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The Harvey Esajas story of hope

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FOOTBALL IS A FICKLE GAME. For every promising youngster that makes the grade, there are twenty who fail to make the grade. For these almost men, the chances of regaining a chance to make a career out of the game often appears non-existent. There are always exceptions, however. There are always the few men whom fortune smiles […]

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Ernst Happel: the Feyenoord years

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“Future: Feyenoord?” Those two humble words were the last to leave the medium-build Austrian’s pen as he hunched over a table in favourite cafe in central Vienna. After a relatively good season in The Hague, he was taking some time off and had travelled back home. He lights a cigarette and flips it into his mouth, […]

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When Ajax didn’t want Johan Cruyff he left for Feyenoord … and won the double

Can a Dutch club win the Champions League again?

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The goal was scrappy. Patrick Kluivert, on as a late substitute, slipped and stumbled through the penalty area before somehow stabbing the ball home. With five minutes remaining, Ajax were ahead in the 1995 Champions League final. AC Milan, their stunned opponents, could hardly muster a response. The seconds seeped away. The whistle was blown. Louis […]

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Robin van Persie: a striker of astounding flair and capability

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Dutch football and those that hail from its shores are known to have little cutting edge, an extra spice to flavour the beautiful game. Former Arsenal talisman Robin van Persie certainly falls into this category, and the man who hails from Feyenoord has had quite the career. Persistent injury issues during the beginning of his tenure […]

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Dirk Kuyt: a selfless hero for all the ages

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On the southern fringes of Rotterdam’s eclectic centre, deposited between train tracks and the River Maas, Stadion Feyenoord encapsulates many of its city’s nuances. Better known by its moniker De Kuip (The Tub), the stadium is all at once contemporary and primitive. Traditionally, each year sees De Kuip host the Dutch Cup final. As is […]

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How Feyenoord are changing the fortunes and future of Dutch football

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Dutch football is changing. Following the dismal qualification campaign for the now mostly-forgotten (everywhere except Portugal and the Netherlands) 2016 European Championships, the big wigs in Holland came together to find a solution. PSV, Ajax and Feyenoord academy chiefs decided that they, as the clubs in retention of the most talented players, would come together […]

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Sparta and Xerxes: an ancient conflict that lies dormant in Rotterdam


Where do the disputed talents of Jon Dahl Tomasson rank?

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Illustration by Federico Manasse. Follow him on Instagram “MY BIGGEST DREAM is to play for the national team, to play for 40,000 spectators and to score a lot of goals.” Jon Dahl Tomasson’s words, spoken in his native tongue to a DR Sporten film crew on a visit to his classroom way back in 1994, shows […]

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Jerzy Dudek and the heroics of an underrated goalkeeper

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JERZY DUDEK WILL FOREVER BE A LEGEND ON MERSEYSIDE. His heroics in Istanbul have gone down in footballing folklore, and that crazy night is rightly remembered as the zenith of his long career. However, his journey is full of achievements that do not deserve to be forgotten – from setting records in the Polish third […]

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In Ronald’s shadow: the story of Erwin, the other Koeman

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IT MAY HAVE BEEN RONALD whose dreams to eventually coach Barcelona seemed to spectacularly combust at Goodison Park, but he wasn’t alone – his brother was also part of the journey. From the European Championship-winning Dutch national side to the bench at Everton, their footballing paths are inextricably linked. However, the elder brother also had […]

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De Klassieker: the Ajax-Feyenoord rivalry

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TRADITIONALLY, ‘while Amsterdam dreams, Rotterdam works’ – or so the saying goes. Extending the stereotype, Ajax Amsterdam often appear to mirror their hedonistic city’s defiant confidence. It appears – wrongly – as though the club has never had to work towards success. After all, it’s the goliath of Rinus Michels, Johan Cruyff and 33 Eredivisie […]

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Roy Makaay: a journey beyond the doubters and into the history books

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“Dad, your record’s gone.” Roy Makaay couldn’t believe it. For four years, his opportunistic strike against Real Madrid had been the quickest goal in Champions League history. Now, a text from his son suggested that Valencia striker Jonas had scored after just 10.96 seconds. Makaay, who had made his career out of being forgotten, was…

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Ove Kindvall: the Sweden and Feyenoord legend who gave up a career at the top at 28





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