Euro 2012 Survival Kit

I am all about being prepared, and with Euro 2012 kickoff only 4 short months away, it is never too early to start packing. In addition to all of the necessities of life, a football fan has special items to pack in order to survive.

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Team Cruyff celebrates victory!

Johan Cruijff and Ajax' youth coaches feel they are winners after the court's decision that the appoitment of Van Gaal and Sturkenboom were unlawful. "The court has been quite clear: the behavior of the board was wrong," says the law firm of Baker & McKenzie, which representend Cruyff, Jonk, Bergkamp, Roy, De ... [read more]

Ruud van Nistelrooy: I decide when I quit!

Ruud van Gol is the autumn of his career. He has found his final destination, lowered his ambitions and lives in realism. "I'm nearing the point where football is costing me more than it yields, in energy terms. If that is the case, I call it quits. I do look back a ... [read more]

The Next Big Thing

Well we all survived another weekend of Serie A, even if mother nature tried to screw that up for us. Oh, and there was that little spectacle called the "Super Bowl," in which some sort of beings of human form but superhuman size hailing from New York claimed the title of World Football Champions. Only they were playing some strange ... [read more]

Bas Dost: from promise to nightmare to all time high

Well, you know the traditional start of these articles by now. "Every couple of seasons a new striker emerges on the horizon, blablabla...". We had Geels, Cruyff, Koolhof, Kist, Kieft, van Basten, Bosman, Gilhaus, Van Loen, Mols, Houtman, Van Nistel, Kluivert, Haisselbaink, Makaay, Huntelaar, Van Persie, Luuk de Jong, Van Wolfswinkel...

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2012 here we come!

And we are back…

Since the last post, I have found a new job and gotten twins so there has been a lot to do. In between changing diapers and walking a baby-carriage, I have found a moment to update the dear readers of this blog.

Lets start with the national team. Since beating the Netherlands to make it to the Euro ... [read more]

The Italian Job

Wanted: One good National Team to coach to Brazil 2014.

Experience: Won World Cup in 2006, Also coached in 2010

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Where are they now: Joop Hiele

Interesting to have a goalie here in the week inwhich Tim Krul saves points for Newcastle again and Stekelenburg plays anonymously in Italy...

He was one in a long line of great Dutch goal keepers. And he was one of those that hardly played the number of international games his talent would suggest, ... [read more]

Greek Transfer Window Winter 2011-12

Hello to all Greek fans. The Greek transfer window was pretty quiet this time but a couple of major transfers did take place in the last few of days earlier this week. It looks like several players in the national team are transferring to clubs in order to maintain fitness ahead of Euro 2012.

Georgios Tzavellas, Eintracht Frankfurt to AS Monaco
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So..that was interesting.

The dust has settled. We wake up on a bleary February morning, looking around at the aftermath of the January transfer window like a hungover student attempting to piece together the previous nights escapades. Did we really buy him? Are you sure he's not lost? If we act quickly, none of this could have ... [read more]