Time for a rest?

Midweek Premier League match. Haven't had that in a while. Tonight, Arsenal travel to Bolton looking to capitalise on the yesterday's results. I say results when it's actually only a single result. That of Chelsea's draw away to Swansea. Effectively, they've gained a point over us, both by the result and the fact that we lost ours when we went to Liberty Stadium.

The Teaser: The Classic

When Barca and Real Madrid meet in Spain, we could well witness the two best football teams on the planet. When Feyenoord and Ajax meet in Holland, we're not even seeing the best teams of the Netherlands go head to head. But, that is all here nor [read more]

Saturday, January 28

England FA Cup, Liverpool-Manchester United (7:30amET FSC): The most heated of English rivalries?

African Cup, Ghana-Mali (2pmET Al Jazeera Sports USA)

Italy, Juventus-Udinese (2:30pmET FSC, ESPN3.

Suddenly, there was this transfer at the end of Summer: Ricky van Wolfswinkel to Sporting. Not Ajax. Not Feyenoord. But Portugal. Of all places.

People ( also on this blog) said: that is not a smart move.... But six months later, Ricky scored prolifically, has been named player of the month [read more]

Luc Castaignos looks set to leave Inter on loan this month and Liverpool have leapt in front of Bologna in the race to sign him.
The talented young forward joined over the summer from Feyenoord, but with one Serie A goal and relatively few appearances this season he is expected to go out on loan.

Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt could be in line for a shock Anfield departure during the January transfer window with Galatasaray showing an interest, according to reports in The Metro.
Since arriving at Liverpool from Feyenoord for £10million in 2006, Kuyt has been one of the key players for the Anfield outfit.

There have been numerous reports lately linking Arsenal with the prolific young Swede John Guidetti, who is currently on loan at Feyenoord in Holland from Manchester City. The 19 year-old has burst upon the scene in the Eredvisie lately with 11 goals (in just 12 games), including a match-winning hat-trick against title contenders FC Twente [.

There have been numerous reports lately linking Arsenal with the prolific young Swede John Guidetti, who is currently on loan at Feyenoord in Holland from Manchester City. The 19 year-old has burst upon the scene in the Eredvisie lately with 11 goals (in just 12 games), including a match-winning hat-trick against title contenders FC Twente [.

After watching this match I can see why dutch football is not where it was in the past. Although both teams tried to play and open game most of the time the ball was played around in the midfield and only on a few occasions, mostly on the counter, the ball reached a penalty box.
Feyenoord won the game with two goals to zero, both scored in counterattack situations and one of them with a lot of help from a naive and very young PSV central defender.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has a problem, and the solution is sitting in his dressing room.
The Reds' scoring record has been rightly criticized over the past two months, as it is pretty sub-standard for a team who are supposed to be challenging for a top four finish.
The record was then coupled with their best player and forward being handed an eight-match ban from the FA - this issue has caused much controversy, but the fact remains that Liverpool are facing a significant amount of time without him.

Robin van Persie is the son of a sculptor and a painter and his inherited creative genius shines through on the football pitch. Beginning his career at Excelsior Rotterdam, he moved on to Feyenoord and earned caps for the Dutch u19 and u21 teams.

Robin always dreamed of playing for his hometown club and then moving on to Arsenal or a small club in Catalonia to further his career.

Eredivisie, ultimo turno del girone di andata Di Stefano Lazzarato A met torneo, il Psv recupera tre punti alla capolista che ne ha uno solo di vantaggio. Cade il Twente avvicinato da Ajax e Feyenoord. In coda Nec ed Rkc vittoriosi negli scontri salvezza sembrano ormai salvi dalla retrocessione diretta.

Liverpool are monitoring PSV Eindhoven pair Kevin Strootman and Georginio Wijnaldum hopeful of a potential £22m bid to sign the duo.
The raid to sign the pair could take place in January or in the summer. Boss Kenny Dalglish has brought in a number of youthful additions to the Liverpool squad over the past year and sees Strootman as a central midfielder with a great deal of potential.

Arseblog has teamed up with Icons.com to offer you this fantastic prize a signed shirt by Arsenal's goal machine skipper Robin van Persie.

It comes with the Icons Certificate of Authenticity which gives details of the signing, the date and location of the signing and, in the vast majority of cases, also an image of the player signing the product.

One to watch - Georginio Wijnaldum (now playing for PSV after coming from Feyenoord)
I always thought of the Eredivisie as a league with very attractive football, always straightforward and with lots and lots of goals. Today I'm going to watch the match between Feyenoord and PSV, two of the giants in dutch football.

Liverpool are poised to step up their scouting of FC Twente midfielder Leroy Fer, after Lucas Leiva revealed he fears facing up to six months on the sidelines with a knee injury.
The Reds have been chasing versatile enforcer Fer with a view to a summer transfer.
But with Lucas sustaining damage to his knee during Tuesday night's 2-0 win over Chelsea in the Carling Cup, Kenny Dalglish's hand looks like being forced much sooner than expected.

Liverpool's success in holding Manchester City in the weekend apparently gives a renewed confidence boost for the club's striker, Dirk Kuyt, who believes that they can really do well this season.

According to the Dutchman, the result again City pretty much confirmed the Reds ability in going toe to toe with the big boys as so far Kenny Dalglish's side have been picking up positive results against Premiel League top teams.

Just after Sanchez Watt completed his move to Sheffield Wednesday yesterday, Oguzhan Ozyakup seems to be set to go back to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord. The 19-year-old midfielder is looking to gain some valuable first-team experience and is prepared to go out on loan to do so. The Dutchman also revealed that he was [.

Full Name: Robin van Persie

Date of Birth: August 6, 1983

Place of Birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Height: 1.83 m (6 feet)

Weight: 71 Kg. (156.5 lbs)

Squad Number: 10

Robin van Persie was born on August 6, 1983 in the eastern district of Rotterdam, called Kralingen.

God this Interlull is boring.

For us supporters, Arsenal news is as vital to our souls as water is to our bodies.

Like a thirsty man crawling through a desert we are on our knees, parched and desperate.

And like that thirsty man we are prone to seeing mirages: images that might be an oasis (or, in our case, a genuine Arsenal news story) but turn out instead to be no more than a trick of the Sun.

Arsenal's management have to slow down their strong intention in immediately ensure Robin Van Persie's future with the Gunners as the player reportedly refusing to talk about contract at the current time.

Acknowledging the situation, the London club's chairman, Peter Hill-Wood, finally opting to pend all the planned negotiation until the end of season as that might be the right moment to approach the Dutch international forward.

Lots of Arsenal news filtering through this morning, not least of which is the report alerting us that Peter Hill-Wood does not expect to open contract talks with Robin van Persie until the end of the season.

RVP's current deal is due to expire in 2013 and, obv, AW and the like are keen to get him to sign a new but apparently he does not want to do that until the summer.

Lots of Arsenal news filtering through this morning, not least of which is the report alerting us that Peter Hill-Wood does not expect to open contract talks with Robin van Persie until the end of the season.

RVP's current deal is due to expire in 2013 and, obv, AW and the like are keen to get him to sign a new but apparently he does not want to do that until the summer.

Chelsea attacker Salomon Kalou is refusing to put pen to paper on a new deal as he contemplates his options and tries to decide whether to leave in order to get regular first team football.
The Evening Standard suggests that Kalou is currently weighing up his options after a number of Premier League clubs were linked with the Ivory Coast international.

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Ajax vs Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 Video Highlights Champions League 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Ajax vs Dinamo 2011 ( AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs NK Dinamo Zagreb 2011) Final score and result:- Ajax vs Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 ( Gregory Van der Wiel, Sulejmani, Siem de Jong, Nicolas Lodeiro) Amsterdam [.

Robin Van Persie, the Dutch striker whom Arsenal bought from Feyenoord for a little under £3 million pounds, has developed into the most important player at the Emirates. Whilst before he was behind Thierry Henry, and even the likes of Juan Antonio Reyes, in the Arsenal pecking order he has now become the fundamental part and bedrock of this Arsene Wenger side.

Robin Van Persie continues his fine goal scoring run for Arsenal as the Dutchman came off the bench to lead his side beating Stoke City 3-1 at Emirates, after the two team simply sharing the score line in the first half.

The victory continues' the Gunners' emergence in the league table as they're slowly climbing into the top seven team after having a horrendous start to their season, which previously saw them battling in the relegation zone.

Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie bagged a brace as a misfiring Arsenal side overcame Sunderland 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium leading to heaped praise from boss Arsene Wenger. Signed as a highly talented yet petulant young forward from Feyenoord in 2004, a wide-eyed Robin Van Persie admitted that he dreamt of making Arsenal history like [.

Gerrard & Anderson: Facing off in midfield again today?

We choose a handful of matches to tune in for, out of the hundreds being televised this weekend, highighted by the early kickoff today at Anfield:

Saturday, Oct 15

England, Liverpool vs Manchester United (7:30amET; ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas insists that despite speculation linking Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, and Salomon Kalou away from the club, he is keen on holding on to all his strikers when negotiations over their future commence in January.

The current deals of the three players will expire next summer and although there will be no shortage of suitors, Villas-Boas believes that the loyalty factor will play out in Chelsea's favor during renewal talks.

"I'm de DJ, he'sh the rappersh"PHILADELPHIA (4th) VS. TORONTO (16th)
　
PPL PARK - SATURDAY 4PM EDT
TV: TSN -----RADIO: FAN 590
　
Saturday's match against the high flying, second-year (cough, cough) Philadelphia Union really only holds one point of interest for TFC supporters - will Aron Winter swallow his pride and field a B-Squad in order to rest up for next week's Champions League do-or-die?

Eredivisie: 8 giornata, analisi e commento Di Stefano Lazzarato Importante successo dell'Az che grazie agli errori altrui si porta a +4 sulle inseguitrici. Che Feyenoord e Rkc non potessero tenere i ritmi delle primissime era noto, ma i tonfi con Ultrect e Ado sono comunque pesanti. Due punti sprecati dal Twente contro l'ultima che ha addirittura sfiorato la vittoria in una gara caratterizzata

Cometh The Hour, Cometh Dirk Kuyt

Dirk Kuyt has been great value for Liverpool Football Club since joining from Feyenoord for £10m in 2006, but with the recent influx of quality additions to the side, the 31-year-old has found himself a victim of our new found strength in depth.

Dirk Kuyt has been impressed by how quickly Luiz Suarez has adapted to the Barclays Premier League, and expects the Liverpool striker to become even better.
Suarez has scored eight times in 21 appearances since his move to Liverpool from Ajax in January, and Kuyt knows how difficult it can be to make the transition from Dutch to English football.

Arsenal take on Olympiakos tonight in the Champions League at the Emirates and striker RVP will hope to add to his 100th goal. Here, ANDY KYRIACOU assesses his time so far at the club...

"In Holland we call positions by numbers. You have the No 9 who is the main striker and the No 10 just behind.

Dirk Kuyt has spoken of his disappointment at losing a regular starting place at Liverpool but accepts the club had to improve competition for places to challenge for honours once more.
The Holland international has started only half of Liverpool's six Premier League games this season as the manager, Kenny Dalglish, seeks to integrate the £20m summer signing Jordan Henderson into the team and utilizes his options up front.

Dirk Kuyt frustrated after losing Liverpool starting place

• Holland international disappointed at being dropped • Kuyt believes Liverpool squad is strongest since 2006 Dirk Kuyt has spoken of his disappointment at losing a regular starting place at Liverpool but accepts the club had to improve competition for places to challenge for honours once more.

Robin Van Persie get his 100th goal for Arsenal on the weekend after bagging a brace against Bolton in the league and the Dutchman's fine performance earned praises from his manager, Arsene Wenger, who believes that the captaincy given to Van Persie this season was the key of the striker's growth.

"Sneijder really is only this high!"

Bert van Marwijk was once a gifted left-winger. Headstrong. Creative. Vulnerable. As coach, he made something out of nothing with Fortuna Sittard and won a European cup with Feyenoord in a time when no one expected "us" to be able to do so. He wasn't [read more]

Dirk Kuyt has been a steady and dependable player for Liverpool over the last 5 years but unfortunately for him, the club has not won any trophies during his time at Anfield. This is clearly frustrating for Kuyt, as his latest comments on the issue show.
In comparison to other high-profile Dutch players, Kuyt is a pauper when it comes to winning trophies, with his only winner's medal coming from a KNVB Cup victory with Feyenoord in 2003.