U.S. under-20 captain Erik Palmer-Brown, who is under contract with Sporting Kansas City, has attracted the interest from some of the biggest teams in Europe following his strong play at theU-20 World Cup in South Korea. The favorite to sign EPB, according to a Metro source, is Dutch club Ajax, which has one of the […]
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Klaassen transfer takes Everton spending to almost $69 million
Everton signed 24-year-old attacking midfielder Davy Klaassen, one of the stars of of Ajax’s recent run to the Europa League final, to take its spending to almost $69 million in two days.It follows the acquision of England U-21 keeper Jordan Pickford from Sunderland.
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What They're Saying: Christian Pulisic
“II’m excited for the new coach. I haven’t talked to or met him yet. I think it’s a very attacking-minded team. I watched his team with Ajax and was really good, so I’m excited.” —Christian Pulisic on getting a new coach at Borussia Dortmund, Peter Bosz, who led a young Ajax team to the Europa […]
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Dutch celebrate win over Morocco
Quincy Promes and Vincent Janssen scored to give the Netherlands a confidence-boosting 2-1 win in Morocco. It marked only the second win in the last sixinternationals for the Dutch, who are floundering in fourth place in their European qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup, which resulted in the sacking of Coach Danny Blind inMarch. […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Dutch star Miedema leaves Bayern Munich for Arsenal Ladies
Young Dutch star Vivianne Miedema is the latest woman headed to England, where she signed with Arsenal Ladies for the 2017-18 Women’s Super League season. Miedema, 20, has won 48 caps for theNetherlands and scored 14 goals in 22 league games for Bayern, which finished second in the Frauen Bundesliga.
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Season Review: Big year for Yanks in Europe
Much of the spotlight on Americans in Europe was on 18-year-old Christian Pulisic, who continued to break barriers at Borussia Dortmund. He became the youngest American to score inthe Champions League and tied DaMarcus Beasley for the most appearances in a Champions League season with 10. But he was not alone to have a strong season […]
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What They're Saying: Dirk Kuyt
“I know for sure that due to artificial pitches Dutch football will fall further behind.” — Feyenoord’s Dirk Kuyt, joining captains of 11 other Dutch Eredivisie teamsand the Dutch soccer players union seeking a ban on artificial turf. Six of the 18-team Eredivisie teams played on artificial surfaces in 2016-17. (AP)
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Kuyt: Eredivisie title 'best moment of my career'
Veteran Dutch star Dirk Kuyt says Feyenoord’s first Eredivisie title since 1999 is “the best moment of my career.” It comes two years after he returned to the Rotterdam club and “everyonelaughed.” The 36-year-old captain’s hat trick gave Feyenoord a 3-1 win over Heracles to secure the championship.
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Ajax's real test will come after Europa League final
Ajax is back, for now. It’s only the Europa League, but the famed Dutch club has a chance to win its first European title since it won the Champions League in 1995. (It finished second in 1996.) Ajax reached the final despite losing the second leg of its semifinal series to Lyon, 3-1. The 4-1 […]