Mark Van Bommel was known throughout his career as something of a footballing bastard, so much so that he was even sent off a couple of weeks ago in his last ever professional match. However, in this video of PSV training shows that Van Bommel also had a more delicate side. The enforcer pings football [.
Actually, the second bit isn't true. It's a downright lie. Indeed, veteran midfielder Van Bommel, a player more renowned for kicking chunks out of the opposition, shows us the lighter, brighter and more skillful side of his game in this little clipette.
During a training session with PSV, the recently retired 36-year-old dinked a ball into a trailer from all of 30 yards.
The Dutch Cup Final is set to take place this evening in Rotterdam as AZ Alkmaar take on PSV Eindhoven in what should be a fantastic end to Holland's domestic cup. PSV Eindhoven currently sit second in the table while Alkmaar sit in tenth, but league tables won't matter this evening as both sides set their sights on silverware.
The Dutch Cup Final is set to take place this evening in Rotterdam as AZ Alkmaar take on PSV Eindhoven in what should be a fantastic end to Holland's domestic cup. PSV Eindhoven currently sit second in the table while Alkmaar sit in tenth, but league tables won't matter this evening as both sides set their sights on silverware.
Stoke's squad bid farewell to Michael Owen by caking his car in flours and egg [Twitter] A group of Manchester United fans are trying to crowd-fund a bid for Cristiano Ronaldo by pledging to purchase replica shirts bearing his name [Bring Ronaldo Home] Arsene Wenger told his Arsenal staff months ago that this would be [.
The gates of Gaal: What Brendan Rodgers could face
Brendan Rodgers is set to become the new manager in Liverpool. An appointment which should
please many fans. Rodgers will have to do a lot of heavy lifting overseeing what could be an
accelerated re-structuring of the squad in the off season to bring in more creativity and make
Liverpool more nimble and effective up front.
Mark Van Bommel called time on his professional career yesterday with immediate effect following this 70th minute dismissal in PSV's 3-1 loss to FC Twente at the weekend.
Lionel Messi has never scored against an Italian club from open play. In nine matches against Serie A teams, he has scored three times -- all of which came from penalties against Milan in the Champions League last season (Barcelona played Milan a total of four times in the group stage and quarterfinals).
During an illustrious career that has lasted 21 seasons, Mark van Bommel has brought his uniquely aggressive brand of football to PSV, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Milan. Back with PSV this season, the 36-year-old midfielder played his 350th Eredivisie game on Sunday, which turned out to be a 3-1 loss at FC Twente.
Football Match just over at Philips Stadion Eredivisie Home Team PSV Eindhoven Goals & Scorers
90′: Atiba Hutchinson;83′: Tim Matavz;67′: Marcelo;54′: Mark van Bommel;10′: Tim Matavz;
Keeper Przemyslaw Tyton Midfield Jeremain Lens; Mark van Bommel; Ola Toivonen; Kevin Strootman;
Forwards Tim Matavz; Dries Mertens; Defense Jetro Willems; [.
Mark Van Bommel's understudy is taking over at the San Siro
Gazzetta Dello Sport is reporting that Milan shocked off their socks by their weekend defeat to
Sampdoria is adding Man City hardman, Nigel De Jong to their roster. With Jack Rodwell brought over
from Everton showing signs of promise in the backfield and freeing up Yaya Toure to rove ahead,
Roberto Mancini can afford to let go the Dutchman who is in his last year of his contract.
AC Milan are struggling for players this summer. After two months of the transfer window they have
already lost Alessandro Nesta, Mark Van Bommel, Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf, Thiago Silva and
Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But more shocking even than the news ... Continue reading →
AC Milan are struggling for players this summer. After two months of the transfer window they have
already lost Alessandro Nesta, Mark Van Bommel, Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf, Thiago Silva and
Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But more shocking even than the news they are chasing Nicklas Bendtner is that
their scouts have signed a ten-year-old Scottish girl [.
One minute it's on, the next minute it's off, the next minute it is back on again. The proposed
sale of Thiago Silva to Paris Saint-Germain from Milan has had more twists and turns than John
Grisham novel. It has become quite the saga, one that has the whole football world keeping one eye
on [...]
New Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers may not have the ability to bring any of his old allies
from Swansea to Anfield due to contractual restrictions but he has offered future hopes to
returning midfielders Joe Cole and Alberto Aquilani.
Cole, 30, and Aquilani, 27, spent the last season on loan to Lille and AC Milan,
respectively.
The season is barely two weeks old and already rumours are strife regarding Milan's two stars,
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva. The latter, in particular, is being coveted by some cash-upped
clubs like Barcelona and Manchester City, apparently. It seems Milan will have to depart with one
their two stars, if reports are to be believed, but, who should they allow to depart if one of them
needs to be let go?
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has been identified as a transfer target by the son of AC Milan
owner Silvio Berlusconi, who has urged his father to pull off the shock signing of the summer.
Italian media mogul Pier Silvio Berlusconi, who is the president of Mediaset, the holding company
that owns AC Milan, has acted as a consultant on the Rossoneri's transfer business in recent years,
as the club seek to replace their ageing stars with a new wave of young talent.
If Arsene Wenger's latest comments are any indication, Robin van Persie won't be leaving Arsenal
this summer.
Van Persie has been widely speculated to be making a move from the Emirates, coming off a
career-best season in which he won the Premier League golden boot with 30 goals and captured the
PFA Player of the Year award.
Portugal progress as Ronaldo returns to form - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Group B threw up two enthralling and captivating games on Sunday night, as four good teams were
all still in the mix to qualify for the quarter-finals ahead of play. Germany overcame a dogged
Denmark side 2-1 to progress through to the last eight, whilst
Portugal were inspired by captain Cristiano Ronaldo to also win 2-1 against Netherlands and
finish as runners up in the pool.
www.dailygoalz.com P 2-1 H by DailyGoalz 1. Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at Euro 2012. To be fair,
he missed as many chances tonight as he has in the first two games, but at least he found the net
twice tonight as well. 2. CR7 can't wait to get back to his hotel now to [...]
The Dutch have been the poorest shooting team in the Euros averaging almost 14 attempts off
target per match. They managed to beat Russia and Aleksandr Kherzakov to second best by about 3
attempts. Against Denmark, the Dutch sprayed the ball all over the place like drunks taking a
wiz.
Most of this scoring futility has been the result of leaving the ball at the feet of Arjen
Robben and Robin Van Persie.
For the second time in a row: it's D-day for Oranje. But this time, they REALLY need to win this
match. Last Wednesday the high hopes they had didn't result in a victory. After a good start for
the Dutch NT they couldn't finish it and the German team won with 1-2. Today that result won't be
enough.
It is 2012 and race is still a factor in the world. This is not only sad, but also pathetic, as
it appears rampant in a part of the world plagued by ethnic conflict for nearly a century.
The United States has struggled with the issue as well, though it was, for the most part, solved
via the Civil Rights Movement.
Football hasn't gotten much more enjoyable for Arjen Robben since his disastrous Champions
League final last month.  Two losses in two Euro 2012 matches for the Netherlands after being the
highest scoring team in qualifying has led to inevitable rumors of infighting and bitterness.
In the first half of their 2-1 loss to Germany, Arjen Robben opened up a cut after a clash of
heads with Holger Badstuber.
This article titled "Euro 2012 special, part two: when did Holland last play without a 'van'?"
was written by Barry Glendenning, James Dart and Rob Smyth, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 13th
June 2012 08.35 UTC
"When was the last time Holland played an international fixture without any players with
'van' in their name on the pitch or substitutes' bench?
It's D-day for Oranje. This is THE match, not only because of the disappointing start but also
because they are playing rivals Germany tonight. After the disappointing loss last Saturday
(Denmark beat them by 1-0) the Dutch guys have to be at their best behavior today. It will take a
lot of effort, skills and luck to beat Germany tonight.
1. Euro 2012 has its first mini-shock. Denmark were supposed to be the poor relatives of the Group
of Death. This has thrown a cat and a pigeon into the applecart. 2. Netherlands missed so many
chances that they looked they would've struggled to score in one of Amsterdam's seedier districts.
3. The Danes were [.
Check back throughout the day for three post looking at Reading United ahead of Saturday's
friendly with the Union. Also, look at our weekly Footy on the Telly post for World Cup qualifiers
and Euro 2012 live listings for your TV and computer.
Philadelphia Union
At Thursday's press conference, Peter Nowak said the Danny Mwanga trade was based on immediate
needs:
Holland captain Mark van Bommel has implored UEFA to 'open their ears' after complaining that
the Dutch squad were subjected to racist abuse and monkey chanting during an open training session
in Krakow, Poland yesterday evening.
Unsurprisingly, UEFA have refused to acknowledge the abuse was of a racist nature instead
claiming that the unrest among the 20,000 present at the Stadion Miejski (where Holland were
training) was due to a protest being staged at the by local fans who were angered by the fact
that Krakow hadn't been given any Euro 2012 games.
TweetDutch players were racially abused by a group of Polish fans during a training session in the
city of Krakow hours after visiting Auschwitz concentration camp. Several of the Dutch players were
subjected to vile monkey chants as they trained in Wisla Krakow's ground in front of 25,000
spectators in the tournament's first case of [.
Following Germany's visit to Auschwitz camp a few days ago,
the Oranje and Azzurri followed their footsteps yesterday by visiting the
Birkenau camp in Oswiecim, Poland to pay their respects to the victims of the
former extermination camp from World War II.
Countries have always had footballing stereotypes attached to them, often unwittingly reflecting
the nation's wider living philosophy. Erstwhile West Germany were all about strict formations,
defensive discipline and attacking organization; conversely, the Latin American countries exercised
their creative license with exuberance, as the samba beat of attacking laterals replaced the stoic
violin of conservative full-backs.
Bayern Munich have responded to Wesley Sneijder's accusations that the club has not been
supportive of Arjen Robben following his penalty miss in the Champions League final defeat to
Chelsea, particularly since the winger was jeered by some fans in a home friendly against
Netherlands.
Tuesday night's exhibition match saw Bayern's Robben don his national team colors and every time
he touched the ball, sections of the crowd voiced their disapproval by whistling at him.
Netherlands stars Wesley Sneijder and Mark Van Bommel have hit out at Bayern fans for jeering
Arjen Robben during an exhibition match at the Allianz Arena last night while manager Bert van
Marwijk will understand if the winger now chooses to walk out on the club despite recently signing
a new contract.
Last night Bayern Munich played the Dutch national team in a friendly in Munich. Ironically, the
game was set-up as compensation for Arjen Robben getting injured while playing for Holland.
I say ironically as the Bayern fans vented their frustration at Robben's penalty miss in the
Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday by repeatedly booing him.
Last night Bayern Munich played Holland in an unfortunately timed and largely meaningless
friendly at the Allianz Arena which was set up in order to compensate the German side for the
hamstring twang that Arjen Robben aggravated at the 2010 World Cup an injury which forced him to
miss the first two months of the following season, despite Bayern pleading with the KNVB not to
play him in South Africa.
And so it begins. Following the many warnings about racial abuse and violence in Poland and
Ukraine, the BBC investigation revealing ugly incidents during matches and UEFA's ruling that
players will be booked for fleeing abuse, the first reported racist incident has already taken
place a full day before Euro 12 even starts.
The Netherlands begin their UEFA Euro 2012 preparations with a friendly against Bulgaria. The
match will take place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands with kickoff is scheduled
for 19:00 BST time.
Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk
"We will do everything, although I won't explain how we will do it.
PSV EINDHOVEN FANS GIVEN CHANCE TO BORROW DICK ADVOCAAT, HIS PLAYERS, CARS, KIT, VIP SUITES, STADIUM AND EVEN THE UEFA CUP PSV players advertise they are For Hire to kick off Freo loan league this Saturday www.gekvanpsv.nl
Calling all football fans have you ever wanted to borrow PSV Eindhovens Philips Stadium, manager Dick Advocaat, captain Mark van Bommel, Jetro Willems socks , Phoxy the mascot, masseur, team bus or the UEFA Cup?
As we've seen with the bunga bunga parties and relations with underage prostitues that ended his
marriage and mishandling of Italy's economic crisis which forced him to resign as prime minister,
Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has never been one to consider the potential consequences of his
actions.
