With five games to play in the Dutch Eredivisie, Ajax led PSV by nine points. Now, with one game to play, PSV is top, needing only to win at Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday to repeat as champion. Malik Tillman scored two goals to lead PSV to a 4-1 win over Heracles for its sixth straight win.Meanwhile, […]
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Ajax teen star Lily Yohannes adds intrigue to USA-Netherlands rivalry
Watching Lily Yohannes’ teammates celebrate her debut goal for the USA is to witness a wonderful example of soccer sparking pure joy.
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Lily Yohannes commits to USWNT
The 17-year-old midfield sensation issued a statement on Monday that she had selected the USA over the Netherlands, where she has lived with her family since she as 13.
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Amsterdam violence: what we know
Amsterdam police made dozens of arrests during what the city’s mayor called an “unbearable” night of violence as fans of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered “hit-and-run” attacks that left five people in hospital.
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Obituary: Johan Neeskens, tough midfielder in Cruyff’s Ajax and Dutch teams
Johan Neeskens, who has died aged 73, was the powerful but smooth engine of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created “total football” with Johan Cruyff at their heart. Neeskens was part of the Ajax team that won three straight European Cups and a key component of the “Clockwork Oranje” Dutch team that reached consecutive […]
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Eritrean-American Lily Yohannes gets Emma Hayes’ attention
At 16, Yohannes is the youngest player to be called up by the USWNT since 16-year-old Sophia Smith in 2017.