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News from Euro 2008 Championships in Austria and Switzerland.

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Euro 2012 Q: Two Away Games Against Guus Hiddink's Turkey

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

The German Football Federation has decided that the 2012 European Championship Qualifier game between Germany and Turkey will be played in Berlin on October 8, 2011. In other news Guus Hiddink is contracted to take over the Turkish national team later this year in August. These factors combined mean two [read...

Ajax - PSV: decider of the Eredivisie season?

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

Late on Sunday, the Eredivisie number 3 hosts the game against the number 2. Winning for both clubs is crucial to have a chance to put some strain on leaders FC Twente. Most people will say that Twente - despite of their qualities - won't win the title. "The stress [read...

What about Mexico?

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

A quick reminder of France's scheduled matches for this summer's World Cup: June 11th - Uruguay June 17th (my birthday) - Mexico June 22nd - The hosts, South Africa Miguel from Mexico poses the following question: "Hello my dear French friends. I’m from Mexico your rival in next WC. I was wondering what do [read...

Mark van Bommel, better than ever...

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

Watching Bayern play Fiorentina, I noticed that this was the first time ever I wanted Bayern to score and to win. In all honesty, I hope Bayern wins the Champions League... They were the arch-enemy for a long long time. They took over the crown of Ajax in the early 1970s, [read...

Swiss Squad for the FIFA World Cup? PART ONE: An introduction...

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

As we edge closer, and closer to the upcoming World Cup finals in June, the managers of all 32 participating nations would curently br in the process of putting together their 23-man squad for the tournament. So...let's talk about the 'Schwiizer Nati' - I'm sure lots of my fellow Swiss will [read...

Luigi Bruins, Arjen Robben and Mark van Bommel

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

I'm a bit late with this post. I'm a tad busy you see... But nevertheless. We had some interesting action in the Dutch Eredivisie last weekend. PSV dropping points. Ajax taking care of business. Feyenoord winning in style (ok, against ten men) and Makaay scoring again and Twente winning thanks [read...

Two Rounds of Applause

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

I'm gonna keep this one short due to time constraints, but two people/groups deserve to be applauded tonight. [read more]...

Squad Watch: The Polish Ekstraklasa Got A Reboot.

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

Wisla Krakow: 0 points in two games. Legia Warsaw: 3 points in two games. Lech Poznan: 6 points in two games. The second round of Polish Ekstraklasa started with a bang. Wisla looked destined to claim another title after the first round, but now they’ve only got a two point...

Memories of Mr Ajax, Bobby Haarms...

Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm

Bumped into this article recently. Bobby Haarms, unsung hero of Ajax. Some memories... Bobby Haarms ends his active career as a player in 1959. Too early, due to injuries. From that moment on, Haarms is full time supporter. His team, his mates, would win the title in 1960, the Intertoto in 1962 [read...