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 […]
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Dick Advocaat named Netherlands boss for third time
The Netherlands has appointed Dick Advocaat as head coach for a third time. Advocaat, who will be assisted by Ruud Gullit, replaces Danny Blind,who lost his job after a 2-0 loss to Bulgaria left the Netherlands fourth in its World Cup qualifying group. The Dutch also failed to qualify for the 2016 European Championship. Advocaatannounced in […]
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Leagues and MNTs, any correlations to success in Europe and with MLS?
Is there a correlation between the business success of a professional soccer league and the national team of that country? You can make numerous speculations about the question, but I would ratherbase it on some data. The best soccer leagues are in Europe, I doubt anybody would challenge this statement as being subjective. So we […]
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Europa League: Ajax moves closer to final
Once-mighty Dutch Ajax moved closer to reaching its first European final in 21 years by beating Lyon, 4-1, in Amsterdam in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal. Burkina Fasonational team forward Bertrand Traore, on loan from Chelsea, scored two goals while Danish teenager Kasper Dolberg and German Amin Younes also scored for Ajax.
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Public oppostion to Advocaat as new Dutch coach
The Dutch federation is set to re-hire Dick Advocaat as national team coach, replacing Danny Blind, but 73 percent of those polled by De Telegraaf believed Advocaat did not deserveanother chance.
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U.S. Abroad: Miazga's Vitesse wins Dutch Cup
Matt Miazga, who is on a season-long loan from Chelsea, won the Dutch Cup as Vitesse beat AZ, 2-0, to win its first major trophy in club history dating back to 1892. He is the third American towin the Dutch Cup after John O’Brien (Ajax) in 2002 and Jozy Altidore (AZ) in 2013. Miazga was […]
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Short-handed Ajax rallies to reach semifinals
Ajax Amsterdam came back from a 3-0 deficit on the evening and with only 10 men to score two late goals and eliminate Schalke 04 in the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday and join Lyon, Celta andManchester United in the semifinals.
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Video Pick: Relishing the Robben move
Here’s a montage of Dutchman Arjen Robben using his signature move to great effect for Bayern Munich. The lefty comes down the right flank, cuts inside, leaving defenderslunging, and curls the ball into the net. Predictable but unstoppable.
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U.S. Abroad: Green's VfB Stuttgart falls into tie for second
Julian Green went the distance in VfB Stuttgart’s 1-1 tie with 1860 Munich that dropped it into a tie for second place in the German second division. Just two points separate the top fourteams. The top two go up to the Bundesliga while the third-place team meets the 16th-place team in the Bundesliga in a […]
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Italy beats Netherlands in friendly
Four days after losing to Bulgaria in World Cup qualifying and firing coach Danny Blind, the Netherlands, under interim coach Fred Grim, fell 2-1 to Italy in anAmsterdam friendly. The Dutch took a 10th minute lead with a deflected shot by Quincy Promes but Italy replied with first-half goals by Eder and LeonardoBonucci.