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The drama of World Cup qualifying reaches its apex in the next 7 days as the final spots for South Africa 2010 will be set. Nations will be paralyzed as their teams fight for footballing glory. The CONCACAF vs. CONMEBOL playoff features Los Ticos of Costa Rica vs. Click to continue reading...

The Dutch Eredivisie has several matches on Sunday, November 8, 2009 including Ajax, Twente, AZ, and Feyenoord all in action. These matches will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the following links.

AZ Alkmaar v Feyenoord LIVE Dutch Eredivisie Sunday, November 8, 2009 13:30 GMT, 08:30 EST

Twente Enschede v Ajax Amsterdam LIVE Dutch Eredivisie Sunday, November 8, 2009 15:30 GMT, 10:30 EST

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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 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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After a week of recriminations for the selección, Diego Maradona travels to Europe to bang some heads together and break the news to some players that he'll be picking Argentine-based players over them in future. All the same, there's some food for thought for him ('thought', Diego: that's 'pensamiento' in castellano, a word you might [. Click to continue reading...

Martin Jol believes Ryan loan option would be a good one.

AJAX coach Martin Jol has opened the door for a January loan move for Liverpool winger Ryan Babel.

Outspoken Babel has made no secret of his frustration at life on the fringes at Anfield this season.

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The royal club from Madrid have probably regretted selling excellent Dutchman Arjen Robben. The new Bayern starter had a dream debut at Allianz Arena, where he got the chance in the second half against current champions Wolfsburg and made the best possible use of it.

„Flying Dutchman" inherited the jersey with number 10 on it from his compatriot and natural-born scorer, Roy Mackay.

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And by best we mean, of course, worst. Nathan's a 25 year old midfielder for Sparta Rotterdam with questionable decision making abilities. And with that severe lack, Nathan has managed to concoct what has to be one of the world's first* shaved, spiked mullets. Fortunately for the Eredivisie viewing public, Nathan doesn't play much - just [. Click to continue reading...

As Giuseppe Rossi became, officially, Giuseppe Rossi this summer - you know, finally fulfilled that enormous hype on the international scene - Jonathan de Guzman is officially becoming Jonathan de Guzman, man hated by Canadians - though for a better reason than Americans hate Beppe. For those naive to Dutch and/or Canadian football matters, Jonathan de [. Click to continue reading...

The ever-high scoring Dutch Eredivisie provided another goalfest this weekend, with PSV beating Ajax 4-3 at Philips Stadion. Things couldn't have started much worse for PSV, as keeper Andreas Isaksson gifted Luis Suarez the opening goal by taking a first touch that went further than many players passes. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspurs striker Jermain Defoe scored a brace as England staged a remarkable comeback against the Netherlands to earn a respectable 2-2 draw last night in Amsterdam. Dirk Kuyt and Rafael Van der Vaart socred in the first half for the Dutch after defensive blunders by Rio Ferdinand and Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

This one has been floating around the old internetting machine for a few weeks but it has started to gather some steam overseas. Sources claim (why can't sauces ever claim instead?) that Toronto FC is about to sign 23 year old left-back Lesley Fellinga from Dutch Eredivisie outfit SC Heerenveen on a free (of course) transfer. Click to continue reading...

The most fun we had at the corner flag last year was poking fun at Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa for losing his composure and going all Karate Kid into Yossi Benayoun's back.
But forget that unibrowed very expensive, dirty cheater and let's focus on the Dutch Eredivisie's opening weekend for our corner flag fun today. Click to continue reading...

[101 Great Goals] The corner flag is the underappreciated woodwork of the modern game. While the goalposts get all the glory - and the occasional kiss - corner flags just sit around idly and only joining the action on rare occasion. But Sparta Rotterdam appreciate the corner flag's work. With the ball on the line (yes, [. Click to continue reading...

Former England, Newcastle United and FC Barcelona manager Bobby Robson has died peacefully at age 76 after a long battle with cancer. He was truly one of the greatest football managers of all time. "The world, not just the football world, will miss him. Let's hope it won't be long before another like him turns up [. Click to continue reading...

Looking at the strikers linked with the club I really hope that stats may decide how Arsene Wenger spends his money after the sale of Adebayor to Man City. Not since the departure of Thierry Henry have we been graced with a clinical goal scorer. Thierry Henry's goal scoring record was 174 in 254 appearances.

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Have you ever seen your team's new kit and felt the inexplicable sudden urge to go shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch, or some other less-than-stylish retail outlet? Chances are you have, and despite you being the one who'll shell out the big bucks for the kit and will be staring at it for the next [... Click to continue reading...

Following the launch of their 2009/10 Nike away kit, Dutch powerhouse PSV Eindhoven have have released a video of several of their players modeling the new strip. The video features the details of the 09/10 kit along with a player photo shoot. Check out more 2009/10 kits at this Football Fashion link. Click to continue reading...

Following fan complaints about the look of the original Feyenoord Rotterdam Puma 2009/10 home and away kits, the club and Puma have made several alterations to the team's strips for next season. The new look kits were presented to the public at Feyenoord's website earlier today. Given that the Puma 09/10 kits are now available [. Click to continue reading...

Goal.com has an interesting article in which their reporters discussed their reactions to Arsenal's signing of 23-year-old Thomas Vermaelen. Here is what they had to say:

"I'm sceptical about this move. The guy was a fine player for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie, but he never showed any signs of success at a higher level, namely in the Champions League.

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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 powerhouse PSV Eindhovenhave launched their Nike away kit for the 2009/10 Eredivisie season. After a 4th place league finish for the 08/09 season, the Boeren will be looking to return to the summit of Dutch football. The Nike 09/10 PSV kit features a simple design highlighted by a checkered stripe on the left side of [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was last night on the verge of sealing a £10million deal for Ajax star Thomas Vermaelen. The 21-cap Belgium centre-half, 23, is considered one of the top defenders in the Dutch Eredivisie. And SunSport understands Gunners chiefs were trying to thrash out a deal with Ajax general manager Rik Van Der Boog. Click to continue reading...

Wenger targets Belgian defender. The Rumour ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger was last night on the verge of sealing a £10million deal for Ajax star Thomas Vermaelen. The 21-cap Belgium centre-half, 23, is considered one of the top defenders in the Dutch Eredivisie. And SunSport understands Gunners chiefs were trying to thrash out a deal . Click to continue reading...

Steven Goff of the Washington Post writes of a unique story about Alex Pama, a former youth soccer coach here in the US that is now the manager of SC Cambuur, who is fighting to gain promotion into the Dutch Eredivisie.
SC Cambuur is close to gaining promotion to the Eredivise and playing in the Netherlands' top flight for the first time in nine years. Click to continue reading...

A list of the winners in the 2008/09 football season in the major European Leagues. English Premier League 2008/09 winners- Manchester United Italian Serie A 2008/09 winners- Inter Milan Spanish La Liga 2008/09 winners- FC Barcelona Dutch Eredivisie 2008/09 winners- AZ Alkmaar. Portuguese Liga 2008/09 winners- FC Porto Polish Ekstraklasa 2008/09 winners- Lech Poznan Related posts:Manchester United, Inter and Barcelona crowned respective [. Click to continue reading...

Strictly by percentages, the Eredivisie must have some top class goals. What with their defenses resembling Haarlem's leaky dike and the uber-technical Dutch taking part. So the goals of the season are, predictably, quite good. But let's talk Andreas Granqvist - he the guy zig-zagging through the labyrinth of defenders. Click to continue reading...

FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede that recently finished the 2008/09 season in second place in the Dutch Eredivisie. They are currently managed by former Middlesbrought and England manager Steve McClaren. Yesterday, FC Twente, Diadora and� players Jeroen Heubach and Blaise Nkufo presented the club's home kit (or "thuistenue" [. Click to continue reading...

In spite of showing a massive improvement this season, it looks as though Liverpool will miss out on yet another Premier League title but everyone at the club are determined to finally lift the long-awaited trophy next season. The first piece of the puzzle is there as Rafa Benitez has renewed his contract after the big speculations regarding his future and the Spaniard is now eager to reinforce the team even further and to push for honours next season.

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Newly crowned� Dutch Eredivisie champions� AZ Alkmaar have unveiled their home, away and third Quick kits for the 2009/10 season. This follows AZ signing a three year deal with Quick for the Dutch company to become the club's kit and training gear provider for the next three years. Quick was founded in 1905 in Hengelo, Gelderland. Click to continue reading...

As much as we may criticize making career decisions simply for the sake of money, it is refreshing when someone calls a spade a spade and says "yes, it was all about the money" whilst showering themselves in barrels of money and cackling uncontrollably. Enter Felix Magath, who will be joining Schalke 04 next season [. Click to continue reading...

AMSTERDAM (AP)—Marco Van Basten resigned as coach of Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday after the club failed to qualify for next season's European Champions League.
The 1992 FIFA Player of the Year became coach of the club last July, after he quit as coach of the Netherlands following the European Championship. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is looking to add a left winger to his squad in the upcoming transfer window due to the disappointing performances of former Espanyol star Albert Riera, and he has apparently set his sights on the Dutch Eredivisie as a potential source of recruits.
According to Omrop Fryslan, the English giants are closely monitoring the situation of versatile midfielder Danijel Pranjic. Click to continue reading...

Dutch powerhouse Ajax Amsterdam has launched their brand new 2009/10 Adidas away kit. it will be used for the first time during the Dutch Eredivisie game against Sparta Rotterdam this coming Sunday, May 3, 2009. Expect this kit to be available soon at an online retailer near you! Click on the thumbnails below for larger [. Click to continue reading...

One title down: AZ, with nine fingers firmly on the trophy since roughly November, expectedly won their second Dutch Eredivisie championship this weekend - becoming only the second squad outside of the Dutch Big Three (Ajax, PSV & Feyenoord) to win a title since 1963. A monumental accomplishment crowning a magical season, one which saw [. Click to continue reading...