Baseball legend Billy Beane has purchased a 5% stake in AZ Alkmaar taking his partnership with the club to another level. Follow Football-Oranje on Twitter The man behind the Moneyball theory, who had success with Major League baseball club Oakland Athletics, ...

AZ Alkmaar recently convinced Billy Beane, a trail-blazing baseball executive, to serve in an advisory capacity to the Eredivisie club, prompting recurrent questions as to whether his revolutionary 'Moneyball' philosophy can be effectively implemented in football.  By Ryan Ferguson Follow Ryan on ...