Mario cheers.... With all that KJH humbug happening and our top teams performing so poorly, it's easy to oversee that a couple of teams are actually doing insane things in Europe! Mario Been's NEC beat Michael Laudrup's Spartak Moscow in Moscow, 1-2, and now has the future (next round) in their own Click to continue reading...

Today, the AD broke the news that, despite what Van Basten lamented, Ajax took the initiative to sell Hunter this winter. Last Summer, the alledged 40 Million euros offering by "someone representing Manchester City" was a bit vague. Also, Ajax didn't want to deal with vague agents and intermediaries. Click to continue reading...

Goose & Finnster having a laugh... I wanted to post this many moons ago, already... But I didn't... Didn't want to rub it in too much (others are lurking here, you know). And I didn't want to blow my own trumpet too much... But... Fair is Fair... The Netherlands Blog rules for months already. I Click to continue reading...

AC Milan were knocked out of the Coppa Italia today by Lazio. Sheva scored first for Milan (Yeah, I had to read that twice, too. It isn't a typo), but Zarate and Pandev both scored towards the end to win it for Lazio. Milan played with 10 men for the last 20 minutes or so as Emerson was sent off, which didn't help their chances either.

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With the likes of David Villa and Fernando Torres occupying the striker roles with the Spanish national team, Sergio Koke has shifted his international sights to the country of which he now resides: Greece. The Aris FC striker has voiced his intentions to one day play for the Greek national Click to continue reading...

PAOK manager Fernando Santos admitted his desires to one day takeover the reigns of the Greek National Team. With the job not in any question whatsoever, it appears Santos is looking to line himself up as a future boss of the Greek national team. "I would want to take over at Click to continue reading...

To no-one's surprise Red Bull Salzburg's Marc Janko was awarded Austrian Player of the Year honours. The Austrian capped striker has scored a stunning twenty nine goals in nineteen matches this season. Congratulations on a great season! Click to continue reading...

According to the Spanish media, KJH will earn 3.6 million euro per season. Not bad. He will surely be able to find a new hairdresser in Madrid? Hunter's contract commences on January 2 and the royals hope to be able to present their new player on that day. Which means that Click to continue reading...

*Disclaimer: This post has little to do with Italian football. If that offends you in any way, feel free to stop reading now*

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Marco van Basten and Ajax chair Uri Coronel quickly started up Teletekst on their tv set. There it was. KJH had finalized his negotiations with Madrid and is set to move to Real for 20 Million euros. Former right winger and Mr Ajax Sjaak Swart read it too: "Hey Uri, make Click to continue reading...

Rensenbrink hits the post in the dying seconds... It's easy in our memories to jump from the WC1974 (Rinus Michels, Total football, Johan Cruyff, Clockwork Orange, etc) to jump to the WC1978 (Ernst Happel, Arie Haan, Rob Rensenbrink) but we shouldn't forget the EC1976 in between. Holland would go and snatch Click to continue reading...

Five teams still have a chance to win the Polish championship. It's especially surprising since last season Wisla dominated the competition and were the clear winners. This season, however, looks entirely different. What's the reason behind Wisla's poor form?

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Feyenoord lost another player last Sunday, in the game versus Vitesse. Oranje international Tim De Cler was replaced due to...yes...hamstring problems. "As a coach, you hold your breath anytime a players grabs onto his thigh," said coach Gertjan Verbeek, who witnessed Landzaat, De Guzman, Mols, Slory and Bruins move into the Click to continue reading...

We have been focusing a lot on Real Madrid in the last months. And justified too, with five exciting Dutch players wearing the royal white. But let's not forget our connection with Barca for a moment. True, there are no Dutch players involved, but Pep Guardiola does work on the Click to continue reading...

Oranje had qualified for the WC1974 finals. Cruyff and Neeskens beat Brazil and West Germany - not playing a very impressive tournament so far - was to be the next nudge on the ...eh...football shoe. German tabloid Bild wanted to milk the situation. They had a plan. They knew where the Dutch Click to continue reading...