Football is a true religion in the small western European country of Portugal, concentrating the attentions of a vast majority of the population. Since the explosion of the popularity of the sport over a century ago, three clubs emerged as … Read More
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Eredivisie round-up: Ajax win 100th Klassieker in Rotterdam; PSV remain top
Ajax win one of the dullest Klassiekers of all time All eyes were on Rotterdam this weekend as Feyenoord faced Ajax for the one hundredth time in the Klassieker in Rotterdam. With both teams on equal points, there was everything … Read More
Scottish Premiership round-up: Wins for Rangers, Hearts & Motherwell
Rangers 1-0 Dundee United The league leaders needed a penalty to see off a depleted Dundee United; the visitors hit by a Covid outbreak. It was a subdued first half, Dundee United testing through Nicky Clark and Chris Mochrie – … Read More
Eredivisie round-up: Late PSV winner sends them top; AZ stun Ajax in Amsterdam
AZ stun Ajax in Amsterdam Normally AZ would try to play pressure football, but the results of other Ajax matches show that’s not the way to go this season. Instead, AZ chose to play from an organised defense and pick … Read More
Scottish Premiership round-up: Rangers shatter Hearts’ unbeaten home record; Ross County and Livingston pick up huge wins
Heart of Midlothian 0-2 Rangers Two goals in a clinical first thirteen minutes saw Rangers take all three points from the Capital. Hearts were looking to preserve their unbeaten home record this season against a Rangers side high in confidence … Read More
Eredivisie round-up: Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV all cruise to victory
PSV beat Utrecht at home for 25th year in a row Fourth-placed FC Utrecht came to Eindhoven knowing that they had lost their previous 24 encounters at PSV in the Eredivisie. After only 12 minutes, van der Hoorn scored with … Read More
Eredivisie Round-up, Week eight: Ajax remain top despite low-scoring weekend
Five games were played in the Dutch top flight on Sunday – all featuring the league’s top five clubs, so goals were expected. However it turned out be the lowest scoring Sunday featuring five matches since 1992. In February 1992, … Read More
Rangers League Cup exit leaves van Bronckhorst with much to ponder
Rangers went into Sunday’s game looking for a positive start to life after Steven Gerrard, who departed the club earlier this month to take up the vacant manager’s position at Aston Villa. The announcement of Giovanni van Bronckhorst as the … Read More
Eredivisie Round-up: No mistakes at the top; Cambuur storm into play-off spot
Comfortable victories for Feyenoord and Ajax Feyenoord 4-0 PEC Zwolle On Sunday last-placed PEC Zwolle came to Rotterdam. Zwolle hadn’t scored a goal in their previous 10 visits to De Kuip. Surprisingly, they took the initiative in the first 5 … Read More
Scottish Premiership round-up: Drama in Dundee United win; Motherwell overcome Hearts
An off the field incident overshadowed Dundee United’s victory against Aberdeen, whilst Motherwell brushed past Hearts and points were shared at St Mirren. Dundee United 1-0 Aberdeen Ian Harkes’ winner ten minutes from time secured the three points for Dundee … Read More