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Weekend Action... Ajax impresses, Feyenoord disappoints.

We’re playing again. After those two non-events that were the Oranje friendlies ( Kesler is counting the euros no doubt) and the Hand of Gaul we can focus on the competitions again. But first we need to discuss the rumor that Maradona will coach both ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: FC Utrecht,  Mario Been,  Heracles Almelo,  Clarence Seedorf,  Ryan Babel

Where are they now: John van den Brom

John van den Brom (42 years old) only played twice for Oranje. The current AGOVV Apeldoorn coach did score and got a penalty for Holland. The ex-Vitesse and Ajax libero/midfielder tells us about his past, present and future. “Bert Jacobs was my coach ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Marco van Basten,  Ronald Koeman,  Danny Blind,  Frank Rijkaard,  Frank de Boer

Dijkshoorn: Van Vossen can suffer, Huntelaar can't...

It’s weird. Men who work in factories and have to sort apples all day… Put them in the right color box. I don’t care, really. Or girls at the supermarket, sitting on their knees to fill up the shelves with new types of chips. And then being told of by ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: A.C. Milan,  Huub Stevens (footballer),  Frank Rijkaard

FIFA & UEFA rankings

Thanks to winning both matches of the play-offs Portugal climbed up to a surprising 5th place. This might stir up talks on whether we should go into the 1st pot of the WC2010 draw next December. I don’t think it will happen, but… A day before UEFA ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: FIFA

Hugo Borst: Oranje winning the WC? Fat chance...

Hugo Borst’s column in the AD People ask me often – while the WC is still seven months away: “Do you think Holland will win the cup in South Africa?” Does God exist? Is there life on Mars? Does Oranje Angel have a Brazilian wax? There’s a good chance, ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Arsenal Football Club,  Frank de Boer

Lars Lagerback weighs in on how to stop Titi (aka. Irony at its best...)

On an unrelated note, I was browsing uefa.com in hopes of finding some love “Greek-loving” publications when my an video on the side panel caught my eye… “How to deal with pace” Lars Lagerback on stopping the threat of quick strikers like Thierry Henry. ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Thierry Henry

And what did we learn from these two games?

I don’t care about friendlies. Whether we win, lose, play new players, old players, no players… It doesn’t work for me. Too much factors in play to seriously come to conclusions… How motivated were the players? What were the special tasks the coach ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Real Madrid,  Fred Rutten,  Ruud van Nistelrooy

Pame Moundial: Greece qualifies for South Africa

On a chilly night in Donetsk, the Greek National Team warmed the hearts of its supporters as Dimitrios Salpingidis netted a quality strike to post a 1-0 win over Ukraine at the Donbass Arena on Wednesday. After a score-less draw in Athens on Saturday, ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Andriy Pyatov,  Alexandros Tzorvas,  Otto Rehhagel,  Giorgos Karagounis,  Kostas Katsouranis (footballer)

Poland-Canada 1:0. Maciej Rybus Makes A Name For Himself.

So, that’s what a victory tastes like. After five games without a win and four without a goal the Bialo Czerwoni finally managed to defeat their opponents, though we had to wait for a game against the mighty Canada for them to do that. Mind you, what I ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dariusz Dudka (footballer),  Robert Lewandowski,  Tomasz Kuszczak,  Ludovic Obraniak,  Kamil Kosowski (footballer)

Return To Normalcy

As a fan it was hard to go back to watching the German national team get back to playing football. It brought a smile to my face, however, when the Ivory Coast came out of the dressing room reminding us all of the common noble spirit of football and ...

From EURO 2008 ON WORLD CUP BLOG, Soccer Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Enke,  Lukas Podolski,  Heiko Westermann,  Manuel Neuer,  Aaron Hunt (football)

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