The season long two-horse race between PSV Eindhoven and Twente Enschede may have just added another contender.  An emphatic 4-1 win over PSV now puts Ajax Amsterdam within a point of it biggest rival.  As well, Ajax is just six points from Twente and the Eredivisie’s top spot.
With seven matches to go this season, six points will [...]

Optimism is better known as a positive outlook on a situation with an unclear outcome.
It’s a word that surrounds the to-be-determined U.S. men’s national team roster for this summer’s World Cup, and the match results that will follow.
Less than three months away from the much anticipated opening match with England, optimism in the U.S. camp [...]

PSV Eindhoven players surrounded the match official arguing the fall of its own, Dirk Marcellis, after suddenly finding itself down 2-1 with 18 minutes to play. 
Panic struck the faces of the Eindhoven faithful when a 72nd minute quick free-kick by NAC Breda’s Tom van der Leegte found Robbert Schilder, who held off Marcellis, in route to [...]

If the Eredivisie were to hand out a Most Valuable Player award, Twente Enschede’s Bryan Ruiz may have already secured the impressive accolade.  The Costa Rican forward scored another match winner this week, with an 85th minute strike versus NEC Nijmegen.
Receiving a through ball on the rain-soaked pitch, Ruiz raced past his defender and calmly around [...]

In the last official chance to earn a ticket to South Africa, the U.S. men’s national team traveled to Amsterdam to face the Netherlands for an international friendly.
Unlike the two most recent U.S. friendlies, coach Bob Bradley employed a full-strength squad, aside from the myriad of injuries plaguing the current American squad.
Dirk Kuyt connected on a first-half [...]

Brian Ching may have just booked himself a ticket to South Africa this summer, or at least a trip to Eindhoven next week.

With time ticking away for many U.S. players to earn one of the few remaining spots towards next summer’s World Cup, Ching and Sacha Kljestan staked their claim with second-half goals against El [...]

Recent weeks have hinted that PSV Eindhoven may have finally separated itself at the Netherlands’ top spot, but the notion appears premature. 
In another too-close-for-comfort match, Twente Enschede were 1-0 victors at home against Willem II Tilburg.  Sitting in a disappointing 17th place in the table, Willem have been a surprising challenge to Twente this season, with both matches [...]

One week after Twente Enschede lost its first match of the season, SC Heracles Almelo gave its best effort to knock off the league’s only remaining undefeated side, PSV Eindhoven.
The opening minutes of the match were dominated by the Netherlands’ top side, offering continuous pressure to the Heracles backline.  But this was more than a one-sided match. 
Twenty-plus [...]

It’s the culmination of what will probably be the busiest week in the Eredivisie this season.  With last weekend hosting week 20 matches, week 21 ran from Tuesday through Thursday; while week 22 began shortly there after on Friday, ending Sunday morning.  For most clubs it was three league matches in about a span of a week. 
More than likely it’s [...]

Luis Suarez is back to his old tricks again.  Hosting Roda JC Kerkrade, the Ajax Amsterdam captain struck home four goals for the second time this season.  All four of his goals came in the second-half, twice from the penalty spot.
It was a quick turnaround for the Eredivisie, making up a snowed out week of [...]