It’s been 20 years since the Dutch FA had a training kit sponsor other than Nationale-Nederlanden and with that the deal running it’s course, Dutch Insurance conglomerate ING Group has stepped in to pair up with the KNVB through the 2018 World Cup.
At least the color schemes make sense…
I posted about the tonal grey Nike Dunk Hi AC TZ a little earlier. Then I find this “oranje” pair that are called the Netherlands. This might be the first sneaker drop that is playing off the upcoming 2010 World Cup. Trust me when I say there are going to be a lot of sneakers and other products that will be released using the World Cup as a selling point. But I’m not mad at these. I think Nike should give these to the squad. Be kind of fresh to see a team rocking Dunks that was inspired by their country / national team.
Hit the jump for more images.
Holland head coach Bert van Marwijk has opened up to the press and admitted that he has reached out to Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar about coming out of International Retirement for a SECOND TIME to help the Dutch qualify for the 2010 World Cup after all three current Full Team goalies have been hit by the injury bug / drop in form.
In his prime, Patrick Kluivert was one of the absolute best strikers in Europe. Kind of sad what happened later in his career, but here is some of him at his best. And looking back, how stacked was thatDutch team in the late 1990’s. Va der Sar, Stam, the de Boer brothers, Bergkamp, Kluivert, Seedorf, Davids, Cocu and Overmars amongst others? And coached by Hiddink at the 1998 World Cup? Damn…
Wonder what kind of ban he’s gonna get… Loving the fact that he’s trying to play it off.
Spotted over at TheSpoiler
Beans already brought the Steve McClaren Dutch accent just about a week ago, and now he’s bringing it again.
Wonder if he realizes that pretty much every person in Holland understands / speaks Dutch and that he doesn’t have to pause in between every other word?
Anyone else wondering when he’s going to start rocking the super-sized umbrella again?
I’m a big fan of trying to embed yourself in a culture when you move to a new country. But trying to rock a fake ass accent after a month on the job? Come on son…that just ain’t right.
Ik denk you’re a douchebag…
Steve McLaren’s Dutch inspiration after the jump?
