Dutch Digest – Week 33

Apr. 22 | NAC Breda is all that stands in the way of an Eredivisie title for Steve McClaren and his Twente Enschede squad. A 2-0 victory against Feyenoord Rotterdam has the Dutch leaders one match away from its first title since its 1965 merger.  Blaise N’Kufo...

Dutch Digest – Week 26

Mar. 11 | 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...

Eredivisie Mid-Season Review

Jan. 1 | With the Eredivisie winter break underway , now is as good a time as any to make some sense of what has happened through the first 18 weeks of play.  Still undefeated: There are not one, but two undefeated teams in the Netherlands this season.  Twente...

Dutch Digest – Week 17

Dec. 14 | Coming off a 2-0 win against Ajax Amsterdam, FC Utrecht had a chance to prove its worth as a contender to the Eredivisie crown, as it traveled to Vitesse Arnhem.  A trip inside the box by Utrecht’s Gianluca Nijholt, gave Vitessethe 1-0 lead as...

Dutch Digest – Week 15

Dec. 1 | Excitement reigned over the crowd at Gelredome when Dalibor Stevanovic’s 4th minute goal gave Vitesse Arnhem a sense of hope that it may upset the third-place Ajax Amsterdam. Little did the home supporters know, there would be little else to cheer...

Dutch Digest – Week 11

Oct. 30 | After stealing a point from Arsenal, the thought could be that AZ Alkmaar would turn around its season.  At home versus the perennial Dutch power, Ajax Amsterdam, AZ were no match for the third-place Ajax.  Scoring early, AZ looked to take down Ajax,...

Dutch Digest – Week 9

Oct. 6 | “Second Choice Steve” McClaren can now be called a first-place coach.  The former England national team coach and his Twente Enschede side now sit atop the Eredivisie about a quarter of the way through the 2009-10 campaign, after a 3-1...