Matt Miazga, who has been in and out of the lineup at Dutch club Vitesse since arriving on loan from Chelsea, scored his first goal for the Arnhem club in a 4-0 win over fifth division JodanBoys in the round of 16 of the KNVB Cup. Miazga has played seven Eredivisie games for Vitesse and […]
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What They're Saying: Koen Weijland
“It’s a dream for every little kid to play for their favorite club when they are a grown-up. But I think, when I was 12 or 13 years old, I knew I wasn’t going to be good enough forthat. So it’s amazing that that dream still came true in some way.” — Koen Weijland, 24, […]
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MLS: English referee Webb in running for PRO's VAR post
Contrary to English media reports, PRO general manager Peter Walton is not about to be replaced by former FIFA and Premier League referee Howard Webb. PRO issued astatement Saturday confirming that Webb is one of several candidates to oversee the implementation of video replay by leagues in the U.S. and Canada as senior executive of […]
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Win might have saved De Boer's Inter Milan job
Inter Milan’s Dutch coach, Frank de Boer, admitted he feels “a little more stable” after a 2-1 victory over Torino thanks to Mauro Icardi’s two goals. “It’s normal that after three straight defeats, you need to win,” De Boer told Mediaset Premium. “I am very proud of my players and want to see this attitude […]
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U.S. Abroad: Orozco and Arriola back on top with Xolos
Michael Orozco started and Paul Arriola was a late sub as Tijuana won, 2-1, at Santos and retook first place in Mexico’s Torneo Apertura after Tigres had to settle for a 0-0 tie againstCruz Azul. NETHERLANDS: Matt Miazga made his Eredivisie debut for Vitesse as a substitute in its 2-1 loss at FC Twente. GERMANY: […]
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Infantino: 'Marco van Basten is football'
Friday president Gianni Infantino appointed Marco van Basten as FIFA’s chief officer for technical development, tasking the Dutchman to help “protect” the sport. The51-year-old Van Basten will head up all technical areas from soccer technology innovation to refereeing. “Marco van Basten is football,” said Infantino in a statement. “Discussing withhim the last few months and […]
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Video replays send Willem II's Anouar Kal to showers
Willem II midfielder Anouar Kali became the first player to be red carded after video replay was used to determine whether his foul, deemed a yellow card, should be a red card in a Dutch Cupmatch against Ajax. Kali was initially cautioned for for kicking Ajax’s Lasse Schone in the ankle, but the decision was […]
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Ruud Gullit: Dutch soccer is a mess
Ruud Gullit, star of the Netherlands’ only title-winning team at Euro 1988, said, “At the moment Dutch football is a mess. It hurts me because I want Holland to go to the WorldCup.” The Netherlands, which failed to qualify for Euro 2016, began its 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-1 tie with Sweden. […]
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U.S. Abroad: Chelsea sends Miazga to feeder club Vitesse
Matt Miazga will spend the rest of the 2015-16 season with Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem after Chelsea reached a loan agreement for the 21-year-old defender with the Dutch club. He joined Chelsea from the New York Red Bulls in January and made two appearances late in the 2015-16 EPL season after the Blues were eliminated […]
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De Jong move leaves gaping hole in Galaxy midfield
Rather suddenly, the Galaxy doesn’t look so good. The departure of midfielder Nigel De Jong, who negotiated the termination of his contractso he could sign with Turkish club Galatasaray, is just one of several radical changes stemming from a 0-0 tie with Vancouver last weekend. A broken foot has sidelined Gyasi Zardesfor the rest of […]