“We are aware that it is impossible to satisfy everyone, but a knot must be made. There can be no question of full satisfaction because this is ultimately not pleasant for any of the people involved.What is really nice is the reason why this was necessary: the semifinal place of Ajax in the Champions League.” […]
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Ajax knows how to push boundaries
Ajax did it again. After Real Madrid, theAmsterdamers came from behind to beat Juventus on the road and advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals against the Manchester City-Tottenham winner with a 2-1 victory in Turin (3-2 onaggregate). And once again, there was little doubt who was the better team. Ajax should have scored four […]
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What They're Saying: Virgil van Dijk
“That man broke down, stood with tears in his eyes because he had just lost his mother. I wished him strength and said that he had refereed well. It’s a small thing, but maybe it helpshim.” — Virgil van Dijk, one of the heroes of the Netherlands’ 2-2 tie with Germany that sent the Dutch […]
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Five reasons behind Dutch men's revival
The Netherlands — which went from second at the 2010 World Cup and third at the 2014 World Cup to nowhere to be found at Euro 2016 and the World Cup 2018 — is back. The Dutch won itsgroup in the new UEFA Nations League, finishing ahead of 2018 World Cup champion France, which it […]
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UEFA Nations League: Dutch topple World Cup champion France, Germany relegated
The Netherlands handed France its first defeat since before its World Cup triumph in Russia with a 2-0 win in Rotterdam on Friday in the UEFA Nations League.
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MLS Power Rankings: Atlanta surges to top as NYCFC falters
So successful have been the MLS teams in recent weeks that two of them swept up the standings when previous leader New York City FC fell to its first loss of the season. A 3-0 defeat inPortland opened the door for Atlanta United to grab first place and Sporting Kansas City to move into second. […]
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Andrija Novakovich takes season haul in Eerste Divisie to 17 goals
Wisconsin product Andrija Novakovich scored two more goals in Telstar’s 3-2 win at Almere City to give him 17 goals in 28 games in the Eerste Divisie, the Dutch second division. Novakovich, who joined Telstar on loan from England’s Reading, is second in the league in scoring with nine games to play. The two goals […]
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Earnie Stewart: His vision for Philadelphia Union, what he expects from David Accam, and MLS then and now
Former U.S. international Earnie Stewart is about to start his third season as sporting director of the Philadelphia Union. The son of a U.S serviceman stationed in the Netherlands,Stewart played 18 years and registered 101 caps and 17 goals for the USA. After retiring as a player in 2005, he began a career in management as […]
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Miazga escapes with club fine for nuts job
Matt Miazga escaped with only a fine from his Dutch club, Vitesse, after video showed him squeezing the private parts of Heerenveen’s Denzel Dumfries in an Eredivisie match inJanuary. | Dumfries moet het zwaar ontgelden vanavond. Na de elleboog van Matavz, wordt de verdediger vanHeerenveen nu in zijn edele delen geknepen door Miazga.#vitheehttps://t.co/sunMcWM3I6 pic.twitter.com/9AeOoxOnAGJanuary 20, […]
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What They're Saying: Ronald Koeman
“I’m really positive about the future of the team. We have enough talent but we have to change some things, which I will talk about at a later stage.” — Veteran EPL coach RonaldKoeman on being named the head coach of the Dutch national team. He won Euro 1988 with the Oranje, which has missed […]