Archive for the 'Holland' Category

December 20th, 2010

PSV Fans And Teammates Giving Ibrahim Afellay Standing Ovation

A very cool moment at Philips Stadion in Eindhoven as the 35+ thousand in attendance and teammates gives Dutch International Ibrahim Afellay a standing ovation in recognition of his last game with PSV ahead of the 23 year old's 3 Million Euro move to Barcelona in January.
November 11th, 2010

Wesley Sneijder Diagnosed With Anemia Following Dressing Room Collapse

Inter Milan maestro and Dutch International Wesley Sneijder has gone public about his collapse at halftime of Saturday's Inter Milan vs Brescia Serie A match... Just too many matches for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or, World Cup Finalist and Champions League Winner? 'I started to shake and felt pain in my entire body,' Sneijder told Dutch daily De ...
October 24th, 2010

PSV v Feyenoord Highlights

There are certain things you just don't see very often in professional soccer. One of those happens to be a 10-0 scoreline. But that's what happened today when PSV absolutely handed it to Feyenoord. When I first saw this score I literally searched multiple site sto make sure this wasn't a typo. Unfortunately for Feyenoord it wasn't. If you are a ...
October 8th, 2010

Moldova v Netherlands Highlights – 2012 Euro Qualifier

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gives the Oranje the lone goall in their troublesome 1-0 win over Moldova.
October 4th, 2010

Holland drops Nigel de Jong from National Team following Hatem Ben Arfa tackle

Holland manager, Bert van Marwijk, has removed the midfielder from his party for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Sweden and Moldova, while expressing deep concern over De Jong's conduct. "I just informed the squad and told him I saw no other possibility," said the Holland manager. "I've seen the pictures back. It was a wild and unnecessary offence. ...
September 2nd, 2010

Mark van Bommel Named Captain Of Holland

Holland head coach Bert van Marwijk has named his new Captain following the International retirement of Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Bayern Munich midfielder and Captain Mark van Bommel. The awkward part, van Bommel is married to van Marwijk's daughter (and Beans' former teammate and coach at Fortuna Sittard). "We discussed it with the technical ...
September 2nd, 2010

SkySports Football’s Greatest: Ruud Gullit

Ruud Gullit (born as Ruud Dil, September 1, 1962 in Amsterdam).  He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup.  He was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1987 and the World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987 and 1989. Part 2 and 3 after the ...
August 31st, 2010

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Completes Move To Schalke

The merry go round of teams for Dutch International Klaas-Jan Huntelaar continues as the 27 year old made headlines for his Transfer Deadline move to Bundesliga side Schalke where he'll reunite with former Real Madrid strike partner Raul. 'The Holland international, 27, has made a €13m (£10.7m) switch to Gelsenkirchen - joining his former Real ...