I don't care much for the JV competition in Europe. But here are the raw scores in case you have any interest.Anderlecht 3-1 FC Timisoara
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax Amsterdam
Genoa 3-2 Lille
Slavia Prague 2-2 Valencia
Hamburg SV 0-0 Celtic
Rapid Vienna 0-3 Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Heerenveen 2-3 Hertha Berlin
Sporting Lisbon 1-1 FK Ventspils
AS Roma 2-1 Fulham
FC Basel 3-1 CSKA Sofia
Dinamo Bucuresti 0-3 Galatasaray
SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Panathinaikos
Levski Sofia 0-1 SV Salzburg
Villarreal 4-1 Lazio
Fenerbahce 3-1 Steaua Bucuresti
Twente Enschede 2-1 Sheriff Tiraspol
AEK Athens 2-2 BATE Borisov
Everton 0-2 Benfica
Partizan Belgrade 2-4 Club Brugge
Toulouse 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
CFR Cluj-Napoca 2-3 Sparta Prague
FC Copenhagen 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
CD Nacional de Madeira 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Werder Bremen 2-0 Austria ViennaFun stuff. Click to continue reading...

Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk has named his 23-man squad friendly international matches against Italy on November 14th and Paraguay on November 18th. Squad: Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem) Defenders: John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg SV), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax Amsterdam), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), [. Click to continue reading...

This post, which is totally for subscribers only, examines the performance of the English refereeing team for the Europa Cup match in Croatia yesterday between Dinamo Zagreb and Ajax Amsterdam.
The referee was Mike Dean, neatly fitting this event in between two live BSkyB matches.
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05.11.2009 - Europa League
Dinamo Zagreb - Ajax Amsterdam 0:2

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FC Barcelona has just one loss this season, and the defending European champions will get their chance to avenge that loss on Wednesday when they travel to Russia to take on FC Rubin Kazan on Wednesday.

The Russian champions cracked this week's SBI European Club Top 10 with its latest league victory, and on the strength of its 2-1 win at the Camp Nou and its draw vs.

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FC Barcelona has just one loss this season, and the defending European champions will get their chance to avenge that loss on Wednesday when they travel to Russia to take on FC Rubin Kazan on Wednesday.

The Russian champions cracked this week's SBI European Club Top 10 with its latest league victory, and on the strength of its 2-1 win at the Camp Nou and its draw vs.

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01.11.2009 - Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam - Feyenoord 5:1

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The top two teams in Ligue 1 and the Portuguese First Division square off in two of the bigger matches of the weekend in Europe.

French champs Bordeaux take on surprising Monaco in a battle of table-toppers, while Benfica faces Braga.

Those are just two of the weekend's best clashes.

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The top two teams in Ligue 1 and the Portuguese First Division square off in two of the bigger matches of the weekend in Europe.

French champs Bordeaux take on surprising Monaco in a battle of table-toppers, while Benfica faces Braga.

Those are just two of the weekend's best clashes.

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25.10.2009 - Eredivisie
Alkmaar - Ajax 2:4

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22.10.2009 - Europa League
Ajax Amsterdam - Dinamo Zagreb 2:1

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The first 45 minutes between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United was an insult to the legend that is the Luzhniki stadium. Less than two years ago, it was the scene of United's dramatic (with the Red Devils, when is it not so?) European Cup triumph over a tearful John Terry and company.

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17.10.2009 - Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam - Willem II 4:0

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While Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas has clearly enjoyed his Spain side cruise to the World Cup 2010 finals with a perfect record (and no goals conceded at home), he has spoken to Arsenal.com to offer some backing to a couple of his teammates who won't be appearing in the showpiece event next summer.

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Keisuke Honda's agent has admitted the player would be interested in a move to the Premier League.
Both Liverpool and Everton are reported to be interested in the Japanese international, who has set the Eredivisie alight with his scintillating displays for VVV Venlo, scoring seven goals from nine appearances so far this season. Click to continue reading...

Player Info:
Name: Luis Suarez
Birthdate: 24.01.1987
Origin: Uruguay
Position: Attack
Team: Ajax Amsterdam
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04.10.2009 - Eredivisie
Roda JC Kerkrade - Ajax Amsterdam

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04.10.2009 - Eredivisie
Roda JC Kerkrade - Ajax Amsterdam 2:2

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01.10.2009 - Europa League
RSC Anderlecht - Ajax Amsterdam 1:1
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The UEFA Europa League wrapped up its second day of group stage matches on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Both of the English clubs, Fulham and Everton, won on Thursday. Many of the favorites also won in matches. Here's a full list of video highlights for Thursday's matches.

UEFA Europa League Video Highlights Thursday, October 1, 2009

FC BATE Borisov (1) Everton (2) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

FC Dinamo Bucuresti (0) Panathinaikos (1) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

Sporting Lisbon (1) Hertha Berlin (0) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

PFC Levski Sofia (0) Lazio (4) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

Anderlecht (1) Ajax Amsterdam (1) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

Werder Bremen (3) Athletic Bilbao (1) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

FC Timisoara (0) Dinamo Zagreb (3) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

Galatasaray (1) SK Sturm Graz (1) UEFA Europa League Thursday, October 1, 2009

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It is one of the more quiet Sundays in recent memory in the soccer world, but even on a slow day there are plenty of matches to watch.

The Under-20 World Cup is in full swing, while leagues from Italy to France round out their weekend's schedules. Americans Abroad are in action as well, with Oguchi Onyewu hoping to get some first-team league action with AC Milan and Carlos Bocanegra looking to help Rennes stop mighty Bordeaux.

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Socceroo Jason Culina would love the opportunity to defeat the Netherlands in front of a sold-out home crowd at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday, October 10. Having spent the last ten years playing his club football in Holland, making 160 appearances with Dutch clubs Ajax Amsterdam, De Graafschap, FC Twente Click to continue reading...

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20.09.2009 - Eredivisie:
VVV Venlo - Ajax Amsterdam 0:4

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The UEFA Europa League began its group stage on Thursday, September 17, 2009 with a full set of matches. Many of favorites are still alive including defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk. Almost all of the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, and Ligue 1 clubs are still alive in the group stage.

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The European Transfer window as officially closed with many deals being made on the final day, Tuesday September 1, 2009. There were no huge moves by any of the large clubs but many clubs tried to solidify their rosters. Most of the moves are loans, a few were free, some undisclosed, and a couple that were a published fee.

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Reigning Eredivisie holders AZ Alkmaar have confirmed that they have signed exciting Swedish youngster Rasmus Elm from Kalmar FF. Elm has made the switch to the Dutch league for a fee of 3 million euros. Elm was one of Sweden's stars at the European U-21 championships earlier this summer ( won by Germany). Click to continue reading...

Martin Jol secured a win in his first Eredivisie game as Ajax manager as the Amsterdam based outfit beat Groningen 2-0 in their opening game of the 2009-10 season at the Euroborg Stadion. Ajax, who finished third in the Eredivisie last season, took the lead through Miralem Sulejmani on 41 minutes. Jol handed a debut to [. Click to continue reading...

Along with Club Brugge, RSC Anderlecht, another Belgian football side, have also revealed their new 2009-10 home shirt. The New Anderlecht 2009-10 Home Shirt is white in colour, and is manufactured by Adidas. We have BNP Paribas as the new shirt sponsors, with the familiar Fortis name just below the BNP text. Click to continue reading...

The transfer market continues to be busy with several teams adding and selling players ahead of this fall. English club Arsenal have signed Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax while Valencia have stated David Villa is not for sale. Here's the recap of the latest transfer news in European soccer.

Arsenal sign Vermaelen - "Arsenal have completed the signing of versatile Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax Amsterdam

The 23-year-old, who can play either centrally or on the left, passed a medical on Friday and will bolster a defence that came under fire from all quarters last season.

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Spanish giants Real Madrid CF have officially launched their Adidas home and away kits for the 2009/10 season. The Real 09/10 kits are all based on templates that we've seen before. The white home kits and black and gold third kits use the same Adidas template as the  09/10 Liverpool away, Ajax Amsterdam away and Seattle [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have signed Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax Amsterdam for a fee of 12 million euros ( which has a variable component of 2 million euros). The fee details did not come from the Gunners, but were revealed on Ajax's official site ( Ajax.nl) Vermaelen, 23, can play both as a left back and a [. Click to continue reading...

Following the recent launch of their 09/10 Adidas away kit, Dutch powerhouse Ajax Amsterdam has launched their brand new 2009/10 Adidas home kit. The new kit features a new crest on the upper back area that celebrates the club's history. Its basic design appears to be similar to that of the 2009/10 Adidas AC Milan home [. Click to continue reading...

Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam today unveiled their new home shirt (Thuisshirt) for the 2009-10 season. The Ajax away shirt was released a couple of months back, but Adidas decided to release the home jersey only in June. The home kit consists of a white and red shirt along with white shorts. The shirt uses white as its [. Click to continue reading...

The 2009 Under-21 European Championship will showcase the best and brightest of young football talent from around Europe. With Spain, Germany, England, Italy and Serbia all having qualified for the Euro 2009, the tournament will be closely followed by football scouts across Europe's top clubs.

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Big and surprising news this morning as Cologne FC Coach Christoph Daum unexpectedly canceled his contract to return to his second home Istanbul to coach the local club Fenerbahce. I can't help it but this got an awkward smack of breach of trust. After a soap-opera kinda like office taking three years ago with press conferences held in hospitals, a lot of seesaws with quotes like ‘there are no pros and cons when it comes to love' (great conclusion, though) and joyful elations in Cologne, the lost son leaves the city once again to return to his other love, Turkey.

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Big and surprising news this morning as Cologne FC Coach Christoph Daum unexpectedly canceled his contract to return to his second home Istanbul to coach the local club Fenerbahce. I can't help it but this got an awkward smack of breach of trust. After a soap-opera kinda like office taking three years ago with press conferences held in hospitals, a lot of seesaws with quotes like ‘there are no pros and cons when it comes to love' (great conclusion, though) and joyful elations in Cologne, the lost son leaves the city once again to return to his other love, Turkey.

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