Given his history for violent play — he broke the legs of U.S. midfielder Stuart Holden and French midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa in 2010 — it should come as no surprise that the LAGalaxy’s Dutch signing Nigel de Jong grew up watching the NFL. His favorite team? The Pittsburgh Steelers. “Can I say that here?” […]
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What They're Saying: Johan Cruyff
“After several medical treatments I can say the results have been very positive, thanks to the excellent work of the doctors, the affection of the people and my positive mentality. Right now I havethe feeling I am 2-0 up in the first half of a match that has not finished yet. But I am sure […]
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Ranieri compares Vardy goal to great van Basten goal
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri compared the goal Jamie Vardy, the unlikely scoring star of the first-place Foxes, scored in the 2-0 win over Liverpool to the memorable goal Marcovan Basten scored for the Netherlands in the Euro 1998 final. “‘I can put him with Van Basten, who make a fantastic goal,” said Rainieri of […]
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What They're Saying: Nigel De Jong
“I know the players already. I loved it. It was a different kind of setup and a different kind of system.” — Nigel De Jong, the LA Galaxy’s new signing from AC Milan whoknows all about the MLS club. The Dutchman spent two months working out at the StubHub Center three years ago when he […]
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Chicago Fire's backline begins to take shape
No MLS team needs more help on defense than the Chicago Fire, but it picked up another key piece for its backline with the acquisition of Dutchman Johan Kappelhof. The Fire used TargetedAllocation Money to sign the 25-year-old defender from Groningen of the Dutch Eredivisie to a three-year agreement. The Fire is in desperate need […]
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Video Pick: Free kick goes comically bad
Perhaps it worked at practice, but the choreographed free kick NAC Breda took against Jong Ajax in the Dutch second division proved embarrassing and probably a bit painful for one of the players whowas trying to screen Ajax’s keeper.
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Robben respects Guardiola's lineup decisions at Bayern
Arjen Robben came on as a substitute for a 10-minute run in Bayern’s 2-1 victory over Hamburg, playing his first competitive game since the 4-0 Champions League win over Olympiakos in November.The Dutchman would love to be playing more but respects Coach Pep Guardiola‘s decisions. “I noticed that I’m getting stronger. I need rhythm, I […]
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U.S. Abroad | Tim Howard: 'We're devastated'
Amid speculation that he could be leaving the Premier League — there have even been suggestions he might move to the Colorado Rapids — Tim Howard continues to suffer his share of badfortunate at Everton, which had to settle for a 3-3 tie against struggling Chelsea on John Terry’s goal eight minutes into stoppage time. […]
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What They're Saying: Ruud Gullit
“If you don’t perform, you must not turn up in a brand new Rolls Royce and a new Hummer at the training ground.” — Former Dutch star Ruud Gullit on 21-year-old compatriotMemphis Depay, who has struggled at Manchester United since arriving this season on a $30 million transfer from PSV Eindhoven. (De Telegraaf via Omnisport)
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Van Gaal rants as speculation about Manchester United future mounts
In a coaching career that has taken him to Ajax, Barcelona (twice), AZ, Bayern Munich and Manchester United and the Dutch national team (also twice), Louis van Gaal has never suffered foolslightly. The Daily Mirror compiled a best-of — LVG’s best rants with the media — thatincluded these classic responses to questions from the media: […]