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NEC subs strike late to win at Feyenoord
As temperatures have plummeted, so have Feyenoord’s title chances. Two weeks after losing to Go Ahead Eagles, they were beaten 4-2 by another member of the Eredivisie’s upwardly-mobile middle class in NEC Nijmegen, a late brace from substitute Kento Shiogai making the difference on a frigid afternoon in Rotterdam. The result leaves Feyenoord six points…
Does Dutch Football Have a Far-Right Problem?
The Netherlands’ rightwards lurch has spread into stadiums For a few hours, the heart of Dutch democracy was transformed into a battlefield. On September 20th, an anti-refugee protest in the centre of The Hague turned violent; police vans were set alight, and the headquarters of the progressive D66 party had its windows smashed in, with…
Dutch secure place at 2026 World Cup with easy win over Lithuania
When the United States celebrates its 250th birthday next summer, there will be plenty of red, white and blue– and a splash of orange. The Netherlands confirmed their place at the World Cup in North America with a 4-0 win over Lithuania on Monday night, a flurry of three goals in five second-half minutes providing…
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