Van Gaal urges reality check at Manchester United
December 12th, 2015 01:14 PM | Dutchmen Abroad | No Comment
Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal has urged fans to be more realistic over the club's chances of success, with the Dutchman believing the days of the Red Devils being title favourites are over.
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KNVB investigating claims of corruption in Netherlands/Belgium World Cup 2018 bid
December 12th, 2015 12:47 PM | News | No Comment
The KNVB have confirmed that they will investigate claims from De Volskrant newspaper which claimed there was corruption involved in the World Cup 2018 bid from Netherlands and Belgium.
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Netherlands joint bid with Belgium for the World ...
De Haan to remain Heerenveen coach
December 12th, 2015 12:09 PM | Eredivisie | No Comment
Foppe de Haan will stay on as head coach of Heerenveen until the end of the season.
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The 72-year-old stepped in when Dwight Lodeweges was sacked in October, and was only expected to be in charge ...
Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior: Frisians ease to victory
December 11th, 2015 09:12 PM | Eredivisie | No Comment
The scoreline may suggest otherwise but Heerenveen eased to victory over Excelsior at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday night. The final score was 2-1 to the hosts.
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The two clubs went into the game level on points ...
Bergkamp not interested in Swansea City job
December 11th, 2015 07:05 PM | Eredivisie | No Comment
Dennis Bergkamp has ruled himself out of the running to become the new head coach of English Premier League side Swansea City.
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Bergkamp was reportedly on the shortlist to become the new Swansea boss after the ...
Eredivisie Match Predictions: Round 16
December 11th, 2015 05:44 PM | Eredivisie | No Comment
This weekend is round 16 of the Eredivisie and Michael Statham continues to provide his preview and predictions for each match. Last weekend saw Michael score six correct results out of nine with one correct score. This matchweek includes a ...
Young, Gifted & Dutch #2: Kluivert
December 11th, 2015 05:29 PM | Dutchmen Abroad | No Comment
Continuing our series looking at the next generation of Dutch coaches, we review the career and early promise of a legendary ex-striker. Patrick Kluivert has long been a dependable number two. Now he's fresh and unscathed from his first managerial challenge, and seemingly primed for ...
AZ hold Athletic Bilbao in final Europa League game
December 10th, 2015 10:46 PM | Europe | No Comment
AZ Alkmaar's Europa League campaign ended on Thursday with a credible 2-2 draw against Athletic Bilbao in Spain.
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AZ Alkmaar kick-started their Europa League campaign in week two of the competition's group stages with a 2-1 win over ...
Groningen end Europa League campaign with draw
December 10th, 2015 10:34 PM | Europe | No Comment
Groningen's ended their Europa league campaign on Thursday with a 0-0 draw with Braga.
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Groningen's chances of qualifying from their first ever Europa League group stage campaign may have been ended a while ago, but Edwin van de ...
Ajax exit the Europa League with a whimper
December 10th, 2015 10:17 PM | Europe | No Comment
Ajax have exited the Europa League after a disappointing 1-1 draw against Molde at the Amsterdam Arena.
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The Eredivisie side went into the game knowing they had to beat the Norwegian's and hope Fenerbahce slipped up at home ...
Europa League: Ajax v Molde preview
December 10th, 2015 10:48 AM | Europe | No Comment
Ajax's Europa League campaign hangs in the balance as they host Molde in their final group stage match.
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Ajax head into their tie with group leaders Molde knowing a win is not enough to take them into the ...
Brenet: PSV would eat Messi, Suarez and Neymar alive
December 9th, 2015 07:27 PM | Europe | No Comment
After reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday, PSV right back Joshua Brenet has set his sights on a tie with Barcelona.
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Phillip Cocu's side reached the last 16 on Tuesday with a ...