Veteran Dutch coach Dick Advocaat, who led Curacao to World Cup qualification, will return as coach for the tournament after his successor Fred Rutten resigned. “Advocaat is returning,” the president of the Curacao Football Federation (FFK), Gilbert Martina, told AFP in a phone message. Advocaat, 78, was in charge when the Caribbean island off the […]
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Simons out of World Cup and Spurs relegation fight
Tottenham confirmed on Monday that “heartbroken” Xavi Simons had ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament, forcing him out of the club’s relegation scrap and the World Cup. The 23-year-old Dutch midfielder clutched his right knee and was stretchered off in distress in the second half of Tottenham’s crucial 1-0 win at already relegated Wolves on Saturday. […]
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Ricardo Pepi’s brace gives him career-high goal total
Ricardo Pepi scored twice on headers in champion PSV’s 6-1 win over PEC Zwolle to give him a career-high 13 Eredivisie goals this season. The 23-year-old American leads the Eredivisie with an average of 1.00 goals per 90 minutes. Wisconsin product Esmir Bajraktarević, who plays for World Cup finalist Bosnia & Herzegovina, also had a brace. Pepi […]
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Cruijff has been nominated in the Best Documentary Series category at the 2026 Canneseries awards. The five-part documentary series about the USMNT debuts May 12
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Dutch end Norway’s unbeaten run as Haaland rests
The Netherlands blunted Norway’s high-scoring attack and ended their 13-match unbeaten run with a 2-1 friendly victory at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Friday. Norway were one of two European nations, with England, to win all eight of their qualifying group games. Including Nations League matches and friendlies, the only blip in their […]
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Curaçao coach Dick Advocaat resigns
Dutchman Dick Advocaat has resigned as Curaçao’s head coach.
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking USMNT World Cup hopefuls in England, Germany, Netherlands and France
It should be a fun weekend in Europe as the Bundesliga and Eredivisie return from winter breaks and the domestic cups take center stage in England and France.
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking USMNT World Cup hopefuls in Germany, Italy, England and the Netherlands
We are at the final weekend before the Christmas holidays and in European soccer, that means we have arrived at the middle of the season.
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World Cup 2026: Germany and Netherlands lock up spots in style
Germany and the Netherlands went on goal sprees as they wrapped up World Cup qualification with resounding wins in their final European group matches.
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North Korea heavy favorite to win fourth Under-17 Women’s World Cup championship
The Under-17 Women’s World Cup, now an annual tournament, has moved to the Rabat Olympic Stadium, built in nine months and opened in May, for the final stages.