless person can now dress up for all sorts of festivities and wear a crown…
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This post was produced a week ago already but due to crash of blog site, is only published now. Apologies... Robin van Persie is seen as the reason why Man…
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Last summer, Man United wanted to sign Benfica's Nicolas Gaitan. Sir Alex was happy to offer 25 Mio euros + Fabio and Macheda. Benfica refused. Today, Gaitan warms the bench…
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The Eredivisie has been called the Mickey Mouse competition since before Walt Disney got the inspiration to draw the black mouse, it seems... But the so-called Big Leagues have lost…
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The most famous "foul" in the World Cup campaign was most likely Nigel de Jong's karate kick in the finals. Why? Because it was in the finals, and because it…
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The title young Oranje will confuse a bit, so I decided to leave the "young' out of the title but despite my criticism on LVG, one has to admit that…
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I told you this before, I do not like friendlies. Oops... forgot...this was a real qualification game. It looked like a friendly... A smaller football nation doing its best not…
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Yes I agree, it will be close. He's still not on the bench.