Gunners used forest to make sure they weren't barking up the wrong tree Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has revealed club scout Steve Rowley went to great lengths to keep tabs on him while the club considered making a bid for him. Rowley stalked the then Ajax man to the Belgian seaside resort of Oostduinkerke to watch him [. Click to continue reading...

The season is almost two months old and PSV and Twente are above Ajax in the tables. At the same time, Ajax hasn't impressed in Europe yet. That's too bad. But nothing more than that. Ajax might not play sensational against clubs like RKC or NAC, but there is almost no Click to continue reading...

It's been on the rumour mill for some weeks & today Barcelona basedsports daily "Sport" adds wood publishing that AJAX OF AMSTERDAMforward LUIS SUAREZ is very close to landing at FC BARCELONA.The "word" is that the Dutch team is going through some financialdifficulties & may accelerate the selling of its "goal scoring machine"for this upcoming "Winter Transfer Market". Click to continue reading...

05/11/2009Gruppo AAnderlecht - FC Timisoara ore 19.00Dinamo Zagabria - Ajax ore 19.00Gruppo BGenoa - Lille ore 19.00Slavia Praga - Valencia ore 19.00Gruppo CAmburgo - Celtic ore 19.00Rapid Vienna - Hapoel Tel Aviv ore 19.00Gruppo DHeerenveen - Hertha Berlino ore 19.00Sporting Lisbona - Ventspils ore 19. Click to continue reading...

Ajax v Feyenoord, Holland

History
It all began as a clash of cultures. Feyenoord were supported by the dock workers from the built up part of Rotterdam, while Ajax by the richer, more sophiscated side of Amsterdam.

Magic moments
This fixture is full of goals, goals,� super goals as big Frank frank would say.

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Beckham returns to AC Milan
AC Milan have confirmed that David Beckham, currently playing for LA Galaxy in the MLS, will go back to the Rossoneri in January. David said this about his return to AC Milan.

"I had to give myself the best chance to play in the World Cup, playing on loan with Milan will help me do that.

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While Maradona is busy making a shamockery of the Argentinean national side, the man who typically lurks behind Diego & Pele whether prudent or not in the discussion for the world's greatest ever player has returned to football. Johan Cruijff, arguably the greatest ever player/coach combination in football history, has returned to the bench Catalonia and don't you call it Spain.

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Former Ajax player Jan Molby scored a tremendous goal in 1985 for Liverpool against Manchester United in the Milk Cup. However, due to a tv strike that goal was never aired. The goal went into football lore as the most beautiful goal most people missed. The rush of the overweight Click to continue reading...

I completely missed every single game of football across the British Isles at the weekend. I was too busy to turn on the radio for the Scottish games, and I fell asleep somewhere during the Arsenal-Spurs highlights on the Saturday evening. I was awake long enough to see van Persie scoring, but the next thing I [. Click to continue reading...

Well, I commented on the biggest upset of this weekend already... Feyenoord losing away to Ajax, 5-1. That hurts. Every Feyenoord fans secretly thanks the referee for that debatable red card for Babovic, so they can now claim that maybe maybe maybe with eleven, Feyenoord would have had a chance. Click to continue reading...

For the record, the photo accompanying this article is from Thursday's Boca Juniors match with Chacarita Juniors at the Bombonera. It had no effect on the rankings, but I wanted to post a photo of my own to the entry.

For the first time in over a month, a club remained at the top spot of the rankings for consecutive weeks as Chelsea solidified its position at the top with a pair of 4-0 victories over Bolton Wanderers this week.

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This week included two gigantic matches in world football, the North London Derby, Arsenal against Tottenham, and Ajax against Feyenoord. Pellegrini is a bit safer at Madrid, and Benitez is moving up the spots in the sack race. While Inter escape to the top of Serie A, seven points above second place Juventus, Portsmouth start getting the three points needed to start moving up the Premiership table. Click to continue reading...

Two years ago, in November 2007, this website began. I scoured the continent for young talent and listed eight players who I expected to make huge names for themselves in the football world. I did not list English based players (Walcott, Denilson, etc) who I had my eye on, but only players in the continent. Click to continue reading...

Ajax annihilated Feyenoord in this hotly contested Eredivisie encounter.

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Ryan Babel will jet back home to Ajax in January if Liverpool get £6million for the striker.
Boss Rafa Benitez has stood by the Dutch flop, 22, and offered him a fresh chance this season.
But his patience has run out and Benitez will listen to offers.
Babel started the campaign in the first team but failed to respond to the manager's votes of confidence. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram pela última rodada do Mundial Sub-17, no Nnmadi Azikiwe Stadium, em Enugu, com uma temperatura de 33º C., as seleções do Irã (62º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Holanda (3º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
03-06-1978 - Holanda 3x0 Irã (Copa do Mundo)
O quarteto de arbitragem foi assim escalado:
Árbitro: Carlos BATRES-GUA
Primeiro Assistente: Leonel LEAL-CRC
Segundo Assistente: Carlos PASTRANA-HON
Quarto Árbitro: Peter O´Leary-NZL
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I have always wondered how come everyone is so fascinated by Van Gaal. We all remember Ajax from the mid90s but that story lasted briefly and they had the system to thank for the fame not the coach. As soon as big clubs got the idea to buy everyone that was worth something in that team, things fell into place.

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Rob van Dijk, oldie but goldie Mario Been and Martin Jol are facing their first ever classic as coaches. The Amsterdam ArenA is the venue for the first clash of Ajax and Feyenoord this season. The number 3 against the number 4. Mario Been: "These games are always special, whether it's about Click to continue reading...

With Rangers getting closer and closer to almost becoming Leeds United, maybe its time for both Celtic and Rangers to run away from the Scottish Premier League and head for greener pastures. Rangers 's club's bankers Lloyds are owed £30million by the end of the campaign. With a TV contract that is nothing to celebrate the only way that they maybe be able to meet the payment is to sell half of the first team. Click to continue reading...

A week or so ago the news broke that David Beckham would probably be returning to the San Siro in the new year for a loan stint.

AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has now revealed it is certain the former Real Madrid and Manchester United man will rejoin Leonardo's men in January.

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worldsoccershop.com has a massive sale going on soccer kits (or jerseys if you prefer). � Some 2008/09 kits such as the Sunderland Umbro 08/09 away jersey are running for only $19.99. Use coupon code WSSCART3 for free shipping on all orders of $125 or more. Here are some of the jerseys included in the sale. Click to continue reading...

The Carling Cup, according to Rafael Benítez, is "a special competition". But it is a competition that has often demonstrated the paucity of Liverpool's resources beneath first-team level in recent years, whether that means home-grown youngsters, imported teenagers or disenchanted senior professionals who are stagnating and in desperate need of a run-out. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram em Calabar, no estádio UJ Esseune Stadium, no Mundial Sub-17, com uma temperatura de 27º C, as seleções da Holanda (3º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Gâmbia (122º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
23-09-2005 - Gâmbia 0x2 Holanda (Mundial Sub-17)
O quarteto de arbitragem para esse jogo, foi assim escalado:
Árbitro: Ravshan IRMATOV-UZB
Primeiro Assistente: Rafael ILYASOV-UZB
Segundo Assistente: Bahadyr KOCHKOROV-KGZ
Quarto Árbitro: Peter O´Leary-NZL
Aos 7 minutos, o camisa 4 da seleção Holandesa, recebeu o primeiro cartão amarelo do jogo, Dico KOPPERS, jogador do Ajax-NED. Click to continue reading...

This week and continuing from the close of the summer transfer window Arsenal have been linked� with many players, the majority being more young possible� acquisitions. However today I have set out to attempt to reveal what players are realistic� signings� in January.

Eden Hazard

Hazard is an� attacking� midfielder� currently playing for Lille in� French� Ligue 1.

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101 Great Goals #34 - John Goossens
It's not very often that my adopted Dutch club, NEC Nijmegen, appear above the radar. They are the very definition of 'mid table mediocrity' - sitting in the middle of the Eredivisie every single year, doing absolutely nothing whatsoever.
To include a goal that earned them a 1-1 home draw against ADO Den Haag also sounds like the dullest thing in the world, but this particular piece of brilliance from ex-Ajax kid John Goossens deserves to shine a light on the club. Click to continue reading...

O sexto jogo do Mundial Sub-17, foi realizado na cidade de Calabar, no UJ Eusene Stadium, com uma temperatura de 27º C., jogaram pelo grupo C, as seleções da Colômbia (30º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Holanda (3º no ranking da FIFA).
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25.10.2009 - Eredivisie
Alkmaar - Ajax 2:4

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AZ go from bad to worse as they slumped to a horrific home defeat against Ajax.

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Hello there, I hope you remembered to put the clocks back. I didn't. Modern technology being what it is mean my phone and computer all did it automatically. I like when I don't have to remember stuff because I'm not very good at it.

Anyway, a quick Sunday round-up for you. It's West Ham later, as we know, and although they're second from bottom I think this is going to be a trickier game than the table suggests.

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During the summer Arsenal made one purchase, Thomas Vermaelen. � A relatively unknown defender from Ajax, who according to most "experts", was too short to make it in the Premier League. � Many Arsenal fans were rightly concerned that instead of a burly centre half in the mould of Hangeland, instead of a speedy defender we acquired someone who is as fast as Senderos and we let Toure leave.

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Impressive Ajax man on Wenger Radar.

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Arsene Wenger is keeping tabs on Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel.

Gunners boss Wenger has sent scouts to spy on the 21-year-old right back after van der Wiel's impressive recent form saw him break into the Dutch national team.

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The Ajax group is training on the airstrip of the Cape Verdian Islands (1972, on their way to the world cup... Click to continue reading...

A deal worth considering?

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Former Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids could be the latest former Tottenham Hotspur player to join Premier League basement club Portsmouth, according to reports.

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Thomas Vermaelen is delighted with his progress at Arsenal this season.
The former Ajax defender says he is enjoying playing for Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.
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The Ajax group is training on the airstrip of the Cape Verdian Islands (1972, on their way to the world cup match against Independiente in Argentina). From left: Gerrie Muhren, Sies Wever, Johan Neeskens, Arnold Muhren (Ruud Krol behind him), Horst Blankenburg, Piet Keizer with sunglasses, Barrie Hulshoff, Gerrie Kleton, Click to continue reading...