Johnny Rep between several West German opponents

The 1980s EC were held in Italy. Holland was among the eight finalists on this tournament. The Dutch impressed in 1974 and 1978 but failed to become a major force in this version.

Holland had qualified for the EC through a legendary 2-3 away [read more]

To wrap up "The Euros Are Four Months Away And I Can't Wait Week," I thought I would figure out where Euros come from. For a tournament that is so important they named the currency of an entire continent after it, I felt I should know more about its origins. [read more]

The January window was pretty busy this year and three major transfers took place involving the national team. This is not too unusual as most players will be looking for more playing time ahead of Euro 2012 and the most unsettled are the likeliest to find new employers for the [read more]

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. [read more]

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, [read more]

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 [read more]

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 [read more]

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, [read more]

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 2012 endgame, we have been absolutely piss awful.

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

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

So it seems that lately Marcello Lippi has been job hunting via the media. I think his plan was to wait around until Prandelli failed and then jump back in to rescue [read more]

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 [read more]

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 [read more]

The dust has settled. We wake up on a bleary February morning, looking around at the aftermath of the Hanuary 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 [read more]

With our next fixture coming up February 29th in Genoa against the United States, I realized what a shame it is that Giuseppe Rossi is injured right now. Certainly, he likes to score against his native country, he scored a brace when we met in 2009 in the Confederations Cup. But more important than delightfully watching him punish the American team in a friendly, I wonder whether or not he'll be able to make it back to full fitness in time for the Euros this summer?

It's always exciting to see a new football star "born" in front you. A new kid standing at the byline, ready to come on. And that posture, the look, the first touch...something tells you you are witnessing something special. I saw it many times... But to be honest, in most [read more]