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Alternative Match Report: Ajax Enter 2023 With Hope and Despair
Like many of us, Ajax come into the new year holding a sense both of…
Give it to Messi and Pray: Netherlands vs Argentina
Give it to Messi and pray. Now. Tomorrow. The day after. Tonight, especially tonight. Give…
Belgium’s Next Noa Lang: Three Breakout Stars
Noa Lang is a sort of commodity who has lit up the league in his…
Noussair Mazraoui: Football’s Glorious Nonconformist
Ajax full-back Noussair Mazraoui recently signed with Bayern Munich on a free transfer. He encapsulates…
André Kamperveen: Suriname’s Tragic Legend
The small South American country of Suriname has a deep historical connection to the Netherlands…
The FIFA World Cup: A legacy tournament, but still a fan favourite?
The World Cup is not what Jules Rimet envisioned it as anymore: a picture of…
The political power of Diego Maradona through five World Cups – Part 2
Diego Maradona landed from a helicopter for his unveiling at Napoli. Playing the messiah came…
Manchester City and NAC Breda: A long-distance relationship
NAC Breda have been average, reaching the highs and lows of Dutch football. However, a…
Ajax Academy’s Gen Next: A new hope or another flash in the pan?
Four phenomenal talents have emerged from the famed Ajax Academy. Will it be another wasted…
Magic of the Blauwvingers: PEC Zwolle, a beacon of hope in Dutch Football
PEC Zwolle, perennial under-dogs in Dutch Football, have captured the hearts of the nation this…
The Day Total Football Died: With David Winner, author of Brilliant Orange
You’ve heard the legends about Total Football. But did you know what killed it? We…
FP Exclusive: David Winner on The Big Bang of Total Football, Anarchy and 1970’s Ajax
Come and discover how Johan Cruyff was the Bob Dylan of Amsterdam, and Ajax The…
Quarter Final 4: Netherlands vs Costa Rica
Few people (if any) would have expected the Dutch to thrash the defending world champions…
World Cup 2014: Bro, do you even press?
One of the biggest predicaments in life is that absolutely nothing lasts forever. All things,…
2010 World Cup Final Rematch: Spain vs Netherlands
In what is being billed as a rematch of the 2010 World Cup final, Spain…
Countdown to Brazil 2014: Part 9 – FIFA World Cup 2010
The FIFA World Cup 2010 was the first World Cup to be held in the…
Countdown to Brazil 2014: Part 8 – FIFA World Cup 2006
” I spent the afternoon of Sunday, July 9, 2006 in Berlin sleeping and playing…
The Bane of Club Football – Stars Missing the World Cup 2014
The FIFA World Cup – A spectacle that stops the world in its tracks. Few…
Countdown to Brazil: Part 1 – FIFA World Cup 1978
“With what I know now, I can’t say I’m proud of my victory. But I…