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Arjen Robben
25 March 2017

What can you say? This is a nightmare - Robben blasts Netherlands defeat

Netherlands were abject in their loss to Bulgaria and Arjen Robben was scathing, though he refused to single out debutant Matthijs de Ligt.
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Spas Delev
25 March 2017

Bulgaria 2 Netherlands 0: Delev brace leaves De Ligt and Oranje feeling blue

It was a nightmare debut for Matthijs de Ligt as Spas Delev's double earned Bulgaria a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Netherlands.
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
24 March 2017

Johan Cruyff's final months remembered, by his ghostwriter and dear friend

Few people knew the Dutch legend as well as Jaap de Groot, the man who not only ghostwrote his weekly column for newspaper De Telegraaf and his 2016 autobiography, My Turn, but was his close friend for 30 years. A year on from Cruyff's death, aged 68, he recalls the moving last leg  
Dirk Kuyt
One-on-One
23 March 2017

Dirk Kuyt, One-on-One: "I nearly missed the 2007 Champions League Final – Peter Crouch drove straight at me in a go-kart"

Torres or Suarez: who was better? Why did Crouchy nearly run him over? And has he met a player who works harder? Your questions answered by the former Liverpool favourite
Talentspotter
23 March 2017

Introducing Justin Kluivert: the heir to Patrick who's desperate to follow in his dad's footsteps at Barcelona

Kluivert Snr. represented Ajax, Milan and Barcelona, and scored a goal every other game for the Netherlands – but his 17-year-old hotshot son is looking good to follow in those footsteps
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Arjen Robben
22 March 2017

Robben pondered Netherlands retirement

Arjen Robben decided against retiring from international football after holding talks with his family and Netherlands boss Danny Blind.
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Ronald Koeman
20 March 2017

Koeman perfect for Netherlands job, Gullit claims

Netherlands great Ruud Gullit would like to see Ronald Koeman take charge of the national side as the Dutch continue to struggle.
Guti, Real Madrid
Lists
20 March 2017

FourFourTwo's water-carrying XI: 11 quietly-brilliant stars who never really got the credit they deserved

It's the flamboyant stars who hog the headlines, but as Eric Cantona pointed out with reference to Didier Deschamps, every side needs its share of dependable professionals
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Wesley Sneijder
8 March 2017

Sneijder left out of provisional Netherlands squad

Wesley Sneijder looks set to miss Netherlands' trip to Bulgaria, but coach Danny Blind could not rule him out.
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11 February 2017

Ajax icon Piet Keizer dies, aged 73

Piet Keizer, an integral member of Ajax's celebrated Total Football sides alongside Johan Cruyff, has died following a brief illness.

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