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), [.
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La Liga Talk 26 October @ 03:45 AM EST
Halloween will arrive in a few days, but for Atlético Madrid, this season has been a complete
nightmare from the beginning. Los rojiblancos hit their low point with a dull thud on
Saturday when they could not fend off a nine-man Mallorca team and settled for a 1-1 draw at the
Vicente Calderón.
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John Heitinga left Atletico Madrid for Everton because the chance for him to play center back is
bigger in England. At Oranje, he really doesn't care where he plays, as long as he plays. "Playing
for your country is the best thing there is." Ask Heitinga about his biggest disappointment in
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AEK Archives 15 September @ 09:34 AM EST
This, courtesy of GolTV, is the sweetest sight I've seen in a while:
3:00 pm UEFA Europa League Everton vs AEK Athens
Greek Americans rejoice! GolTV seems to have successfully bid for the US broadcasting rights
of at least some Europa League Group Stage Matches.
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La Liga Talk 14 September @ 11:51 AM EST
Sergio Agüero and Atlético Madrid cannot see or find their form.
Atlético Madrid prolonged their faltering start with a 1-1 draw against Racing Santander on
Saturday. Even with a man advantage for the majority of the second half, they lacked the
finishing touch to nip the win from a feisty Santander side.
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goalpost.tv 13 September @ 03:08 PM EST
. Image via Wikipedia Fulham secured their second Premier League win of the season by beating
struggling Everton 2-1 at Craven Cottage. Everton had the better of the first half without looking
really threatening. They did however take the lead in 33rd minute through a trademark header from
midfielder Tim Cahill.
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Going into halftime in a friendly between England and the Netherlands, the Netherlands held a
2-0 lead over the 3 Lions. Dirk Kuyt and Rafael Van der Vaart scored goals in the 10th and 38th
minutes respectively.
Jermain Defoe was one of 6 subs Fabio Capello used at halftime. He made his impact in the match
not long after the start of the half.
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While Florentino Pérez has been busy attempting to revenge his fantasy football
frustrations ("why won't The Sun let me have Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Karim
Benzema!?") on Real Madrid, another of Europe's less glamorous elite clubs has been undoing a
"sporting project" of their own.
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A few days after the victory over Iceland Oranje will play Norway at home. John Heitinga is clear
about his ambitions: "After this wonderful series we want more!". There are no big interests
anymore. Six victories on the trot and Oranje has secured it's place for the big tournament in
South
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Contra Remate 29 September @ 08:00 PM EST
El defensa holandés, John Heitinga, podrá ver acción con su nuevo equipo, el
Atlético de Madrid, cuando enfrenten este miércoles al Olimpic de Marsella en la segunda
fecha de la Champions League. Heitinga superó los problemas de su rodilla y no sería nada
raro verlo en el once titular del equipo "colchonero".
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((For those of us in the USA: This game will be televised (en vivo!) on Saturday on channel GolTV,
2.00pm (EST))) First and foremost, this is a special fixture for Sinama as it is his first
game against his ex-club, Recre the club which signed him from Liverpool. Then, of
course, there was Kun's 'hand of God' incident.
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Marco van Basten couldn't solve the puzzle in four years time and now Bert van Marwijk will have to
find a solution. How can we find a stable solution on the right back position? Bert van Marwijk had
a long talk with John Heitinga, after the training. The Atletico defender will
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Though Paris St Germain were in a relegation battle last season, they did manage to win the French
League Cup, which qualifies them for the UEFA Cup competition. In preparing for their season, PSG
has made some bold moves in the transfer market. Their first signing of the summer was Ludovic
Giuly from AS Roma.
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ATLETICO DE MADRID continue with their Mexican Tour & played their third game against the TIGERS. A
game that brought the Spaniards their first goals via JOHN HEITINGA with a header in the 58th...
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According to all the local papers, ATLETICO DE MADRID has signned RECREATIVO DE HUELVA French
forward SINAMA PONGOLLE. He joins the other signnings John Heitinga, Tomás Ujfalusi &
Gregory... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports
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The third of this amazing tournament's quarter-finals managed to live up to the high standards set
by the previous two, as the impressive Russians, coached impeccably by the Dutch master, Guus
Hiddink, overcame the Netherlands in a superb display of attacking football.
With the creative talents of Andrei Arshavin playing in a slightly withdrawn position and the
tireless work of Pavlyuchenko up front, Hiddink's men always look more dangerous than Van Basten's
team, who despite the majority of them having had eight days rest, looked tired and lethargic
compared to the Russians.
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Lots of players on international duty for EURO and WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS.
Ujfaluši played a full 90 minutes for the Czech Republic's opening game against Switzerland.
Simão played 83 minutes for Portugal against Turkey.
Seitaridis & Heitinga have games this coming week. Speaking of Seitaridis, I do recall reading that the Greek might leave the club this summer.
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I can't even bring myself to discuss yesterday's game. It's like a bad taste that just won't go
away. Anyway: Good News: Ajax have confirmed our signing of Heitinga- 10 million euros. Bad News:
Simao's injury this past weekend might mean that he'll be out for the rest of the season.
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WORDPRESS, the site that hosts my blog, has changed a few things recently. Long story short, I
finally figured out how to updated my sidebar with the goals. Next five games: -away to Real
Valladolid -home to Real Betis -away to Getafe -home to Recreativo Huelva -away to Espanyol With
the exception of SuperGeta and perhaps Espanyol, I think we have a [.
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A couple blog commentators have already mentioned this in a below entry- thanks, Derek and
Mohammed! 08/09 project is officially underway: John Heitinga is set to wear Atlético kit next
season. A 24 year old Dutch international & Ajax youth product. Without a doubt a step in the
right direction Heitinga can play as both centre-back & right-back, [.
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