Netherlands appoints Louis van Gaal as new coach
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands ● Louis van Gaal was appointed Netherlands coach on Friday to succeed Bert van Marwijk, who quit after the team’s terrible performance …
Van Marwijk resigns as Netherlands coach
ZEIST, Netherlands ● Bert van Marwijk has stepped down as Netherlands coach after his team’s …
Dutch captain Van Bommel quits Oranje
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands ● Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel has retired from international football following the team’s…
Bendtner gets suspension for showing underpants
WARSAW, Poland ● Denmark’s Nicklas Bendtner was on Monday banned for one match and fined 100,000…
Back to the drawing board for Holland
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands ● No masses at Schiphol Airport, no cruise through the canals of Amsterdam and…
Germany ‘meisterlich’
LVIV, Ukraine ● Germany advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 on Sunday as defender Lars Bender scored his first international goal to seal their 2-1 win over Denmark which…
Laughing stock of the Euro’s
KHARKIV, Ukraine ● Two years ago they were the world’s second best. Now The Netherlands…
Van Persie awarded after fan vote
LONDON, England ● He may be in trouble with The Netherlands during the Euro 2012,…
Bendtner all fur coat and no knickers
KOLOBRZEG, Poland ● Talk about getting your knickers in a twist. The Danish Football Association was in damage control mode Thursday after striker Nicklas Bendtner dropped his pants in a goal-scoring stunt it says breached an exclusive sponsorship deal as well as UEFA’s rules against ambush marketing. Celebrating his second goal in Denmark’s 3-2 [...]
